RAWALPINDI, Nov 14: Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) beat Sui Gas by four wickets at the KRL Cricket Stadium on Tuesday to reach next round of the Patrons Trophy (Grade-1) cricket championship.

KRL will now take on Wapda in their last preliminary round match at the same venue on Friday.

Sui Gas resumed their second innings on overnight score of 20 for loss of two wickets on the fourth and last day of the match before being bundled out for 142, thus setting KRL a victory target of 133.

Arsalan Mir was the top-scorer for Sui Gas with 54 runs off 127 balls which he scored with six boundaries.

Fast bowler Jaffer Nazir finished with five wickets for 51 runs for the winners and occasional left-arm spinner Asher Zaidi took two wickets for one run.

KRL achieved the target for loss of six wickets.

Left-handed opener Asher Zaidi (30 with two boundaries) and Jaffer Nazir (28 with four boundaries and one six) shared a partnership of 49 runs for the third wicket.

Summarised scores:

Sui Gas (1st innings) 187; KRL (1st innings) 197.

Sui Gas (2nd innings) 142 all out (Arsalan Mir 54; Jaffer Nazir 51-5, Asher Zaidi 1-2); KRL (2nd innings) 133-6 (Asher Zaidi 30, Jaffer Nazir 28; Arsalan Mir 36-3).—APP