KARACHI, April 8: Paceman Rizwan Akbar starred with an 11-wicket haul as Omar Associates chalked up their second straight success in the PCB Patron’s Trophy Grade-II cricket tournament when they crushed Pakistan Education Board (PEB) by nine wickets inside two days at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi on Monday.

Rizwan grabbed six for 48 in the first innings and five for 50 in the second to finish with excellent match figures of 11 for 98 in the Group ‘C’ fixture. Naved Khan also played a key role in his team’s success by scoring 64 from 80 balls with 10 boundaries.

Omar Associates had earlier defeated Candyland by an innings and 55 runs in the opening round at the same venue last Friday.

Humak Engineering were even more impressive as they romped to an innings and 74 runs win against Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in the Group ‘C’ tie at the National Cricket Ground in Islamabad.

Humak Engineering, who thrashed PEB by nine wickets in the first round at the Marghazar Cricket Ground in the federal capital last Friday, owed their latest win to all-rounder Mohammad Muqaddus who returned match analysis of 11 for 124 including seven for 50 in the first innings.

Meanwhile, there was no play in the two of the three Group ‘A’ matches in Karachi following heavy rain here on Monday morning. Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) were due to resume their first innings at 184-0 in response to Saudi Cricket International’s paltry total of 147 at the NBP Sports Complex.

Similarly, the second day of action in the Pakistan Steel-Navy game at the Quaid-i-Azam Park in Steel Township was washed out. The sailors had progressed to 102-2 on Sunday after the hosts had posted 253-9 in their allotted first-innings quota of 83.The other match in the city continued saw 47 overs of play possible at the UBL Sports Complex where Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) were in sight of victory against Pakistan Customs.

After totalling 365-8 in their 83 overs on Sunday with Akbar-ur-Rehman continuing his run spree by striking 101 (192 balls, nine boundaries and one six), KESC shot out Customs for 145 after the latter had resumed at 7-2.

Following on, Customs closed at 30-0.

Zeeshan Mushtaq hammered 134 (off 155 balls, 12 fours and five sixes) helped Pakistan Television (PTV) secure a decisive first-innings lead of 181 in their Group B match against Army at the latter’s backyard. PTV amassed 385 after being 159-4 overnight. Army went to stumps at 166-3 in their second innings.

Sayid Paper Mills were poised for second win in as many matches after forcing Income Tax to follow on in the Group ‘D’ encounter at the Stags Cricket Ground in Lahore.

Rana Adnan’s unbeaten 150, his second successive century in the competition, helped Sayid Paper Mills total 367-7 on the first day. Income Tax responded by being dismissed for 202 before reaching 74-6 in their second innings. They still need 91 to make their opponents bat again.

Close of play scores and results on Monday (day two of three):

Group ‘A’:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: SAUDI CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 147 in 57.5 overs (Mohsin Pervez 45; Fahim Ahmed 4-33, Tariq Haroon 3-24); SUI SOUTHERN GAS COMPANY 184-0 in 32 overs (Asif Zakir 95 not out, Israrullah 82 not out). At Quaid-i-Azam Park, Steel Township: PAKISTAN STEEL 253-9 in 83 overs (Ubaidullah 58 not out, Zeeshan Jamil 55, Abdul Muqeet 51, Nadeem Abbasi 30, Samiullah 4-97, Raza-ul-Hasan 3-44); NAVY 102-2 in 23 overs (Fakhar Zaman 48, Jahangir Shah 37). At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: KARACHI ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY 365-8 in 83 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 101, Saad Ali 73 not out, Javed Mansoor 67, Mohammad Waqas 39; Ali Usman 4-123); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 145 in 44.5 overs (Bilal Qureshi 41, Hanif Malik 35; Tabish Khan 4-46, Saeed Khan 3-23) and 30-0 in 7 overs.

Group ‘B’:

At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi: ARMY 204 in 53.1 overs (Shahid Khan 46, Safeer Ahmed Khan 37) and 166-3 in 47 overs (Sanaullah Khan 60 not out, Safeer Ahmed Khan 52 not out); PAKISTAN TELEVISION 385 in 81.1 overs (Zeeshan Mushtaq 134, Usman Ashraf 50, Rizwan Ahmed 39, Asadullah Sumeri 32, Nawaz Taimia 5-91). At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi; CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 239 in 75.1 overs (Ali Sarfraz 90, Babar Rehman 4-59) and 79-3 in 25 overs (Faizan Riaz 36); KARACHI PORT TRUST 296-8 in 83 overs (Faisal Khan 80, Faraz Patel 66 not out, Jaahid Ali 39, Mohammad Hasan 33, Mansoor Ahmed 30) At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: MEDICAM 384-6 in 83 overs (Saeed Mutabir 117 not out, Imran Ahmed 89, Abdur Rauf 67) and 67-1 in 15 overs; FACE FRESH 272 in 77.1 overs (Mudassar Ehsan 61, Nadeem Shahbaz 53, Asim Ali 45, Abdul Ghaffar 32, Mohammad Waqas 30, Asif Fawad 3-74).

Group ‘C’:

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Omar Associates beat Pakistan Education Board by nine wickets. PAKISTAN EDUCATION BOARD 114 in 38.2 overs (Awais Iqbal 29; Rizwan Akbar 6-48, Mohammad Aftab 3-22) and 107 in 24.3 overs (Mohammad Hamza Akbar 41; Rizwan Akbar 5-50); OMAR ASSOCIATES 207 in 42 overs (Naved Khan 64; Hussain Aziz 3-35) and 17-1 in 3.3 overs. At National Cricket Ground, Islamabad: Humak Engineering beat Evacuee Trust Property Board by an innings and 74 runs. EVACUEE TRUST PROPERTY BOARD 114 in 26.5 overs (Mohammad Muqaddus 7-50) and 134 in 27.1 overs (Almas Ayub 50; Mohammad Muqaddus 4-74, Ali Imran 4-23); HUMAK ENGINEERING 322 in 63 overs (Mohammad Irfan 79, Adnan Mahmood 64, Shahid Gill 50 not out, Wajid Ali 39; Ibrahim Ahmed Raza 3-52). At Marghazar Cricket Ground, Islamabad: CANDYLAND 368-6 in 83 overs Decl (Lal Kumar 142 not out, Shahzad Ahmed 116, Haroon Khan 52) and 145-5 in 35 overs (Sohail Akhtar 73 not out); DOLLAR EAST 221 in 60.3 overs (Moinuddin 41, Rehan Rafiq 37; Lal Kumar 4-64, Awais Sarfraz 3-83).

Group ‘D’:

At Khayaban-e-Amin Cricket Ground, Lahore: HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION 345-8 in 83 overs (Adnan Munir 120 not out, Najaf Latif 46; Imran Ali 5-104, Mohammad Hafeez 3-92) and 37-1 in 17 overs; KHAYABAN-E-AMIN 340 in 82.3 overs (Waqar Orakzai 122, Zeeshan Ashraf 96, Imran Ali 42, Ali Hasnain 36, Ali Tipu 6-113, Umar Ali 4-73). At Stags Cricket Ground, Lahore: SAYID PAPER MILLS 367-7 in 83 overs (Rana Adnan 150 not out, Maqbool Ahmed 91); INCOME TAX 202 in 64 overs (Wajih-ul-Hasan 35, Ahmed Bilal 31; Fahim Ashraf 5-57) and 74-6 in 23 overs (Attaullah 3-30).