KARACHI: PIA and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) both secured two-day victories in their second-round Patron’s Trophy (Grade-II) Cricket Tournament fixtures on Tuesday.

PIA recorded their second successive two-day triumph following their innings and 165-run thrashing of Saudi Cricket International last week as they decimated Pakistan Oilfields Limited by an innings and 21 runs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.

After declaring their first innings with a lead of 232 on the first innings, PIA off-spinner Intizar Ali grabbed six wickets for 43 runs as Pakistan Oilfields Limited folded up for 211 in the second innings.

SBP, meanwhile, crushed Candyland by an innings and 118 runs at the SBP Ground in Karachi.

Candyland, who were 36-4 in response to SBP’s 399-3 declared, mustered 147 after a remarkable ninth-wicket partnership of 92 between Ghamai Zadran (26 not out) and No 10 Bilal Baig (64).

Spinners Kashif Bhatti (5-34 in 22.3 overs) and Zahid Mahmood (4-55 in 20 overs) shared the bowling honours before they repeated the dose as Candyland were bowled out for 134 in the second innings. This time, leg-spinner snared 6-59 in 21 overs to finish with match bag of 10-114 and left-armer Kashif took 3-47 (match haul of 8-81).

Babar Hussain Agha (179 off 157 balls, 23 fours and two sixes) and Hamza Ghanchi (111 off 149, 15 boundaries) helped Pakistan Navy take a 64-run lead on the first innings against Pakistan Television (PTV) at the RLCA Gulberg Ground in Karachi. Replying to PTV’s 408-8, Navy posted 472-6 in the stipulated 83 overs,

Zeeshan Malik then hammered an 82-ball 100 not out (16 fours and two sixes) as PTV reached 175-2 in the second innings to lead by 111 runs.

Despite paceman Ibtesam-ul-Haq claiming 7-65, Income Tax couldn’t prevent ZTBL taking a 74-run advantage on the first innings at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot.

Azam Khan was another quick bowler to excel when he captured seven wickets for 48 runs while helping Capital Development Authority (CDA) earn a 103-run lead against Humak Engineering at the Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Cricket Academy Ground in Sheikhupura.

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

Group ‘A’

At RLCA Gulberg Ground, Karachi: PTV 408-8 in 83 overs (Mohammad Irfan 115 not out, Hasan Raza Jr 84, Fawad Khan 61, Rehan Afridi 51, Hasan Mohsin 41; Nasir Awais 6-171) and 175-2 in 31.5 overs (Zeeshan Mali 100 not out, Kaleem Sana 65; Moazzam Malik 2-35); PAKISTAN NAVY 472-6 in 83 overs (Babar Hussain Agha 179, Hamza Ghanchi 111, Abdul Latif 59, Owais Ahmed Rehmani 56, Amit Ravi 33; Raheel Majeed 4-113).

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: K-ELECTRIC 410 in 77.3 overs (Rameez Raja 117, Adil Amin 87, Haseeb Azam 63, Saud Shakeel 29; Abdul Wajid 4-132, Arsalan Hussain 3-76, Harman Waris 2-39) and 103-2 in 18 overs (Rameez Raja 62); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 298-9 in 83 overs (Mirza Asad Baig 72, Shahzar Hasan 70, Kashif Iqbal 47, Arsalan Bashir 34, Hasnain Rizvi 26 not out; Mohammad Hassaan Khan 4-86, Adil Amin 2-57).

At SBP Ground, Karachi: State Bank beat Candyland by an innings and 118 runs.

STATE BANK 399-3 declared in 80 overs (Sami Aslam 201 not out, Usman Salahuddin 100 not out, Mukhtar Ahmed 28, Israrullah 28; Sajid Khan 2-97); CANDYLAND 147 in 62.3 overs (Bilal Baig 64; Kashif Bhatti 5-34, Zahid Mahmood 4-55) and 134 in 49.5 overs (Salam Khan 40; Zahid Mahmood 6-59, Kashif Bhatti 3-47).

Group ‘B’

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: PIA beat Pakistan Oilfields Limited by an innings and 21 runs.

PAKISTAN OILFIELDS LIMITED 72 in 30.1 overs (Shahid Nawaz 23; Bilal Shah 5-12, Ali Imran Pasha 3-25) and 211 in 60.3 overs (Shahid Nawaz 47, Shabih-ul-Hasan 37, Mohammad Jawwad 37; Intizar Ali 6-43); PIA 304-6 declared in 65 overs (Fahad Iqbal 82, Shoaib Khan 57 not out, Obaidullah 50, Kamran Sajid 42, Ali Imran Pasha 26 not out; Nadeem Sikander 2-63).

At National Ground, Islamabad: SAUDI CRICKET INTERNATIONAL 409-8 in 83 overs (Mohammad Zohaib 165, Rao Waqar 71, Wahid Ijaz 56, Nadeem Shad 53; Mohammad Wasim 3-98, Sohaib Arshad 2-81, Shahid Ali 2-95); ASIM TEXTILES 368-6 in 74 overs (Zulfiqar Ali 184, Bilal Jamshed 63, Mohammad Umair 58; Mohammad Zohaib 3-98, Ata-ul-Mustafa 2-85).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: OMAR ASSOCIATES 334-6 declared in 71 overs (Danish Aziz 129 not out, Mohammad Waqas 125, Saad Nasim 32; Khadim Jan 2-96) and 62-2 in 22 overs (Umair Khan 2-33); PAKISTAN ARMY 268-8 in 83 overs (Miqdad Hussain 78, Mir Saeed 44, Khadim Jan 36 not out, Sanaullah Khan 30; Saad Nasim 2-40, Sarmad Bhatti 2-56).

Group ‘C’

At Lahore Country Club, Muridke: BRIGHTO PAINTS 390-7 declared in 70 overs (Akbar Badshah 118, Raza Ali Dar 66, Salman Ali Agha 51, Kamran Hussain 39, Waqas Saleem 34, Farhan Khan 27 not out; Mohammad Ali 3-69); NADRA 175 in 55.2 overs (Aamir Jamal 49, Salman Haider 37, Hamza Ali Butt 26; Waqas Ahmed 3-65, Kamran Hussain 2-8, Hasan Mahmood 2-37) and 107-3 in 40 overs (Naseerullah 53; Faisal Rasheed 2-20).

At Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Cricket Academy Ground, Sheikhupura: CDA 310-8 in 83 overs (Mohammad Naqqash 129 not out, Sohail Khan 38, Samiullah Mehsud 32 not out, Shoaib Khaliq 30; Mohammad Muqaddas 2-42, Adil Shabbir 2-58) and 129-3 in 32 overs (Sohail Khan 74 not out, Kamran Hussain 27; Nasir Nawaz 2-28); HUMAK ENGINEERING 207 in 82.4 overs (Atif Shuja 53, Sarmad Danish 39; Azam Khan 7-48).

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: SERVICE INDUSTRIES 126 in 45.3 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 56; Sajjad Hussain 5-33, Sohaibullah 2-35, Khurram Shahzad 2-37) and 203-4 in 64 overs (Safeer Azam 102 not out, Wasim Zahoor 30; Sohaibullah 2-35); ZTBL 200 in 56 overs (Umair Masood 47, Zohaib Khan 35; Khurram Shahzad 41, Zohaib Khan 35; Ibtesam-ul-Haq 7-65).

Group ‘D’

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: INCOME TAX 293-9 in 83 overs (Mirza Farhan 67, Haris Majeed 55, Rizwan Hussain 33, Yousuf Ali 32; Saif-ur-Rehman 3-56, Jalat Khan 3-72) and 50-0 in 10 overs (Rizwan Hussain 28 not out); DOLLAR EAST 419-8 in 83 overs (Usman Saeed 171, Waqas Haroon 67, Azeem Ghumman 54, Yawar Bashir 31; Abdul Mateen Ijaz 3-62, Mirza Farhan 2-142).

At Railways Stadium, Lahore: PAKISTAN RAILWAYS 360-9 in 83 overs (Zain-ul-Hasnain 119, Haider Rameez 76, Mohammad Naeem 66 not out, Farhan Nazir 27; Yasir Hussain 5-96) and 86-2 in 23 overs (Zain-ul-Hasnain 35 not out); KPT 284 in 71.4 overs (Ahmed Iqbal 62, Haris 59, Faisal Khan 50, Mohammad Hasan 37, Anas Mahmood 35; Arish Ali Khan 4-81, Shahid Nawaz 2-46, Farhan Nazir 2-46).

At Khayaban-e-Amin Cricket Ground, Lahore: HEC 243 in 82.4 overs (Asfand Mehran 111, Usman Khalid 32, Tayyab Tahir 28; Riaz-ul-Amin 3-39, Shakeel Ahmed 3-73, Babar Khan 2-27) and 210-2 in 31 overs (Junaid Ali 113, Tayyab Tahir 85); KHAYABAN-E-AMIN 192 in 69.4 overs (Mohsin Rasheed 48, Hasnain Bukhari 28, Riaz-ul-Amin 28; Haider Ali 3-46, Ali Tipu Sultan 3-61, Asfand Mehran 2-49).

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2016