KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)’s hopes of making the semi-finals of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II cricket tournament suffered a major setback on Thursday when K-Electric posted a 300-plus total in the fifth and final round of matches.

After deciding to bat at the SBP Sports Complex, K-Electric declared their first innings at 302-8 in 79 overs on a sweltering afternoon with young wicket-keeper Umair Masood contributing 89 off 114 balls (14 fours) and Faraz Ali 82 off 132 (10 fours and two sixes) while Hassaan Khan hit a 73-ball 55 with the aid of four fours.

Fast bowler Umaid Asif claimed four wickets for 51 runs.

SBP, in reply, lost one wicket in making 17 runs in six overs before stumps.

Pool ‘A’ leaders Navy were 90-3 in 25 overs after dismissing bottom-placed Omar Associates for 170 at the NBP Sports Complex. Off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan excelled with figures of 6-64.

Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made 226 in their first innings with Yasir Mushtaq scoring 73 before Haideri Traders collected 72-3 at the UBL Sports Complex.

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) piled up 272 all out after Karachi Port Trust (KPT) chose to bowl first in the Pool ‘B’ fixture at the Jinnah Stadium in Sialkot.

KPT need at least six points to prevent Port Qasim — who have already finished their league-round engagements — from reaching the last-four stage from this group.

With Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) already confirmed as Pool ‘C’ qualifiers, the teams below them in the standings are just playing for pride.

Opener Shahzar Mohammad notched up his second consecutive century as the grandson of the legendary Hanif Mohammad and son of Shoaib hit an unbeaten 150 with his 173=ball innings decorated with 14 fours and one six as PIA declared at 332-2 before Pak Saudi nosedived to 90-8 at the Diamond Clun Ground in Islamabad.

Muzaffar Iqbal starred with eight wickets for 29 runs while helping Army shot out OGDCL for 107 at the Army Cricket Ground in Rawalpindi.

Army also found runs hard to come as they stuttered to 155-7 at draw of stumps.

Three departments in Pool ‘D’ are very much in the running for the knockout phase of the competition.

Railways, who top the pool with 19 points, are well placed in Lahore as third-placed Ghani Glass closed day of this final round match at 62-4 after the hosts themselves had totalled 221 with Mohammad Waqas contributing a 177-ball 90 (13 boundaries).

At the LCCA Ground, Brighto Paints, who are levelled on points with Ghani Glass with 18 apiece, posted a healthy 331 all out before reducing Sabir’s Poultry to 18-2 in reply.

Close of play scores on Thursday (day one of three):

Pool ‘A’:

At SBP Sports Complex, Karachi: K-ELECTRIC 302-8 declared in 79 overs (Umair Masood 89, Faraz Ali 82, Hassaan Khan 55, Hamza Khan 39; Umaid Asif 4-51, Daniyal Rajput 2-17); STATE BANK 17-1 in 6 overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: OMAR ASSOCIATES 170 in 70.1 overs (Fouz-ul-Hasan 44, Waqar Ali 28; Raza-ul-Hasan 6-64, Hafiz Asad Baig 2-2); NAVY 90-3 in 25 overs (Hamza Ghanchi 26, Hafiz Asad Baig 26, Wasim Ahmed 22 not out).

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: CAA 226 in 63.5 overs (Yasir Mushtaq 73, Mohammad Afzal 46, Basit Ali 38 not out, Ashar Qureshi 35; Jalat Khan 4-59, Ata-ur-Rehman 3-57, Izzat Agha 2-57); HAIDERI TRADERS 72-3 in 21 overs (Momin Waqar 35; Shahid Nadeem 2-20).

Pool ‘B’:

At Rana Naved-ul-Hasan Academy, Sheikhupura: AHMED GLASS 189 in 58 overs (Naveed Babar 83 not out, Adnan Rasool 51; Sohaib Khan 3-17, Hussain 2-10, Taimur Talib 2-28, Sanaullah 2-35); CANDYLAND 89-7 in 31 overs (Fahad Babar 58 not out, Asadullah 3-32, Asfandyar 2-11).

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: PAF 272 in 75.5 overs (Mehtab Hussain 78, Mohammad Shahzad 54, Imran Khan 53, Awais Iqbal 34; Rashid Hanif 7-75, Khalid Mahmood 2-68); KPT 53-1 in 13.3 overs (Anas Mahmood 27).

Pool ‘C’:

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: PIA 332-2 declared in 63 overs: (Shahzar Mohammad 150 not out, Hanif Azad 75, Fahad Iqbal 56 not out, Tahir Abbas 41); PAK SAUDI 90-8 in 25 overs (Imtiaz Aslam 44 not out; Zeeshan Ahmed 4-28, Fahad Iqbal 2-6, Aizaz Cheema 2-30).

At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi: OGDCL 107 in 49.4 overs (Syed Muzammil Shah 30; Muzaffar Iqbal 8-29); ARMY 155-7 in 37.2 overs (Mohammad Miqdad Hussain 43, Khadim Jan 41, Mohammad Atif 34; Sajid Rehman 3-50, Mohammad Arham 2-50).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: ZTBL 445-4 in 83 overs (Saadullah Ghauri 180, Mohsin Nadeem 128, Mohammad Amir 61 mot out, Usman Ashraf 56 not out; Umar Khan 2-76) vs CDA.

Pool ‘D’:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: BRIGHTO PAINTS 331 in 78.2 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 80, Mohammad Idrees 51, Ali Shan 46, Abdul Wasay 35, Akbar Badshah 25, Waris Khan 23, Faisal Rasheed 20; Ahmed Shafiq 3-76, Ali Afzal 3-85, Nisar Ahmed 3-96); SABIR’S POULTRY 18-2 in 9 overs.

At Railways Stadium, Lahore: RAILWAYS 221 in 69.2 overs (Mohammad Waqas 90, Qaiser Ashraf 31; Abdul Mateen 3-28, Mohammad Umar 3-70, Ulfat Shah 2-37); GHANI GLASS 62-4 in 17 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 30; Asif Ashfaq 2-4)

Published in Dawn, April 13th, 2018