KARACHI, Dec 12 Karachi Whites completed a thoroughly-deserved innings and 87-run victory after National Bank were dismissed for 201 in their second innings on the last day of the 10th-round Group 'A' match in the RBS Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship at the NBP Sports Complex here on Saturday.
Resuming at 184-8, National Bank could just 17 runs before losing their final wicket. Mansoor Amjad, who was batting on 70 at draw of stumps on Friday, was last out for 85 (221 balls, 10 fours and one six), falling to Zohaib Shera to give the debutant hat-trick man figures of 4-49 in 20.4 overs.
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) were denied win by a fighting century from Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC)'s opener Asif Zakir at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi. Asif batted defiantly to score 109, an innings that featured 18 fours and one six, as SSGC reached 315 in their second innings after starting at 96-2.
Pakistan Customs suffered their eighth loss in nine matches as Wapda beat them by four wickets at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad despite a lionhearted bowling performance from Zeeshan Nadir who took all six Wapda's second innings to finish with match figures of 11-164.
Meanwhile, Karachi Blues' bid for seventh win in nine matches was thwarted by dogged resistance from Quetta's Shoaib Khan and Arun Lal as the reached safety at 407-6 after resuming the day at 93-2 in pursuit of a daunting 495-run target at the National Stadium. However, by taking three first-innings points Karachi Blues made sure of qualifying for the Dec 20-24 final as Group 'B' winners.
The highlights of the last day were Shoaib's undefeated 111 off 138 balls with 15 fours and one six and Arun Lal's career-best knock of 98. Shoaib, who didn't open the innings, came with Quetta facing defeat at 183-5, but together with Arun (166 balls, 15 fours) put on mach-saving partnership of 224 before Arun departed.
Sialkot, as expected, cantered to a crushing nine-wicket victory against hosts Hyderabad at the Niaz Stadium. The outgoing champions took Hyderabad's last three wickets for the addition of only 18 runs after the home team resumed at 291-7. Paceman Faisal Rasheed claimed 5-66.
The match between Rawalpindi and Abbottabad at Islamabad's National Ground ended in a draw after Naved Malik struck an undefeated 116 (175 balls, 14 boundaries) as Rawalpindi declared their second innings at 238-7. Abbottabad's left-arm strike bowler Junaid Khan returned match haul of 10-198.
Abbottabad lost four wickets for 52 runs when the game finished.
Our Sports Reporter adds from Lahore Peshawar ended their Group 'B' campaign on a winning note by handing Lahore Ravi a 51-run defeat at the LCCA Ground.
The Ravians failed to reach a gettable target of 229 and were all out for 177 in the second innings with paceman Imran Khan taking 5-66 in 15.2 overs.
Naved Yasin became the first batsman in the ongoing championship to reach the magic figures of 1,000 runs as Multan drew their match against Islamabad at the Multan Cricket Ground.
Naved, who made 24 in Multan's second innings of 332-4 declared, reached the coveted landmark when his score reached 19. Rameez Alam hit an unbeaten 119 (218 balls, 10 fours and one six) for the home side.
Slow left-armer Nauman Alvi grabbed 5-42 to help PIA defeat Lahore Shalimar by nine wickets in the Group 'A' fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium. Lahore Shalimar, despite fighting knocks from Abid Ali (71 not out) and Usman Malik (74) were dismissed for 225 in the second innings.
PIA skipper Yasir Hameed then hit an unbeaten 51 to guide his team to victory.
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)'s slim hopes of reaching the final ended in disappointment as Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) gained three points for taking lead on the first innings in the drawn match in Gujranwala. The result of this game automatically ensured Group 'A' leaders Habib Bank's spot in the final against Karachi Blues.
Scores and results on Saturday (final day of four)
Group 'A'
At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi Karachi Whites beat National Bank by an innings and 87 runs.
NATIONAL BANK 198 in 51.3 overs (Qaiser Abbas 50; Tabish Khan 3-48) and 201 in 81.4 overs (Mansoor Amjad 85, Amin-ur-Rehman 49; Zohaib Shera 4-49, Babar Rehman 3-58); KARACHI WHITES 486 in 125 overs (Afsar Nawaz 121 not out, Fazal Subhan 107, Babar Rehman 98, Mohtashim Ali 63; Mansoor Amjad 4-94).
At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore PIA beat Lahore Shalimar by nine wickets.
LAHORE SHALIMAR 177 in 70.1 overs (Mohammad Saad 43, Saad Nasim 37; Anwar Ali 6-62, Jamshed Ahmed 3-18) and 225 in 80 overs (Usman Malik 74, Abid Ali 71 not out; Nauman Alvi 5-42); PIA 303 in 95 overs (Shehzar Mohammad 70, Kamran Sajid 57, Shoaib Khan 56; Mohammad Naved 5-84, Hasan Dar 4-74) and 100-1 in 14.1 overs (Yasir Hameed 51 not out).
At Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala Match drawn.
SNGPL 233 in 79.4 overs (Yasir 59, Imran Ali 35; Zohaib Khan 4-48, Rehan Riaz 3-30) and 285-6 in 65 overs (Salem Mughal 102 not out, Mohammad Hafeez 50; Mohammad Irfan 3-71, Zohaib Khan 3-80); ZTBL 270 in 98.3 overs (Zohaib Khan 114 not out, Imran Nazir 73; Yasir Shah 4-72, Adnan Rasool 3-56).
At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad Wapda beat Pakistan Customs by four wickets.
PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 120 in 34.3 overs (Azharullah 4-51, Sarfraz Ahmed 3-28) and 398 in 97.1 overs (Hasan Adnan 84, Zeeshan Ali 68, Jibran Khan 61, Rawait Khan 35; Umaid Asif 3-75, Sarfraz Ahmed 3-109); WAPDA 391-6 declared in 82 overs (Bilal Khilji 150, Ali Azmat 128 not out; Zeeshan Nadir 5-101) and 128-6 in 24.5 overs (Aamir Sajjad 39 not out; Zeeshan Nadir 6-63).
At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi Match drawn.
SSGC 137 in 45.1 overs (Saeed bin Nasir 54; Yasir Ali 5-43) and 315 in 92 overs (Asif Zakir 109, Rizwan Ahmed 64; Mohammad Irfan 4-74, Akhtar Ayub 3-70); KRL 352-5 declared in 99.2 overs (Azhar Ali 153 not out, Saeed Anwar Jr 47, Zahoor Elahi 35; Adnan Malik 3-112) and 32-2 in 5 overs.
Group 'B'
At National Stadium, Karachi Match drawn.
KARACHI BLUES 309 in 92.1 overs (Shahzeb Hasan 119, Ali Asad 47, Azam Hussain 45 not out, Khalid Latif 38; Nazar Hussain 5-93, Arun Lal 3-75) and 324-3 declared in 81 overs (Khalid Latif 158, Ali Asad 100 not out, Asad Shafiq 43); QUETTA 139 in 31.4 overs (Tanvir Ahmed 4-61, Khalid Mahmood 3-33) and 407-6 in 108 overs (Shoaib Khan 111 not out, Arun Lal 98, Taimur Ali 50, Shahzad Tareen 39).
At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad Sialkot beat Hyderabad by nine wickets.
SIALKOT 461 in 104.4 overs (M. Ayub Dogar 142, Faisal Khan 90, Bilawal Bhatti 70, Kamran Younis 49, Mohammad Saeed 43; Mir Ali Talpur 4-104) and 27-1 in 9.3 overs; HYDERABAD 178 in 55.3 overs (Sharjeel Khan 44; Bilawal Bhatti 5-63) and 309 in 90.2 overs (Sharjeel Khan 60, Hanif-ur-Rehman 41, Kashif Bhatti 41; Faisal Rasheed 5-66).
At Multan Cricket Stadium Match drawn.
MULTAN 352 in 101.3 overs (Naved Yasin 131, Gulraiz Sadaf 85, Mohammad Ali Niazi 59, Shahid Abbasi 39; Nasrullah Khan 4-52, Ameer Khan 3-67) and 332-5 declared in 96 overs (Rameez Alam 119 not out, Zafar Iqbal 44); ISLAMABAD 418 in 103.4 overs (Ashar Zaidi 130 not out, Umair Khan 63, Raheel Majeed 48, Rauf Akbar 39, Ali Sarfraz 36; Zulfiqar Babar 10-143) and 58-3 in 13 overs.
At LCCA Ground, Lahore Peshawar beat Lahore Ravi by 51 runs.
PESHAWAR 236 in 102.5 overs (Sajjad Ahmed Jan 104 not out, Kashif Hayat 39; Mohammad Irshad 5-50) and 199 in 37.2 overs (Adil Amin 60, Azam Jan 54; Mohammad Irshad 6-42); LAHORE RAVI 207 in 62 overs (Kashif Siddique 54, Asim Naz 38; Nasir Ahmed 4-48, Azam Khan 3-75) and 177 in 50.2 overs (Asim Naz 53; Imran Khan 5-39).
At National Ground, Islamabad Match drawn.
RAWALPINDI 201 in 61 overs (Jamal Anwar 35; M. Junaid Khan 5-98, Armaghan Elahi 4-72) and 238-7 declared in 60 overs (Naved Malik 116 not out, Fawad Hussain 66; M. Junaid Khan 5-100); ABBOTTABAD 190 in 73 overs (Khalid Usman 52 not out, Mohammad Kashif 40, Waqar Orakzai 37; Sadaf Hussain 5-51) and 52-4 in 19.2 overs.