KARACHI: Pakistan Television’s (PTV) Taimur Khan played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 108 off 106 balls to guide his team to a thrilling four-wicket victory over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on the fourth and final day at the HPC Oval Ground. p>
PTV successfully chased a challenging target of 335 in 67 overs, with little time remaining in the day.
PTV had found themselves struggling at 122-5, but Taimur, joined by captain Amad Butt, turned the game around with a solid 210-run partnership for the sixth wicket. p>
Amad fell just six runs short of a century, scoring 94 off 120 balls, including nine fours and one six.p>
Taimur, batting at No. 6, smashed nine fours and six sixes in his match-winning knock. p>
Earlier, SNGPL, who had resumed their second innings on 241-5, could only add 20 more runs before being bowled out for 261 in 62 overs.p>
In other action, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) defeated State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by 128 runs at the SBP Sports Complex. p>
SBP, chasing a target of 369, resumed from 84-2 but were dismissed for 240-9, with Fawad Alam’s 106 off 242 balls being the highlight. p>
Mushtaq Ahmed was the standout bowler for OGDCL, claiming four wickets.p>
Meanwhile, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) triumphed over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) by 290 runs at the NBP Sports Complex. KRL, chasing a mammoth target of 431, were bowled out for 140 in their second innings. p>
Mohammad Adil and Khalid Usman led the way with the ball, picking up key wickets.p>
At the National Bank Stadium, Eshaal Associates registered a dominant 192-run victory over the Higher Education Commission (HEC). p>
After posting 341 and 288-8 in their two innings, Eshaal’s bowlers, led by Usman Tariq’s maiden five-wicket haul, dismissed HEC for 224 and 213.p>
Scores in Brief (Day 4):p>
Match 1 – PTV beat SNGPL by 4 wickets at HPC Oval Ground, Karachip>
SNGPL 406 all out, 98.1 overs (Qasim Akram 138, Mubasir Khan 100, Shahzaib Khan 66, Arafat Minhas 25, Saifullah Bangash 20; Amad Butt 4-85, Israr Hussain 3-114)p>
SNGPL 261 all out, 62 overs (Arafat Minhas 57, Mubasir Khan 57, Saifullah Bangash 51, Shahzaib Khan 25, Adil Naz 20 not out; Faisal Akram 3-77, Israr Hussain 3-52, Muhammad Shahzad 2-50)p>
PTV 333 all out, 81.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 86, Muhammad Shahzad 70, Yasir Khan 59, Amad Butt 38, Ali Usman 25; Aftab Ibrahim 3-62, Shehzad Gul 3-69, Bilawal Bhatti 2-40)p>
PTV 335-6, 67 overs (Taimur Khan 108 not out, Amad Butt 94, Waqar Hussain 57, Mohammad Taha 36; Aftab Ibrahim 3-63, Shehzad Gul 2-86)p>
Match 2 – OGDCL beat SBP by 128 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachip>
OGDCL 171 all out (Hasan Raza 84, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 30 not out, Adil Amin 21; Kashif Bhatti 4-35, Mohammad Ismail 4-51)p>
OGDCL 369 all out, 111 overs (Adil Amin 117 not out, Abbas Ali 68, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 64, Hasan Raza 51; Niaz Khan 5-86, Mohammad Ismail 2-100)p>
SBP 172 all out, 54.1 overs (Fawad Alam 82 not out, Ali Shan 29, Imran Butt 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 3-48, Asif Afridi 2-28, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-33, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-40)p>
SBP 240-9, 89.2 overs (Fawad Alam 106, Rameez Aziz 36, Imran Butt 30, Ali Shan 21; Mushtaq Kalhoro 4-66, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 2-29, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-45)p>
Match 3 – WAPDA beat KRL by 290 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachip>
WAPDA 268 all out, 83.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 75, Ayaz Tasawar 50, Khalid Usman 36, Mohammad Asghar 25; Arshadullah 4-51, Shahid Aziz 4-63)p>
WAPDA 313-7 dec, 77.4 overs (Muhammad Akhlaq 125, Ayaz Tasawar 98, Mohammad Ammar 98; Arshadullah 7-77)p>
KRL 151 all out, 48.2 overs (Imran Rafiq 54, Shahid Aziz 29, Maaz Sadaqat 28; Mohammad Zeeshan 3-32, Mohammad Faiq 2-8, Naqeebullah 2-48)p>
KRL 140 all out, 40.3 overs (Imran Rafiq 38, Saad Baig 21; Mohammad Adil 4-44, Khalid Usman 2-15)p>
Match 4 – Eshaal Associates beat HEC by 192 runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachip>
Eshaal Associates 341 all out, 77.2 overs (Danish Aziz 121, Azan Awais 69, Umar Siddiq 64, Nisar Ahmad 30; Mohammad Azab 5-118, Maaz Khurram 3-80)p>
Eshaal Associates 288-8, 71 overs (Azan Awais 119, Mohammad Sudais 49, Danish Aziz 39, Muhammad Imran 23; Maaz Khurram 3-61, Mohammad Azab 2-91)p>
HEC 224 all out, 60.2 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 54, Uzair Mumtaz 35, Mansoor Ali 31, Mohammad Azab 29, Faham-ul-Haq 21; Tahir Hussain 4-46, Muhammad Imran 2-58, Nisar Ahmad 2-59)p>
HEC 213 all out, 64.5 overs (Muhammad Zubair 51, Obaid Shahid 37, Mehmood Nawaz Afridi 24 not out, Mansoor Ali 24, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 20, Mohammad Ali Taj 20; Usman Tariq 5-62, Danish Aziz 3-16)