Balochistan (175/2) defeat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (171) by 8 wickets to win Pakistan Cup (2022)

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Pakistan Cup – the final tournament of the domestic season 2021-22, will commence from 2 March to 31 March at three venues across the country. On the opening day, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the defending champions will take on Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

The 33-match tournament, to be played on double-league basis, will be staged at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, Islamabad’s House of Northern and Multan’s Multan Cricket Stadium.

Multan Cricket Stadium will also host the two semi-finals on 28 and 29 January and the final on 31 March.

The tournament carries nearly PKR10million in prize money. The tournament winners will bag PKR5million, while the runners-up will receive PKR2.5million.

The best performers of the tournament – Player of the Tournament, Best Batter, Best Bowler and Best Wicketkeeper – will equally share PKR1million amongst them and PKR800,000 will be handed to 32 player of the match award winners in group matches and semi-finals. The Player of the Final will receive PKR35,000.

 

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[Savak]

What's the point of playing this ODI tournament when the national team will be engaged in international duties? Why not delay it till the time the players are available?

 

[Omer2002]

I thought the same as i was looking forward to the oneday tournament but i suppose no options calendar is always busy i guess others will get a chance

 

[Major]

What's the point of playing this ODI tournament when the national team will be engaged in international duties? Why not delay it till the time the players are available?

if Misbah was playing than it could had been delayed, they wont delay it for the current lot

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

If Australia can have Ashes and Big Bash at the same time then we can afford to have Pakistan Cup and Australia series at the same time as well. In fact I think it’s good because fringe players will get more opportunities in domestic cricket such as our under 19 players.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Good chance for fringe players to sign. Our national players dont need to play every single domestic tournament.

 

[ElRaja]

token list a tournament, in hierarchy for selection notice this tourny pbly comes in last place. should just can the format and let cricketers rest a bit.

 

[Markhor]

50 over WC is only about 18 months away so it's a vital tournament.

I've never heard of "House of Northern Islamabad" ground - is that a new venue ? [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]

 

[Pakpak]

Baffling no proper home or away system here either.

 

[Major]

50 over WC is only about 18 months away so it's a vital tournament.

I've never heard of "House of Northern Islamabad" ground - is that a new venue ? [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION]

according to google maps they have renamed diamond cricket ground.

 

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After the HBL PSL 7, Pakistan Cup also provides a great opportunity to young and talented cricketers to showcase their skills to get a chance to represent Pakistan in white-ball series against Australia. Pakistan Cup is all set to commence from 2 March in four cities – Faisalabad, Islamabad, Lahore and Multan.

Besides three Tests, Pakistan are to play three ODIs and one T20I against Australia scheduled to take place at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi from 29 March.

In this context, the PCB today confirmed 16-player squads of six Cricket Associations teams for next month Pakistan Cup – the final tournament of the domestic season 2021-22. The squads have been finalised with the idea of providing opportunities to those young players who have given impressive performances in this year’s domestic season which include HBL PSL 7.

The tournament will be held on a double-league basis from 2 March and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa led by Iftikhar Ahmed will look to defend the title when they take on Raza Ali Dar led Central Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Test leg-spinner Yasir Shah will lead Balochistan, while another leg-spinner and all-rounder Shadab Khan will lead Northern. Test fast bowler Mir Hamza will lead Sindh which will meet Salman Ali Agha’s Southern Punjab on the opening day at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

The PCB will live stream group stage matches scheduled at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The decision to broadcast semi-finals and final at the Multan Cricket Stadium will be taken in due course.

The tournament carries nearly PKR10million in prize money. The tournament winners will bag PKR5million, while the runners-up will receive PKR2.5million.

Squads

Balochistan:

Yasir Shah (Captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akif Javed, Ammad Butt, Asad Shafiq, Ayaz Tasawar, Azeem Ghumman, Bismillah Khan (WK), Haseebullah Khan (WK), Imran Butt, Jalat Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Saad, Mohammad Shahid and Taj Wali

Central Punjab:

Raza Ali Dar (Captain), Ahmed Shahzad, Awais Ali, Hussain Talat, Imran Dogar, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Irfan Jnr., Nisar Ahmed, Qasim Akram, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Nasim, Umar Akmal, Usman Qadir, Wahab Riaz and Zafar Gohar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

Iftikhar Ahmed (Captain), Aamer Azmat, Adil Amin, Arshad Iqbal, Asif Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Imran Khan Jnr., Imran Khan Snr, Irfanullah Shah, Khalid Usman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Sarwar, Sahibzada Farhan, Sameen Gul, Waqar Ahmed and Wasim Jnr.

Northern:

Shadab Khan (Captain), Aamir Jamal, Ali Imran, Asif Ali, Ather Mehmood, Haider Ali, Imad Wasim, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Huraira, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Rohail Nazir (WK), Salman Irshad, Umar Amin and Zaman Khan

Sindh:

Mir Hamza (Captain), Omair Bin Yousaf, Abrar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Ammad Alam, Asif Mehmood, Danish Aziz, Khurram Manzoor, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hasan (WK), Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Umar, Saad Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sharjeel Khan and Sohail Khan

Southern Punjab:

Salman Ali Agha (Captain), Aamir Yamin, Abbas Afridi, Ali Majid, Azam Khan (WK), Faisal Akram, Hassan Khan, Imran Randhawa, Khushdil Shah, Rahat Ali, Sharoon Siraj, Sohaib Maqsood, Tayyab Tahir, Zain Abbas, Zeeshan Ashraf (WK) and Zia-ul-Haq.

 

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[Da_Future_Knick]

Some odd captaincy choices

Balochistan looks the weakest followed by Southern Punjab.

Northern has the potential as always to win the cup but KPK and CP will give them a tough fight.

Really looking forward to Qasim Akram, Mohammed Haris, Huraira, Nasir Nawaz and Mohammed Talha.

 

[Omer2002]

Good to see faisal akram but would have thought mohammed shazad would have fit in somewhere

 

[gazza619]

What's the point of playing this ODI tournament when the national team will be engaged in international duties? Why not delay it till the time the players are available?

Because there are hundreds of local talents waiting to shine. Let them play. There are enough quality players to make this a watchable tournament.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

So only five national under 19 players will feature in this tournament. Some these teams don’t even have a single national under 19 player featuring in the whole squad. Very interesting.

 

[Shaka81]

Some distinctly average looking squads. Central Punjab in particular have chosen very poorly. Can see them struggling in this tournament. As previously pointed out some odd captaincy choices.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Some distinctly average looking squads. Central Punjab in particular have chosen very poorly. Can see them struggling in this tournament. As previously pointed out some odd captaincy choices.

So, who are you replacing in every squad to make it less average?

 

[MenInG]

Whats the point of making Yasir Shah captain? We should be grooming young captains at this level.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Making Mir Hamza captain seems to be an instinctive decision.

 

[ahmadharis1]

All due respect but literally who is Raza Ali Dar?

 

[Maher96]

Northern and CP have strong squads but KP are a forced to be reckoned with.

 

[Major]

I wonder if there is absolutely 0 cricket in baluchistan that they cant find 16 men to make up a squad from there...

It always ends up becoming a rest of pakistan team.

How many senior district teams does baluchistan have, anyone with any idea?

 

[shamaan]

Good to see that Haseebullah will be playing for Balochistan should be playing all games.

Central will have 2 u19 player awais Ali and Qasim Akram.

Will be interesting to see how Haris carries his form into this format one to watch out for.

Nothern have the best young Pakistani players
Hurraira,Mehran Mumtaz,Mubasir Khan,Nasir Nawaz,Rohail Nazir is getting left behind for the second keeper slot in Limited overs he must perform.

Sindh
I can't waite to see Omair Bin Yousuf bat

Southern Punjab
Fasial Akram and Azam Khan two players I am looking forward to.

 

[shamaan]

I wonder if there is absolutely 0 cricket in baluchistan that they cant find 16 men to make up a squad from there...

It always ends up becoming a rest of pakistan team.

How many senior district teams does baluchistan have, anyone with any idea?

Atleast now they have a Genuine Wicket Keeper batesman.
Slightly Disappointed that Young shahzad from u19s wasn't picked.

 

[shamaan]

All due respect but literally who is Raza Ali Dar?

He's a batter who performed decently well last year in Pakistan Cup.

 

[shamaan]

So only five national under 19 players will feature in this tournament. Some these teams don’t even have a single national under 19 player featuring in the whole squad. Very interesting.

I think it's just Kyhber who haven't picked anyone from u19s.

 

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Bolochistan
Haseebullah
Abdul Wahid
Asad Shafiq
Ayaz Tasawar
Bismillah Khan
Jalat Khan
Kashif Bhatti
Yasir shah
Akif Javed
Khurram Shezad
Taj Wali

Decent bowling attack and a good u19s wicket keeper batesman and young oppening bowler however most of the top order bat at a low SR.

 

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Central Punjab
Ahmed Shahzad
Rizwan Hussain
Raza Ali Dar (he's captain so he will play sr to low for)
Hussain Talat
Muhammad Akhlaq
Qasim Akram
Umar Akmal
Wahab Riaz
Gohar
Qadir
Muhammad Irfan Jnr

Decent team but they are lacking a pacer I would have liked to pick awais Ali but I believe Gohar should be given first opportunity . Central have two decent batting all rounders in Qasim Akram and Hussain Talat.

 

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Kyhber
Fakhar Zaman
Muhammed Haris
Farhan
Aamer Azmat
Adil Amin
Iftikhar Ahmed
Asif Afridi
Wasim Jnr
Khalid Usman
Irfanullah
Sameen Gull

It.will be interesting to see who bats in the opening slot as thier a few contenders.Khyber should definitely make the final based upon thier squad.I.hope Muhammed Haris and Irfanullah/Sameen have a good tournament.

 

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Nothern
Nasir Nawaz
Hurraira
Haider Ali
Rohail Nazir
Mubasir Khan
Shadab Khan
Asif Ali
Imad Wasim
Musa Khan
Zaman Khan
Salman Irshad

This was the hardest team to pick due to having decent young Pakistani players but also having players who have played for nothern before.I went with Hurraira over Ali Imran as I think they need someone who can bat throw the Innings.I also picked Mubasir who can bowl spin and bat instead of Umar Amin and Mehran Mumtaz who are specialist bowler or batter.

 

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Sindh
Omair Bin yousuf
Sharjeel Khan
Ahsan Ali
Khurram Mansoor
Danish Aziz
Mohammad Hassan
Asghar
Mir Hamza
Dahani
Mohammad Umar
Abrar Ahmed

It will be interesting to see who's going to open with Sharjeel potentially 4 players can open

 

[shamaan]

Southern Punjab
Tayyab Tahir
Zeeshan Ashraf
Zain Abbas
Azam Khan
Shaoib Maqsood
Salman Ali Agha
Khushdil Shah
Yamin
Faisal Akram
Rahat Ali
Zia Ul haq

I hope they pick Akram in the starting Line up their bowling is one of the weakest in the tournament.

 

[Markhor]

Well at the rate KPK are picking up trophies I expect them to win the Pakistan Cup, Hockey World Cup, Ryder Cup and FIFA World Cup.

Will be shocked if they don't reach the final.

 

[samiakh]

Abbas Afridi showed promise with his variations in the couple games he played for sultans. If he is not injured he should have been in the tournament

 

[Pakpak]

I wonder if there is absolutely 0 cricket in baluchistan that they cant find 16 men to make up a squad from there...

It always ends up becoming a rest of pakistan team.

How many senior district teams does baluchistan have, anyone with any idea?

Its sad isn't it. Even a franchise is a joke as Quetta never has any local player.

 

[Maher96]

CP

Ahmed Shehzad
Rizwan Hussain
Mohammed Akhlaq wk
Hussain Talat
Umar Akmal
Raza Ali Dar
Zafar Gohar
Usman Qadir
Wahab Riaz
Irfan Jr
Pacer

Northern



Nasir Nawaz
M Hurraira
Umar Amin
Haider Ali
Rohail Nazir
Asif Ali
Shadab
Imad
Irshad
Musa
Zaman Khan

 

[shamaan]

Well at the rate KPK are picking up trophies I expect them to win the Pakistan Cup, Hockey World Cup, Ryder Cup and FIFA World Cup.

Will be shocked if they don't reach the final.

Kpk and nothern final.

 

[ChTab]

Tournament not being televised?

 

[Titan24]

Tournament not being televised?

As its is happening at the same time Pak vs Aus series is going on so there couldn't have been a slot for the tournament on the TV channels which have broadcast deals with PCB. However, all the matches in the Multan Cricket Stadium will be live streamed while as per PCB the decision to broadcast the semis and final will be taken in due course.

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

Its sad isn't it. Even a franchise is a joke as Quetta never has any local player.

This season, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai from Quetta played one match. But still an unfortunate situation.

 

[Titan24]

Will be great to see how some of the young guys perform. They are gonna get good amount of matches under their belt. Some of the young guys to look forward to;

Qasim Akram
Mohammad Hurraira
Mohammad Haris
Haider Ali
Abdul Wahid Bangalzai
Haseebullah Khan
Aamer Azmat
Zaman Khan
Akif Javed
Mohammad Umar
Arshad Iqbal
Abbas Afridi
Omair Yousuf
Mubasir Khan
Faisal Akram
Saad Khan

Also good opportunity for Nasir Nawaz and Ali Imran to start playing some big knocks to create impact and 50 overs cricket will give them that opportunity.

 

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Game start 10 PKT

No live scorecard coverage it seems.

 

[Omer2002]

But there is no stream on pcb website too. They were suppose to show multan matches

 

[Omer2002]

Where are the matches?

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Where are the matches?

I can somewhat understand not having live pictures for the Pakistan Cup today, but to not even have line ups and scorecards available via social media is incredibly, incredibly poor.

In previous years the domestic competitions were marketed as big deals. People now gave an interest in the domestic circuit, especially following the PSL. PCB cannot lose all that goodwill and momentum by ignoring the Pakistan Cup.

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

I can somewhat understand not having live pictures for the Pakistan Cup today, but to not even have line ups and scorecards available via social media is incredibly, incredibly poor.

In previous years the domestic competitions were marketed as big deals. People now gave an interest in the domestic circuit, especially following the PSL. PCB cannot lose all that goodwill and momentum by ignoring the Pakistan Cup.

It’s on their website I think.

 

[Omer2002]

well i managed to find scorecards at half way stage but the matched at Multan was suppose to be live streamed

 

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#BALvNOR: Balochistan win the toss and decide to field

#SPvSINDH: Sindh win the toss and decide to field

#KPvCP: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa win the toss and decide to field

 

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Southern Punjab: 159 all out (42 ov)

Sindh: 104-9 (23 ov)

Result: Sindh won by 1 wicket (DLS method)

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Northern: 275-8 (50 ov)

Balochistan: 276-8 (49.1 ov)

Result: Balochistan won by 2 wickets

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Central Punjab: 215-9 (50 ov)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 219-5 (42.2 ov)

Result: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets

 

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Southern Punjab: 159 all out (42 ov)

Sindh: 104-9 (23 ov)

Result: Sindh won by 1 wicket (DLS method)

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Northern: 275-8 (50 ov)

Balochistan: 276-8 (49.1 ov)

Result: Balochistan won by 2 wickets

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Central Punjab: 215-9 (50 ov)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 219-5 (42.2 ov)

Result: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 5 wickets

Any reason why the Multan game wasn't streamed?

 

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Half centuries from Kamran Ghulam and Waqar Ahmed led defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a five-wicket win over Central Punjab in the opening round match of Pakistan Cup at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

In other two fixtures of the first round, Balochistan defeated Northern by two wickets, while Southern Punjab went down to Sindh by one wicket.

Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

After being put into bat, Central Punjab managed to score 215 for nine in their allotted 50 overs. Test opener top-scored with a 60-ball 37, hitting one four and two sixes.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mehran Mumtaz and captain Khalid Usman picked three wickets apiece.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa achieved the target in the 43rd over for the loss of five wickets. After the early departure of Sahibzada Farhan for nine, Waqar Ahmed was joined by Kamran Ghulam. The pair added 113 runs for the second wicket. Waqar top-scored with a 73-ball 68, which included 10 fours and one six. Kamran scored 56 off 62 balls, striking five fours and two sixes.

Mehran returned unbeaten on 29 off 43 balls, while Adil Amin contributed 28 off 29 balls, hitting two fours and a six.

For Central Punjab, leg-spinner Usman Qadir bagged two wickets for 60.

Sindh v Southern Punjab

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, in a close contest, Sindh defeated Southern Punjab by one wicket on DLS method. After being put into bat, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 159 in the 42nd over. Aamer Yamin top-scored with an unbeaten run-a-ball 35, which included three fours and one six.

Captain Salman Ali Agha was other notable run-getter with a 46-ball 30. His counterpart left-arm fast Mir Hamza was pick of the bowlers with match figures of four for 25 in 10 overs. He was equally supported by Abrar Ahmed and Muhammad Umar – both sharing five wickets between them.

In return, Sindh were 104 for nine in 23 overs when rain stopped play and later due to no further play Sindh on DLS won the match by one wicket. Left-handed Danish Aziz returned undefeated on 32 off 35, smashing three fours and one six.

Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Abbas Afridi and Rahat Ali took three and two wickets, respectively.

Balochistan v Northern

At the House of N0rthern in Islamabad, Northern’s Umar Amin century went in vain as Balochistan achieved the 276-run target in the last over of the match for the loss of eight wickets.

Chasing 276 for win, Wicketkeeper-batter Bismillah Khan struck five fours and as many sixes in his 58-ball 84 runs innings. Bismillah was equally supported by Haseebullah (40 off 59, four fours, one six), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (39 off 40, five fours, one six) and Amad Butt (31 off 39, one four, one six).

For Northern, left-arm spinner Imad Wasim grabbed three wickets for 58.

Earlier, after being put into bat, Northern scored 275 for eight in 50 overs. Opening batter Umar scored a 124-ball 116, hitting 10 fours and four sixes. Mubasir Khan coming to bat at number seven scored a quick-fire 43 off 32. The right-handed batter struck four fours and two sixes.

For Balochistan, left-arm pacer Akif Javed picked five wickets for 60 runs in his 10 overs.

https://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/...a-off-to-a-winning-start-in-pakistan-cup.html

 

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Any reason why the Multan game wasn't streamed?

We have no information on this.

 

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Toss Updates:

#KPvSP: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa win the toss and decide to field

#BALvSINDH: Sindh win the toss and decide to field

#NORvCP: Toss delay due to wet conditions

 

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Match Summary

Balochistan: 209-9 (50 ov)

Sindh: 211-4 (41.3 ov)

Result: Sindh won by 6 wickets

 

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Match Summary

Central Punjab: 193-5 (25 ov)

Northern: 163 all out (24 ov)

Result: Central Punjab won by 30 runs

 

[realitygaf]

hmmm. so many of the cricketers NOT picked for PSL7 are performing. You have to wonder, DO the franchises pick the best Pakistani players?

 

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Lahore, 4 March 2022: Half-centuries from Adil Amin and Sahibzada Farhan led defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to their second win in as many outings in the Pakistan Cup. Sindh and Central Punjab also win their today’s fixtures against Balochistan and Northern, respectively.

After being put into bat, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 183 in the 42nd over. Sharoon Siraj top-scored with a 51-ball 53, hitting three fours and as many sixes. Captain Khalid Usman was pick of the bowlers for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa taking three for 41 in 10 overs. Arshad Iqbal and Kamran Ghulam bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa achieved the target in the 36th over for the loss of four wickets. Adil Amin top-scored with an unbeaten 57 off 82, hitting six fours. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris played a quick-fire unbeaten innings of 38 from 25 balls. His innings included five fours and one six and he added 69 runs for the fifth wicket. The right-handed batter Sahibzada Farhan was other notable run-getter with a 59-ball 50, smashing four fours and two sixes.

Southern Punjab’s Rahat Ali bagged two wickets for 34.

At the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, half-centuries from Sharjeel Khan and Omair Bin Yousuf led Sindh to a six-wicket win over Balochistan. Batting first, Balochistan managed to score 209 for nine in 50 overs. The right-handed batter Abdul Wahid Bangalzai top-scored with an unbeaten 136 off 155, hitting nine fours and six sixes. Sindh’s Danish Aziz, Abrar Ahmed and Shahnawaz Dahani picked two wickets apiece.

In return, Sindh chased down the target in the 42nd over. Sharjeel struck five fours and three sixes in his knock of 53 off 64 balls. Omair returned undefeated on 52 off 63, laced with seven fours. He knitted an 88-run unbeaten partnership with left-handed batter Danish, who scored 34 off 51 balls.

At the House of Northern in Islamabad, Central Punjab beat Northern by 30 runs. Due to overnight rain, the match was curtailed to 25 overs each innings. Batting first, Central Punjab on the back of an unbeaten knock of 70 from wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Akhlaq scored 193 for five. Akhlaq struck seven fours and one six off 56 balls faced.

Northern’s Musa Khan grabbed two wickets for 32.

In return, Northern were dismissed for 163 in the 24th over. Umar Amin – the centurion in the last match top-scored with a 29-ball 34, hitting two fours and as many sixes. Central Punjab’s Wahab Riaz picked four wickets for 23. Ahmed Bashir and Qasim Akram bagged two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Sindh beat Balochistan by six wickets at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Balochistan 209-9, 50 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 136; Danish Aziz 2-20, Abrar Ahmed 2-25, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-39)

Sindh 211-4, 41.3 overs (Sharjeel Khan 53, Omair Bin Yousuf 52 not out, Khurram Manzoor 37, Danish Aziz 34; Yasir Shah 2-40)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Southern Punjab by six wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium

Southern Punjab 183 all out, 41.4 overs (Sharoon Siraj 53, Salman Ali Agha 32, Zain Abbas; Khalid Usman 3-41, Kamran Ghulam 2-17, Arshad Iqbal 2-23)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 187-4, 35.5 overs (Adil Amin 57 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 50, Mohammad Haris 38 not out; Rahat Ali 2-34)

Central Punjab beat Northern by 30 runs at House of Northern, Islamabad

Central Punjab 193-5, 25 overs (Muhammad Akhlaq 70 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 34, Rizwan Hussain 31; Musa Ahmed 2-32)

Northern 163 all out, 24 overs (Umar Amin 34, Nasir Nawaz 25; Wahab Riaz 4-23, Ahmed Bashir 2-20, Qasim Akram 2-31)

 

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What an inning from Bangalzai.

 

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#BALvKP: Balochistan win the toss and decide to field

#SINDHvNOR: Northern win the toss and decide to field

#CPvSP: Central Punjab win the toss and decide to field

 

[Omer2002]

Faisal akram with a great performance today on hia debut ...shame on you Ijaz Ahmed

 

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[PakEngFan]

This is poor from PCB. What has happened to showing the games on YouTube. They have gone backwards again.

 

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This is poor from PCB. What has happened to showing the games on YouTube. They have gone backwards again.

6th March report published today...

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An all-round performance by Central Punjab’s Wahab Riaz leads his side to a four-wicket win over Southern Punjab in the third round fixture of the ongoing Pakistan Cup. Northern and Balochistan also won their matches against Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, respectively.

At Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, after being put into bat, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 252 in the 49th over. Captain Salman Ali Agha top-scored with a 79-ball 70, smashing eight fours and six. Muhammad Imran was other notable contributor with the bat, scoring 48 off 59 balls, which included four fours and six. Wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan scored a quick-fire 33 off 27 balls, laced with three fours and two sixes.

Left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz picked three for 33 in 9.3 overs. He was equally supported by leg-spinner Usman Qadir who ended-up taking three for 54 in his 10 overs spell. Ahmed Bashir bagged two wickets for 28.

In return, Central Punjab achieved the target in the 48th over for the loss of six wickets. Hussain Talat top-scored with an unbeaten 84 off 74 balls. The left-handed Hussain innings included four fours and as many sixes. He was supported by Wahab, who also returned undefeated on 31 off 35, hitting three fours and six. The pair added 75 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket partnership. Opening batter Rizwan Hussain scored 59 off 75, while Qasim Akram batting at number seven scored 32 off 35.

For Southern Punjab, Faisal Akram bagged four wickets for 35.

At House of Northern in Islamabad, Northern beat Sindh by two runs on DLS method. Batting first, Sindh were bowled out for 251 in the 45th over. Opening batter Sharjeel Khan scored 118 off 84 balls. The left-handed batter struck 11 fours and seven sixes during the course of his innings. Danish Aziz coming to bat at number six was other notable contributor with a 60-ball 30, which included three fours.

For Northern, Aamir Jamal, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim and Zaman Khan bagged two wickets apiece.

In return, Northern were 128 for four in the 24th over when rain disrupted the play. Due to rain no further play took place and Northern won the match by two runs on DLS method. Mohammad Huraira and Umar Amin both contributed 41 runs each. Umar during his unbeaten knock struck three fours and six.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Balochistan handed defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa their first defeat in the tournament. After being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were dismissed for 183 in the 41st over. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris top-scored with a 71-ball 75, smashing 10 fours. He was supported by number-eight batter Asif Afridi, who scored 57 off 56, hitting five fours and three sixes. The pair added 103 runs for the seventh wicket.

Balochistan’s Amad Butt and Khurram Shahzad bagged three wickets apiece. Left-arm pacer Akif Javed bagged two wickets for 38.

In return, Balochistan chased down the target in the 36th over for the loss of two wickets. Imran Butt returned undefeated on 79 off 114 balls. He smashed six fours. Asad Shafiq coming to bat at number four scored a 74-ball 76, which included 10 fours.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab beat Southern Punjab by four wickets at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Southern Punjab 252 all out, 48.3 overs (Salman Ali Agha 70, Muhammad Imran 48, Azam Khan 33; Wahab Riaz 3-33, Usman Qadir 3-54, Ahmed Bashir 2-28)

Central Punjab 256-6, 47.5 overs (Hussain Talat 84 not out, Rizwan Hussain 59, Qasim Akram 32, Wahab Riaz 31 not out; Faisal Akram 4-35)

Northern beat Sindh by two runs (DLS method) at House of Northern, Islamabad

Sindh 251 all out, 44.4 overs (Sharjeel Khan 118, Danish Aziz 30; Asif Ali 2-10, Aamir Jamal 2-46, Zaman Khan 2-47, Imad Wasim 2-59)

Northern 128-4, 23.2 overs (Umair Amin 41 not out, Mohammad Huraira 41, Asif Ali 20 not out; Shahnawaz Dahani 3-29)

Balochistan beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 183 all out, 40.1 overs (Mohammad Haris 75, Asif Afridi 57; Khurram Shahzad 3-17, Amad Butt 3-29, Akif Javed 2-38)

Balochistan 184-2, 36 overs (Imran Butt 79, Asad Shafiq 76 not out)

 

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Toss Update!

#BALvSP: Balochistan win the toss and decide to field

#SPvNOR: Northern win the toss and decide to field

#KPvSINDH: Sindh win the toss and decide to field

 

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Lahore, 8 March 2022: Salman Ali Agha’s 171 led Southern Punjab to a 67-run win over Northern in the fourth round fixture of Pakistan Cup here on Tuesday. Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also win their matches against Central Punjab and Sindh, respectively.

At the House of Northern in Islamabad, Southern Punjab after being put into bat were dismissed for 284 in the 49th over. Captain Salman Ali Agha coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 134-ball 171, which included 18 fours and six sixes.

For Northern, Aamir Jamal bagged three wickets for 56. Athar Mehmood, Mubasir Khan and Musa Khan grabbed two wickets each.

In turn, Northern were bowled out for 217 in the 44th over. Mubasir (65 off 62, seven fours, one six) and Rohail Nazir (40 off 42, six fours) were the notable contributors with the bat. For the winning team, Aamer Yamin, Khushdil Shah and Muhammad Imran picked two wickets each.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Imran Butt’s unbeaten century led Balochistan to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Central Punjab. Chasing 180 to win, Balochistan achieved the target in the 37th over which included unbeaten 100 off 128 balls from Imran. The right-handed batter struck nine fours and knitted 60-run partnership for the opening wicket with Haseebullah (32, 30b, six fours) and 75 runs for the second wicket with Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (32, 39b, two fours).

Earlier, after being put into bat, Central Punjab were bowled out for 179 in the 38th over. Qasim Akram who came to bat at number five top-scored with 63 off 76 balls, smashing three fours and one six. Captain Raza Ali Dar contributed 39 off 48, which included three fours and one six.

Balochistan’s captain Yasir Shah and left-arm fast bowler Akif Javed bagged three wickets apiece. Khurram Shahzad grabbed two wickets for 14 runs from six overs.

At the LCCA Ground in Lahore, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khalid Usman five-wicket haul led his side to a 113-run win over Sindh.

Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 220 in the 50th over. Kamran Ghulam, coming to bat at number three top-scored with a 59-ball 47, hitting five fours and one six. At one point, the defending champions were reeling at 121 for eight, before Ahmed Khan batting at number nine was joined by Sameen Gul. The pair added 70 runs for the ninth wicket. Sameen scored 46 off 61, which included two fours and one six, while Ahmed contributed 44 off 60, hitting six fours and one six.

For Sindh, Danish Aziz bagged three wickets for 44. Abrar Ahmed and Sohail Khan grabbed two wickets apiece.

In reply, Sindh were bowled out for 107 in the 32nd over. Opening batter Khurram Manzoor top-scored with a 42-ball 26. Left-arm spinner Khalid picked five wickets for eight runs in 5.5 overs. He was equally supported by Arshad Iqbal and Sameen Gul, both picking two wickets apiece.

At the end of round four, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan are on first and second position, respectively with six points each. Central Punjab and Sindh are on third and fourth position, respectively with two wins each. Southern Punjab and Northern occupy the fifth and sixth position, respectively with two points each.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab beat Northern by 67 runs at House of Northern, Islamabad

Southern Punjab 284 all out, 48.1 overs (Salman Ali Agha 171; Aamir Jamal 3-56, Mubasir Khan 2-51, Musa Khan 2-62, Athar Mehmood 2-65)

Northern 217 all out, 43.2 overs (Mubasir Khan 65, Rohail Nazir 40; Aamer Yamin 2-29, Khushdil Shah 2-29, Muhammad Imran 2-30)

Balochistan beat Central Punjab by eight wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab 179 all out, 37.5 overs (Qasim Akram 63, Raza Ali Dar 39; Akif Javed 3-33, Yasir Shah 3-54, Khurram Shahzad 2-14)

Balochistan 180-2, 36.3 overs (Imran Butt 100 not out, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 32, Haseebullah 32)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Sindh by 113 runs at LCCA Ground, Lahore

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 220 all out, 50 overs (Kamran Ghulam 47, Sameen Gul 46, Ahmed Khan 44; Danish Aziz 3-44, Abrar Ahmed 2-34, Sohail Ahmed 2-46)

Sindh 107 all out, 31.5 overs (Khurram Manzoor 26; Khalid Usman 5-8, Arshad Iqbal 2-20, Sameen Gul 2-22)

 

[Markhor]

Heartening to see Akif Javed in amongst the wickets.

 

[shamaan]

Heartening to see Akif Javed in amongst the wickets.

He has the talent but he needs to continue performing also good to see Balochistan winning games and some youngsters performing.

 

[shamaan]

Good to see young batters and bowlers performing.

 

[realitygaf]

why was Akif Javed not picked for PSL 7?

 

[shamaan]

why was Akif Javed not picked for PSL 7?

He was picked for Lohare but thier fast bowlers are good quality such as Shaheen,Rauf,Zaman people were expecting him to play but I knew he wouldn't.

 

[ElRaja]

Heartening to see Akif Javed in amongst the wickets.

dont see the hype about akif, looked like a poor mans zaheer khan last time i saw him, and id highly doubt hes even close to his listed age, and his insta handle suffix is 88, i cant be the only one to find that strange.

 

[moghul]

Rahat Ali and Sohail Khan still playing , these guys must be very old now.