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State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will look to defend their title as the eight-team President’s Cup Grade-I 2025-26 is set to begin from Monday, 8 December at four venues in Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Sunday.

The 31-match 50-over tournament is set to run till 25 December, when the winner will be crowned following the two semi-finals on 22 and 23 December. The eight teams will take on each other in a single-league round-robin format with four matches taking place in each of the seven rounds.

The PCB has also announced that the entire 50-over tournament will be live-streamed on Tapmad in Pakistan and on PCB YouTube Channel for the fans outside Pakistan. The league-stage matches will be day games. The toss will take place at 9am with first ball expected to be bowled at 9.30am.

In the first round, Ghani Glass will take on Pakistan Television (PTV) at the HPC Oval Ground, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) will be up against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) at the KCCA Stadium.

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and Sahir Associates will play at Naya Nazimabad Stadium, while defending champions SBP will be locking horns with Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at the UBL Sports Complex. The venues for the semi-finals and final will be announced in due course.

The teams will be vying for a winner’s prize money of PKR 5 million, while the runners up will collect PKR 2.5 million. Best batter, bowler, wicket-keeper and player of the tournament will be awarded PKR 100,000, while player of the match in each league stage and semi-final game will get PKR 25,000 with the player of the final getting PKR 50,000.

The teams will be led by Moeez Ghani (Ghani Glass), Iftikhar Ahmed (KRL), Adil Amin (OGDCL), Ammad Butt (PTV), Asim Ali Nasir (Sahir Associates), Shan Masood (SNGPL), Imran Butt (SBP) and Khalid Usman (WAPDA).

Sahir Associates made it to the Departmental Grade-I List A and first-class tournaments after winning the President’s Trophy Grade-II tournament held from April to June earlier this year.

Grade-I Departmental Teams’ rosters for 2025-26 season

Ghani Glass

Moeez Ghani (captain), Abdul Rafay, Afaq Afridi, Ali Razzaq, Ali Shabbir, Hammad Butt, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, Hussain Talat, Kashif Ali, Khawaja Mohammad Arham, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mohsin Riaz, Muhammad Umair, Noman Ali, Saad Nasim, Saaed Ali, Sameen Gul, Shadab Khan, Shahbaz Javed (wicketkeeper), Sharjeel Khan, Shawaiz Irfan, Shoaib Akhtar, Tayyab Tahir, Ubaid Shah, Yahya bin Abdul Rehman, and Zafar Gohar

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL)

Iftikhar Ahmed (captain), Abdul Faseeh, Ahmad Bashir, Ahmed Hassan, Aqib Liaqat, Arshad Iqbal, Hamza Nazar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Muhammad Amir Barki, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Shayan Sheikh, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Qaisar, Saad Baig, Saqib, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzaib Khan, Syed Aqib Shah, Syed Junaid Ali, Waqar Ahmed

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDL)

Adil Amin (captain), Abbas Ali, Abdul Rehman Muzammil, Alai Imran, Arshadullah, Asif Afridi, Danish Aziz, Haroon Arshad, Imam-ul-Haq, Israrullah, Jawad Ali, Khayyam Khan, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Amir Khan, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Muhammad Abuzar, Muhammad Arsal Sheikh, Muhammad Huzaifa, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Umar, Mushatq Ahmed, Raja Hamza Waheed, Sameer Saqib, and Umar Siddiq (wicketkeeper)

Pakistan Television (PTV)

Ammad Butt (captain), Ali Usman, Faisal Akram, Hasnain Khan, Irfan Khan, Israr Hussain, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Mehran Sanwal, Musa Khan, Muhammad Meesam, Obaid Shahid, Shamyl Hussain, Taimur Khan (wicketkeeper), Usman Salahuddin, Waqar Hussain, Yasir Khan, Zahid Mehmood

Sahir Associates

Asim Ali Nasir (captain, wicketkeeper), Abdullah, Ahmed Khan, Ahmer Ashfaq, Asfand Mehran, Attaullah, Fahad Usman, Hafiz Muhammad Suleman, Intasar Ali, Khan Zeb, Khawaja Muhammad Abdullah, Mohsin Khan, Muhammad Afaq, Muhammad Afzal, Muhammad Azeem Dar, Muhammad Basit, Muhammad Bilawal, Muhammad Zahid Khan Mehmand, Muhammd Kashif, Rawayat Khan, Razaullah, Saad Din Muhammad Athar, Saleem, Shahid Ali, Syed Ameer Abdullah Hamdani, and Usman Khan

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)

Shan Masood (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Samad, Abdul Subhan, Abid Ali, Ali Zaryab, Athar Mehmood, Azan Awais, Bilawal Bhatti, Haseebullah, Kamran Ghulam, Mubasir Khan, Muhammad Awais Zafar, Muhammad Irfan, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Azab, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Omair bin Yousuf, Saad Khan, Saifullah Bangash (wicketkeeper), Sajid Khan, Shahnawaz Dahani

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Imran Butt (captain), Ali Shan (wicketkeeper), Hassan Raza, Kashif Ali, Kashif Bhatti, Mehran Mumtaz, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Hurraira, Mohammad Ismail, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Niaz Khan, Qasim Akram, Rameez Aziz, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Shahid Aziz, and Sirajuddin

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)

Khalid Usman (captain), Abdul Razzaq, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Akif Javed, Aqib Khan, Azan Afridi, Ayaz Tasawar, Bismillah Khan (wicketkeeper), Fakhar Zaman, Malhar Rasool, Mohammad Ammar, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Imran Dogar, Mohammad Waseem Jnr, Mohammad Zeeshan, Muhammad Adil, Muhammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Ismail, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Umair, Mujtaba Khan, Nabi Gul, Naqeebullah, Rafay Rana, Rehan Afridi, Sharoon Siraj, and Usman Iqbal

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President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 to begin from 8 December

Prize pot of PKR 8.7 million up for grabs; Winner team to bag PKR 5 million on 25 December All 31 List A matches to be live-streamed on Tapmad (Pakistan) and PCB Youtube Channel...
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Toss updates:

PTV won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ghani Glass at HPC Oval Ground

State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against OGDCL at UBL Sports Complex

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sahir Associates at Naya Nazimabad Stadium

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against SNGPL at KCCA Stadium
 
President's Cup: Centuries by Awais Zafar, Saad Khan, and Shamil Hussain

Karachi, December 8. – Victories for SNGPL, KRL, OGDCL, and PTV on the first day of the President's Cup Grade One One-Day Tournament.
At the KCCA Stadium, SNGPL (379 runs for 6 wickets) defeated WAPDA (213 runs) by 166 runs.

For the winning team, Saad Khan scored 115, Awais Zafar scored 108 not out (5 fours, 9 sixes), and Shan Masood added 58 runs.
For WAPDA, Khalid Usman scored 58 and Ayaz Tasawwar scored 50 runs.

SNGPL's Mubashar Khan took four wickets.

Saad Khan was named Player of the Match.

At the Naya Nazimabad Stadium, KRL (130 runs for 3 wickets) defeated Sahir Associates (129 runs) by 7 wickets. For the winning team, Iftikhar Ahmed and Hamza Nazar took three wickets each. Shahzaib Khan scored 59 runs not out and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 24 runs.

Iftikhar Ahmed was declared Player of the Match.

At the UBL Sports Complex, OGDCL (303 runs for 7 wickets) defeated State Bank (302 runs for 5 wickets) by 3 wickets.For State Bank, Muhammad Irfan Khan scored 82 runs not out, Salman Ali scored 80, and Imran Butt added 66 runs.

For OGDCL, Muhammad Sarwar scored 82 not out (8 fours, 5 sixes), Adil Amin scored 65 runs, Danish Aziz 44, and Asif Afridi 33 not out.
Muhammad Sarwar and Asif Afridi shared a 103-run partnership for the eighth wicket.

Muhammad Sarwar was declared Player of the Match.

At the HPC Oval Ground, PTV (196 runs for 3 wickets) defeated Ghazi Glass (192) by 7 wickets. For the winning team, Shamil Hussain scored 112 runs not out (8 fours, 6 sixes), and Ali Usman took 4 wickets. For Ghani Glass, Hussain Talat scored 59 runs.

Shamil Hussain was Player of the Match.
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Round one - Match highlights

WAPDA v SNGPL:

Ghani Glass v PTV:

KRL v Sahir Associates:

OGDCL v SBP:
 
Just a quick check through the squads but where are Minhas/Saad Masood/Mohammad Faiq/Abbas Afridi? I could sift through and find more notable names missing but this is to highlight PCB poor development. Even if some of them are going to BPL, that tournament starts December 26 and this tournament will be wrapped up by December 25th.

Ghani as a captain for a department run by his daddy is a pure nepo pick. Shameful stuff for real.
 
Nasty Naz said:
Just a quick check through the squads but where are Minhas/Saad Masood/Mohammad Faiq/Abbas Afridi? I could sift through and find more notable names missing but this is to highlight PCB poor development. Even if some of them are going to BPL, that tournament starts December 26 and this tournament will be wrapped up by December 25th.

Ghani as a captain for a department run by his daddy is a pure nepo pick. Shameful stuff for real.
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Mohammed Faiq played today and got a duck but rest along with rizwan and babbar shaheen haris etc no idea
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Round two - Toss update - Karachi

State Bank of Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sahir Associates at KCCA Stadium

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ghani Glass at Naya Nazimabad Stadium

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against SNGPL at UBL Sports Complex

OGDCL won the toss and elected to bowl first against PTV at Oval Academy Ground
 
In the second round of the President’s Cup One-Day Tournament, SNGPL, WAPDA, OGDC, and State Bank won their respective matches.

At the KCCA Stadium, State Bank (258/5) defeated Sahir Associates (257/9) by 5 wickets.

State Bank’s Mohammad Faizan scored 106, while Saud Shakeel added 55.

For Sahir Associates, Mohsin Khan scored 53 and Asfand Mehran made 51. Shahid Aziz took three wickets. Mohammad Faizan was named Player of the Match. At the Naya Nazimabad Stadium, WAPDA (199/1) defeated Ghani Glass (193) by 9 wickets. WAPDA’s Mohammad Akhlaq smashed 102 not out with 8 sixes and 4 fours, while Mohammad Arif contributed 67.

Ghani Glass’ Hussain Talat scored 53. Aaqif Javed took 4 wickets for 45 runs. Mohammad Akhlaq was named Player of the Match. At the UBL Sports Complex, SNGPL (140) beat KRL (40 all out) by 100 runs.

SNGPL’s Mubasir Khan took 5 wickets for just 6 runs, including a hat-trick. He dismissed Shahzaib Khan, Shayan Sheikh, and Sufiyan Muqeem on consecutive deliveries. Sajid Khan also took 4 wickets for 10 runs, while Shan Masood scored 47. For KRL, Saqib Khan claimed 4 wickets for 21 runs. Mubasir Khan was named Player of the Match.

At the HPC Oval Ground, OGDCL (271/5) defeated PTV (268/9) by 5 wickets. OGDCL’s Rohail Nazir scored 81 and Imam-ul-Haq made 63. For PTV, Taimoor Khan remained 117 not out, with Mohammad Taha scoring 63 and Shahmil Hussain adding 52. Aamir Khan took three wickets. Rohail Nazir was awarded Player of the Match.
 
What a sham of a tournament. Garbage squads with undeserving captains and underprepared pitches.
A team scored 140 runs and they defended this with the other team getting all out for 40. In just 8 matches, there have already been 5 instances where teams are being bowled out for below 200. What is the point of preparing such pitches that you will never encounter at the international level? Who does this help?

This is supposed to be your main List A tournament and it's completely shambolic.
 
Nasty Naz said:
What a sham of a tournament. Garbage squads with undeserving captains and underprepared pitches.
A team scored 140 runs and they defended this with the other team getting all out for 40. In just 8 matches, there have already been 5 instances where teams are being bowled out for below 200. What is the point of preparing such pitches that you will never encounter at the international level? Who does this help?

This is supposed to be your main List A tournament and it's completely shambolic.
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Issue is the club grounds they are horrendous . I hear national stadium and nazibad stadium.will be hostimg 2 matches from.now
 
Omer2002 said:
Issue is the club grounds they are horrendous . I hear national stadium and nazibad stadium.will be hostimg 2 matches from.now
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They look absolutely abysmal. Clearly zero maintenance work done on it for years and yet, they are forcing players to play on these horrendous unmaintained grounds with under prepared pitches. It's not day/night matches which is generally how most, if not all ODI's are played nowadays and played on flatter pitches, not some slow, spinning type pitches like Sharjah. The goal should be to emulate what the players will face at the international level and prepare them for it. They should prepare good, batting friendly pitches where we can see totals like 300-375 on the regular and batting/bowling groups knowing how to chase or defend it on a regular basis.

This is why a huge gap remains between domestic and international level.
 
Nasty Naz said:
What a sham of a tournament. Garbage squads with undeserving captains and underprepared pitches.
A team scored 140 runs and they defended this with the other team getting all out for 40. In just 8 matches, there have already been 5 instances where teams are being bowled out for below 200. What is the point of preparing such pitches that you will never encounter at the international level? Who does this help?

This is supposed to be your main List A tournament and it's completely shambolic.
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What garbage squads most of these players played quaid e azam recently .
 
Low quality tournament. They need to bring back Champions One Day Cup without those overpaid mentors
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Karachi

Toss update - Round three

Sahir Associates won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ghani Glass at Oval Academy Ground

SNGPL won the toss and elected to bowl first against SBP at KCCA Stadium

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against PTV at UBL Sports Complex
 
This is why this whole department setup needs to be completely banned. Look at these blatant and awful nepotism picks.
 
Muhammad Saad said:
He is not playing premier domestic tournament, he practically owns a team and can do whatever with it as long as he provides salaries on time.
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I saw him yesterday and was appalled and shocked. If he took a couple of overs, then that is just about bearable. But he took 8 overs and deprived Professional players of precious opportunities
 
Muhammad Saad said:
He is not playing premier domestic tournament, he practically owns a team and can do whatever with it as long as he provides salaries on time.
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This is supposed to be a premier domestic tournament. It's like the only List A tournament they even have this season and its wasted on nonsense like this.
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Round four - Karachi

Toss update:

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against OGDCL at Oval Academy Ground

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against SBP at KCCA Stadium

Sahir Associates won the toss and elected to bowl first against PTV at Naya Nazimabad Stadium

SNGPL won the toss and elected to bat first against Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex
 
BouncerGuy said:
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Round four - Karachi

Toss update:

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against OGDCL at Oval Academy Ground

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against SBP at KCCA Stadium

Sahir Associates won the toss and elected to bowl first against PTV at Naya Nazimabad Stadium

SNGPL won the toss and elected to bat first against Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex
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President’s Cup: Centuries from Muaz Sadaqat, Imam-ul-Haq and Faham-ul-Haq; four-wicket hauls for Arshad Iqbal and Adil Amin

Karachi, December 14: In the fourth round of the President’s Cup One-Day Tournament, KRL, Sahir Associates, Ghani Glass and OGDCL registered victories.

At the KCCA Stadium, KRL (163 for 1) defeated State Bank (162) by nine wickets. Shahzaib Khan 69* , Iftikhar Ahmed 50* and Saad Baig 43 were the main contributors for KRL. For State Bank, Ghazi Ghori scored 36. Arshad Iqbal took 4 wickets for 31 runs and was named Player of the Match.

At the Niaz Stadium, Sahir Associates (211 for 5) beat PTV (207) by five wickets. Faham-ul-Haq scored an unbeaten 100, hitting seven fours and a six, while Asim Ali Nasir added 45. Taimur Khan top-scored for PTV with 73, while Razaullah took three wickets. Faham-ul-Haq was declared Player of the Match.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Ghani Glass (225 for 9) edged past SNGPL (221) by one wicket. Aazan Owais scored 52, Saad Khan 44 and Aamer Jamal 36* for SNGPL. Obaid Shah and Shoaib Akhtar claimed three wickets each. For Ghani Glass, Tayyab Tahir scored 49, while Athar Mahmood took three wickets and Sajid Khan and Aamer Jamal took two each. Tayyab Tahir was named Player of the Match.

At the HPC Oval Ground, OGDCL (380 for 8) defeated WAPDA (313 for 8) by 67 runs. Muaz Sadaqat smashed an aggressive 110 (10 sixes, 7 fours) while Imam-ul-Haq made 108, adding 159 for the opening stand. Danish Aziz remained unbeaten on 42. Ahmed Safi Abdullah took three wickets. For WAPDA, Bismillah Khan scored 77, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 60 and Mohammad Naeem 50, while Adil Amin picked up 4 wickets for 42 runs. Maaz Sadaqat was adjudged Player of the Match.
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Fifth round - Karachi

Toss update
SBP won the toss and elected to bat first against Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex

WAPDA won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sahir Associates at KCCA Stadium
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Fifth round - Karachi

Toss update - Match 17 and 20

KRL won the toss and elected to bat first against PTV at Naya Nazimabad Ground

SNGPL won the toss and elected to bat first against OGDCL at National Bank Stadium
 
The fifth round of the President’s Cup Grade-I 2025-26 saw Sahir Associates and Ghani Glass emerge victorious in the day games on Tuesday at the KCCA Stadium and UBL Sports Complex.

The two day-night fixtures including Pakistan Television (PTV) v Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) at the Naya Nazimabad Ground and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at the National Bank Stadium are in progress. Their match report will be shared in due course.

The sixth and penultimate round of the tournament will take place on Thursday, 18 December at the same four venues in Karachi with SBP v WAPDA and PTV v SNGPL being the day-night fixtures.

Sahir Associates continued their winning momentum bagging their third win on the trot as they restricted Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to 222 all out in pursuit of 310-run target at the KCCA Stadium.

Faham-ul-Haq backed up his unbeaten century in the previous round with impressive all-round performance, which included 4-30 with the ball and a half-century (66, 86b, 5x4s, 1x6) at the top of the order to provide Sahir a 119-run opening stand along with Fahad Usman (68, 90b, 7x4s, 2x6s).

Following Fahad’s departure in the 25th over, Faham and Usman Khan put on 89 runs for the second wicket, with the latter striking five fours and four sixes in his 42-ball 61 taking their team score to 208.

Mohammad Faiq contributed 34 off 33 balls including two fours and one six, while Razaullah (19, 9b, 1x4, 2x6s) and Mohammad Saleem (16, 17b, 1x4) took Sahir Associates to a formidable 309-8 in the allotted 50 overs. For WAPDA, Akif Javed, Mohammad Wasim Jnr and Ahmed Safi Abdullah picked up two wickets each.

In turn, WAPDA slid to 122-6 despite opening batter Muhammad Akhlaq’s half-century (55, 77b, 4x4s). No. 7 batter Nabi Gul contributed 47 off 51 balls hitting two fours and as many sixes but in vain as he got no support from the other end. WAPDA were bowled out for 222 in 44 overs.

Apart from Faham’s four-wicket haul, Sahir’s Hafiz Mohammad Suleman finished with figures of 10-1-28-3.

Ghani Glass registered their second consecutive win as they beat State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by five wickets at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi, chasing the 151-run target in 37 overs.

Player of the match Mohammad Rameez Jnr spun a web around the SBP batters as he picked up four for 29 off his 10 overs including a maiden over, while pacer Shoaib Akhtar Jnr dismissed four batters for 37 runs in 6.3 overs.

SBP stumbled to 33-3 and then 95-5 before losing 55-5 as they folded for 150 in 39.3 overs. Only Mohammad Hurraira (36, 60b, 2x4s, 1x6) and Muhammad Irfan Khan (34, 45b, 3x4s, 1x6) managed to go past the 30-run mark for the SBP.

In turn, Ghani Glass rode on Mohsin Riaz’s half-century (59, 98b, 3x4s, 2x6s) to seal the target with 13 overs to spare. He also shared a 69-run third-wicket stand with Hammad Butt (32 not out, 54b, 2x4s, 1x6). For SBP, Mehran Mumtaz picked up two wickets for 52 runs in his 10 overs.

Scores in brief – Round five

Match 17 (Day-night) – Match in progress - Khan Research Laboratories v Pakistan Television at Naya Nazimabad Ground, Karachi

KRL

PTV

Player of the match –

Match 18 – Ghani Glass beat State Bank of Pakistan by five wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

SBP 150 all out, 39.3 overs (Mohammad Hurraira 36, Muhammad Irfan Khan 34, Qasim Akram 26, Imran Butt 20; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 4-29, Shoaib Akhtar Jnr 4-37)

Ghani Glass 151-5, 37 overs (Mohsin Riaz 59, Hammad Butt 32 not out; Mehran Mumtaz 2-52)

Player of the match – Mohammad Rameez Jnr (Ghani Glass)

Match 19 – Sahir Associates beat Water and Power Development Authority by 87 runs at KCCA Stadium, Karachi

Sahir Associates 309-8, 50 overs (Fahad Usman 68, Faham-ul-Haq 66, Usman Khan 61, Mohammad Faiq 34; Akif Javed 2-50, Mohammad Wasim Jnr 2-58, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 2-89)

WAPDA 222 all out, 44 overs (Muhammad Akhlaq 55, Nabi Gul 47, Imran Dogar 25; Faham-ul-Haq 4-30, Hafiz Mohammad Suleman 3-28)

Player of the match – Faham-ul-Haq (Sahir Associates)

Match 20 (day-night) – Match in progress – Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, Karachi

SNGPL

OGDCL

Player of the match –
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Sixth round - Karachi

Toss update - Match 23 and 24

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ghani Glass at KCCA Stadium

OGDCL won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sahir Associates at UBL Sports Complex
 
BouncerGuy said:
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Sixth round - Karachi

Toss update - Match 23 and 24

KRL won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ghani Glass at KCCA Stadium

OGDCL won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sahir Associates at UBL Sports Complex
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PTV won the toss and elected to bat first against SNGPL at National Bank Stadium

SBP won the toss and elected to bat first against WAPDA at Naya Nazimabad Ground
 
President’s Cup One-Day 2025-26 toss update:

Match 25 – SBP have won the toss and are fielding first against PTV at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Match 26 - Ghani Glass have won the toss and are batting first against OGDCL at the KCCA Stadium, Karachi
 
President’s Cup toss update:

Match 27: WAPDA have won the toss against KRL and are batting first at the Naya Nazimabad Ground, Karachi

Match 28: SNGPL have won the toss and are fielding first against Sahir Associates at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi
 
Maaz Sadaqat’s brilliant century propelled Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) to a convincing 10-wicket win over Ghani Glass in the 26th fixture of the President’s Cup One-Day tournament at Karachi City Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.

Batting first, Ghani Glass were all out for 181 in 42.5 overs, with Tayyab Tahir top-scoring with 36 off 56 balls, including two fours and one six. Mohammad Amir Khan claimed four wickets for OGDCL. In reply, an unbroken opening stand of 182 between Maaz Sadaqat (107 not out, 70b, 15x4s, 3x6s) and Imam-ul-Haq (73 not out, 70b, 6x4s, 3x6s) sealed the win in 23.2 overs. Maaz, scoring his second century of the tournament, was named player of the match.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Pakistan Television secured a 47-run win over State Bank of Pakistan. Mohammad Suleman starred with 113 not out off 109 balls, which included nine fours and five sixes, guiding PTV to 277 for nine.

In turn, State Bank were all out for 230, with Hasan Raza top-scoring with 50. Mohammad Mohsin’s four wickets and Jahandad Khan two wickets were the pick of the bowlers, while Suleman earned player of the match award

Scores in brief:

OGDCL beat Ghani Glass by 10 wickets

Ghani Glass 181 all out, 42.5 overs (Tayyab Tahir 36, Zafar Gohar 34, Hussain Talat 33; Mohammad Amir Khan 4-26, Haroon Arshad 2-30, Adil Amin 2-32)

OGDCL 182-0, 23.2 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 107 not out, Imam-ul-Haq 73 not out)

Player of the match – Maaz Sadaqat (OGDCL)

PTV beat State Bank of Pakistan by 47 runs

PTV 277-9, 50 overs (Mohammad Suleman 113 not out, Mohammad Taha 51, Jahandad Khan 41; Kashif Bhatti 4-31, Shahid Aziz 3-47)

SBP 230 all out, 40.4 overs (Hasan Raza 50, Kashif Bhatti 44; Mohammad Mohsin 4-34)

Player of the match – Mohammad Suleman (PTV)
 
Good to see Maaz, Shahzaib and Shamyl continuing their prolific form. Azan, Shamyl, Shahzaib and Saad Baig should be a permanent part of Shaheens for the coming year. Ideally, Maaz should be given a chance in the upcoming T20 series with a view to the T20 WC but seems unlikely.

Bowling remains worrisome. Apart from Muqeem, and Arshad's return nothing much to speak of.
 
Shahzaib is scoring plenty of runs but shocking to see how low his SR rate is. FC SR is low too. Personally, I am not willing to buy stock in him until he shows significant uptick in his SR.

Shamyl continues to standout in domestic. Scoring plenty of runs and doing it at an incredible SR. Same goes for Maaz.

Very disappointing and shocking players like Arafat Minhas, Saad Masood etc aren't selected and playing in this tournament when they're better than a lot of the players.
 
President's Cup Grade-I 2025-26 - Semi-final 1 at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Toss update

OGDCL won the toss and elected to bowl first against PTV
 
Karachi, December 22: PTV has secured its place in the final of the President’s Cup One-Day Tournament. In the first semi-final played at the National Bank Stadium on Monday, PTV defeated OGDCL by 84 runs.

Notably, OGDCL remained undefeated during the league stage, winning all seven of its matches, but faced defeat in the crucial knockout round.

PTV will now face the winner of the second semi-final, contested between SNGPL and KRL. The second semi-final is scheduled for Tuesday, while the grand final will take place on December 25.

Match Summary​

  • Toss: OGDCL won the toss and elected to field first.
  • PTV Innings: PTV scored 241 runs (all out) in 50 overs.
  • OGDCL Innings: Chasing the target, OGDCL was bowled out for 157 runs in 30.5 overs.

Key Performances​

PTV Batting:Early on, PTV struggled at 74/4 after Mohammad Mohsin (25), Mohammad Suleman (20), Yasir Khan (14), and Shamil Hussain (11) were dismissed. However, Mohammad Taha (35) and Taimur Khan (48) stabilized the innings with an 85-run partnership. Jahandad Khan played a stellar knock of 63 runs, featuring 4 sixes and 6 boundaries.

OGDCL Bowling:

  • Mohammad Imran: 3 wickets
  • Adil Amin: 3 wickets
OGDCL Batting:Maaz Sadaqat scored 35 runs, while Asif Afridi remained unbeaten on 25. However, the rest of the lineup failed to hold ground against PTV's bowling attack.

PTV Bowling:The wickets were shared effectively among the bowlers:

  • Israr Hussain, Faisal Akram, Ali Usman, Amad Butt, and Jahandad Khan took 2 wickets each.
Player of the Match: Jahandad Khan
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President's Cup second semi-final

SNGPL have won the toss and are fielding first against KRL at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi
 
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) secured their place in the final of the President’s Cup One-Day Tournament after clinching a hard-fought 13-run victory over SNGPL in the semi-final at the National Bank Stadium. The highlight of the encounter was a brilliant bowling display by Arshad Iqbal, whose five-wicket haul dismantled the opposition's chase and turned the tide in KRL’s favor.

After being invited to bat first by SNGPL, KRL posted a competitive total of 255 runs in 49.4 overs. The innings was anchored by a superb performance from Waqar Ahmed, who fell just short of a century with a commanding 94 runs, including eight boundaries and a six. He found excellent support in Saad Baig, who struck a fluent 77 runs decorated with 12 boundaries. Despite their dominance, SNGPL’s Mohammad Salman kept his side in the hunt by tearing through the rest of the lineup, finishing with impressive figures of 6 for 42.

SNGPL’s pursuit of 256 began with promise as Omair Bin Yousuf (57) and Shan Masood (37) built a solid 76-run foundation for the second wicket. The momentum continued through the middle overs as Saad Khan and Kamran Ghulam shared a 90-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Saad Khan played a particularly aggressive role, scoring 66 runs with the help of seven boundaries. However, the dismissal of both set batsmen sparked a collapse that saw SNGPL lose their grip on the match.

The final stages of the game belonged to Arshad Iqbal, who produced a match-winning spell of fast bowling. He finished with figures of 5 for 43, systematically breaking SNGPL’s resistance and bowling them out for 242 in 48.2 overs. Hamza Nazar assisted with two wickets to ensure the victory. For his decisive contribution with the ball, Arshad Iqbal was deservedly named Player of the Match. KRL will now face PTV in the grand final on December 25.
 
President's Cup final at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

PTV have won the toss and are batting first against KRL
 
Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) lifted the President’s Cup One-Day trophy after defeating Pakistan Television (PTV) by four wickets in the final at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi on Thursday evening

Chasing a modest target of 165, KRL achieved the target in 34.4 overs for the loss of six wickets, riding on a composed half-century by Shahzaib Khan and a brisk, unbeaten cameo from Muhammad Amir Barki. With the win, KRL pocketed the trophy along with prize money of PKR 5 million, while runners-up PTV settled for PKR 2.5 million.

Earlier, PTV who opted to bat after winning the toss, were bowled out for 164 in 40.2 overs. Captain Shamyl Hussain top-scored with a fighting 50 off 44 balls, striking six fours and two sixes, but found little support from the rest of the batting line-up.

For KRL, Ahmad Hassan and Sufyan Moqim bagged three wickets apiece. Ahmed Bashir picked up two scalps, while captain Iftikhar Ahmed maintained pressure with an economical spell with figures of 10-2-27-1.

In turn, KRL got off to a brisk start through wicketkeeper-batter Saad Baig, who struck 23 off just 16 balls, which included five fours. After early wickets, Shahzaib anchored the innings with a patient 53 off 83 balls, including four fours and a six ensuring stability in the chase. Despite brief resistance from PTV bowlers with Faisal Akram leading the effort with three wickets and Ali Usman claiming two, KRL remained in control.

Skipper Iftikhar Ahmed contributed 25 off 38 balls, hitting four boundaries, while Muhammad Amir Barki sealed the victory in style with an unbeaten 21 off 13 balls, supported by Hamza Nazar (10 not out, 19b, 1x4).

KRL players also dominated the individual honours at the President’s Cup tournament with Shahzaib being adjudged player of the match for his match-winning knock in the final and also finishing as the best batter of the tournament scoring 485 runs, including one century and five half-centuries. Iftikhar was named player of the tournament following an impressive all-round display, scoring 240 runs and claiming 14 wickets, while Sufyan topped the bowling charts to secure the best bowler award with 20 wickets.

PTV’s Taimur Khan stood out behind the stumps and was rewarded with the best wicket-keeper of the tournament after registering 12 dismissals.

Scores in brief:

KRL beat PTV by four wickets at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi

PTV 164 all out, 40.2 overs (Shamyl Hussain 50; Sufyan Moqim 3-23, Ahmad Hassan 3-25, Ahmed Bashir 2-34)

KRL 165-6, 34.4 overs (Shahzaib Khan 53; Faisal Akram 3-51, Ali Usman 2-19)

Player of the match – Shahzaib Khan (KRL)

Player of the tournament – Iftikhar Ahmed (KRL) (240 runs, 14 wickets)

Best batter of the tournament – Shahzaib Khan (KRL) (485 runs, 1x100, 5x50s)

Best bowler of the tournament – Sufyan Moqim (KRL) (20 wickets)

Best wicket-keeper of the tournament – Taimur Khan (PTV) (12 dismissals)
 
Let’s gooo Khan Research Laboratories…

We need another team…

I was thinking maybe Janana de Malucho Textile Mills Limited…I hear they have a massive fan base.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Let’s gooo Khan Research Laboratories…

We need another team…

I was thinking maybe Janana de Malucho Textile Mills Limited…I hear they have a massive fan base.
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KRL is a well reputed national organisation same as ptv or ogdcl and they have a long departmental cricket history
 
hur rizvi said:
KRL is a well reputed national organisation same as ptv or ogdcl and they have a long departmental cricket history
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How do you expect people who don’t follow Pakistan’s domestic cricket as closely as others to know that?

I was more interested in our domestic games when the team names were based on regions. It had a lot more meaning to it. It gave the fans something to cheer about.

No one’s rooting for KRL, mostly because they don’t even know what city that team is based in.
 
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