Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (374 and 265) beat Northern (256 and 214) by 169 runs to win the QeA Trophy Final

[MenInG]

Lahore, 6 November 2021: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khalid Usman and Sajid Khan have been fined 85 per cent and 20 per cent of their match fees for a level 1 offence for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the third round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 match against Southern Punjab at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad.

Khalid and Sajid in two separate incidents delayed their departures from the crease after being given out and, as such, were found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which reads as: “Showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision during a Match.”

This was Khalid’s second breach in the ongoing season and therefore was fined 85 per cent of his match fees.

On-field umpires Nasir Hussain and Ghaffar Kazmi levelled the charges on the players, who accepted the sanctions proposed by match-referee Nadeem Arshad after requesting a hearing.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Batting wickets it seems

 

[Artaxerxes]

PCB has no clue how to prepare good cricket wickets.They need English curators to prepare wickets for them.Previously the pitches had lots of grass and the ball was flying all over the place.The batsmen couldn't score.Even trundlers were taking lots of wickets.Now they gone to the other extreme.They have prepared dead wickets which offer nothing to bowlers.

 

[MenInG]

QeA Trophy 2021/22 | Stage 4 | 10-13 Nov, 2021 | Faisalabad, Multan & Lahore | Matches Discussion

Lahore, 9 November 2021: The fourth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season 2021-22 will resume from Wednesday with Central Punjab locking horns with Sindh in a pink ball contest under the floodlights at the Gaddafi Stadium. The final of the season will also be played with pink ball under the floodlights at the National Stadium Karachi from 25 to 29 December.

This will be the first pink ball match in the Quaid-e-Trophy since the inception of six teams in the domestic structure that was revamped in 2019-20. The remaining two matches of the round will be played with red balls.

The six teams will be eyeing for their maiden win of the season, as all nine matches of the tournament have so far ended in a draw. Only five points separate the six teams with Mohammad Abbas-led Southern Punjab lead the points table with 34 points, while Imam-ul-Haq’s Balochistan is on the sixth spot with 29 points.

Nauman Ali-led Northern is on the second spot with 33 points, while Azhar Ali’s Central Punjab is on the third position with 31 points. Iftikhar Ahmed’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 30 points are positioned on number four, while Fawad Alam’s Sindh is on the fifth spot with 29 points.

In the batting chart, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Sahibzada Farhan leads the table with 472 runs from three outings at 118. His best of 163 came against Southern Punjab, where he helped his side draw the match after being enforced follow-on at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad. Second on the list is Central Punjab’s Abid Ali who has scored 444 runs in three outings at 111, his highest of 164 came against Balochistan in the previous round match at Gaddafi Stadium.

The 28-year old Tayyab Tahir is third on the list with 412 runs from three matches at 103. The right-handed batter from Southern Punjab best of 221 came against Balochistan in the second round match at Multan Cricket Stadium.

In the bowling charts, Southern Punjab’s Ali Usman took 17 wickets from three matches at 29.12 with best of five for 88 in an innings against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the third round match. During the match, left-arm spinner Ali ended-up taking 10 wickets for 190 where he dismissed Farhan in both innings of the match.

Second on the list is another left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar, who representing Central Punjab has taken 13 wickets from three matches at 38.46. His best figures in an innings was four for 93. Northern’s Musa Khan is third on the list with 10 wickets from three matches. The 21-year old right-arm fast has best figures of five for 78, which he took against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the first round match.

For their third round fixture, Central Punjab will continue to stay in Lahore as they play Sindh in a pink ball match. All the action from this match will be beamed across the globe through PCB’s official YouTube channel.

Balochistan will play against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad, while Northern will take on Southern Punjab at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

 

[Sher Khan]

3 Rounds of QEA complete and no results at all

Absolutely shocking and one that seems to have been brushed under the carpet. Three rounds of the QEA have already been completed, and not a single match has had a result so far.

All nine matches have ended up in a draw. Most teams this season are scoring 500 for fun, and openers are smashing double centuries. It's clear that the pitches are way too batting friendly.

PCB clearly needs to address this issue.

 

[MenInG]

Toss uncontested - Northern are batting first against Southern Punjab

 

[MenInG]

Balochistan have won the toss and elected to bat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 

[MenInG]

Toss uncontested - Central Punjab are batting first at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore against Sindh

 

[Omer2002]

Looks to be another set off flat pitches every where..i know we complained about batters not scoring but this is silly

 

[shah_1]

Last season we have had all matches in Karachi and it was great contest between bat and ball.

Punjab is a dead place to place to play first class matches. Brainless pcb management should find better ground for FC or play with English original duke balls

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 10 November 2021: A consolidated bowling performance by Southern Punjab had Northern bowled out for mere 163 on day one of the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22. With this outstanding bowling performance at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Southern Punjab bagged six bowling points – three for dismissing the opposition inside 200 and additional three for taking eight or more wickets inside 100 overs.

Pacers Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ilyas and Zia-ul-Haq took two wickets each and left-arm orthodox Ali Usman accounted for three Northern batters as he returned three for 39 from 16.1 overs.

Only four Northern batters entered double-digits with opener Nasir Nawaz top-scoring with 58 (eight fours).

It turned out to be a wicket-galore as Northern removed three Southern Punjab batters in the 18.4 overs they bowled before stumps were drawn. Southern Punjab had managed 77 runs. Imran Rafiq (24 not out) and Yousuf Babar (two not out) will resume Southern Punjab’s innings on Thursday.

Things weren’t as happening at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium where solid centuries from Imran Butt and Imam-ul-Haq had Balochistan placed at 271 for two against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

After Imran decided to bat first, he added 227 runs for the first wicket with Imam. Imran smashed 140, which included 17 fours and two sixes, while Imam was unbeaten on 110 (eight fours and three sixes).

The two wickets to fall – Imran and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (two off 14), who came into this match after scoring a fabulous double-century – were taken by Asif Afridi.

PCB will release the report of the pink ball match separately at the day’s conclusion at Gaddafi Stadium.



Scores in brief:

Toss Uncontested – Southern Punjab choose to field against Northern at Multan Cricket Stadium

Northern 163 all out, 56.1 overs (Nasir Nawaz 58, Umar Amin 29, Umar Waheed 21; Ali Usman 3-39, Mohammad Abbas 2-32, Zia-ul-Haq 2-32, Mohammad Ilyas 2-41)

Southern Punjab 77-3, 18.4 overs (Imran Rafiq 24 not out, Tayyab Tahir 22)

Innings Points – Northern 1, Southern Punjab 6

Balochistan elect to bat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after winning the toss at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Balochistan 271-2, 79 overs (Imran Butt 140, Imam-ul-Haq 110 not out; Asif Afridi 2-82)

Innings Points – Balochistan 2, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0

 

[Omer2002]

A bit confused here i am sure there was about 13 overs left and all the players have gone inside with groundsman cleaning the ground. Its a day and night game so what is the reason.

 

[Last Monetarist]

We are learning absolutely nothing about the quality of first-class batting on these featherbeds, utterly useless stats-padding.

The quality of bowling on the other hand should be a huge concern going forward for Pakistan cricket.

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 10 November 2021: Abid Ali stroked his third century of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 on the opening day of the pink ball first-class match between Discover Pakistan Central Punjab and GFS Sindh at the Gaddafi Stadium.

The Pakistan Test opener smashed 11 fours and a six and was unbeaten for 113 as Central Punjab made 238 for two in 75.3 overs.

Central Punjab openers gave their side a solid 138-run start after Sindh opted against contesting the toss and elected to field. Ahmed Shehzad, Abid’s opening partner, made 104-ball 78, which was studded with 11 fours.

Sindh bowlers made the most of the twilight hour – termed to be most productive for the bowling side in a pink ball affair with the natural light fading and artificial lights taking over – as two of the batting side’s wickets to fall in the day came in this span.

Ahmed was the first one to fall as he was bowled by left-arm orthodox Mohammad Asghar. Mohammad Hasnain’s lethal bouncer sent Azhar Ali packing as the Central Punjab skipper edged the ball on its way to wicketkeeper’s gloves.

Mohammad Saad, with 44 off 102, put up strong resistance against Sindh bowlers following the two dismissals and he will resume the 97-run stand with Abid on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the play will begin at 1130 from Thursday. The match timings for the next three days are: 1130 – 1330 (session one), 1330 – 1410 (lunch), 1410 – 1610 (session two), 1610 – 1630 (tea), 1630 – 1830 (session three).

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab 238-2, 75.3 overs (Abid Ali 113 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 78, Mohammad Saad 44 not out)

Innings points – Central Punab 2, Sindh 0

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 11 November 2021: Balochistan’s Imam-ul-Haq scored his first-class career’s best score of 202 not out against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on day two of the fifth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22.

The left-handed batter added 92 runs to his overnight score, which propelled Balochistan to 463 for five in 137.5 overs before Imran Butt, who had made 140 yesterday, declared the innings.

This was Imam’s second double-century in the format as he bested his unbeaten 200. Imam smashed 16 fours and four sixes in his 390-ball innings and added 172 runs for the third wicket with Haris Sohail, who made 79 (six fours and four sixes).

Balochistan had made 329 and lost two wickets at the completion of 100 overs and, as such, gathered three batting points, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa failed to get any point.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 35 for one in 8.4 overs before stumps were drawn. Sahibzada Farhan (24 not out) and Musadiq Ahmed (10 not out) will resume the innings for 2020-21 edition’s joint-winners on Friday.

At the Mulan Cricket Stadium, Yousuf Babar’s brilliant maiden century and Azam Khan’s 96-ball 70 helped Southern Punjab stage a recovery and lift them to 346 for seven at the close of play. Southern Punjab had begun the day at 77 for three.

Yousuf made 116 not out off 204, hitting 16 fours. He partnered with Azam for 114 runs for the fifth wicket. The solid stand between the two added three batting points to Southern Punjab’s tally after they accumulated six bowling points yesterday.

The partnership ended with Azam’s wicket. The wicketkeeper-batter was removed by pacer Aamir Jamal, who also accounted for Zain Abbas and Muhammad Imran.

Scores in brief:

Balochistan elect to bat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after winning the toss at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Balochistan 463-5, 137.5 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 202 not out, Imran Butt 140, Haris Sohail 79; Asif Afridi 2-139)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35-1, 8.4 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 24 not out, Musadiq Ahmed 10 not out)

Innings Points – Balochistan 3, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0

Toss Uncontested – Southern Punjab choose to field against Northern at Multan Cricket Stadium

Northern 163 all out, 56.1 overs (Nasir Nawaz 58, Umar Amin 29, Umar Waheed 21; Ali Usman 3-39, Mohammad Abbas 2-32, Zia-ul-Haq 2-32, Mohammad Ilyas 2-41)

Southern Punjab 346-7, 89 overs (Yousuf Babar 116 not out, Azam Khan 70, Imran Rafiq 34, Ali Usman 31 not out, Zia ul Haq 23, Tayyab Tahir 22; Aamir Jamal 3-92, Musa Khan 2-74)

Innings Points – Northern 3, Southern Punjab 9

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 11 November 2021: Sindh raced to 190 for the loss of one wicket at a staggering run rate of 5.28 in reply of Central Punjab’s 387 for nine on day two of the pink ball affair at the Gaddafi Stadium. That it happened was due to half-centuries from Khurram Manzoor, who struck 51 off 50 (seven fours), and Ahsan Ali, who was unbeaten on 88 off 99 (10 fours and a six).

Khurram and Ahsan provided a solid 109-run opening stand before Zafar Gohar ended the former’s stay at the crease. Ammad Alam ensured that the run rate doesn’t take a hit with his 49 not out off 67 (four fours and three sixes).

Earlier, Central Punjab declared their innings on 387 for nine. Mohammad Saad converted his overnight 44 into 88 and Abid Ali was out for 122 after starting his day at 113.

Junaid Ali and Zafar Gohar made 35 and 24 in the middle-order.

Sindh’s left-arm orthodox Mohammad Asghar finished with four for 143, while pacer Mir Hamza finished with three for 65.

Central Punjab added one more batting point to their tally for breaching the 300-run mark inside 100 overs. Sindh, for dismissing four batters, got one bowling point

Scores in brief

Central Punjab 387-9, 129.3 overs (Abid Ali 122, Mohammad Saad 88, Ahmed Shehzad 78, Junaid Ali 35, Zafar Gohar 24; Mohammad Asghar 4-143, Mir Hamza 3-65)

Sindh 190-1, 36 overs (Ahsan Ali 88 not out, Khurram Manzoor 51, Ammad Alam 49 not out)

Innings points – Central Punjab 2, Sindh 0

 

[Hassaan HS]

Day three, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

 

[ElRaja]

the pitches may be flat, but the bowling has no penetration. beyond 4 or 5 front line bowlers pak bowling stocks are very shallow, and there isnt a single spinner who has looked even remotely threatening.

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 12 November 2021: Southern Punjab were closing in their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 as they were 56 runs ahead of Northern, who were 175 for six in second innings, when stumps were called on day three of the fourth round fixture at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

It was Southern Punjab captain Mohammad Abbas and left-arm orthodox Ali Usman who wreaked havoc with the ball as only two Northern batters Faizan Riaz (51 off 112) and Muhammad Huraira (43 off 83) managed substantial scores.

Southern Punjab were earlier bowled out for 394 after beginning the day at 340 for seven as pacer Aamer Jamal recorded his maiden five-fer with five for 111, while Musa Khan added another wicket to his tally to finish with three for 99.

Yousuf Babar converted his overnight 116 into 138.

At Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 285 for three in 86.4 overs in reply of Balochistan’s 463. Nabi Gul, with an unbeaten 88, had made the most runs for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Sahibzada Farhan and Musadiq Ahmed, who were at the crease overnight, also scored half-centuries.

Farhan made 75 off 175 (10 fours), while Musadiq made 91-ball 70 (13 fours).

On Saturday, the last day of the round, Nabi and Adil Amin (37 not out) will resume Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s innings. To date, Balochistan have accumulated four points, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have bagged two points (both batting).

Scores in brief:

Toss Uncontested – Southern Punjab choose to field against Northern at Multan Cricket Stadium

Northern 163 all out, 56.1 overs (Nasir Nawaz 58, Umar Amin 29, Umar Waheed 21; Ali Usman 3-39, Mohammad Abbas 2-32, Zia-ul-Haq 2-32, Mohammad Ilyas 2-41) and 175-6, 62 overs (Faizan Riaz 51, Muhammad Huraira 43; Mohammad Abbas 3-36, Ali Usman 2-45)

Southern Punjab 394 all out, 97.4 overs (Yousuf Babar 138, Azam Khan 70, Ali Usman 37, Imran Rafiq 34, Tayyab Tahir 22; Aamir Jamal 5-111, Musa Khan 3-99)

Innings Points – Northern 3, Southern Punjab 9

Balochistan elect to bat against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after winning the toss at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Balochistan 463-5, 137.5 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 202 not out, Imran Butt 140, Haris Sohail 79; Asif Afridi 2-139)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 285-3, 8.4 overs (Nabi Gul 88 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 75, Musadiq Ahmed 70, Adil Amin 37)

Innings Points – Balochistan 4, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2

 

[realitygaf]

these are the kinds of wickets which produce a wasim and waqar and shoaib akhtar. these wickets destroy medium pacers and you need skill or speed or both to produce wickets. these are also the kinds of wickets that produced saeed anwar, inzamam, m. yousuf, javed miandad

 

[MenInG]

 

[MenInG]

Lahore, 12 November 2021: Ahsan Ali smashed his highest first-class score and was unbeaten on 284 at the close of day three of the pink ball affair between Sindh and Central Punjab at the Gaddafi Stadium. This is Ahsan’s first score of 100-plus for Sindh.

The right-handed opener was on 88 when play resumed today and continued to score at a brisk rate. He has, to date, smashed 35 fours and three sixes from the 364 balls he has faced.

Sindh were 566 for five from 124 overs and had pocketed all five battings points for scoring 485 for the loss of two wickets in 100 overs.

Ammad Alam, who was on 49 yesterday, struck a century as he made 157 off 210 (15 fours and seven sixes).

The pair of Ahsan and Ammad added a mammoth 309 for the second wicket, and denied Central Punjab bowlers opportunities to make inroads for the large part of the day.

After Ammad became Zafar Gohar’s second wicket, Saad Khan and captain Asad Shafiq scored 31 and 21. Asad was also removed by Zafar, who has taken three wickets for 139 in 45 overs in the innings.

Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Hasan will resume his innings on six with Ahsan, who is eyeing his maiden triple-century, on Saturday, the last day of the fixture.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab 387-9, 129.3 overs (Abid Ali 122, Mohammad Saad 88, Ahmed Shehzad 78, Junaid Ali 35, Zafar Gohar 24; Mohammad Asghar 4-143, Mir Hamza 3-65)

Sindh 566-5, 124 overs (Ahsan Ali 284 not out, Ammad Alam 157, Khurram Manzoor 51, Saad Khan 31, Asad Shafiq 21; Zafar Gohar 3-139)

Innings points – Central Punjab 2, Sindh 5

 

[guldozer]

I agree that flat pitches are bad, even guys like ahsan Ali who averages 20 something with the bat is scoring big daddy hundreds. Awful porches 4 weeks in a row.

 

[Finisher]

Amir Jamal with a 5fr. Hopefully we will see him in PSL

Ali Usman SLA outbowling Nauman Ali, he bats decently too, player to watch out this season

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

Loved Ammad Alam’s batting. If he gets a few more seasons like this he can become the next big thing in our cricket. From here on he can either go Babar way or Akmal way. It’s all up to him now.

 

[MenInG]

QeA Round 4, Day 4 - Southern Punjab have defeated Northern by 10 wickets

 

[Hassaan HS]

Ahsan Ali, ninth batter to record triple century in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Sindh’s Ahsan Ali on Saturday became the ninth batter to record a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy triple century when he made 303 not out off 385 against Central Punjab on the final day of the pink ball affair at the Gaddafi Stadium. The match between the two sides ended in a draw.

The opening batter started the day at 284 and after he crossed the 300-run mark, Asad Shafiq declared the innings at 616 for five.

The other batters to have scored 300 or more in the tournament are Hanif Mohammad (499 for Karachi against Bahawalpur in 1958/59), Aftab Balochi (428 for Sindh against in 1973/74), Naved Latif (394 for Sargodha against Gujranwala in 2000/01), Imran Farhat (308 for Lahore Ravi against Peshawar in 2012/13), Rafatullah Mohmand (302* for WAPDA against SSGC in 2009/10), Shoaib Khan (300* for Peshawar against Quetta in 2003/04), Bazid Khan (300* for Rawalpindi against Hyderabad in 2004/05) and Hamza Ghanchi (300* for Karachi Whites against National Bank of Pakistan in Karachi 2016/17)

Central Punjab had made 185 for four in 53 overs with Ahmed Shehzad top-scoring with 53 and Abid Ali following up his 122 with 45 not out when stumps were drawn. Three of the five Central Punjab wickets were taken by left-arm orthodox Mohammad Asghar.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab 387-9, 129.3 overs (Abid Ali 122, Mohammad Saad 88, Ahmed Shehzad 78, Junaid Ali 35, Zafar Gohar 24; Mohammad Asghar 4-143, Mir Hamza 3-65) and 185-4, 53 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 53, Abid Ali 45 not out, Saad Naseem 30; Mohammad Asghar 3-80)

Sindh 616-5, 134 overs (Ahsan Ali 303 not out, Ammad Alam 157, Khurram Manzoor 51, Mohammad Hassan 37 not out, Saad Khan 31, Asad Shafiq 21; Zafar Gohar 3-153)

Match points – Central Punjab 7, Sindh 10

Via : https://www.pcb.com.pk/news-detail/...rd-triple-century-in-quaid-e-azam-trophy.html

 

[BunnyRabbit]

I have been really disappointed with the state of pitches this year in QeA so far. Not many result oriented pitches plus way too flat decks for bowlers to get anything out of it. A lot of meek and players with visible chinks in their gameplay have been racking up tons like it's nothing. Pitches should be regulated and so that the games end late in the last day.

 

[shamaan]

the pitches may be flat, but the bowling has no penetration. beyond 4 or 5 front line bowlers pak bowling stocks are very shallow, and there isnt a single spinner who has looked even remotely threatening.

Some are playing against Sri Lanka A

 

[shamaan]

I have been really disappointed with the state of pitches this year in QeA so far. Not many result oriented pitches plus way too flat decks for bowlers to get anything out of it. A lot of meek and players with visible chinks in their gameplay have been racking up tons like it's nothing. Pitches should be regulated and so that the games end late in the last day.

Ramiz Raja is doing the talking but not the walking.

 

[Last Monetarist]

The PCB should just cancel the tournament now if there is no will to improve the pitches. Utterly useless.

 

[Bewal Express]

I have been really disappointed with the state of pitches this year in QeA so far. Not many result oriented pitches plus way too flat decks for bowlers to get anything out of it. A lot of meek and players with visible chinks in their gameplay have been racking up tons like it's nothing. Pitches should be regulated and so that the games end late in the last day.

There is nothing wrong with flat wickets, we just need a little more bounce. Flat wickets force bowlers to learn their trade and batsman get to bat time, both if which create better players. Just more bounce needed if it's possible

 

[Bewal Express]

Mohammed Asghar needs more consistency to go with his spin, he is the only spinner I have seen that has something but he can't land 2 balls in the same place. Can someone show him Montys lines and lengths.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

There is nothing wrong with flat wickets, we just need a little more bounce. Flat wickets force bowlers to learn their trade and batsman get to bat time, both if which create better players. Just more bounce needed if it's possible

Slight seam assisting pitches with good carry which get drier as the game progresses so that both batters and bowlers have to play out of their skin to succeed. This 450-550 pitches aren't doing anything for both batters or bowlers. Batters' technique doesn't get tested, bowlers' ability to bowl game changing spells doesn't come into play. We have had pitches where on average 6-7 bowlers have been bowling due to lack of support from the wickets and large innings.

 

[shujaatraza]

Should subtract 500 runs from every batsman after the season ends.

 

[Bewal Express]

Slight seam assisting pitches with good carry which get drier as the game progresses so that both batters and bowlers have to play out of their skin to succeed. This 450-550 pitches aren't doing anything for both batters or bowlers. Batters' technique doesn't get tested, bowlers' ability to bowl game changing spells doesn't come into play. We have had pitches where on average 6-7 bowlers have been bowling due to lack of support from the wickets and large innings.

The problem is that our groundsman don't have the ability to produce a slightly seaming pitch, it's all or nothing. But if the choice was between the terrible wickets of the past, or these, then its these. These wickets at least teach the batsman the virtue of occupying the crease and the bowlers the value of concentration and line and length.

 

[shah_1]

Why can't cricket matches be played in Diamond cricket ground Islamabad instead of dead pitches like Gaddafi stadium and Iqbal Stadium

 

[BunnyRabbit]

The problem is that our groundsman don't have the ability to produce a slightly seaming pitch, it's all or nothing. But if the choice was between the terrible wickets of the past, or these, then its these. These wickets at least teach the batsman the virtue of occupying the crease and the bowlers the value of concentration and line and length.

That's what I have been saying for years on this forum to teach the curators or hire better curators and invest money on this kind of stuff rather than making useless high profile posts that serve nothing. There is a director of domestic cricket, a managing director, a director of cricketing affairs etc.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Why can't cricket matches be played in Diamond cricket ground Islamabad instead of dead pitches like Gaddafi stadium and Iqbal Stadium

Diamond Cricket club's dimensions are barely 50-60m

 

[shah_1]

Diamond Cricket club's dimensions are barely 50-60m

Need to find better ground than this rubbish

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Need to find better ground than this rubbish

To be honest all the grounds except for the stadia which host international cricket are in poor shape.

The FC games are being held in 1 proper ground in a city plus club level grounds in the same city.

When matches are held in Isb/Pindi, only Rwp stadium is the one that is international standard. Apart from them, Diamond club's ground is too small, the ground in f6 hardly looks more like a regular ground where kids play and there is another one in KRL colony which is maintained by military region and they don't even let "ordinary" people near the ground(well before the pandemic started). The ground is pretty small there as well.

 

[JibranAnsari]

There was a news on Tv that a cricketer Waqar Aslam died during a domestic match today in lahore. Can anyone confirm?

 

[shah_1]

To be honest all the grounds except for the stadia which host international cricket are in poor shape.

The FC games are being held in 1 proper ground in a city plus club level grounds in the same city.

When matches are held in Isb/Pindi, only Rwp stadium is the one that is international standard. Apart from them, Diamond club's ground is too small, the ground in f6 hardly looks more like a regular ground where kids play and there is another one in KRL colony which is maintained by military region and they don't even let "ordinary" people near the ground(well before the pandemic started). The ground is pretty small there as well.

The matches in Karachi last season were great. It was the right amount of balance between bat and ball. It is possible if we find the right grounds.

 

[MenInG]

QeA Trophy 2021/22 | 20 October - 29 December | Tournament Discussion

Lahore, 16 November 2021: Buoyed by a dominating 10-wicket win over Northern at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Southern Punjab will enter the fifth round, which commences from tomorrow, of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 with their heads high as they take on Sindh at Gaddafi Stadium, the home of Pakistan cricket.

Southern Punjab and Sindh have been the best sides in the competition to date as Southern Punjab lead the points table with 60 and Sindh are ranked second with 40. The match between these teams will be live-streamed through Pakistan Cricket Board’s official YouTube channel across the globe.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – who have same points as Sindh, but are ranked third – will play fourth-placed Central Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium. The two sides are joint-winners of the last Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and will be eager to bag crucial 16 points by securing a win to catch up with Southern Punjab.

In the third match of the round, Balochistan, ranked fifth, and Northern, bottom-placed, will go head-to-head at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. After becoming the first side to face a defeat, Northern will be hoping to make a strong comeback with a win.

The players selected for the national Test side for the two-Test series against Bangladesh will not feature in this round. As such, the six sides can call up reinforcements from their squads, announced at the start of the season.

This is the last round of this Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 being played in Punjab. The last half of the tournament, including the final will be played in Karachi.

Squads:

Balochistan - Imran Butt (captain), Bismillah Khan (vice-captain), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Akbar-ur-Rehman, Akif Javed, Amad Butt, Ayaz Tasawar, Azeem Ghumman, Gohar Faiz, Haris Sohail, Jalat Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Najeebullah Khan, Raza-ul-Hasan and Taj Wali

Central Punjab – Ahmed Bashir, Ahmed Shehzad, Ali Zaryab, Bilawal Iqbal, Haider Ali, Imran Dogar, Junaid Ali (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Akhlaq (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Saad, Nisar Ahmed, Saad Nasim, Saif Badar, Waqas Maqsood and Zafar Gohar

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Adil Amin, Arshadullah, Ashfaq Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Imran Khan Snr, Israrullah, Khalid Usman, Mehran Ibrahim, Musadiq Ahmed, Nabi Gul, Niaz Khan, Rehan Afridi (wicketkeeper), Sahibzada Farhan and Sameen Gul

Northern – Umar Amin (captain), Aamir Jamal, Abdul Faseeh, Ather Mehmood, Faizan Riaz, Kashif Ali, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Huraira, Munir Riaz, Musa Khan, Raza Hasan, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper), Sarmad Bhatti, Umar Waheed and Waqas Ahmed

Sindh – Asad Shafiq (captain), Ammad Alam, Ahsan Ali, Junaid Ilyas, Khurram Manzoor, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Umar, Saad Khan, Shan Masood, Sohail Khan and Tabish Khan

Southern Punjab – Umar Siddiq (captain and wicketkeeper), Adeel-ur-Rehman, Ali Usman, Aamer Yamin, Azam Khan (wicketkeeper), Hassan Khan, Imran Rafiq, Imran Randhawa, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Junaid, Naved Yasin, Tayyab Tahir, Yousaf Babar, Zain Abbas and Zia-ul-Haq

Fixtures (17-20 November):

Southern Punjab v Sindh – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan

Northern v Balochistan – Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

 

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[Artaxerxes]

There no news about 2nd XIs.Are they playing or not.

 

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Northern have won the toss and elected to bat against Balochistan

 

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Sindh have opted to bowl against Southern Punjab

 

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KP are bowling after deciding to not to contest the toss against Central Punjab

 

[Shariq7]

Surprising that Sind is not playing Mohd. Hasnain. Does anyone know why?

 

[Omer2002]

Prob resting him...omair yusuf and haider ali not playing too

 

[guldozer]

Some good players sitting in the bench.

 

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Lahore, 17 November 2021: Left-arm orthodox Kashif Bhatti recorded a five-wicket haul for Balochistan against Northern at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium on first day of the fifth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22. This was 35-year-old’s 22nd first-class five-for.

Kashif took five wickets for 92 runs in 30 overs as Northern finished the day on 244 for nine and helped Balochistan gather three bowling points with an eye on bonus points (for bowling out opposition). If Balochistan dismiss Northern’s last wicket under 250 they would bag two points. Doing so between the score of 251-300 would get them one point.

The other four wickets were shared equally between off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan and left-arm orthodox Jalat Khan.

With the scores of 47 and 41, Northern’s Abdul Faseeh and Rohail Nazir put up resistance. Both batters, however, were sent packing by Kashif.

In the match between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Multan Cricket Stadium, Mohammad Saad was not out on 64 as the former closed the day on 206 for six after the latter opted to bowl without contesting the toss.

Saad had arrived at the crease with Central Punjab at 84 for two and smashed seven fours from the 131 balls he faced. He was joined by all-rounder Zafar Gohar (21 not out) when stumps were drawn.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s pacer Imran Khan Snr and left-arm orthodox Asif Afridi took two wickets each, while Sameen Gul and Khalid Usman removed a batter each.

Half-centuries by captain Umar Siddiq and Imran Rafiq had Southern Punjab on 211 for four against Sindh at the Gaddafi Stadium. The pair added 118 runs for the third wicket before Imran was out on 68 (eight fours). Umar was unbeaten on 61 (seven fours, 148 balls).

Opener Zain Abbas struck 45 and stitched a 61-run opening partnership with Tayyab Tahir (24) after Sindh captain Asad Shafiq elected to bowl without contesting the toss.

The four wickets to fall on the day were picked up by Sohail Khan, Mir Hamza, Tabish Khan and Mohammad Asghar.

Scores in brief:

Northern won the toss and elected to bat against Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Northern 244-9, 84 overs (Abdul Faseeh 47, Rohail Nazir 41, Umar Amin 37, Muhammad Huraira 33, Mehran Mumtaz 23, Aamir Jamal 22; Kashif Bhatti 5-92, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-37, Jalat Khan 2-68)

Innings points – Northern 1, Balochistan 3

Toss Uncontested – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opt to bowl against Central Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab 206-6, 70.3 overs (Mohammad Saad 64 not out, Ahmed Shehzad 36, Imran Dogar 32, Saif Badar 23, Zafar Gohar 21 not out; Asif Afridi 2-42, Imran Khan Snr 2-73)

Innings points – Central Punjab 1, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2

Toss Uncontested – Sindh opt to bowl against Southern Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Southern Punjab 211-4, 73 overs (Imran Rafiq 68, Umar Siddiq 61 not out, Zain Abbas 45, Tayyab Tahir 24)

Innings points – Southern Punjab 1, Sindh 1

 

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Lahore, 18 November 2021: Central Punjab pacer Mohammad Ali’s six for 37 had Khyber Pakhtunkhwa struggling at 187 for nine and trailing by 83 when stumps were called for the second day’s play at Multan Cricket Stadium in the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22.

The right-arm pacer accounted for Sahibzada Farhan (24), Nabi Gul (seven), Adil Amin (26), Rehan Afridi (18), Khalid Usman (11) and Niaz Khan (0).

The pacer’s remarkable spell has Central Punjab at the verge of collecting all six available points for bowling. They have already collected three points for removing eight or more wickets in 100 overs and will get further three if they dismiss the last Khyber Pakhtunkhwa batter under the score of 200.

It was 46 by Musadiq Ahmed and 42 not out by Asif Afridi that dragged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 187. Asif, who usmashed three fours and four sixes in the 31 balls he faced, will be joined by Imran Khan Snr when play resumes on Friday.

Central Punjab after resuming the day on 206 for six were bowled out for 270 inside 10 overs as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected four bowling points. Mohammad Saad fell two runs short of a century as he fell on 98 after resuming the day on 64.

Imran, Sameen Gul and Asif Afridi picked up three wickets each.

Ahsan Ali followed up his triple century in the last round with a 62-ball 70 as Sindh managed 161 for three in reply of Southern Punjab’s 310 before bad light enforced the close of play at the Gaddafi Stadium.

The right-handed opener smashed 13 fours, before he became Sindh’s third wicket to fall after Khurram Manzoor and Ammad Alam were sent packing by Aamer Yamin and Zia-ul-Haq.

It was Saad Khan’s unbeaten 80-ball 54 (eight fours) which propelled Sindh to 161. He will resume the innings with his captain, Asad Shafiq, who is not out on 11, on Friday.

Earlier, Umar Siddiq converted his overnight 61 into 84.

The Southern Punjab skipper became Test cricketer Tabish Khan’s second victim. The destroyer-in-chief, however, was Sohail Khan, who dismissed four batters and gave away 62 runs in 26 overs.

Northern, in what is a remarkable comeback following a defeat to Southern Punjab in the last round, were 50 runs ahead of Balochistan at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad as they closed the day on 17 for none playing for the second time in the match.

It was Raza Hasan’s four wickets at the cost of 67 runs which rolled out Balochistan for 211. Bismillah Khan and Akbar-ur-Rehman scored half-centuries as they made 64 and 50. Northern’s Mehran Mumtaz took three wickets for 80, while Mubasir Khan returned two for 21.

By dismissing Balochistan inside 100 overs and under 250, Northern bagged five bowling points.

At the start of day, Balochistan had also bagged five points for rolling out Northern for 244 in 84.4 overs.

Toss Uncontested – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opt to bowl against Central Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab 270 all out, 88.3 overs (Mohammad Saad 98, Ahmed Shehzad 36, Imran Dogar 32, Zafar Gohar 24, Saif Badar 23, Zafar Gohar 21 not out; Sameen Gul 3-55, Asif Afridi 3-57, Imran Khan Snr 3-97)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 187-9, 46 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 46, Asif Afridi 42 not out, Adil Amin 26, Sahibzada Farhan 24; Mohammad Ali 6-37)

Innings points – Central Punjab 5, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 4

Toss Uncontested – Sindh opt to bowl against Southern Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Southern Punjab 310 all out, 101.3 overs (Umar Siddiq 84, Imran Rafiq 68, Umar Siddiq 61 not out, Zain Abbas 45, Yousuf Babar 36, Tayyab Tahir 24, Zia-ul-Haq 22; Sohail Khan 4-62, Tabish Khan 2-81, Mohammad Asghar 2-91)

Sindh 161-3, 35 overs (Ahsan Ali 70, Saad Khan 54 not out)

Innings points – Southern Punjab 4, Sindh 3

Northern won the toss and elected to bat against Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Northern 244 all out, 84.4 overs (Abdul Faseeh 47, Rohail Nazir 41, Umar Amin 37, Muhammad Huraira 33, Mehran Mumtaz 23, Aamir Jamal 22; Kashif Bhatti 5-92, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-37, Jalat Khan 2-68) and 17-0, 10 overs (Muhammad Huraira 12 not out, Abdul Faseeh 5 not out)

Balochistan 211 all out, 74.1 overs (Bismillah Khan 64, Akbar-ur-Rehman 50, Gohar Faiz 22; Raza Hasan 4-67, Mehran Mumtaz 3-80, Mubasir Khan 2-21)

Innings points – Northern 6, Balochistan 6

 

[Saj]

Central Punjab’s Saif Badar has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for a level 1 offence for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the fifth round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 match against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Multan Cricket Stadium.

Saif delayed his departure from the crease after he was adjudged out by umpire and made noise after reaching the dressing room. As such, he was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

On-field umpires Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan levelled the charge on the batter, who accepted the sanction proposed by match-referee Mohammad Javed Malik after requesting a hearing.

 

[shujaatraza]

Hearing stories that Haris Sohail and Faisal Iqbal got into huge fight in the 3rd round and alot of things happened in the background like Faisal Iqbal first saying he will discontinue as coach but after some discussion with PCB he stayed on.

 

[Bewal Express]

The Lahore wicket for this round had enough for the bowlers and tested the batsman.

 

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Lahore, 19 November 2021: Balochistan were eight for one in pursuit of 293 against Northern to record their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22.

Their captain Imran Butt (0) was bowled by Kashif Ali when Balochistan began their second innings at Faisalabad’s Iqbal Stadium. Azeem Ghumman and Abdul Wahid Bangalzai with the scores of four and three were at the crease when stumps were called on day three.

Northern made 259 for six in 76.4 overs before declaring the innings after Muhammad Huraira and Abdul Faseeh made 65 and 94 and put 148 runs for the first wicket. With 73-ball 42, Umar Amin was the next best run-getter in the innings before he was bowled by Taj Wali, who also sent Huraira, Aamir Jamal, Mubasir Khan and Mehran Mumtaz packing to record his 17th first-class five-wicket haul.

At the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Sindh collected four batting points, while Southern Punjab added three more points to their tally as the former declared their first innings at 350 for nine in 85 overs after taking a lead of 40.

Saad Khan, resuming the day on 54, fell 10 runs short of a century when he was dismissed by Ali Usman, who finished with four for 75. Saad added 104 runs with his captain Asad Shafiq who made 48 off 98 before he was run out.

Southern Punjab lost their opener Zain Abbas to Mir Hamza in seven overs bowled in their second innings. They were 12 for one with Tayyab Tahir and Umar Siddiq at the crease.

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, captain Ali Zaryab’s unbeaten century had given Central Punjab a 267-run lead over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Ali made 102 and smashed 14 fours from 179 balls as Central Punjab finished the day on 209 for six.

Central Punjab will be looking to add quick runs on the final day’s play before they insert Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Imran Khan Snr had Central Punjab reduced to three for three with the wickets of Imran Dogar, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammad Saad upfront. The pacer has taken three wickets for 42.

Earlier, his team was bowled out for 212 in 50.2 overs as Central Punjab collected five bowling points.

Scores in brief:

Northern won the toss and elected to bat against Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Northern 244 all out, 84.4 overs (Abdul Faseeh 47, Rohail Nazir 41, Umar Amin 37, Muhammad Huraira 33, Mehran Mumtaz 23, Aamir Jamal 22; Kashif Bhatti 5-92, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-37, Jalat Khan 2-68) and 259-6, 76.4 overs (Abdul Faseeh 94, Mohammad Huraira 65, Umar Amin 42; Taj Wali 5-47)

Balochistan 211 all out, 74.1 overs (Bismillah Khan 64, Akbar-ur-Rehman 50, Gohar Faiz 22; Raza Hasan 4-67, Mehran Mumtaz 3-80, Mubasir Khan 2-21) and 8-1, 5 overs (Kashif Ali 1-5)

Innings points – Northern 6, Balochistan 6

Toss Uncontested – Sindh opt to bowl against Southern Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Southern Punjab 310 all out, 101.3 overs (Umar Siddiq 84, Imran Rafiq 68, Umar Siddiq 61 not out, Zain Abbas 45, Yousuf Babar 36, Tayyab Tahir 24, Zia-ul-Haq 22; Sohail Khan 4-62, Tabish Khan 2-81, Mohammad Asghar 2-91) and 12-1, 7 overs (Mir Hamza 1-2)

Sindh 350-9, 85 overs (Saad Khan 90, Ahsan Ali 70, Asad Shafiq 48, Tabish Khan 29 not out, Sohail Khan 22, Mohammad Hasan 21; Ali Usman 4-75, Aamer Yamin 2-70)

Innings points – Southern Punjab 7, Sindh 7

Toss Uncontested – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opt to bowl against Central Punjab at Multan Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab 270 all out, 88.3 overs (Mohammad Saad 98, Ahmed Shehzad 36, Imran Dogar 32, Zafar Gohar 24, Saif Badar 23, Zafar Gohar 21 not out; Sameen Gul 3-55, Asif Afridi 3-57, Imran Khan Snr 3-97) and 209-6, 60 overs (Ali Zaryab 102 not out, Junaid Ali 35, Saad Nasim 23, Zafar Gohar 20 not out)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 212 all out, 50.2 overs (Asif Afridi 61, Musadiq Ahmed 46, Asif Afridi 42 not out, Adil Amin 26, Sahibzada Farhan 24; Mohammad Ali 6-50, Waqas Maqsood 2-41)

Innings points – Central Punjab 9, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5

 

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Lahore, 19 November 2021: Akbar-ur-Rehman has been fined 15 percent of his match fee for a level 1 offence for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during the fifth round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 match between Balochistan and Northern at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

Akbar showed obvious disappointment after being given out and delayed his departure from the crease. As such, he was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.

On-field umpires Ghaffar Kazmi and Nasir Hussain leveled the charge on the batter, who accepted the sanction proposed by match-referee Nadeem Arshad.

 

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Balochistan secured a thrilling draw against Northern at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad thanks to Gohar Faiz and Taj Wali.

Balochistan had to knock off 285 runs with nine wickets in hand to secure their first Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 win when the final day’s play of the fifth round began on Saturday, but Mehran Mumtaz’s four for 89 – which included wickets of Azeem Ghumman (21), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (54), Ayaz Tasawar (90) and Jalat Khan (38) – pushed the Imran Butt-captained side on the back foot. They finished the day on 278 for nine.

Abdul Wahid continued his run of form with a remarkable 97-ball 54. The youngster, who is playing his first Quaid-e-Azam Trophy season, smashed seven fours. It was Ayaz who provided stiff resistence with a 194-ball 90 (nine fours and a six) in the middle order, before he fell to Mehran.

Kashif Ali and Raza Hasan shared four wickets equally between them.

Both sides, for securing draw, shared five points each.

The other four sides also secured five points each as the other two matches also ended in a draw.

At the Gaddafi Stadium, Tayyab Tahir and Azam Khan scored half-centuries for Southern Punjab and Sindh’s Mohammad Asghar picked up four for 96.

Tayyab top-scored with 179-ball 75, while wicketkeeper Azam smashed 67 off 71 (four fours and five sixes).

At the Multan Cricket Stadium, Mohammad Ali’s three wickets instilled hope in Central Punjab’s camp, but Adil Amin’s 105-ball 10 not out and Rehan Afridi’s 65-ball 32 not out ensured the match between the joint-winners of the 2020-21 edition end in a draw.

Ali followed up his brilliant six for 52 in the first innings with three for 42 as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 109 for five before both captains shook hands.

Central Punjab set 349-run target after declaring their second innings on 290 for eight. Zafar Gohar remained unbeaten on 49, while captain Ali Zaryab converted his overnight 102 int0 131 before he was dismissed by Khalid Usman.

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 now moves to Karachi, where they last five rounds and the final will be played.

Scores in brief:

Balochistan and Northern play a draw at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Northern 244 all out, 84.4 overs (Abdul Faseeh 47, Rohail Nazir 41, Umar Amin 37, Muhammad Huraira 33, Mehran Mumtaz 23, Aamir Jamal 22; Kashif Bhatti 5-92, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-37, Jalat Khan 2-68) and 259-6, 76.4 overs (Abdul Faseeh 94, Mohammad Huraira 65, Umar Amin 42; Taj Wali 5-47)

Balochistan 211 all out, 74.1 overs (Bismillah Khan 64, Akbar-ur-Rehman 50, Gohar Faiz 22; Raza Hasan 4-67, Mehran Mumtaz 3-80, Mubasir Khan 2-21) and 278-9, 85 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 90, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 54, Jalat Khan 38, Bismillah Khan 34, Azeem Ghumman 21; Mehran Mumtaz 4-89, Kashif Ali 2-24, Raza Hasan 2-87)

Match points – Northern 11, Balochistan 11

Sindh and Southern Punjab play a draw at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Southern Punjab 310 all out, 101.3 overs (Umar Siddiq 84, Imran Rafiq 68, Umar Siddiq 61 not out, Zain Abbas 45, Yousuf Babar 36, Tayyab Tahir 24, Zia-ul-Haq 22; Sohail Khan 4-62, Tabish Khan 2-81, Mohammad Asghar 2-91) and 239-8, 74.4 overs (Tayyab Tahir 75, Azam Khan 67, Umar Siddiq 25; Mohammad Asghar 4-96, Mir Hamza 2-30)

Sindh 350-9, 85 overs (Saad Khan 90, Ahsan Ali 70, Asad Shafiq 48, Tabish Khan 29 not out, Sohail Khan 22, Mohammad Hasan 21; Ali Usman 4-75, Aamer Yamin 2-70)

Match points – Southern Punjab 12, Sindh 12

Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa play a draw at Multan Cricket Stadium

Central Punjab 270 all out, 88.3 overs (Mohammad Saad 98, Ahmed Shehzad 36, Imran Dogar 32, Zafar Gohar 24, Saif Badar 23, Zafar Gohar 21 not out; Sameen Gul 3-55, Asif Afridi 3-57, Imran Khan Snr 3-97) and 290-8, 77.2 overs (Ali Zaryab 131, Zafar Gohar 49 not out, Junaid Ali 35, Saad Nasim 23; Khalid Usman 3-26, Imran Khan Snr 3-42)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 212 all out, 50.2 overs (Asif Afridi 61, Musadiq Ahmed 46, Asif Afridi 42 not out, Adil Amin 26, Sahibzada Farhan 24; Mohammad Ali 6-50, Waqas Maqsood 2-41) and 109-5, 47 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 35, Rehan Afridi 32 not out; Mohammad Ali 3-42)

Match points – Central Punjab 14, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10

 

[Last Monetarist]

More draws, although the wickets were much more improved for this round of fixtures. The bigger problem seems to be the over-rate with barely 75 overs being bowled per day on average. It's an old school issue with playing cricket in Punjab during the fall months. There are only two options, either move all fixtures to the south, or start the day's play at 9 am.

 

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Lahore, 21 November 2021: Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa teams have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match that ended at the Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on Saturday evening.

In the drawn game, Central Punjab were found three overs short of their target after taking into account time allowances and, as such, were charged under Article 2.22 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with the minimum over-rate offences. As such, all members of the playing XI were fined PKR28,000.

Similarly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were found two overs short of their target. As such, all members of the playing XI were fined PKR 16,000.

Central Punjab captain Ali Zaryab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Khalid Usman accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Mohammad Javed. The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Qaiser Waheed and Saqib Khan.

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[Bewal Express]

I watched both Mohammed Asghar and Usman in the Televised game. And tbh, a little disappointed with both-Asghar has no bowling sense and even less control and Usman me reminded of part time spinner. Asghar can spin the ball, but his lengths and control are dreadful. Surely, someone in the Sindh team can talk to him.

 

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Round 6 games:

Toss uncontested. Central Punjab have chosen to bowl against Southern Punjab
Sindh win the toss and decide to field against Balochistan
Toss uncontested. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chose to bowl against Northern

 

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Punjab's fast bowler Nisar hits some really impressive lengths

 

[waheed_sofi]

What is wrong with PCB?
Why aren't full quota of overs of Day's play happening?
Only 78 Overs happened today in the televised match?
Why can't they start play hour or 1/2 earlier?
Same problem was in Lahore leg where in every matches around 2 sessions of play were lost?
What is the point of playing 4 day matches? When they are playing 3 day match in 4 days.
Was hoping this will not happen in Karachi leg but is happening here as well.
Even umpires aren't enforcing/fining players over slower overrate for completing these overs?
[MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] please ask PCB regarding this.

 

[ElRaja]

What is wrong with PCB?
Why aren't full quota of overs of Day's play happening?
Only 78 Overs happened today in the televised match?
Why can't they start play hour or 1/2 earlier?
Same problem was in Lahore leg where in every matches around 2 sessions of play were lost?
What is the point of playing 4 day matches? When they are playing 3 day match in 4 days.
Was hoping this will not happen in Karachi leg but is happening here as well.
Even umpires aren't enforcing/fining players over slower overrate for completing these overs?
[MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] please ask PCB regarding this.

unfortunately it seems like no one is being penalised for this beyond some token fines, like Rs.15000 or something.

should have in game penalties for poor over rates, or be docked points in the overall table. i dont think anyone is really taking this seriously tbh.

given there are no add breaks, there is no reason teams shouldnt be bowling 15 overs an hour. if light is really such a big problem, just make the games five day affairs.

 

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Karachi, 24 November 2021: Sindh took complete control of their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 sixth-round clash against Balochistan on day-one of the four-day fixture at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi. After rolling over Balochistan for 96 courtesy leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed’s maiden five-wicket first-class haul and pacer Sohail Khan’s four-fer, Sindh openers Ahsan Ali (119 not out) and Khurram Manzoor (94) added 199 runs for the first-wicket to all but end Balochistan’s hopes of a comeback in the match.

Sindh won the toss and opted to bowl first against Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex, Balochistan got off to a poor start as Sindh bowlers dominated the first session. Lunch was taken with Balochistan placed at 67 for four.

Fast bowler Sohail Khan made the inroads before lunch and it was the Abrar show post-lunch as Balochistan were sent packing for 96. Captain Imran Butt (33) was the only Balochistan batter to offer some resistance.

Abrar finished with a five-wicket haul conceding 23 runs in 5.5 overs as Balochistan lost their last six wickets for 19 runs. Sohail took four wickets for 26 runs from his nine overs. Sindh collected the full (six) bowling points on offer.

In reply, Khurram Manzoor and Ahsan took the Balochistan bowlers to the cleaners with a dashing 199-run first-wicket stand. Khurram hit 12 fours and three sixes in his 94 off 129 balls before falling to spinner Jalat Khan.

Ahsan who has already scored a triple-century this season, posted the fifth century of his first-class career. The 27-year-old was unbeaten on 119 off 131 balls (19 fours) when stumps were drawn for the day. Ahsan will resume his innings tomorrow in company of Omair Bin Yousuf who is batting on 15, Sindh have already accumulated a 133-run first innings lead.

Meanwhile, the blazing Khurram-Ahsan partnership has already ensured at least one batting point for Sindh.

The toss was uncontested at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the Punjab derby between Central and Southern Punjab.

Southern Punjab got off to a shaky start and took lunch at 53 for two with pacer Waqas Maqsood taking the two wickets to fall in the first session with only 15 runs on the board.

Opener Umar Siddiq and Salman Ali Agha held the innings together in the first two session adding 133 runs for the third-wicket. Salman scored 61 off 141 balls with the help of five fours. The left-handed Umar contributed 85 off 187 balls (11 fours, one six). After their departure, the floodgates opened as Southern Punjab lost wickets at regular intervals to fold for 228 in 77 overs.

Wicketkeeper Azam Khan scored 23, for Central Punjab Waqas finished with four wickets for 52 runs while pacer Muhammad Ali took four for 57 in 18 overs.

Southern Punjab collected one first innings batting point while Southern Punjab gained five points for bowling out Central Punjab cheaply with-in the 100 over mark.

Central Punjab were zero for no loss when stumps were drawn for the day.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opted to bowl after an uncontested toss at the NBP Sports Complex against Northern.

Northern were rocked early in their innings and took lunch at 64 for four, Arshad Iqbal took two of the four wickets to fall in the opening session.

Northern youngsters Mohammad Huraira and Mubasir Khan led their side’s fight back with an 83-run fifth-wicket stand. Huraira who opened the innings scored 70 off 139 balls with the help of 11 fours before his unfortunate dismissal via a run out.

Mubasir who scored a century on his first-class debut in the last edition of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fell four short of his century. The right-hander 96 off 174 balls, striking 14 fours in his outstanding innings.

Northern were bowled out for 250 in 83.4 overs, they earned two batting points for posting 250 in their first innings while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa five bowling points.

At close, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were zero without loss in their first innings.

Scores in brief:

Balochistan vs Sindh – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan 96 all out, 31.5 overs (Imran Butt 33; Abrar Ahmed 5-23, Sohail Khan 4-26)

Sindh 229 for 1, 50 overs (Ahsan Ali 119 not out, Khurram Manzoor 94; Jalat Khan 1-49)

Points so far: Sindh seven, Balochistan zero.

Southern Punjab vs Central Punjab –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 228 all out, 77 overs (Umar Siddiq 85, Salman Ali Agha 61, Waqas Maqsood 4-52, Muhammad Ali 4-57)

Central Punjab 0/0, 0.4 overs

Points so far: Central Punjab five, Southern Punjab one.

Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Northern 250 all out, 83.4 overs (Mubasir Khan 96, Muhammad Huraira 70; Arshad Iqbal 2-38, Sameen Gul 2-41)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 0/0, 0.3 overs

Points so far: Northern two, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa five.

 

[Fahdi]

Hope we've not gone from one extreme, wickets that are a batter's paradise, to the other extreme, minefields for pitches.

 

[MenInG]

Karachi, 25 November 2021: Sindh further consolidated their strong position on day-two of the sixth-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 clash against Balochistan while Central Punjab gained a first innings lead over Southern Punjab. The match between Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained evenly poised after an absorbing day’s play on Thursday.

Resuming at the overnight score of 229 for one, Sindh were bowled out for 442 runs in their first innings against Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

Opener Ahsan Ali who scored a century on Wednesday, fell six runs short of his double-century. The right-hander hit 28 fours in his 194 off 220 balls. Middle-order batter Saad Khan contributed 56 off 78 balls as Sindh gained a massive 338-run first innings lead. Khurram Shehzad took three while Akif Javed and Gohar Faiz took two wickets apiece. Balochistan were dismissed for just 96 in their first innings.

Balochistan in their second innings had reached 132 for five in 32 overs by close, still a 206-run deficit with two days play left in the match. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed who had collected his maiden first-class five-fer yesterday, took four second innings wickets today to further increase Balochistan woes.

Sindh collected a total of 11 first innings points while Balochistan had to be content with three first innings points.

In the Punjab derby between Central and Southern Punjab at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium Karachi which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Central Punjab opener Rizwan Hussain scored a brilliant unbeaten 153 to guide his side to a 20-run first innings lead with five wickets in hand at close of the second day’s play.

The left-handed Rizwan hit 21 fours and one six in his 221-ball stay at the crease. Rizwan added 127 runs for the third-wicket with Mohammad Saad who contributed 61 off 107 balls (nine fours).

Muhammad Imran and Aamer Yamin took two wickets apiece for Southern Punjab, Central Punjab will resume their first innings tomorrow at 248 for five.

In the Northern-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa match at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex Karachi, Adil Amin’s unbeaten 104 off 209 balls (12 fours) helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa equal Northern’s first innings 250-run total.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were at one stage reeling at 77 for six, all-rounder Asif Afridi provided valuable support to Adil as the pair added 129 runs for the seventh-wicket. Asif hit seven fours and two sixes in his 62 off 94 balls.

Before the Adil-Asif partnership, the right-handed Adil added 47 runs for the sixth-wicket with captain Khalid Usman (35), the two started their alliance with their side placed at a precarious 30 for five.

By close, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had reached 250 for eight after 81.1 overs batting. Kashif Ali took three while Zaid Alam took two wickets for Northern.

Scores in brief:

Balochistan vs Sindh – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan 96 all out, 31.5 overs (Imran Butt 33; Abrar Ahmed 5-23, Sohail Khan 4-26) and 132 for 5, 34 overs (Imran Butt 35, Ayaz Tassawar 34 not out; Abrar Ahmed 4-40)

Sindh 442 all out, 95.2 overs (Ahsan Ali 194, Khurram Manzoor 94, Saad Khan 56; Khurram Shehzad 3-80, Akif Javed 2-54)

Points so far: Sindh 11, Balochistan three.

Southern Punjab vs Central Punjab –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 228 all out, 77 overs (Umar Siddiq 85, Salman Ali Agha 61, Waqas Maqsood 4-52, Muhammad Ali 4-57)

Central Punjab 248 for 5, 75 overs (Rizwan Hussain 153 not out, Muhammad Saad 61; Muhammad Imran 2-43, Aamer Yamin 2-56)

Points so far: Central Punjab six, Southern Punjab three.

Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 250 all out, 83.4 overs (Mubasir Khan 96, Muhammad Huraira 70; Arshad Iqbal 2-38, Sameen Gul 2-41)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 250 for 8, 81.1 overs (Adil Amin 104 not out, Asif Afridi 62; Kashif Ali 3-33, Zaid Alam 2-29)

Points so far: Northern five, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa seven.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Where's Haider Ali? He should be back in Pakistan and playing these much needed FC matches.

 

[James]

Abrar takes 11 wickets as Sindh thrash Balochistan

Karachi, 26 November 2021: Young leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed took his maiden first-class ten-wicket haul as Sindh registered their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season. Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 132 for five, Balochistan were bowled out for 158 runs to hand Sindh a comprehensive innings and 188-run victory at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi in the sixth-round tie.

Sindh bowlers led by Abrar ran through the Balochistan lower-order in less than 10 overs on day-three to ensure a comprehensive victory for their side. Abrar who took six wickets for 40 runs was ably supported by seasoned pacer Sohail Khan who took three wickets for 41 runs, the right-armer also reached the 500 first-class wickets milestone during the innings. This was the 117th first-class match of the 37-year-old’s career.

Abrar and Sohail combined to take 18 wickets in the match (Abrar 11, Sohail seven). Ayaz Tasawar (45) was the top-scorer for Balochistan in their second innings.

Sindh gained 28 points (maximum available in a match) while Balochistan had to content with a mere three.

In the Punjab derby between Central and Southern Punjab at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium Karachi which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Central Punjab opener Rizwan Hussain added 100 runs to his overnight 153-run tally as his side took control of the match.

The left-handed Rizwan hit 34 fours and three sixes in his monumental batting effort that came off 337 balls. Rizwan was eventually dismissed by Salman Ali Agha.

Rizwan found good support from Ahmed Safi Abdullah (24) while pacer Nisar Ahmed scored a quickfire 54 off 53 balls (six fours, three sixes) to propel Central Punjab to their 459-run total. Aamer took five wickets for Southern Punjab conceding 122 runs in 28.4 overs. Muhammad Imran took two wickets.

Central Punjab made most of their 199-run first innings lead by reducing Southern Punjab to 105 for five in their second innings at stumps on day three. Pacer Bilawal Iqbal took three wickets for a mere 12 runs in 6.5 overs as Southern Punjab’s top and middle-order fell cheaply.

Yousuf Babar was unbeaten on 30 and Southern Punjab will be homing for a major contribution by him and the lower-order batters if they are to avoid an innings defeat tomorrow.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took a 34- run first innings lead over Northern, courtesy an unbeaten 128 from Adil Amin who had resumed his innings at 104 today. Adil remained unbeaten as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 284 in 93.4 overs. Pacer Kashif Ali took five wickets for 45 while Zaid Alam took two for 34.

Northern were well-served by Umar Amin in their second innings as the seasoned left-hander posted his 23rd first-class century. Umar hit 12 fours in his gritty 196-ball effort, Mubasir Khan who fell four short of a century in the first innings made another healthy contribution for his side scoring 52 with the help of seven fours.

Northern finished the day at 240 for six after 66 overs of their second innings. They will start the final day tomorrow with a 206-run lead with four wickets in hand, the match is set to have an exciting finish if Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can get rid of the remaining Northern batters in time for a fourth innings chase. Irfanullah Shah and Asif Afridi took two wickets each for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Scores in brief:

Sindh beat Balochistan by an innings and 188 runs – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan 96 all out, 31.5 overs (Imran Butt 33; Abrar Ahmed 5-23, Sohail Khan 4-26) and 158 all out, 43.2 overs (Ayaz Tassawar 45, Imran Butt 35; Abrar Ahmed 6-40, Sohail Khan 3-41)

Sindh 442 all out, 95.2 overs (Ahsan Ali 194, Khurram Manzoor 94, Saad Khan 56; Khurram Shehzad 3-80, Akif Javed 2-54)

Match points: Sindh - 28, Balochistan - three.

Southern Punjab vs Central Punjab –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 228 all out, 77 overs (Umar Siddiq 85, Salman Ali Agha 61, Waqas Maqsood 4-52, Muhammad Ali 4-57) and 105 for 5, 28.5 overs (Yousuf Babar 30 not out, Salman Ali Agha 21; Bilawal Iqbal 3-12)

Central Punjab 459 all out, 116.4 overs (Rizwan Hussain 253, Muhammad Saad 61, Nisar Ahmed 54; Aamer Yamin 5-122, Muhammad Imran 2-74)

First innings points: Central Punjab - nine, Southern Punjab - four.

Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 250 all out, 83.4 overs (Mubasir Khan 96, Muhammad Huraira 70; Arshad Iqbal 2-38, Sameen Gul 2-41) and 240 for 6, 66 overs (Umar Amin 110, Mubasir Khan 52; Irfanullah Shah 2-33, Asif Afridi 2-58)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 284 all out, 93.4 overs (Adil Amin 128 not out, Asif Afridi 62; Kashif Ali 5-45, Zaid Alam 3-34)

First innings points: Northern - six, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - seven.

 

[Finisher]

Ahsan Ali has been Brillaint

 

[Bilal Ahmad15]

If someone like Rizwan Hussain is scoring a 250, then there is something very wrong with these pitches.

 

[Bewal Express]

If someone like Rizwan Hussain is scoring a 250, then there is something very wrong with these pitches.

We have had poor wickets fir decades and in that time we have produced one batsman of note. I would take a road over an under prepared wicket any day of the week.

 

[MenInG]

Central Punjab’s wicketkeeper Junaid Ali has been banned for three matches for a level 3 offence for attempting to take an unfair advantage during the sixth-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 match against Southern Punjab at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium.

Junaid was found to have claimed an unfair catch in violation of Article 2.15 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, after the match officials reviewed the video footage during Southern Punjab’s first innings on day-one of the four-day fixture. The incident occurred in the 72nd over of the innings with Muhammad Imran the batter dismissed.

On-field umpires Waleed Yaqub and Imtiaz Iqbal levelled the charge on the wicketkeeper, who accepted imposition of the three-match ban sanction proposed by match-referee Iftikhar Ahmed from the range of applicable sanctions pursuant to the Code.