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

Karachi, 28 November 2021: Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered contrasting wins on day-four of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 sixth-round matches in Karachi. Central Punjab thumped Southern Punjab by an innings and 56 runs while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won a closely fought encounter against Northern by four wickets.

Central Punjab recorded their first win of the ongoing season as they defeated the table-toppers heading into the sixth-round Southern Punjab by a massive margin at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium Karachi. The match was live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 105 for five, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 175 in 47.3 overs. Yousuf Babar who was unbeaten on 30 when play began fell for 47.

All-rounder Aamer Yamin who took a five-wicket haul in Central Punjab’s lone innings hammered a quickfire 32 off 16 balls (four fours, one six) but failed to take his side past an innings defeat.

Pacer Bilawal Iqbal took five wickets for 23 runs, the 10th five-fer of his first-class career, Mohammad Ali and Nasir Ahmed took three and two wickets each as the pace bowlers dominated the proceedings.

Central Punjab collected 26 points while Southern Punjab had to be content with four.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chased down 223 runs in the final hour of play against Northern to also record their first win of the season. Resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 240 for six, Northern were bowled out for 256, setting Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a 223-run chase.

Northern batters could only add 16 runs on the fourth morning, left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi took three wickets while pacers Irfanullah Shah, Arshad Iqbal and Sameen Gul two wickets each for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

After a 60-run first-wicket stand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crashed to 149 for five as Northern fought back. Nabi Gul (34 not out, 69 balls, four fours) and captain Khalid Usman (16 not out, 16 balls, three fours) took the team past the target. Ashfaq Ahmed top-scored with 45 (75 balls, two fours), opener Musadiq Ahmed scored 35 off 36 balls (six fours).

Zaid Alam and Raza Hassan took two wickets each for Northern.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected 23 points while Northern tallied six points from the match.

Scores in brief:

Central Punjab beat Southern Punjab by an innings and 56 runs –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 175 all out, 47.3 overs (Yousuf Babar 47, Aamer Yamin 32; Bilawal Iqbal 5-23, Mohammad Ali 3-40, Nisar Ahmed 2-49)

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)

Match points: Central Punjab - 26, Southern Punjab - four.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Northern by four wickets – 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 256 all out, 78.2 overs (Umar Amin 110, Mubasir Khan 52; Asif Afridi 3-60, Irfanullah Shah 2-33, Arshad Iqbal 2-49)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 284 all out, 93.4 overs (Adil Amin 128 not out, Asif Afridi 62; Kashif Ali 5-45, Zaid Alam 3-34) and 225 for 6, 60.5 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 45, Musadiq Ahmed 35, Nabi Gul 34 not out; Zaid Alam 2-29, Raza Hasan 2-62)

Match points: Northern - six, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 23.
 
Karachi, 28 November 2021: Central Punjab and Southern Punjab teams have been fined for maintaining a slow over rate during their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class match that ended at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi on Saturday evening.

Central Punjab won the match by an innings and 56 runs. 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.

Southern Punjab were found 11 overs short of their target. As such, all members of the playing XI were fined PKR 187,000.

Central Punjab captain Ali Zaryab and Southern Punjab captain Umar Siddiq accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Iftikhar Ahmed. The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Waleed Yaqub and Imtiaz Iqbal.
 
Karachi, 29 November 2021: Sindh will begin the seventh-round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 from an unfamiliar top position in the six-team points table. Sindh had failed to make it to the top-three in either of the previous two seasons since the revamped domestic structure was put in place in 2019.

This season has brought a positive change in fortunes for the Asad Shafiq-led side that thumped Balochistan by an innings and 188 runs in their round-six match to not only record their first win of the season but also accumulate enough points (28) to upstage Southern Punjab at the top of the table.

Sindh have a tally of 80 points. Central Punjab, who also registered their first win of the season in the previous round, a resounding innings victory over Southern Punjab, are at number two on the table with 76 points.

The innings defeat to Central has brought Southern down from the top to the third spot with 74 points.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are placed fourth. They also recorded their first victory of the season, a closely fought four-wicket triumph over Northern at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi.

Northern are fifth with 53 points while Balochistan are a point behind and languishing at the bottom spot among the six teams.

Southern Punjab will take on Balochistan in their seventh-round fixture at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

Southern Punjab’s Tayyab Tahir is currently the fourth-highest run-getter of the season. The right-hander has scored 546 runs, his tally of runs includes a double century and four fifties. Left-arm-spinner Ali Usman tops the bowling charts for the season and Southern Punjab will be relying on him for breakthroughs, the 29-year-old has 29 wickets so far including two five-wicket hauls.

Opener Zeeshan Ashraf has replaced Naveed Yasin in the Southern Punjab squad.

Balochistan will have a change in leadership for the seventh-round, opener Imran Butt has stepped down to concentrate on his batting and will be replaced by wicketkeeper-batter Bismillah Khan. Imran is Balochistan’s leading run-getter with a tally of 510 runs in six matches at 56.67. Balochistan’s off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan is the side’s leading wicket-taker with 15 wickets in four matches.

Shan Masood comes in Balochistan’s squad, he has been transferred to the side from Sindh, Shan did not play for Sindh. Seasoned middle-order batter Umar Akmal will also be featuring for Balochistan.

Sindh’s tie against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Sindh will be further bolstered by the return of fast bowler Shahnawaz Dahani. The right-armer made his T2oI debut for Pakistan in the third T20I of the ongoing tour of Bangladesh. The 23-year-old has a tally of 27 wickets in eight first-class matches so far. Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed recorded the best innings figures of the season as his six wickets for 40 runs in the sixth-round match sent Balochistan packing for an innings defeat.

Sindh Opener Ahsan Ali has been in smashing form this season, after posting a triple-century, the right-hander plundered the Balochistan attack with a scintillating 194 in the previous game. Ahsan is third amongst the highest run-getters (567 runs in only three matches at 283.5). Left-arm-spinner Mohammad Asghar has collected 20 wickets so far for Sindh.

Opener Sharjeel Khan will also be available for the match, the left-hander has replaced fellow left-hander Shan who will now be part of the Balochistan squad.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been well-served by opener Sahibzada Farhan who is at the top of the batting charts at present. The right-hander has tallied 645 runs in six games at 71.67 with the help of two centuries and four fifties.

The joint reigning champions will also be relying on their experienced middle and lower-order led by Adil Amin, the right-hander pulled his side out of trouble in the first innings against Northern last week with the help of contributions from seasoned all-rounders Asif Afridi and Khalid.

Adil scored 128 in his rearguard effort that lifted the side from a precarious 77 for six in the first innings to their eventual four-wicket win in the match. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be further bolstered by the return of the seasoned Iftikhar Ahmed who was part of Pakistan T20I side on the tour of Bangladesh.

Northern will take on Central Punjab at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi. The fifth-placed Northern have all to play for in the seventh-round fixture. The Umar Amin-led side fought hard against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in their narrow loss at the same venue last week. They are, however, bolstered with the returns of batter Haider Ali and pacer Haris Rauf.

So far, Northern have failed to register a win in the season. None of their batters or bowlers feature in the top-five performers. However, young opener Abu Huraira has been hugely impressive in his maiden first-class season, the right-hander who represented Pakistan in the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup last year is currently number eight in the batting charts with a tally of 497 runs at 49.70.

Huraira has already hit two centuries and two fifties. The 33-year-old Faizan Riaz is a spot below with 489 runs at 61.13, his tally includes two centuries and one fifty.

Among the bowlers, Musa Khan is Northern’s leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets in five matches which places him at the 10th spot in the bowling charts.

Central Punjab must be buoyed by their overwhelming victory against Southern Punjab which was set-up by opener Rizwan Hussain’s smashing 253. The left-hander hit 34 fours and three sixes as Central Punjab posted a mammoth first innings score of 459 after restricting Southern Punjab to 228. Rizwan’s 253 is currently the second-highest individual score of the season behind Ahsan’s unbeaten 303.

Rizwan ensured that Central don’t miss their top run-getter Abid Ali (611 runs), Abid is currently playing the first Test for Pakistan against Bangladesh in Chattogram. Amongst the bowlers, pacer Mohammad Ali (17 wickets) and left-arm-spinner Zafar Gohar (17 wickets) have served the side well in the tournament so far. Pacer Bilawal Iqbal took a five-fer in the second innings against Southern Punjab last week.

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Ali Shan will take the gloves in place of the banned Junaid Ali while pacer Ahmed Bashir has also been added to the Central Punjab squad.

Seventh-round fixtures:

Southern Punjab vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –State Bank Stadium, Karachi

Northern vs Central Punjab –NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
 
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I have said this before and I'll say it again, making the tournament a six-team affair was a good idea but we need more rounds in the tournament instead of two along with better talent distribution to get some improvements in the players. The QEA should be held in one city each year to remove the travel issues and have at least three rounds if not four. The matches should be played over five days (a trial should be held) as well to see if that improves the temperament of our players.

Our premium players should also play a few rounds of this instead of the T20 dross that we continue to play these days. Once the team is back in Pakistan, elite talent like Rizwan, Babar, and Shaheen should be rested from the Windies T20 series and asked to play one or two rounds of the tournament. We have enough T20 players in the country who can fill in the shoes of these players and we have already qualified for the next world cup so the result of the series really doesn't matter.

A T20 fifteen like this should be something that we can easily try against the Windies without worrying about the consequences so much.

Abdullah
Haider
Fakhar
Rohail / Haris (k)
Nawaz
Iftikhar / Imad
Asif
Shadab (c)
Waseem Jr.
Rauf / Rumman
Naseem / Hasnain

Babar really needs to get his test groove back, playing the T20's so much is really causing a negative impact on his technique and we cannot afford this at all with more test assignments coming our way.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
I have said this before and I'll say it again, making the tournament a six-team affair was a good idea but we need more rounds in the tournament instead of two along with better talent distribution to get some improvements in the players. The QEA should be held in one city each year to remove the travel issues and have at least three rounds if not four. The matches should be played over five days (a trial should be held) as well to see if that improves the temperament of our players.

Our premium players should also play a few rounds of this instead of the T20 dross that we continue to play these days. Once the team is back in Pakistan, elite talent like Rizwan, Babar, and Shaheen should be rested from the Windies T20 series and asked to play one or two rounds of the tournament. We have enough T20 players in the country who can fill in the shoes of these players and we have already qualified for the next world cup so the result of the series really doesn't matter.

A T20 fifteen like this should be something that we can easily try against the Windies without worrying about the consequences so much.

Abdullah
Haider
Fakhar
Rohail / Haris (k)
Nawaz
Iftikhar / Imad
Asif
Shadab (c)
Waseem Jr.
Rauf / Rumman
Naseem / Hasnain

Babar really needs to get his test groove back, playing the T20's so much is really causing a negative impact on his technique and we cannot afford this at all with more test assignments coming our way.
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Not sure if 5 day first class match can be played. That will probably qualify as a test match.
 
Match Report:

Irfanullah takes five, Haider, Salman and Zeeshan hit centuries.


The toss was uncontested at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi as Southern Punjab were asked to bat first by Balochistan.

Left-handed batter Zeeshan Ashraf who was included in the Southern Punjab squad for this round, made an immediate impression for his side with a stroke-filled 102 off 116 balls (13 fours, three sixes).

The left-hander registered the sixth first-class century of his career. Zeeshan added 75 runs for the third-wicket with Salman Ali Agha.

Salman posted the 10th first-class century of his career as he took over the scoring reins after Zeeshan’s departure. The right-hander hit 15 fours in his typically stylish unbeaten 117-run innings that was compiled off 182 balls.

Salman was at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day with Southern Punjab placed at a healthy 327 for three after 85 overs batting. Salman has so far added 154 runs for the unfinished fourth-wicket partnership with Yousuf Babar (45 off 117 balls, four fours).

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opted to bowl after an uncontested toss against table-toppers Sindh at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium. The match is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowlers made most of the conditions and the decision to bowl first by reducing Sindh to 78 for four at lunch. Left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi made the inroads before lunch as he dismissed Sindh’s in form openers (Khurram Manzoor and Ahsan Ali) cheaply.

Pacer Irfanullah Shah took over the wicket taking mantle post-lunch as Sindh were sent packing for 145 in 42.1 overs. The right-armer Irfan recorded the sixth five-wicket haul of his first-class career taking with figures of 12-2-43-5. Asif took three while pacer Arshad Iqbal took two wickets.

Captain Asad Shafiq and Faraz Ali were the combined best scorers for Sindh with 31 runs each. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s superb bowling effort earned them the full six bowling points.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost their first two wickets with only 32 runs on the board. At this stage captain Iftikhar Ahmed joined opener Musadiq Ahmed. The two added 92 runs for their unbroken third-wicket stand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finished the day a mere 21 runs behind Sindh at 124 for two.

Musadiq has so far hit nine fours and one six in his 72 off 93 balls, Iftikhar’s unbeaten 34 has come off 69 balls with the aid of four fours.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Northern got off to a steady start against Central Punjab who had opted to bowl after an uncontested toss. Northern reached 77 for one at lunch. Opener Muhammad Huraira who is featuring in his maiden first-class season scored an enterprising 54 off 108 balls (eight fours). Huraira added 96 runs for the second-wicket with his captain Umar Amin who scored 50 off 73 balls (seven fours).

Both Huraira and Umar fell with the score at 119, at this stage Haider Ali was joined by Faizan Riaz. Haider took control by playing some typically aggressive shots in his stellar batting performance.

The right-hander fresh from a player of the match winning performance in the third Bangladesh-Pakistan T20I hit as many as many as 22 fours and one six in his unbeaten 141 off 168 balls.

Haider now has three first-class centuries to his name in only nine appearances.

Haider added 204 runs in the unbroken fourth-wicket alliance with Faizan Riaz who proved the perfect foil for Haider with 57 off 131 balls (five fours). Muhammad Ali with two wickets was the most successful bowler of the day for Central Punjab.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab 327 for 3, 85 overs (Salman Ali Agha 117 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 102, Yousuf Babar 45 not out; Akif Javed 1-59)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – three, Balochistan – one.

Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 145 all out, 42.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 31, Faraz Ali 31; Irfanullah Shah 5-43, Asif Afridi 3-16)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 124 for 2, 32 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 72 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 34 not out; Sohail Khan 1-24)

Points so far: Sindh – zero, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - six.

Northern vs Central Punjab – National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 323 for 3, 87 overs (Haider Ali 141 not out, Faizan Riaz 57 not out, Muhammad Huraira 54; Muhammad Ali 2-54)

Points so far: Northern - three, Central Punjab - one.
 
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Match report:

<b>Haider's 206, Haris Rauf's six-fer put Northern on top</b>

Karachi, 1 December 2021: Northern took complete control of their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh-round fixture against Central Punjab while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gained a healthy first innings lead over Sindh on day-two. Southern Punjab and Balochistan batters took the attack to the bowlers for a second consecutive day.

Over at the the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 483 in their first innings on day-two after resuming at 327 for three.

Middle-order batter Yousuf Babar scored his second first-class century, the right-hander remained unbeaten on 119 off 203 balls (13 fours). Salman Ali Agha who completed his century yesterday was dismissed for 135 (17 fours, 209 balls). Aamer Yamin scored a breezy 43 off 33 balls (six fours, one six) to propel the side past the 450-mark. Khurram Shehzad and Akif Javed took three wickets apiece for Balochistan.

Southern Punjab collected the full five first innings batting points while Balochistan had to contend with two bowling points.

Balochistan roared back in the contest courtesy a blazing century by opener Shan Masood who was making his first-ever appearance for the team. The left-hander registered the 16th first-class century of his career, Shan scored 105 off only 82 balls (17 fours, one six). After Shan’s dismissal Balochistan stuttered to 184 for four before an unbroken 92-run partnership between Ayaz Tassawar (58 not out) and captain Bismillah Khan (57 not out) took them to 276 for four at stumps.

The two will resume the Balochistan innings tomorrow, 203 runs behind the Southern Punjab total. Their impressive batting so far have earned them two valuable batting points and they will be aiming to keep the scoring momentum going as they chase the full five batting points.

Aamer Yamin and Ali Usman with two wickets each were the two wicket-takers for Southern Punjab.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa declared their first innings at 265 for nine after gaining a 120-run first innings lead over Sindh on day-two.

Resuming at the overnight 124 for two, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lost six wickets with 169 runs on the board. The innings was revived by all-rounder Asif Afridi who followed his three-wicket bowling performance with 50 off 44 balls (seven fours, one six).

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa added two batting points to their six-point bowling tally. Sindh collected three bowling points with fast bowler Sohail Khan playing a leading role with the ball with figures of 21.1-3-82-5 (37th first-class five-wicket haul).

Sindh started their second innings in a poor fashion as opener Ahsan Ali (2) and Omair Bin Yousuf (9) fell with only 11 runs on the board. At this stage, the seasoned pair of Khurram Manzoor and captain Asad Shafiq rescued the side.

The two had crossed their fifties and were at the crease when stumps were drawn for the day. Khurram has so far hit seven fours in his 59 (136 balls) while Asad’s even 50 has come off 96 balls with the help of eight fours.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, resuming his innings at 141, the hugely promising Haider Ali registered the maiden double-century of his first-class career. The 21-year-old was eventually dismissed for a scintillating 206 off 221 balls (27 fours, four sixes).

Haider added 229 for the fourth-wicket with Faizan Riaz who contributed 67 as Northern amassed 445 for eight in 106 overs before declaring their innings.

Northern collected the full five batting points on offer, pacer Muhammad Ali took three wickets for Central Punjab.

Fast bowler Haris Rauf who was making his first Quaid-e-Azam Trophy appearance in the season then rocked the Central Punjab batters with his fearsome pace as he returned his best-ever first-class bowling haul.

The right-armer, fresh from representing Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh took a liking to the red ball taking six wickets for 41 runs from 15 overs of electrifying pace.

Hussain Talat with 51 punctuated with four fours and two sixes was the best Central Punjab performer with the bat, opener Imran Dogar scored 43 while Mohammad Saad and Ali Zaryab contributed 38 and 37.

Central Punjab finished the day reeling at 223 for eight, needing another 72 runs to avoid a follow-on with only two wickets in hand.

After gaining full five batting points, Northern have already accumolated three bowling points. They will be striving to collect three additional bowling points by bowling out Central Punjab with-in 100 overs of their innings when play resumes tomorrow.

<b>Scores in brief:</b>

Southern Punjab vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab 483 all out, 117.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 135, Yousuf Babar 119 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 102; Kashif Shehzad 3-63, Akif Javed 3-78)


Balochistan 276 for 4, 44.5 overs (Shan Masood 105, Ayaz Tassawar 58 not out, Bismillah Khan 57 not out; Aamer Yamin 2-44)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – six, Balochistan – three.


Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 145 all out, 42.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 31, Faraz Ali 31; Irfanullah Shah 5-43, Asif Afridi 3-16) and 137 for 2, 43 overs (Khurram Manzoor 59 not out, Asad Shafiq 50 not out; Irfanullah Shah 1-24)


Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 265 for 9 (declared) 64.1 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 75, Asif Afridi 50, Iftikhar Ahmed 40; Sohail Khan 5-82, Mir Hamza 3-62)

Points so far: Sindh – three, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - eight.


Northern vs Central Punjab – National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 445 for 8 (declared), 106 overs (Haider Ali 206, Faizan Riaz 67, Mohammad Huraira 54; Mohammad Ali 3-68)


Central Punjab 223 for 8, 60.3 overs (Hussain Talat 51, Imran Dogar 43; Haris Rauf 6-41)

Points so far: Northern - eight, Central Punjab - three.
 
<b>Northern on verge of big win over Central Punjab:</b>

Karachi, 2 December 2021: Northern are on the verge of recording their first win of the season after forcing Central Punjab to follow-on on day-three of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round-seven which is being played at three Karachi venues.

Over at the the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi, Balochistan amassed 606 runs in their first innings as Ayaz Tassawar and captain Bismillah Khan joined Shan Masood in the centurions club for the innings. The left-handed Ayaz scored the fifth century of his first-class career, his 149-run innings was studded with 16 fours and two sixes and came off 210 balls.

Bismillah blazed his way to 125 off 127 balls (19 fours, one six). Kashif Bhatti and Khurram Shehzad then rubbed salt in the Southern Punjab bowlers wounds with contributions of 71 and 50 respectively as Balochistan took a 123-run lead over Southern Punjab’s first innings score of 483.

At close on the third-day, Southern Punjab had reached 37 for no loss in their second innings.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Khurram Manzoor’s 30th first-class century was the highlight of Sindh’s second innings.

After conceding a 120-run lead, the table-toppers heading into the tournament’s seventh-round fought back through contributions by Khurram, Saad Khan and captain Asad Shafiq which helped them post 377 runs in their second innings. Sindh set Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a 258-run target, KP finished the day at 13 for no loss, they will be needing another 245 runs on the fourth and final day tomorrow to register their second successive victory in the tournament.

On Thursday, Khurram’s 107 came off 280 balls and included 12 fours. Saad’s unbeaten 89 included 12 fours and two sixes, the left-hander faced 143 balls.

Asad hit 13 fours in his 83 (166 balls). Irfanullah Shah who took five wickets in the first innings took four in the second while Asif Afridi took three wickets.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Northern are on the verge of recording their first win of the season after capturing nine Central Punjab second innings wickets after forcing them to follow-on. Resuming at the overnight score of 223 for eight, Central Punjab were bowled out for 257, conceding a 188-run lead.

Northern enforced the follow-on and their bowlers led by off-spinner Mubasir Khan and speedster Haris Rauf gave another outstanding performance to leave Central Punjab reeling at 197 for nine at close of play, a mere nine runs ahead with only wicket standing. Haris took three wickets for 62 and if he succeeds in taking the last wicket tomorrow, Haris would complete his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

The promising Mubasir Khan who continues to impress with his all-round talent took five wickets for 34 runs. Central Punjab collapsed from 115 for one to 189 for nine with Mubasir and Haris doing the damage.

Ali Zaryab with 71 (nine fours, 169 balls) and Imran Dogar with 55 were the only batters to offer some resistance to Northern bowlers in the second innings.

<b>Scores in brief:</b>

Southern Punjab vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab 483 all out, 117.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 135, Yousuf Babar 119 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 102; Kashif Shehzad 3-63, Akif Javed 3-78) and 37 for no loss, 10 overs.

Balochistan 606 all out, 124 overs (Ayaz Tassawar 149, Bismillah Khan 125, Shan Masood 105, Kashif Bhatti 71; Hassan Khan 3-27, Aamer Yamin 2-63)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – seven, Balochistan – six.

Sindh vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 145 all out, 42.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 31, Faraz Ali 31; Irfanullah Shah 5-43, Asif Afridi 3-16) and 377 all out, 124.1 overs (Khurram Manzoor 107, Saad Khan 89 not out, Asad Shafiq 83; Irfanullah Shah 4-51, Asif Afridi 3-112) and 13 for no loss, 3.3 overs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 265 for 9 (declared) 64.1 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 75, Asif Afridi 50, Iftikhar Ahmed 40; Sohail Khan 5-82, Mir Hamza 3-62)

Points so far: Sindh – three, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - eight.

Northern vs Central Punjab – National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 445 for 8 (declared), 106 overs (Haider Ali 206, Faizan Riaz 67, Muhammad Huraira 54; Muhammad Ali 3-68)

Central Punjab 257 all out, 71.5 overs (Hussain Talat 51, Imran Dogar 43; Haris Rauf 6-47, Mubasir Khan 2-38) and 197 for 9, 75.1 overs (Ali Zaryab 71, Imran Dogar 55; Mubasir Khan 5-34, Haris Rauf 3-62)

Points so far: Northern - 11, Central Punjab - four.
 
Match Summary

Northern: 445-8d & 20-1

Central Punjab: 257 & 207 (f/o)

Result: Northern won by 9 wickets.
 
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Karachi, 3 December 2021: Northern recorded their first win of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season as they thumped Central Punjab by nine wickets while table-toppers Sindh consolidated their position at the top with a 127-run win over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Southern Punjab and Balochistan meanwhile played a draw as the seventh-round matches concluded today in three Karachi venues.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Southern Punjab and Balochistan played out a draw. Resuming their second innings at the overnight 37 for no loss, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 311 in 78 overs.

Opener Tayyab Tahir top-scored with 86 off 183 balls (nine fours, one six). First innings centurion Yousuf Babar maintained his fine form in the second innings with 63 off 86 balls (12 fours). Left-arm-spinner Kashif Bhatti who scored a fifty in Balochistan’s first innings completed a fine all-round performance with a four-wicket haul with the ball, Akif Javed took three wickets for 41 runs.

Balochistan had reached 24 for no loss when stumps were drawn for the fourth and final time in the match.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which was live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, left-armer Mir Hamza’s stunning six-wicket haul helped Sindh register their second successive victory of the season as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were defeated by 127 runs.

Resuming their second innings at 13 for no loss (258-run target), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were rolled over for 130 runs shortly after lunch on the final day.

Hamza generated seam and swing and bowled a probing spell making regular inroads. Captain Iftikhar Ahmed (44 off 61 balls, seven fours) was KP’s top-scorer with Sahibzada Farhan contributing 39.

Hamza collected the 27th five-wicket haul of his career, he was ably support by pacer Mohammad Hasnain who took two wickets.

Sindh who were on the backfoot after conceding a 120-run first innings lead have now further strengthened their position at the top of the six-team table by earning a total of 19 points from the match. KP settled with eight points based on their first innings supremacy.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Northern wrapped-up a comfortable nine-wicket win with-in the first hour on the fourth-day. Central Punjab were bowled out for 207 after resuming their first innings at the overnight 197 for nine. Off-spinner Mubasir Khan who recorded his maiden first-class five-for yesterday took the final wicket to finish with impressive figures of 24.2-8-43-6.

Northern lost opener Muhammad Huraira (6) but the pair of Zaid Alam and Rohail Nazir took the past the 20-run target.

Scores in brief:

Southern Punjab vs Balochistan, match drawn at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab 483 all out, 117.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 135, Yousuf Babar 119 not out, Zeeshan Ashraf 102; Kashif Shehzad 3-63, Akif Javed 3-78) and 311 all out in 78 overs (Tayyab Tahir 86, Yousuf Babar 63; Kashif Bhatti 4-52, Akif Javed 3-41)

Balochistan 606 all out, 124 overs (Ayaz Tassawar 149, Bismillah Khan 125, Shan Masood 105, Kashif Bhatti 71; Hassan Khan 3-27, Aamer Yamin 2-63) and 24 for no loss, 5 overs.

Sindh beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 127 runs at State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 145 all out, 42.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 31, Faraz Ali 31; Irfanullah Shah 5-43, Asif Afridi 3-16) and 377 all out, 124.1 overs (Khurram Manzoor 107, Saad Khan 89 not out, Asad Shafiq 83; Irfanullah Shah 4-51, Asif Afridi 3-112)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 265 for 9 (declared) 64.1 overs (Musadiq Ahmed 75, Asif Afridi 50, Iftikhar Ahmed 40; Sohail Khan 5-82, Mir Hamza 3-62) and 130 all out, 44.1 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 44, Sahibzada Farhan 39; Mir Hamza 6-33, Mohammad Hasnain 2-49)

Northern beat Central Punjab by nine wickets at National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Northern 445 for 8 (declared), 106 overs (Haider Ali 206, Faizan Riaz 67, Muhammad Huraira 54; Muhammad Ali 3-68) and 20 for 1, 7.3 overs.

Central Punjab 257 all out, 71.5 overs (Hussain Talat 51, Imran Dogar 43; Haris Rauf 6-47, Mubasir Khan 2-38) and 207 all out, 77.2 overs (Ali Zaryab 71, Imran Dogar 55; Mubasir Khan 6-43, Haris Rauf 3-62)
 
<b>Sindh eye place in final, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round-eight begins Monday.</b>

Karachi, 5 December 2021: The eight-round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season begins at three Karachi venues from Monday. Table-toppers Sindh are eying their first-ever spot in the revamped tournament’s (2019-20 onwards) 25-29 December final at the National Stadium Karachi.

Sindh have had a dramatic change in fortunes after recording back to back wins since the 2021-22 edition of the prestigious tournament moved to Karachi following the first five rounds in Punjab.

After a single result in the first 15 matches played in Punjab, the tournament sprung to life since moving to Karachi with results in as many as five out of the six matches played in the city so far.

The trend is expected to continue with the three eight-round matches commencing from tomorrow.

Sindh will take on Northern in their eight-round fixture at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

Sindh are on a high after registering a fine comeback victory over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the State Bank Stadium courtesy a six-wicket haul by left-arm pacer Mir Hamza in KP’s second innings on Friday.

Hamza (second-most wickets in the tournament – 23) and the Sindh battery of pacers (Sohail Khan, Mohammad Hasnain and Shahnawaz Dahani) were the architects of the 127-run win which earned Sindh their impressive victory following their comprehensive innings thrashing of Balochistan in the sixth-round.

They will however be up against a rampant Northern side that handed a nine-wicket drubbing to Central Punjab at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex courtesy a maiden double century by Haider Ali and first-class career-best bowling performance by Haris Rauf.

Both Haider and Haris along with Shahnawaz are not going to feature in the match as they are set to join the Pakistan squad for the white-ball series against West Indies.

The win over Central Punjab earned Northern valuable points but they are still languishing in the fifth-spot in the table with 78 points, an outright win with bonus points will surely see them surge ahead in the table.

Southern Punjab tie against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Southern Punjab arrived in Karachi at the top of the table but have since lost the top-spot to Sindh. After enduring a comprehensive defeat to Central Punjab in the sixth-round, Southern Punjab played out a draw against Balochistan in the seventh-round. The high scoring fixture at the UBL Sports Complex ensured that Southern Punjab don’t slip further then their second spot in the table.

They at present, enjoy a five point lead over Khyber Pakhtunkhwa who after beating Northern in the sixth-round lost to Sindh in their seventh-round fixture.

The top two run-getters in the season KP’s Sahibzada Farhan (688 runs) and Southern Punjab’ Tayyab Tahir (644 runs) will be hoping to play a leading role for their respective sides in their quest for crucial points as the teams vie for an entry into the tournament final.

Central Punjab to play Balochistan at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi. Fourth in the table, Central Punjab will be eying valuable bonus points and a win over the sixth-placed Balochistan when the two sides clash in the eight-round fixture.

Both 2021-22 season matches at the venue have produced result with Central Punjab on the receiving end against Northern in the seventh-round match last week.

Central Punjab, the reigning joint champions, are currently 20 points behind Sindh and would need at least a draw with some bonus points in their kitty to retain a realistic chance of sealing one of the two final berths.

Balochistan with 64 points are still not totally out of the run for a final-spot. The team received a boost with the inclusion of Shan Masood in their ranks in the round-seven match. The left-hander responded with a blazing century as his side amassed a 606-run total with Ayaz Tassawar and captain Bismillah Khan also scoring centuries.

Balochistan would be hoping to maintain the batting form on a venue where bowlers have remained in the hunt in both round-six and seven matches.

<b>Eight-round fixtures:</b>

Sindh vs Northern –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Southern Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –State Bank Stadium, Karachi

Central Punjab vs Balochistan –NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
 
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Shan Masood hits second successive century

Karachi, 6 December 2021: The eight-round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season began at three Karachi venues today. On a day dominated by bowlers, Balochistan opener Shan Masood scored his second successive century.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Northern (fifth on the points table) got off to a fantastic start against table-toppers Sindh by reducing them to 70 for six in 25 overs before lunch. Northern who opted to bowl first were rewarded by their bowlers in the opening session of the match as Sindh’s batting line-up stuttered on a pitch that offered early help to the bowlers.

Sindh continued to lose wickets in the post-lunch session and declared their innings at 98 for nine (31 overs) to ensure Northern do not collect the full six bowling points that they would have salvaged by bowling out Sindh inside 100 overs. Omair Bin Yousuf (33) was the top-scorer for Sindh in what was otherwise a disappointing batting performance. For Northern, Ather Mahmood took four wickets for 23 while Kashif Ali captured three for 42.

In reply, Northern lost their openers with only 18 runs on the board before captain Umar Amin revived the innings with an unbeaten 118-run third-wicket partnership with Sarmad Bhatti. At close of play, Umar was batting on 69 (119 balls, 11 fours) while Sarmad was 53 (141 balls, six fours) not out. Northern ended the day at 136 for two, having already accumulated a 38-run first innings lead.

Sohail Khan took the two wickets to fall.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa opted to bowl and their bowlers made most of the conditions by taking four Southern Punjab wickets in the morning session as lunch was taken with Southern Punjab wobbling at 51 for four.

Southern Punjab got some respite through all-rounder Muhammad Imran’s fighting 64 off 83 balls (four fours, four sixes). Like Sindh, Southern Punjab also managed to avoid conceding full six bowling points to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by declaring their first innings at 166 for nine.

Fast bowler Arshad Iqbal took four wickets for 41. Left-arm-spinner Asif Afridi who is captaining Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in this match took two wickets for 36 runs.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were also off to a shaky start as they finished day-one at 45 for two. Opener Musadiq Ahmed and number three Israrullah were the two batters dismissed.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Balochistan openers got their side off to a flying start by reaching 97 for no loss at lunch on day-one. Left-hander Shan Masood continued his rich vein of form by scoring his second successive century for Balochistan in as many appearances.

Shan hit 13 fours and three sixes in his 102 off 142 balls before falling to Bilawal Iqbal. Shan added 157 runs for the first-wicket with Imran Butt who contributed 65 off 136 balls (seven fours, one six).

After losing the openers, the Balochistan middle-order went cheaply to leave the side in slight discomfort at 247 for five. Ayaz Tassawar (36) and Kashif Bhatti (30) took the side to stumps without further loss. The two had so far added 36 runs for the sixth-wicket. For Central Punjab Hussain Talat and Zafar Gohar took two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Sindh vs Northern - UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 98 for 9 declared, 31 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 33, Mir Hamza 18 not out; Ather Mahmood 4-23, Kashif Ali 3-42)

Northern 136 for 2, 46 overs (Umar Amin 69 not out, Sarmad Bhatti 53 not out; Sohail Khan 2-39)

Points so far: Sindh – zero, Northern – three

Southern Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 166 for 9, 57.1 overs (Muhammad Imran 64, Yousuf Babar 28, Tayyab Tahir 26; Arshad Iqbal 4-41, Asif Afridi 2-36)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 45 for 2, 20 overs.

Points so far: Southern Punjab – zero, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - three.

Balochistan vs Central Punjab - National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 283 for 5, 83 overs (Shan Masood 102, Imran Butt 65; Hussain Talat 2-18)

Points so far: Balochistan - two, Central Punjab - one.
 
Karachi, 7 December 2021: The eight-round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season is underway at three Karachi venues. On day-two of the three four-day fixtures, Sarmad Bhatti scored 145 for Northern while Tabish Khan and Zafar Gohar took five wicket hauls for Sindh and Central Punjab. Balochistan all-rounder Kashif Bhatti produced a sterling performance with bat and ball for his side.

Table-toppers Sindh conceded a 221 runs first innings lead to Northern at the UBL Sports Complex. Resuming at the overnight score of 136 for two, Northern posted 321 in their first innings courtesy Sarmad’s fifth first-class century. The left-hander’s 145 was compiled off 299 balls and included 16 fours and two sixes.

Sarmad added 140 for the third-wicket with his captain Umar Amin who contributed 78 (134 balls, 12 fours). Seasoned Sindh pacer Tabish recorded the 39th first-class five-for of his career, the right-armer took five wickets for 55 runs in 23.1 probing overs.

He was ably supported by Sohail Khan who took three Northern wickets for 61 runs. By close, Sindh had reduced the deficit to 116 runs by reaching 105 for one in their second innings at close of play. Opener Ahsan Ali scored 44 while Khurram Manzoor was unbeaten on 33 when stumps were drawn for the day.

Northern collected three batting and Sindh tallied three bowling points.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa gained a 115-run first innings lead.

Resuming at the overnight first innings score of 45 for two, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were well-served by fast bowler Arshad Iqbal who while batting at number four as a night watchman scored 62 off 102 balls (nine fours). The ongoing season’s leading run-getter Sahibzada Farhan contributed 60 (six fours, one six, 127 balls) in a 102-run fourth-wicket stand with Arshad.

Adil Amin (30), Mehran Ibrahim (33) and Asif Afridi (30) made crucial contributions to push the lead past the 100-mark. Speedster Muhammad Ilyas took four wickets while Aamer Yamin and Salman Ali Agha took three wickets each.

By close Southern Punjab had reached 40 for no loss in their second innings to reduce the first innings deficit to 75. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa collected two batting while Southern Punjab collected four bowling points.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, resuming at the overnight score of 283 for five, Balochistan were bowled out for 325 in 104.4 overs. All-rounder Kashif Bhatti was the best performer with the bat for Balochistan on Tuesday with 53 off 82 balls (seven fours, one six).

Left-arm-spinner Zafar who had taken two wickets on day-one, added three more to his tally to register the 10th five-for of his first-class career.

Balochistan and Central Punjab collected three batting and bowling points respectively as Balochistan had reached 318 for eight in 100 overs.

Central Punjab in reply were wobbling at 178 for five after 69 overs of batting in their first innings at close on day-two. Opener Rizwan Hussain top-scored with 50 off 98 balls (seven fours). Ali Zaryab scored 48 off 82 balls.

Kashif followed his batting heroics with a four-wicket haul for 59 runs to put Balochistan in a strong position in the match. The left-armer will be chasing his 23rd first-class five-for tomorrow.

Scores in brief:

Sindh vs Northern - UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 98 for 9 declared, 31 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 33, Mir Hamza 18 not out; Ather Mahmood 4-23, Kashif Ali 3-42) and 105 for 1, 26.1 overs (Ahsan Ali 44, Khurram Manzoor 33 not out)

Northern 319 all out, 100.1 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 145, Umar Amin 75; Tabish Khan 5-55, Sohail Khan 3-61)

Points so far: Sindh – three, Northern – six

Southern Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 166 for 9, 57.1 overs (Muhammad Imran 64, Yousuf Babar 28, Tayyab Tahir 26; Arshad Iqbal 4-41, Asif Afridi 2-36) and 40 for no loss, 12 overs.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 281 all out, 89.2 overs (Arshad Iqbal 62, Sahibzada Farhan 60; Muhammad Ilyas 4-71, Salman Ali Agha 3-32, Aamer Yamin 3-54)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – four, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - five.

Balochistan vs Central Punjab - National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 325 all out, 104.4 overs (Shan Masood 102, Imran Butt 65, Kashif Bhatti 53; Zafar Gohar 5-126)

Central Punjab 178 for 5, 69 overs (Rizwan Hussain 50, Ali Zaryab 48; Kashif Bhatti 4-59)

Points so far: Balochistan - four, Central Punjab - three.
 
Northern reignite final hopes with innings win over Sindh

Karachi, 8 December 2021: Northern recorded their second successive victory of the season to ensure that they stay in the hunt for a place in the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22. Placed fifth before the start of the ongoing eight-round, Northern defeated the table-toppers heading into the round Sindh, inside three days.

All three matches are set to provide results with both Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa favourites to attain their fourth innings targets tomorrow (day-four).

Northern bowlers were on song on day-three as they sent Sindh packing for 182 in 58.3 overs in their second innings to register a comprehensive innings and 39-run victory at the UBL Sports Complex.

Resuming at the overnight 105 for one, Sindh folded for the addition of a mere 77 runs with pacer Ather Mahmood taking four wickets in the second innings to follow his first innings four-for. Ather’s new-ball partner Kashif Ali took three while Zaid Alam took two wickets.

Omair-Bin-Yousuf with 52 runs was the top-scorer for Sindh in what was otherwise a disappointing batting performance.

Northern who registered their second successive victory of the tournament are set to break into the top three on the points table after their resounding win as they earned a total of 23 points from the match. Sindh who were at the top of the table before the round began could only muster three points.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Southern Punjab scored 334 runs in their second innings after resuming at 40 for no loss to set Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a 220-run target for the fourth and final day.

Umar Siddiq who opened the innings, top-scored with 92 off 176 balls (15 fours). Umar added 121 runs for the third-wicket with Salman Ali Agha who like Umar also fell in the nervous nineties. The right-handed Salman hit 14 fours in his 90 off 131 balls.

All-rounder Muhammad Imran who scored a fighting fifty in the first innings made a valuable 48-run contribution in the second innings.

Pacers Irfanullah Shah and Sameen Gul took four and three wickets for 68 and 98 runs respectively. Skipper Asif Afridi took two wickets.

Both teams will be vying for crucial victory points on the fourth day as the game is in the grasp of both which promises and intriguing day of cricket.

Over at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, resuming at the overnight score of 178 for five, Central Punjab were rolled over for 262 in 98.5 overs with Kashif taking seven wickets for 85 runs. The left-arm-spinner collected the 23rd five-wicket haul of his first-class career in his marathon 40-over spell.

Central Punjab who conceded a 63-run first innings lead, only reached 262 courtesy fighting contributions of 44 by Saif Badar and 42 not out by Zafar Gohar.

Balochistan were then dismissed for a paltry 148 in 33.2 overs in their second innings with pacer Muhammad Ali doing major damage by taking five wickets for 50 runs in 11 overs. The right-armer found good support from Zafar Gohar with the left-arm-spinner following up on his first innings five-for with two wickets.

Gohar Faiz with 36 was the top run-getter for Balochistan while captain Bismillah Khan and Umar Akmal scored 27 runs each.

A total of 16 wickets fell in the day as Central Punjab were 62 for one when stumps were drawn for the day. They need another 150 runs tomorrow to register a much-needed victory which will keep alive their hopes of their title defence.

Scores in brief:

Northern beat Sindh by an innings and 39 runs - UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 98 for 9 declared, 31 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 33, Mir Hamza 18 not out; Ather Mahmood 4-23, Kashif Ali 3-42) and 182 all out, 58.3 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 52, Ahsan Ali 44; Ather Mahmood 4-63, Kashif Ali 3-55)

Northern 319 all out, 100.1 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 145, Umar Amin 75; Tabish Khan 5-55, Sohail Khan 3-61)

Match points: Sindh – three, Northern – 23

Southern Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 166 for 9, 57.1 overs (Muhammad Imran 64, Yousuf Babar 28, Tayyab Tahir 26; Arshad Iqbal 4-41, Asif Afridi 2-36) and 40 for no loss, 12 overs.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 281 all out, 89.2 overs (Arshad Iqbal 62, Sahibzada Farhan 60; Muhammad Ilyas 4-71, Salman Ali Agha 3-32, Aamer Yamin 3-54)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – four, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - five.

Balochistan vs Central Punjab - National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 325 all out, 104.4 overs (Shan Masood 102, Imran Butt 65, Kashif Bhatti 53; Zafar Gohar 5-126) and 148 all out, 33.2 overs (Gohar Faiz 36, Bismillah Khan 27, Umar Akmal 27; Muhammad Ali 5-50, Zafar Gohar 2-43)

Central Punjab 262 all out, 98.5 overs (Rizwan Hussain 50, Ali Zaryab 48, Saif Badar 44; Kashif Bhatti 7-85, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-99) and 62 for 1, 18 overs.

Points so far: Balochistan - seven, Central Punjab - five
 
Karachi, 9 December 2021: Following Northern’s innings win over table-toppers Sindh, the other two Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 round-eight matches also brought results with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeating Southern Punjab by seven and Central Punjab overpowering Balochistan by five wickets respectively.

At the completion of the eight-round, the battle for the 25-29 December final at the National Stadium Karachi has intensified with Sindh (102 points) barely maintaining their top-spot (better net run-rate) against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 102 points.

Northern (101 points) are a mere point behind at number three following back-to-back wins in the seventh and eight rounds while Central Punjab (100 points) are a point behind Northern with 100 points.

The ninth-round that will commence from Sunday is set to provide real excitement with the four top-ranked teams giving their all to outdo each other in order to seal one of the top two spots to ensure a place in the five-day final.

Over at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium in the match between Southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which was being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Sahibzada Farhan’s unbeaten 112 took Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a convincing seven-wicket win over Southern Punjab.

Farhan who is the season’s top run-getter, posted his third century of the tournament while taking his tally to 860 runs in 14 innings which his stupendous effort today.

Farhan was instrumental in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 220-run fourth innings chase today, he added 167 runs in the match winning third-wicket partnership with opener Ashfaq Ahmed who scored 77 (151 balls, eight fours) before his unfortunate run out.

Ashfaq and Farhan rescued the side after pacer Muhammad Ilyas had taken the first two wickets with only 18 runs on the board.

Farhan hit 19 fours and one six in his 159-ball effort. The resounding victory earned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 21 points, Southern Punjab had a match tally of four points.

Central Punjab registered their second win of the season as they beat Balochistan by five wickets at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex.

Resuming at the overnight score of 62 for one chasing 212 for win, Central Punjab crashed to 104 for five and Balochistan looked favourites to register their first victory of the season at this stage.

However, Balochistan hopes were extinguished through an unbroken sixth-wicket 108-run partnership between Muhammad Saad and Saif Badar. Saad played a captain’s knock scoring 63 off 123 balls (eight fours). Saif remained unbeaten with 55 off 69 balls (five fours, one six).

Akif Javed and Kashif Bhatti took two wickets each. Central Punjab collected 21 points with their outright victory while Balochistan had to settle for seven points.

Scores in brief:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Southern Punjab by seven wickets - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 166 for 9, 57.1 overs (Muhammad Imran 64, Yousuf Babar 28, Tayyab Tahir 26; Arshad Iqbal 4-41, Asif Afridi 2-36) and 334

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 281 all out, 89.2 overs (Arshad Iqbal 62, Sahibzada Farhan 60; Muhammad Ilyas 4-71, Salman Ali Agha 3-32, Aamer Yamin 3-54) and 223 for 3, 56.5 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 112, Ashfaq Ahmed 77; Muhammad Ilyas 2-61)

Match points: Southern Punjab – four, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - 21.

Central Punjab beat Balochistan by five wickets - National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 325 all out, 104.4 overs (Shan Masood 102, Imran Butt 65, Kashif Bhatti 53; Zafar Gohar 5-126) and 148 all out, 33.2 overs (Gohar Faiz 36, Bismillah Khan 27, Umar Akmal 27; Muhammad Ali 5-50, Zafar Gohar 2-43)

Central Punjab 262 all out, 98.5 overs (Rizwan Hussain 50, Ali Zaryab 48, Saif Badar 44; Kashif Bhatti 7-85, Raza-ul-Hasan 2-99) and 212 for 5, 59 overs (Muhammad Saad 63 not out, Saif Badar 55 not out; Akif Javed 2-43, Kashif Bhatti 2-83)

Match points: Balochistan - seven, Central Punjab - 21.
 
Karachi, 11 December 2021: The ninth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 season begins at three Karachi venues from Sunday with Sindh leading the points table with 102 points.

Sindh will take on Central Punjab in their ninth-round fixture at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

The top team in the points table will be eying to make a comeback after going down to Northern by an innings in their eight-round match. Ahsan Ali, who recently turned 28 is currently on the third number in the batting charts with 641 runs. Among the bowlers Sohail Khan is on the third spot with 24 wickets from six matches.

Meanwhile, joint defending champions Central Punjab who currently sit at number four will try to repeat their previous round performance. The Mohammad Saad-led side defeated bottom placed Balochistan by five wickets. Saad who spearheaded the successful chase with an unbeaten knock of 63 is placed fifth in the batting charts with 610 runs from eight matches. In the bowling department, Central Punjab will be relying on the 29-year old right-arm pacer Mohammad Ali, who from six outings in the tournament has gathered 25 scalps.

Southern Punjab plays Northern at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi.

Southern Punjab is currently positioned at number five in the points table with 90 points, while Northern is occupied on the third spot with 101 points. Northern will be hoping to capitalise over the previous round win against table-toppers Sindh. Win against Southern Punjab will provide them a chance to jump inside the top two before going into the final round.

On the other hand, Southern Punjab will be pinning their hopes on right-handed batter Tayyab Tahir to continue to score runs for them. The 28-year old is currently placed second on the batting charts, scoring 685 runs from eight matches. In the bowling charts, Southern Punjab’s Ali Usman leads with 31 wickets from seven matches.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to play Balochistan at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.

Second on the points table, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be eying valuable bonus batting and bowling points and a win over the sixth-placed Balochistan when the two sides clash in the ninth-round fixture.

Both sides played out a drawn game in their previous outing in this season in the fourth-round match held at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad.

The right-handed batter Sahibzada Farhan will be the key for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as he is leading the tournament’s batting charts with 860 runs from eight matches.

In the bowling department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will rely on the left-arm spin of Asif Afridi, who currently sits on number eight in the bowling charts with 20 wickets from five matches.

Balochistan would be hoping that Shan Masood –centurion for them from the last two rounds continues to score some runs in the ninth-round.

Ninth-round fixtures:

Southern Punjab vs Northern –NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh vs Central Punjab –State Bank Stadium, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
 
Good to see some results. Sorting these pitches out has to be a priority for next season. 25% of games drawn is a better level than over 50%
 
I completely forgot about Farhan, he was a poor man's Awais Zia when he made his debut.
 
Why is Abdullah Shafique in the PCT squad as the travelling reserve for WI series when he should be playing first class cricket like Abid Ali & co.
 
Nice to see Abrar Ahmed get a game. He completely disappeared after his 11 wicket haul. Strange.
 
In lahore there were dead wickets an 12 drawn matches...in karachi complete opposite
 
<b>PCB: Balochistan's Taj Wali takes 11-for, Faizan and Umar hit centuries for Northern.</b>

<u>Karachi, 13 December 2021:</u> Balochistan’s Taj Wali took a 11-for and Northern’s duo of Faizan Riaz and Umar Amin hit big centuries on the second day of the ninth and penultimate round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 matches in Karachi on Monday.

Taj followed up his four for 19 with 22.15-68-7 for match figures of 11 for 87 at the UBL Sports Complex. Taj performance resulted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa being bowled out for 264 in their second innings after resuming the day at 17 for two in reply to Balochistan’s first innings score of 100.

Balochistan, which had conceded a 16-run lead and were left to chase 281 for an outright win, were 38 for three when stumps were drawn for the day. Imran Butt (3), Tariq Jameel (5) and Umar Akmal (10) were the batters to be dismissed, while Shan Masood (10) and Taimur Ali 9(0) will resume Balochistan’s run-chase on Tuesday.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, opening batter Ashfaq Ahmed contributed 73 off 164, hitting nine fours, while Rehan Afridi, coming to bat at number-seven, returned undefeated on 48. His innings included eight fours and one six off 82 balls faced.

At the NBP Sports Complex, Northern batters Faizan Riaz and Umar Amin stitched a 308-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put their side in a commanding position against Southern Punjab. Resuming their innings at the overnight score of 54 for three, Northern finished at 421 for nine to lead Southern Punjab by 183 runs.

Faizan notched up his 13th first-class century while scoring 168 off 268 balls with 22 fours and two fours, while his partner, left-handed Umar, scored his second century of the tournament as he contributed 158 off 271 balls with 22 fours and one six.

For Southern Punjab, left-arm spinner Ali Usman picked four for 131 and fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Mohammad Ilyas picked two wickets apiece.

The match between Sindh and Central Punjab, which is being played at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium and live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, the latter declared their first innings after securing a 32-run lead over table-toppers.

At stumps, Sindh, who also declared their first innings at 155 for nine, were 147 for five in their second innings to lead by 115 runs with captain Asad Shafiq unbeaten on 56 off 88 with nine fours and Mohammad Hasan on six.

Earlier, Central Punjab resumed their first innings at 78 for three and added another 109 runs before declaring at 187 for nine. Test opener Abid Ali, who had begun the day at 45, missed his 26th first-class century by two runs when he was caught by Asad off Tabish Khan. His 174-ball innings included 13 fours.

For Sindh, Tabish and Abrar Ahmed picked three wickets each, while Sohail Khan grabbed two wickets.

<b>Scores in brief:</b>

1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Balochistan –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 116 all out, 41 overs (Kamran Ghulam 31, Sajid Khan 25 not out; Taj Wali 4-19, Kashif Bhatti 4-20) and 264 all out, 82.1 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 73, Rehan Afridi 48, Mehran Ibrahim 40, Kamran Ghulam 37; Taj Wali 7-68)

Balochistan 100 all out, 26 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 22; Arshad Iqbal 4-31, Asif Afridi 2-8) and 38-3, 10.3 overs (Sameen Gull 2-18)

Points so far: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – six, Balochistan – six.

2. Sindh vs Central Punjab - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 155-9 (declared), 52 overs (Sohail Khan 65, Fawad Alam 32; Muhammad Ali 3-20, Muhammad Saad 3-24) and 147-5, 43 overs (Asad Shafiq 56 not out, Omair Bin Yousuf 32)

Central Punjab 187-9 (declared), 58.5 overs (Abid Ali 98, Muhammad Saad 49; Abrar Ahmed 3-37, Tabish Khan 3-46, Sohail Khan 2-50)

Points so far: Sindh – three, Central Punjab – three.

3. Southern Punjab vs Northern - National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 238 all out, 69.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 142; Nauman Ali 6-104; Mubasir Khan 2-34)

Northern 421-9, 108 overs (Faizan Riaz 168, Umar Amin 158; Ali Usman 4-131, Mohammad Ilyas 2-48, Naseem Shah 2-108)

Points so far: Southern Punjab – three, Northern – nine.
 
Karachi, 14 December 2021: Test spinner Sajid Khan took six for 28 to bowl Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a thumping 145 runs victory over Balochistan on the third day of the ninth round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi.

Sajid, who was wicketless when Balochistan resumed their 281-run victory chase this morning at 38 for three, scooped six of the last seven wickets as Balochistan were spun out for 135. Only Shan Masood, who began at 10, batted with some degree of authority and confidence, scoring 70 before falling to Sajid. Shan’s 83-ball innings included 13 fours.

Sajid’s fellow Test spinner Nauman Ali was also on top of his game for Northern when he followed up his six for 104 with six for 92 to bowl his side to a comprehensive an innings and five runs victory over Southern Punjab.

Northern added 41 runs to their overnight score of 421 to be bowled out for 462 in reply to Southern Punjab’s 238 at the NBP Sports Complex. Southern Punjab, for the second time in the match, were at sea against Nauman as they crumbled to 219 all-out with only Muhammad Imran being the notable run-scorer with 91 from 103 balls with eight fours and six sixes.

At the State Bank Stadium, Sindh were eying victory against Central Punjab after the visitors finished the third day’s play at 55 for five after being set 307 runs victory target. Sohail Khan rocked Central Punjab’s second innings when he claimed three wickets with Rizwan Hussain still at the crease on 21 not out.

Earlier in the day, Sindh resumed their second innings at 147 for five and were all out for 338. Asad Shafiq missed his century by three runs when he was dismissed for a 179-ball 97 that included 14 fours and a six.

Sohail Khan chipped in with a valuable 73 with 10 fours and a six off 109 balls and added 63 runs for the seventh with Mohammad Hassan (49).

For Central Punjab, left-arm spinner Ahmed Safi Abdullah took four wickets for 58 runs, while Mohammad Saad took two for 47.

After Tuesday’s results penultimate round results, Northern are on 127 points, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are on 124 points. Sindh, who are playing Central Punjab, are on 105 points whereas Central Punjab are on 103 points after first innings. While Northern, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Central Punjab remain in contention for places in the 25-29 December pink-ball final at the National Stadium, Southern Punjab and Balochistan are out of the final race following their 93 points and 77 points, respectively.

In the 10th and final round fixtures starting on 18 December, Balochistan will play Northern, Sindh will take on Southern Punjab and Central Punjab will go head to head with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Scores in brief (day 3 of 4)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by 145 runs at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 116 all out, 41 overs (Kamran Ghulam 31, Sajid Khan 25 not out; Taj Wali 4-19, Kashif Bhatti 4-20) and 264 all out, 82.1 overs (Ashfaq Ahmed 73, Rehan Afridi 48, Mehran Ibrahim 40, Kamran Ghulam 37; Taj Wali 7-68)

Balochistan 100 all out, 26 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 22; Arshad Iqbal 4-31, Asif Afridi 2-8) and 135 all out, 34.3 overs (Shan Masood 70, Sajid Khan 6-28, Sameen Gul 2-48)

Total points – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 124; Balochistan 77 points

Northern beat Southern Punjab by an innings and five runs at the National Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Southern Punjab 238 all out, 69.5 overs (Salman Ali Agha 142; Nauman Ali 6-104; Mubasir Khan 2-34) and 219, 53.4 overs (Mohammad Imran 91, Tayyab Tahir 31, Mohammad Ilyas 28, Yousuf Babar 21, Ali Usman 21; Nauman 6-92, Kashif Ali 3-54)

Northern 462 all out, 114.2 (Faizan Riaz 168, Umar Amin 158; Ali Usman 4-141, Mohammad Ilyas 2-48, Naseem Shah 2-137)

Total points – Northern 127, Southern Punjab 93 points

Sindh vs Central Punjab - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 155-9d, 52 overs (Sohail Khan 65, Fawad Alam 32; Muhammad Ali 3-20, Muhammad Saad 3-24) and 338 all out, 105.3 overs (Asad Shafiq 97, Sohail Khan 73, Mohammad Hassan 49, Omair Bin Yousuf 32, Khurram Manzoor 23, Tabish Khan 23; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 4-58, Mohammad Saad 2-47)

Central Punjab 187-9d, 58.5 overs (Abid Ali 98, Muhammad Saad 49; Abrar Ahmed 3-37, Tabish Khan 3-46, Sohail Khan 2-50) and 55-5, 15 overs (Rizwan Hussain 21 not out, Sohail Khan 3-13)

Total points (after first innings) – Sindh 105, Central Punjab 103
 
A nail biter in progress at the State Bank Stadium in Karachi:

Central Punjab are 285-9 at tea on Day 4 in pursuit of 307, with Ali Shan unbeaten on 90. Sohail Khan has taken 4-63 from 18 overs.

Match is being streamed live by the PCB and resumes in ten minutes or so.
 
Karachi, 15 December 2021: Sindh defeated Central Punjab by 11 runs in the ninth round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 thriller at the State Bank Stadium on Wednesday.

Sohail Khan took four for 63 and mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed picked up three for 112 as Central Punjab were dismissed for 295 after resuming this morning at 55 for five and chasing 307 for victory.

Ali Shan and Rizwan Hussain fought hard for Central Punjab, scoring 100 and 85, respectively and received good support from Faheem Ashraf (34) and Ahmed Safi Abdullah (29), but the target proved to be too stiff.

Ali, batting at No.8, struck 11 fours and two sixes in a 165-ball innings, while Rizwan, who was 21 overnight, struck 13 fours and two sixes in a 120-ball innings. Rizwan featured in two good partnerships, adding 77 runs for the sixth wicket with Faheem and 60 runs for the seventh wicket with Ali.

After the conclusion of the penultimate round matches, Northern lead the table with 127 points, followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (124), Sindh (121) and Central Punjab (103). Southern Punjab (93) and Balochistan (77) are out of the race for the five-day pink-ball final, which will be played at the National Stadium from 25-29 December.

In the final round match-ups to be played from 18-21 December, Central Punjab have a tough game against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Northern and Sindh will go head to head with Balochistan and Southern Punjab, respectively.

Scores in brief (day 4 of 4):

Sindh beat Central Punjab by 11 runs at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Sindh 155-9d, 52 overs (Sohail Khan 65, Fawad Alam 32; Muhammad Ali 3-20, Muhammad Saad 3-24) and 338 all out, 105.3 overs (Asad Shafiq 97, Sohail Khan 73, Mohammad Hassan 49, Omair Bin Yousuf 32, Khurram Manzoor 23, Tabish Khan 23; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 4-58, Mohammad Saad 2-47)

Central Punjab 187-9d, 58.5 overs (Abid Ali 98, Muhammad Saad 49; Abrar Ahmed 3-37, Tabish Khan 3-46, Sohail Khan 2-50) and 295, 79.5 overs (Ali Shan 100, Rizwan Hussain 85, Faheem Ashraf 34, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 29; Sohail Khan 4-63, Abrar Ahmed 3-112)
 
Sohail khan has been in good form but he's too old now to represent the pakistan side.

The other guy supporting him mir hamza has good figures this season , he should be given a chance in test cricket for Pakistan at the expense of m abbas . He deserves it .

Sameen gul is another but he averages 35 +

Arshad iqbal has good stats this year but there are concerns with his fitness level at test cricket same goes for irfanullah shah.

Mir hamza deserves an extended run , has played for Sussex as well.
 
Abrar Ahmed returns and gets a 6 wicket haul, no idea why he didn't play after his 11 wicket haul.
 
Noticing some weird declarations in recent rounds - Sindh on 155-9 and Central Punjab on 187-9 from their fixture.

Are they trying to deny bonus points to the opposition ?
 
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Noticing some weird declarations in recent rounds - Sindh on 155-9 and Central Punjab on 187-9 from their fixture.

Are they trying to deny bonus points to the opposition ?
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Yes that is true. Teams are very close at the top and trying to avoid getting one point.

Due to Windies Onedays cancellation do we know if the players will be playing the last match of Quaid
 
All to play for in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final round

Karachi, 17 December 2021: The ninth round of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy confirmed Northern at the top position with 127 points. In the 10th and final round of the double-league group-stage, which begins on 18 December, as many as four teams –Central Punjab, Northern, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh – will battle for the pink ball final from 25-29 December at the National Stadium.

Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at UBL Sports Complex

Central Punjab holds the fourth spot with 103 points while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with three wins from nine matches occupies second spot with 124 points. Central Punjab will have to play out of their skins if they want to reach the third final in as many years, while a simple win will take Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the final.

Central Punjab can restrict Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to earn place in the final as a simple win over the latter will provide chance to third-placed Sindh to qualify for the final if they win their encounter against fifth placed Southern Punjab.

In their previous outing in this season between Central Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Multan Cricket Stadium from 17-20 November, the match was played out a drawn. For Central Punjab, Mohammad Saad scored 98 in the first innings, who will captain the team in tomorrow’s match, while in bowling department right-arm fast Mohammad Ali picked nine wickets in the match.

For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, right-arm fast Imran Khan Snr bagged six wickets in the match. For tomorrow’s match, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will get a boost with the return of their captain Iftikhar Ahmed and international players Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Wasim Jnr. They were all part of the recently concluded T20I series against West Indies.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Iftikhar Ahmed: “Our team has performed exceptionally well in the tournament. We will not take Central Punjab lightly and we will go in the last round with an aim to win and qualify for the final. Our side is pretty balanced and with the return of myself, Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Wasim Jnr it gives us great depth in the batting and bowling departments.”

Central Punjab captain Mohammad Saad: “Tomorrow’s match is very important for us. We will go all out for a comprehensive win to get maximum points to give ourselves a chance to qualify for the final. Players are excited and are willing to give their best to play another final of the trophy.”

Sindh v Southern Punjab at NBP Sports Complex

Sindh are currently positioned at number three in the points table, but a win against fifth spot Southern Punjab at the NBP Sports Complex in their final fixture will give them a chance to qualify for the final provided Khyber Pakhtunkhwa doesn’t do well against Central Punjab.

In the last outing between both sides, the match was played out a drawn at Gaddafi Stadium, where Southern Punjab’s captain Umar Siddiq top-scored with 84 in the first innings. For Sindh, right-arm fast Sohail Khan picked five wickets in the match.

In the bowling charts, Southern Punjab’s Ali Usman leads with 35 wickets from eight matches, while Sindh’s Sohail is on the second number with 30 wickets from seven matches. Sindh will get a boost with the return of right-arm fast Shahnawaz Dahani who is available to the side after featuring for Pakistan in the T20I series against Bangladesh and West Indies.

In the batting department, Sindh will pin their hopes from the batting pair of Ahsan Ali and Saad Khan as both have scored more than 600 runs in the tournament. For Southern Punjab, right-handed batter Tayyab Tahir occupies the second spot with 730 runs from nine matches.

Balochistan v Northern at State Bank Stadium

Bottom placed Balochistan will take on the table toppers Northern which will be live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel. Balochistan will aim to finish the tournament on a winning note, while Northern who will have the services of in-form Haider Ali will be eyeing for yet another win before going into the final.

Northern’s Faizan Riaz and Umar Amin are positioned at number three and four, respectively on the batting charts and their captain Test spinner Nauman Ali will like them to continue the form in help them lift the trophy. The captain with left-arm spin has taken 20 scalps from 10 outings in the tournament.

For Balochistan, left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti holds the fifth spot in the bowling charts taking 26 wickets from six matches. Sindh’s left-arm pacer Mir Hamza and left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar share 47 wickets between them from 14 matches.

Tenth-round fixtures:

Central Punjab vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa –UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh vs Southern Punjab –NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Balochistan vs Northern –State Bank Stadium

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will all the teams be fielding full strength xis or are any of the international players rested?

kp wd get a huge boost with if shaheen and rizwan are both available.
 
Sindh v Southern Punjab:

Toss uncontested

Lunch : Sindh 76-2

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Toss uncontested - Central Punjab chose to bowl against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Lunch: Khyber Pakhthunkhwa : 94-0 (28 ov)

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Toss uncontested. Northern chose to bowl against Balochistan

Lunch: Balochistan: 92-5 (23 ov)

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Tea scores:

Central Punjab v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP : 169-4 (55 ov)

Sindh v CP

Sindh: 174-4 (58 ov)
 
Balochistan's Shan scores 190 against Northern in final round Quaid Trophy match

Karachi, 18 December 2021: Balochistan’s Shan Masood third century of the season helped his side to recover from 49 for five to 305 all-out on day one of the final round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against table-toppers Northern at State Bank of Pakistan Stadium on Saturday.

After Northern opted to bowl first in an uncontested toss – the match which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Balochistan continued to lose wickets at regular intervals with half of their side went back to the pavilion with 49 runs on the board.

The left-handed opening batter Shan was joined by Kashif Bhatti, and the pair went on to add 140 runs for the sixth wicket. Kashif scored 68 off 78, which included 10 fours and one six. Shan hit 22 fours and five sixes in his sterling 172-ball 190 innings.

For Northern, right-arm pacers Athar Mehmood and Kashif Ali picked four wickets apiece.

At stumps, Northern were 28 for no loss after 11 overs.

At UBL Sports Complex, four placed Central Punjab kept second placed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in check after opting to bowl first in an uncontested toss. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Ashfaq Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman provided a solid 135-run partnership for the first wicket.

Left-handed Fakhar who makes a comeback in the side after performing in the international cricket transferred his form into the domestic game with a 128-ball 76. His innings included 13 fours. His partner Ashfaq scored 71 off 120 balls, which included 13 fours. Captain Iftikhar Ahmed who recently featured in the T20I series against West Indies scored 53 off 77, smashing six fours and two sixes.

At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 305 for seven in 80.3 overs. Sajid Khan (48, five fours, three sixes, 50b) and Rehan Afridi (24, three fours, 31b) will resume their batting tomorrow.

For Central Punjab, right-arm fast Mohammad Ali picked three wickets for 57, while Faheem Ashraf returned with two for 55 in 13 overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, third-placed Sindh managed to score 275 for five in 88.2 overs against Southern Punjab at the close of play. After opting to bowl first in an uncontested toss, Southern Punjab bowlers put Sindh in a spot of bother with four wickets down at the score of 94 which included captain Asad Shafiq wicket who departed for naught.

Saad Khan batting at number four was joined by Test batter Fawad Alam, and the pair stitched 160-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Saad scored 88 off 169, which included 10 fours. Fawad returned undefeated scoring 75 off 158, hitting six fours.

For Southern Punjab, Ali Usman bagged three wickets for 98.

Scores in brief:

Sindh vs Southern Punjab - NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 275-5, 88.2 overs (Saad Khan 88, Fawad Alam 75 not out; Ali Usman 3-98)

Points so far: Sindh 2; Southern Punjab 1

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 305-7, 80.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 76, Ashfaq Ahmed 71, Iftikhar Ahmed 53, Sajid Khan 48 not out; Mohammad Ali 3-57, Faheem Ashraf 2-55)

Points so far: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3; Central Punjab 2

Balochistan vs Northern - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 305 all out, 59.1 overs (Shan Masood 190, Kashif Bhatti 68; Kashif Ali 4-49, Athar Mehmood 4-100)

Northern 28-0, 11 overs

Points so far: Balochistan 3; Northern 3
 
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Balochistan's Shan scores 190 against Northern in final round Quaid Trophy match

Karachi, 18 December 2021: Balochistan’s Shan Masood third century of the season helped his side to recover from 49 for five to 305 all-out on day one of the final round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against table-toppers Northern at State Bank of Pakistan Stadium on Saturday.

After Northern opted to bowl first in an uncontested toss – the match which is being live streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel, Balochistan continued to lose wickets at regular intervals with half of their side went back to the pavilion with 49 runs on the board.

The left-handed opening batter Shan was joined by Kashif Bhatti, and the pair went on to add 140 runs for the sixth wicket. Kashif scored 68 off 78, which included 10 fours and one six. Shan hit 22 fours and five sixes in his sterling 172-ball 190 innings.

For Northern, right-arm pacers Athar Mehmood and Kashif Ali picked four wickets apiece.

At stumps, Northern were 28 for no loss after 11 overs.

At UBL Sports Complex, four placed Central Punjab kept second placed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in check after opting to bowl first in an uncontested toss. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Ashfaq Ahmed and Fakhar Zaman provided a solid 135-run partnership for the first wicket.

Left-handed Fakhar who makes a comeback in the side after performing in the international cricket transferred his form into the domestic game with a 128-ball 76. His innings included 13 fours. His partner Ashfaq scored 71 off 120 balls, which included 13 fours. Captain Iftikhar Ahmed who recently featured in the T20I series against West Indies scored 53 off 77, smashing six fours and two sixes.

At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were 305 for seven in 80.3 overs. Sajid Khan (48, five fours, three sixes, 50b) and Rehan Afridi (24, three fours, 31b) will resume their batting tomorrow.

For Central Punjab, right-arm fast Mohammad Ali picked three wickets for 57, while Faheem Ashraf returned with two for 55 in 13 overs.

At NBP Sports Complex, third-placed Sindh managed to score 275 for five in 88.2 overs against Southern Punjab at the close of play. After opting to bowl first in an uncontested toss, Southern Punjab bowlers put Sindh in a spot of bother with four wickets down at the score of 94 which included captain Asad Shafiq wicket who departed for naught.

Saad Khan batting at number four was joined by Test batter Fawad Alam, and the pair stitched 160-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Saad scored 88 off 169, which included 10 fours. Fawad returned undefeated scoring 75 off 158, hitting six fours.

For Southern Punjab, Ali Usman bagged three wickets for 98.

Scores in brief:

Sindh vs Southern Punjab - NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 275-5, 88.2 overs (Saad Khan 88, Fawad Alam 75 not out; Ali Usman 3-98)

Points so far: Sindh 2; Southern Punjab 1

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 305-7, 80.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 76, Ashfaq Ahmed 71, Iftikhar Ahmed 53, Sajid Khan 48 not out; Mohammad Ali 3-57, Faheem Ashraf 2-55)

Points so far: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 3; Central Punjab 2

Balochistan vs Northern - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 305 all out, 59.1 overs (Shan Masood 190, Kashif Bhatti 68; Kashif Ali 4-49, Athar Mehmood 4-100)

Northern 28-0, 11 overs

Points so far: Balochistan 3; Northern 3
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Seriously what, 20 overs were lost in yesterday's play of televised match. Why isn't PCB doing anything, why can't they start half an over earlier. They shouldn't hold Quad e Azam trophy matches in Dec.
 
Balochistan v Northern, Lunch Day 2:

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Sindh v Southern: Lunch (day 2)

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Southern Punjab: 68-0

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Lunch (day 2)

KP: 355

Central Punjab: 15-2
 
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Seriously what, 20 overs were lost in yesterday's play of televised match. Why isn't PCB doing anything, why can't they start half an over earlier. They shouldn't hold Quad e Azam trophy matches in Dec.
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Some people never learn or perhaps don't want to learn.
 
Kaddy said:
Basically I came here to write this.

Babar Azam has issues with spin, playing 4 days domestic would have helped him especially before Australia series.
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Yah they need to play domestic cricket to get better. Fawad alam and abid ali are still playing and scoring runs.
 
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His technique looked dodgy yesterday not seen todays innings but i think this is nly his 2nd or 3rd good innings today
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Its his first season and already 3 hundreds , over 700 runs. Looks amazing at the moment ,amazing timing.
 
huraira is a special player of spin, best by far in Pakistan apart from Fawad Alam. He is ideal for middle order but needs another season to be ready for Pakistan.
 
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huraira is a special player of spin, best by far in Pakistan apart from Fawad Alam. He is ideal for middle order but needs another season to be ready for Pakistan.
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Did you look at his 6 against taj wali today . That was mind blowing. Very good cover drive as well . Looks like a well organized player as well.
 
JibranAnsari said:
Did you look at his 6 against taj wali today . That was mind blowing. Very good cover drive as well . Looks like a well organized player as well.
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He is decent against pace but his game is against spin is very good. We saw his potential against Afghanistan U19 where everyone was struggling against Afghan spinners
 
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He is decent against pace but his game is against spin is very good. We saw his potential against Afghanistan U19 where everyone was struggling against Afghan spinners
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Another good season and hopefully he is ready for international duty. The most impressive thing about him is the footwork.
 
Pakistan really now needs to look beyond Yasir Shah. He's been utterly toothless and has been for a good 3 years now.
 
People want more teams in the domestic tournament and here we cannot actually have six good teams because of various reasons.

Balochistan has Jalat Khan who's a left-arm spinner keeping and before that, it was Azeem Ghumman and Raza-ul-Hassan. Umer Akmal was played as a wicketkeeper when he hasn't really done any keeping before that; why was he picked straight away into the Balochistan team first 11?

Yasir Shah continues to gain weight, he's also standing in the slips or places where he doesn't need to run. The overrate and the captaincy is a joke from both sides and this is supposedly our premier cricketing competition.
 
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People want more teams in the domestic tournament and here we cannot actually have six good teams because of various reasons.

Balochistan has Jalat Khan who's a left-arm spinner keeping and before that, it was Azeem Ghumman and Raza-ul-Hassan. Umer Akmal was played as a wicketkeeper when he hasn't really done any keeping before that; why was he picked straight away into the Balochistan team first 11?

Yasir Shah continues to gain weight, he's also standing in the slips or places where he doesn't need to run. The overrate and the captaincy is a joke from both sides and this is supposedly our premier cricketing competition.
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I do feel sorry for Balochistan though. It's basically a "Rest of Pakistan" team in all but name because the local talent depth is still quite bare.

That's due to years of shameful neglect which is only recently starting to be addressed.

It's not just them, Central Punjab's batting looks very weak apart from the Test players and got bundled out for 110 all out on a deck where even Sajid Khan made 50.

There isn't a cricketing argument for expansion beyond six teams other than an emotional one about fewer opportunities etc.
 
Karachi, 19 December 2021: A maiden first-class century by Mohammad Huraira put table-toppers Northern in a commanding position against bottom placed Balochistan on day two of the final round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium on Sunday. The match is being live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Resuming their innings at the overnight score of 28 for no loss, in reply to Balochistan first innings score of 305, Northern’s opening pair of Huraira and Sarmad Bhatti put up a 365-run partnership for the first wicket. The left-handed Sarmad struck his second century of the tournament while scoring 135 off 243 with 16 fours and eight sixes. His partner, right-handed Huraira, returned undefeated on 243 off 265 balls faced. The 20-year old Huraira innings included 30 fours and four sixes during 437-minute stay at the crease.

Northern were 449 for two in 91.4 overs and lead by 144 runs when stumps were drawn.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Central Punjab were bowled out for 110 in the 32nd over against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first innings score of 355 and were unlikely to qualify for the pink-ball final from 25-29 December at National Stadium Karachi.

Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 305 for seven, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were bowled out for 355 in the 96th over. Rehan Afridi scored an unbeaten 84-ball 63 which included nine fours, while Test off-spinner Sajid Khan scored 51 off 53, hitting five fours and three sixes.

For Central Punjab, Faheem Ashraf and Muhammad Ali picked three wickets apiece.

In return, Central Punjab batters failed to display their skills and only three batters managed to get into the double figures. Azhar Ali top-scored with a 77-ball 43, which included seven fours. Zafar Gohar returned undefeated on 22.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s right-arm pacers Imran Khan Snr and Sameen Gul picked three wickets apiece.

At stumps, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in their second innings were 89 for no loss, leading by 334 runs. Fakhar Zaman (48, four fours, one six, 78b) and Sahibzada Farhan (40, seven fours, 73b) will resume their batting tomorrow.

At NBP Sports Complex, Southern Punjab’s Zeeshan Ashraf century took his side to a 23-run lead over Sindh when stumps were drawn for the day. Resuming their innings on the overnight score of 275 for five, Sindh were dismissed for 310 in the 97th over. Test player Fawad Alam could add only 10 runs to his overnight score and fell to Ali Usman for 85. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored an unbeaten 34 off 44, hitting five fours.

For Southern Punjab, Naseem Shah and Ali bagged four wickets apiece.

In return, left-handed Zeeshan’s 108 off 110 helped Southern Punjab post 333 for six in 76 overs at the close of play. Zeeshan’s innings included 11 fours and six sixes. Earlier, opening pair of Tayyab Tahir (69, 11 fours, two sixes, 112) and Umar Siddiq (30, five fours, 53b) added 81 for the first wicket. The left-handed Yousuf Babar coming to bat at number-five scored a 117-ball 64, which included 10 fours. Azam Khan batting at number six added a quick-fire 32-ball 48, smashing nine fours and one six.

For Sindh, spinners Mohammad Asghar and Zahid Mahmood picked two wickets each.

Scores in brief:

Sindh vs Southern Punjab - NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 310 all out, 96.5 overs (Saad Khan 88, Fawad Alam 85, Sarfaraz Ahmed 34 not out; Naseem Shah 4-46, Ali Usman 4-113)

Southern Punjab 333-6, 76 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 108, Tayyab Tahir 69, Yousuf Babar 64, Azam Khan 48; Mohammad Asghar 2-64, Zahid Mehmood 2-140)

Points so far: Sindh 5; Southern Punjab 6

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 355 all out, 95.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 76, Ashfaq Ahmed 71, Rehan Afridi 63 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 53, Sajid Khan 51; Mohammad Ali 3-65, Faheem Ashraf 3-66) and 89-0, 25.1 overs (Fakhar Zaman 48 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 40 not out)

Central Punjab 110 all out, 31.5 overs (Azhar Ali 43, Zafar Gohar 22 not out; Sameen Gul 3-30, Imran Khan Snr 3-42)

Points so far: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 9; Central Punjab 3

Balochistan vs Northern - State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 305 all out, 59.1 overs (Shan Masood 190, Kashif Bhatti 68; Kashif Ali 4-49, Athar Mehmood 4-100)

Northern 449-2, 91.4 overs (Mohammad Huraira 243 not out, Sarmad Bhatti 135)

Points so far: Balochistan 3; Northern 8
 
Looking at this season's numbers. Huraira and Saad Khan amongst the youngsters who have scored well.

In the bowlers, disappointing to see the same names up amongst the leading wicket-takers and not many youngsters there apart from Kashif Ali and Mubasir.
 
Karachi, 20 December 2021: A maiden first-class triple-century by Mohammad Huraira and six wickets from Mubasir Khan lead Northern to an innings and 170 runs win over Balochistan on day three of the final round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at the State Bank of Pakistan Stadium on Monday. The match was being live-streamed on PCB’s YouTube channel.

Resuming their innings at the overnight score 0f 449 for two, Northern declared their innings on 631 for four in 124 overs. Huraira who resumed his batting on 243 continued to play shots all across the ground and brought up his first triple-century in the 113th over of the innings. The 19-year old right-handed batter struck 40 fours and four sixes during his innings of 311 off 343 balls faced and also became the second youngest Pakistan batter to score a first-class triple century.

In reply, Balochistan trailing by 316 runs were bowled out for 146 in the 35th over handing Northern a comprehensive an innings and 170-run win over the former.

For Balochistan only three players managed to enter into double figures with opening batter Imran Butt top-scoring with a 101-ball 81, hitting 13 fours.



Northern’s off-spinner Mubasir grabbed six wickets for 49 in 10.4 overs, while right-arm fast Musa picked two wickets for 60. The win over Balochistan confirms Northern place in the pink-ball final scheduled to take place at National Stadium Karachi from 25-29 December.

At UBL Sports Complex, chasing 495 to win, Central Punjab were 123 for no loss in 43 overs against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when stumps were drawn. Abid Ali (49, eight fours, 121b) and Rizwan Hussain (66, 12 fours, one six, 141b) will resume their batting tomorrow.

Earlier, resuming their second innings on 89 for no loss, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa declared their innings on 249 for four in 67 overs. Left-handed opening batter Fakhar Zaman top-scored with a 102-ball 62, which included 12 fours and one six. Captain Iftikhar Ahmed scored an unbeaten 61 off 82 balls, hitting seven fours. Adil Amin coming to bat at number-six returned undefeated on a 78-ball 54, which included three fours. The pair stitched a 114-run unbroken partnership for the fifth wicket.

For Central Punjab, Bilawal Iqbal picked three wickets for 45.

At NBP Sports Complex, Sindh were leading by 219 with three second innings wickets in hand against Southern Punjab at the close of play. Left-handed batter Saad Khan returned undefeated on 63, while Saud Shakeel (63, seven fours, 113b) and Khurram Manzoor (59, 10 fours, 73b) were other significant contributors with the bat.

For Southern Punjab, Ali Usman grabbed three wickets for 92.

Earlier, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 333 for six, Southern Punjab were dismissed for 385 in the 94th over with a 75-run first innings lead. The right-handed Ali scored an unbeaten 38 off 83 balls.

For Sindh, right-arm fast Shahnawaz Dahani picked three wickets for 61 in 17 overs, while spinners Mohammad Asghar and Zahid Mahmood bagged two wickets apiece.

Scores in brief:

Northern beat Balochistan by an innings and 170 runs at State Bank of Pakistan Stadium, Karachi

Balochistan 305 all out, 59.1 overs (Shan Masood 190, Kashif Bhatti 68; Kashif Ali 4-49, Athar Mehmood 4-100) and 146-9, 34.4 overs (Imran Butt 81, Imam-ul-Haq 31; Mubasir Khan 6-43)

Northern 631-4 (decl), 124 overs (Mohammad Huraira 311, Sarmad Bhatti 135, Umer Amin 51; Akif Javed 2-105)

Points so far: Balochistan 3; Northern 25

Sindh vs Southern Punjab - NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 310 all out, 96.5 overs (Saad Khan 88, Fawad Alam 85, Sarfaraz Ahmed 34 not out; Naseem Shah 4-46, Ali Usman 4-113) and 294-7, 70 overs (Saad Khan 63 not out, Saud Shakil 63, Khurram Manzoor 59; Ali Usman 3-92)

Southern Punjab 385 all out, 94 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 108, Tayyab Tahir 69, Yousuf Babar 64, Azam Khan 48, Ali Usman 38 not out; Shahnawaz Dahani 3-61, Mohammad Asghar 2-72, Zahid Mehmood 2-153)

Points so far: Sindh 6; Southern Punjab 7

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa vs Central Punjab – UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 355 all out, 95.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 76, Ashfaq Ahmed 71, Rehan Afridi 63 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 53, Sajid Khan 51; Mohammad Ali 3-65, Faheem Ashraf 3-66) and 249-4 (decl), 67 overs (Fakhar Zaman 62, Iftikhar Ahmed 61 not out, Adil Amin 54 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 45; Bilawal Iqbal 3-45)

Central Punjab 110 all out, 31.5 overs (Azhar Ali 43, Zafar Gohar 22 not out; Sameen Gul 3-30, Imran Khan Snr 3-42) and 123-0, 43 overs (Rizwan Hussain 66 not out, Abid Ali 49 not out)

Points so far: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 10; Central Punjab 3
 
Karachi, 21 December 2021: Northern have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate in their fixture against Balochistan at the State Bank Stadium in the final round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22.

Northern were found six 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 PKR72,000. Northern captain Nauman Ali accepted the sanction proposed by match referee Nadeem Arshad. The charges were levelled by on-field umpires Nasir Hussain and Qaiser Waheed.
 
Everybody was saying Northern are in the final yesterday but i believe both Sindh and Khyber somehow managed to get 10 wickets in one day and are in one point ahead of Northern and in the finals.
 
QeA Trophy results:

Sindh: 310 & 306

Southern Punjab: 385 & 183

Sindh won by 48 runs

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 355 & 249-4d

Central Punjab: 110 & 250

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa won by 244 runs
 
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Karachi, 21 December 2021: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by 244 runs at the UBL Sports Complex Karachi in the final round match of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on Tuesday to set-up pink-ball five-day final against Northern at the National Stadium from 25 December.

Right-arm fast Sameen Gul took three for 42 while Imran Khan Snr, Sajid Khan and Iftikhar Ahmed picked two wickets each as Central Punjab were dismissed for 250 after resuming this morning at 123 for no loss and chasing 495 for victory.

The openers Abid Ali and Rizwan Hussain fought hard for Central Punjab. Abid scored 61 off 148 balls before retiring out. His partner Rizwan top-scored with 67 off 145, hitting 12 fours and one six. Hussain Talat coming to bat at number-five contributed a 132-ball 46, which included seven fours.

At NBP Sports Complex, six wickets from leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood led Sindh to a 48-run win over Southern Punjab. The win didn’t help Sindh to qualify for the final as they finished on the third spot with 143 points.

Chasing 232 to win, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 183 in the 55th over. Yousuf Babar batting at number-five top-scored with a 124-ball 57, smashing six fours. Wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan contributed 25 off 37 balls, which included three fours.

Sindh’s Zahid picked six wickets f0r 101 and ended-up taking eight wickets in the match. Mohammad Asghar with his left-arm spin bagged three for 35.

Earlier, resuming their second innings on 294 for seven, Sindh were bowled out for 306 in the 77th over. Ali Usman picked four wickets for 102.

At the conclusion of tenth and final round matches of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Northern topped the table with 152 points and will face Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the final who finished on second spot with 150 points.

Points Table after Final Round Matches

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Scores in brief:

Sindh beat Southern Punjab by 48 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Sindh 310 all out, 96.5 overs (Saad Khan 88, Fawad Alam 85, Sarfaraz Ahmed 34 not out; Naseem Shah 4-46, Ali Usman 4-113) and 306 all out, 76.2 overs (Saad Khan 63, Saud Shakil 63, Khurram Manzoor 59; Ali Usman 4-102)

Southern Punjab 385 all out, 94 overs (Zeeshan Ashraf 108, Tayyab Tahir 69, Yousuf Babar 64, Azam Khan 48, Ali Usman 38 not out; Shahnawaz Dahani 3-61, Mohammad Asghar 2-72, Zahid Mehmood 2-153) and 183 all out, 55 overs (Yousuf Babar 57; Zahid Mahmood 6-101, Mohammad Asghar 3-35)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Central Punjab by 244 runs at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 355 all out, 95.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 76, Ashfaq Ahmed 71, Rehan Afridi 63 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 53, Sajid Khan 51; Mohammad Ali 3-65, Faheem Ashraf 3-66) and 249-4 (decl), 67 overs (Fakhar Zaman 62, Iftikhar Ahmed 61 not out, Adil Amin 54 not out, Sahibzada Farhan 45; Bilawal Iqbal 3-45)

Central Punjab 110 all out, 31.5 overs (Azhar Ali 43, Zafar Gohar 22 not out; Sameen Gul 3-30, Imran Khan Snr 3-42) and 250 all out, 101.5 overs (Rizwan Hussain 67, Abid Ali 61 retired out, Hussain Talat 46; Sameen Gul 3-42, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-18, Imran Khan Snr 2-31, Sajid Khan 2-63)
 
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Omer2002 said:
Everybody was saying Northern are in the final yesterday but i believe both Sindh and Khyber somehow managed to get 10 wickets in one day and are in one point ahead of Northern and in the finals.
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Frankly think Sindh and KPK should be playing the final seeing as they both have 4 victories, 1 loss, 5 draws and have a better NRR than Northern. Batting/bowling points should be secondary way of determining who plays the final in my view.
 
In current point system, declaration at 9 down should be allowed only after 10 wicket partnership bats out 7-8 overs or strecthes beyond 15 runs. The trend of declaring at 9 wickets down is unprofessional behaviour but no rule against it.
The very basic concept of sports is to compete and win by performing better than others. PCB is training teams to win by crippling the opponents instead of training for fight.
 
Shoaibbtt said:
Frankly think Sindh and KPK should be playing the final seeing as they both have 4 victories, 1 loss, 5 draws and have a better NRR than Northern. Batting/bowling points should be secondary way of determining who plays the final in my view.
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I must have got the wrong info. It is Northern who are through then
 
Omer2002 said:
I must have got the wrong info. It is Northern who are through then
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Did you understand my statement? I said that the first weighting/priority should be victories/losses/draws, secondary NRR and then batting/bowling points.

BOTH KPK and Sindh have 4 wins, 1 loss and 5 draws as oppose to northern who have 4 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Hence, why I THINK both Sindh and KPK should be playing the final.
 
WHATTTTT?

Last time i checked Northern were the bottom team, how did they top the group to reach the finals???
 
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