President's Trophy 2025-26 set to begin from December 28

[Ball Blazer]

Defending champions Pakistan Television (PTV) will be eyeing to successfully defend the title as the four-day first-class President’s Trophy gets underway in Karachi from Sunday, 28 December.

The red-ball tournament, scheduled to run from 28 December to 12 February, will feature eight departmental teams including Ghani Glass, KRL, OGDCL, PTV, Sahir Associates, SBP, SNGPL and WAPDA. In the previous edition of the four-day event, PTV on the back of an all-round performance by Muhammad Shahzad defeated SBP by three wickets in the final at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

In the forthcoming edition, all teams will play each other once, with each side featuring in seven matches before the top two teams qualify for the final, scheduled to take place from 8 to 12 February. The venue of the final will be confirmed in due course.

All matches will begin at 10:00am, with the toss scheduled for 9:30am.

First round matches (28-31 Dec):

Sahir Associates v SNGPL at NBP Sports Complex

KRL v WAPDA at National Bank Stadium

OGDCL v Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex

PTV v SBP at SBP Sports Complex

 

[Nasty Naz]

No announcement on squads so we can't know the terrible squads selected?

 

[BouncerGuy]

President's Trophy Grade-I first-round toss update:

Sahir Associates win the toss and decide to field first against SNGPL at National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi

Khan Research Laboratories win the toss and elect to bat first against WAPDA at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

OGDCL win the toss and elect to bat first against Ghani Glass at United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi

Pakistan Television win the toss and elect to bat first against State Bank of Pakistan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

 

[Ball Blazer]

Shan hits unbeaten 212, Ali strikes 192 on opening day of President’s Trophy 2025-26

WAPDA’s Aqib Khan (6-18) and SBP’s Mohammad Ismail (5-27) stood out with the ball

Karachi, 28 December 2025: The opening day of the President’s Trophy 2025-26 saw Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), Ghani Glass and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) put strong strides forward as the action unfolded at four venues in Karachi on Sunday.

SNGPL’s left-handed batters Shan Masood and Ali Zaryab punished Sahir Associates’ bowlers with a 390-run second-wicket stand at the NBP Sports Complex as they closed the day with 460-2 in 82.1 overs.

Shan struck his second first-class double century in 2025 as he remained 212 not out and will aim to go past 250 not out – his best first-class score – which he scored earlier in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26. He smashed 18 fours and two sixes in a 185-ball unscathed outing.

Ali Zaryab registered his 10th first-class century but fell eight runs short of the double century as Mohammad Hasnain provided Sahir the much-needed breakthrough late in the day. Ali struck 27 fours and four sixes in his 237-ball knock.

Earlier, Ali and Azan Awais (26, 68b, 4x4s) had put on 53 runs opening the batting. Omair Bin Yousuf, who was unbeaten on five of 15 balls at stumps, will join Shan in the middle at the start of day two. Bilawal was the other wicket-taker for Sahir as they employed eight bowlers on a toiling day.

WAPDA’s Aqib Khan wreaked havoc with the ball as his six for 18 in 11.4 overs including three maidens bundled out Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) for a mere 116 in 46.4 overs at the National Bank Stadium. Naqeebullah and Mohammad Zeeshan picked up two wickets each.

For KRL, only Saad Baig (22, 30b, 3x4s) and Junaid Ali (21, 64b) managed to cross the 20-run mark as wickets tumbled at regular intervals. Saad and Shahzaib Khan’s (14, 54b, 1x4) 34-run opening stand of 34 was the highest partnership for KRL.

In turn, WAPDA were 75-4 in 23.1 overs at close of play with Arshad Iqbal and Mohammad Hamza picking up two wickets each. WAPDA will begin day two 41 runs behind KRL and with Sharoon Siraj at the crease unbeaten on 37 off 60 balls including five fours.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Ghani Glass were 67-2 in 24 overs at stumps in reply to Oil and Gas Development Company Limited’s (OGDCL) 196 all out in 60 overs.

After Sharjeel Khan (38 not out, 75b, 6x4s) and Khawaja Arham (16, 54b, 2x4s) put on 46 runs in their opening stand, OGDCL’s Danish Aziz struck twice including the scalp of night watcher Ubaid Shah, who fell for a two-ball duck.

Earlier, four wickets each for skipper Noman Ali and Afaq Afridi helped Ghani Glass restrict OGDCL under the 200-run mark. They slipped to 100-7 before no.9 batter Mushtaq Ahmed blazed aa 77-ball 58 including five fours and three sixes to take his team to a competitive score. Mushtaq stitched a 76-run stand with Abdul Rehman Muzammil (16, 83b) for the eighth wicket.

SBP were 106-4 in 41 overs at stumps and seven runs ahead of Pakistan Television (PTV) at the State Bank Stadium. Opening batter Hasan Raza was unbeaten on 39 off 132 balls hitting three fours, while Mohammad Abbas was sent in to night watch at 101-4 after Muhammad Ghazi Ghori’s (22, 37b, 3x4s) departure with Rameez Aziz and Qasim Akram being the batters yet to come.

Earlier, PTV were skittled for a mere 99 in 30.4 overs with only Mohammad Taha (47, 65b, 6x4s, 1x6) and Waqar Hussain (12, 39b, 2x4s) entering double figures. SBP’s pacers Mohammad Ismail (6-1-27-5) and Kashif Ali (9.4-2-19-4) shared nine wickets among them.

Scores in brief – Round 1 – Day 1 – Stumps

Sahir Associates v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

SNGPL 460-2, 82.1 overs (Shan Masood 212 not out, Ali Zaryab 192, Azan Awais 26)

Khan Research Laboratories v Water and Power Development Authority at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

WAPDA trail by 41 runs with six wickets remaining in first innings

KRL 116 all out, 46.4 overs (Saad Baig 22, Junaid Ali 21; Aqib Khan 6-18, Naqeebullah 2-19, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-28)

WAPDA 75-4, 23.1 overs (Sharoon Siraj 37 not out; Arshad Iqbal 2-23, Mohammad Hamza 2-26)

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited v Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Ghani Glass trail by 129 runs with eight wickets remaining in first innings

OGDCL 196 all out, 60 overs (Mushtaq Ahmed 58, Sameer Saqib 31, Danish Aziz 22; Noman Ali 4-42, Afaq Afridi 4-65)

Ghani Glass 67-2, 24 overs (Sharjeel Khan 38 not out; Danish Aziz 2-14)

Pakistan Television v State Bank of Pakistan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SBP lead by seven runs with six wickets remaining in first innings

PTV 99 all out, 30.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 47; Mohammad Ismail 5-27, Kashif Ali 4-19)

SBP 106-4, 41 overs (Hasan Raza 39 not out, Mohammad Hurraira 25, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 22; Amad Butt 2-29)

 

[Ball Blazer]

Highest First-Class score for SNGPL:

Misbah-ul-Haq: 284 vs. Lahore Shalimar in 2009
Umar Akmal: 248 vs. Karachi Blues in 2007
Misbah-ul-Haq: 247 vs. SSGC in 2009
Taufeeq Umar: 247 vs. Lahore Blues in 2015
Abid Ali: 225* vs. Eshaal Associates in 2025
Mohammad Rizwan: 224 vs. NBP in 2014
Asad Shafiq: 221* vs. Islamabad in 2018
Shan Masood: 216 vs. Sahir Associates TODAY
Mohammad Hafeez: 213 vs. Peshawar in 2018

 

[The Bald Eagle]

President’s Trophy Grade-I: Sajid Khan Claims Six Wickets

KARACHI – December 29: The highlight of the second day of the first round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I tournament was a stellar performance by off-spinner Sajid Khan, who claimed six wickets.

At the National Bank Sports Complex, SNGPL declared their first innings at a massive 575/5 against Sahir Associates. Shan Masood was dismissed after scoring a double century (216 runs).

In response, Sahir Associates were bundled out for a mere 136 runs in their first innings. Asim Ali Nasir contributed 50 runs, while Sajid Khan tore through the lineup, taking 6 wickets for just 22 runs. Following the follow-on, Sahir Associates had reached 68/3 in their second innings by the close of play.

At the National Bank Stadium, WAPDA was bowled out for 151 in their first innings against KRL. Sharoon Siraj top-scored with 77 runs. For KRL, Mohammad Hamza took 5 wickets for 36 runs, while Arshad Iqbal claimed three. In their second innings, KRL reached 189/7, with Waqar Ahmed scoring 52 and Shahzaib Khan making 51. Naqeebullah took three wickets for the opposition.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Ghani Glass was dismissed for 246 in their first innings against OGDCL. Mohsin Riaz (98), Ali Razzaq (62), and Sharjeel Khan (53) were the prominent run-getters. Danish Aziz took four wickets for OGDCL. By the end of the day, OGDCL had reached 75/2 in their second innings.

At the State Bank Sports Complex, State Bank was bowled out for 153 in their first innings against PTV. Hasan Raza scored 49 runs, while Amad Butt and Israr Hussain took three wickets each. In their second innings, PTV reached 191/5, with Mohammad Suleman remaining unbeaten on 75. Mohammad Abbas claimed three wickets for State Bank.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

President’s Trophy Grade-I: Victories for SNGPL, WAPDA, and Ghani Glass; Afaq Afridi Claims Nine Wickets in the Match

Three of the four games of the opening round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 were decided on day three as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Ghani Glass bagged wins on Tuesday across three venues in Karachi.

In the Pakistan Television (PTV) and State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) fixture, the latter were left staring down a defeat as stumps were drawn with the defending champions requiring another two scalps to win, while the runners-up of previous edition needed another 92 runs at the State Bank Stadium.

Fast bowler Ather Mehmood bowled SNGPL to an innings and 151-run victory over Sahir Associates at the NBP Sports Complex as he returned figures of five for 66 in 18.2 overs including six maidens.

Resuming their second innings from 68-3 in 19 overs following-on, Sahir Associates were bundled out for 288 in 82.2 overs despite no.3 batter Mohammad Basit’s 107 off 195 balls comprising 14 fours.

Basit combined with Mohammad Faiq (54, 110b, 5x4s, 1x6) to put on a 114-run stand off 212 balls to keep the SNGPL bowlers toiling before pacer Mohammad Salman struck to remove the latter, giving his team a much-needed breakthrough in the 49th over.

Skipper Asim Ali Nasir (71, 98b, 9x4s, 1x6) then continued the rearguard effort with Basit as the duo stitched an 87-run stand taking the team to 255-4, when the collapse set in. Sahir Associates lost six wickets for 33 runs from 75th to 83rd over.

Apart from Athar, who bagged his third first-class five-for, Shahnawaz Dahani chipped in with two wickets, while Salman and Sajid Khan dismissed one batter each.

WAPDA chased down the 163-run target against the Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) to register a six-wicket triumph at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi. Bismillah Khan top-scored for WAPDA with 46 off 84 balls hitting three fours, while Sharoon Siraj scored 33 off 46 balls striking five fours.

Bismillah and Sharoon also shared a 64-run stand for the third wicket after their opening batters Imran Dogar (24, 54b, 4x4s) and Muhammad Akhlaq (19, 31b, 4x4s) put on a 35-run opening stand. Ayaz Tasawar remained unbeaten for 21 off 48 balls.

KRL’s Ahmed Bashir picked up two wickets for 35 runs, while Mohammad Hamza and Ahmad Hassan dismissed one batter each. Earlier, KRL were dismissed for 197 in 52.2 overs after resuming their second innings from 189-7 in 45.2 overs.

Ghani Glass handed Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) a seven-wicket defeat as they chased the 78-run target in 24.1 overs. Earlier, OGDCL slipped from their overnight score of 75-2 in 24 overs to 127 all out in 45 overs, losing eight wickets for 52 runs.

Pacer Afaq Afridi ran riot with the ball for Ghani Glass as he registered his fifth first-class five-wicket haul bagging five for 30 off 13 overs. He was backed up by fellow pacers Mir Hamza and Ubaid Shah, who accounted for three and two wickets, respectively.

At the State Bank Stadium in Karachi, SBP were reeling at 148-8 in 32.1 overs at stumps in pursuit of a 240-run target with Rameez Aziz unbeaten on 31 off 35 balls. Mohammad Hurraira was run out after scoring a fine 76 off 80 balls hitting 12 fours and two sixes as his dismissal also broke open the SBP batting line-up.

SBP were 83-4 in 20.4 overs when Hurraira and Rameez put on a 47-run stand, which was broken in the 29th over as they lost four wickets for 14 runs in a space of just 15 balls with Musa Khan eking out two in the 30th over.

Musa bagged his 10th first-class five-for returning figures of 8-1-45-5, while Mehran Sanwal and Amad Butt dismissed one batter each.

Earlier, PTV resumed their second innings from overnight score of 191-5 in 47.2 overs and were dismissed for 293 in 72.5 overs with Mohammad Suleman scoring his fifth first-class century, also sharing a vital 93-run stand with no.7 batter Arafat Minhas (81, 99b, 6x4s, 4x6s).

SBP’s Mohammad Abbas picked up three wickets, while Qasim Akram, Niaz Khan and Kashif Ali dismissed two batters each.

Scores in brief – Round 1 – Day 3 of 4

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Sahir Associates by an innings and 151 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

SNGPL 575-5 decl, 105.5 overs (Shan Masood 216, Ali Zaryab 192, Saad Khan 44, Omair Bin Yousuf 43; Mohammad Hasnain 2-104, Bilawal 2-106)

Sahir Associates 136 all out, 45.2 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 50; Sajid Khan 6-22, Mohammad Salman 2-26, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-47) and following-on 288 all out, 82.2 overs (Mohammad Basit 107, Asim Ali Nasir 71, Mohammad Faiq 54; Athar Mehmood 5-66, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-41)

Water and Power Development Authority beat Khan Research Laboratories by six wickets at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Target for Wapda: 163

KRL 116 all out, 46.4 overs (Saad Baig 22, Junaid Ali 21; Aqib Khan 6-18, Naqeebullah 2-19, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-28) and 197 all out, 52.2 overs (Waqar Ahmed 52, Shahzaib Khan 51, Sarmad Bhatti 36, Junaid Ali 21; Mohammad Adil 4-42, Naqeebullah 3-43, Aqib Khan 3-59)

WAPDA 151 all out, 51.2 overs (Sharoon Siraj 77; Mohammad Hamza 5-36, Arshad Iqbal 3-48) and 163-4, 46 overs (Bismillah Khan 46, Sharoon Siraj 33, Imran Dogar 24, Ayaz Tasawar 21 not out; Ahmed Bashir 2-35)

Ghani Glass beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited by seven wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Target for Ghani Glass: 78

OGDCL 196 all out, 60 overs (Mushtaq Ahmed 58, Sameer Saqib 31, Danish Aziz 22; Noman Ali 4-42, Afaq Afridi 4-65) and 127 all out, 45 overs (Israrullah 37, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 32; Afaq Afridi 5-30, Mir Hamza 3-19, Ubaid Shah 2-41)

Ghani Glass 246 all out, 85.4 overs (Mohsin Riaz 98, Ali Razzaq 62, Sharjeel Khan53; Danish Aziz 4-31, Arshadullah 2-34, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-41) and 80-3, 24.1 overs (Sharjeel Khan 21)

Pakistan Television v State Bank of Pakistan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SBP require 92 more runs to win with two wickets remaining

Target for SBP: 240

PTV 99 all out, 30.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 47; Mohammad Ismail 5-27, Kashif Ali 4-19) and 293 all out, 72.5 overs (Mohammad Suleman 100, Arafat Minhas 81, Usman Salahuddin 42, Obaid Shahid 22; Mohammad Abbas 3-63, Qasim Akram 2-11, Niaz Khan 2-68, Kashif Ali 2-83)

SBP 153 all out, 64.2 overs (Hasan Raza 49, Mohammad Huraira 25, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 22; Amad Butt 3-32, Israr Hussain 3-50, Musa Khan 2-32, Mehran Sanwal 2-35) and 148-8, 32.1 overs (Mohammad Hurraira 76, Rameez Aziz 31 not out; Musa Khan 5-45, Amad Butt 2-33)

 

[BouncerGuy]

Musa Khan bagged 6-58 and 2-32 to help defending champions Pakistan Television (PTV) begin their campaign in the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 with a 78-run triumph over State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at the State Bank Stadium, Karachi early on Wednesday.

PTV find themselves second on the points table at the conclusion of the opening round besides Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), who accrued 30 points after an innings and 151-run win over Sahir Associates on Tuesday.

Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), PTV and Ghani Glass all are joint-second with 23 points each. WAPDA and Ghani Glass had also wrapped up their games on day three beating Khan Research Laboratories and Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, respectively.

The second of the seven rounds of the tournament will begin on Saturday, 3 January with the four first-class matches taking place at UBL Sports Complex, National Bank Stadium, State Bank Stadium and NBP Sports Complex in Karachi. All the games will be live-streamed on Tapmad (Pakistan) and PCB YouTube Channel (outside Pakistan).

Requiring another 92 runs to win with two wickets in hand, SBP could only face 21 balls on day four after they resumed from their overnight score of 148-8 and were dismissed for 161 all out in 35.4 overs.

Rameez Aziz (37, 45b, 7x4s) fell to Israr Hussain, while Musa bagged his eighth wicket of the match and sixth in the innings by dismissing Mohammad Ismail for a 10-ball duck. PTV had made a comeback in the game after falling flat for 99 in first innings and overcame a 54-run first innings deficit to set a 240-run target for SBP.

Scores in brief – Round 1 – Day 4 of 4

Pakistan Television beat State Bank of Pakistan by 78 runs at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

Target for SBP: 240

PTV 99 all out, 30.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 47; Mohammad Ismail 5-27, Kashif Ali 4-19) and 293 all out, 72.5 overs (Mohammad Suleman 100, Arafat Minhas 81, Usman Salahuddin 42, Obaid Shahid 22; Mohammad Abbas 3-63, Qasim Akram 2-11, Niaz Khan 2-68, Kashif Ali 2-83)

SBP 153 all out, 64.2 overs (Hasan Raza 49, Mohammad Huraira 25, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 22; Amad Butt 3-32, Israr Hussain 3-50, Musa Khan 2-32, Mehran Sanwal 2-35) and 161 all out, 35.4 overs (Mohammad Hurraira 76, Rameez Aziz 37; Musa Khan 6-51, Amad Butt 2-33)

On Tuesday:

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat Sahir Associates by an innings and 151 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Water and Power Development Authority beat Khan Research Laboratories by six wickets at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Target for Wapda: 163

Ghani Glass beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited by seven wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Target for Ghani Glass: 78

The second round of the President’s Trophy will begin on January 3.

 

[the Great Khan]

What's the point of this tournament?? Anybody??

 

[BouncerGuy]

President's Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 - Round 2 - Karachi

Toss update

Ghani Glass win the toss and decide to field first against State Bank of Pakistan at National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi

Sahir Associates win the toss and decide to field first against Khan Research Laboratories at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

OGDCL win the toss and decide to field first against Pakistan Television at United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi

WAPDA win the toss and decide to field first against SNGPL at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

 

[Ball Blazer]

President's Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 - Round 2 - Karachi

Toss update

Ghani Glass win the toss and decide to field first against State Bank of Pakistan at National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi

Sahir Associates win the toss and decide to field first against Khan Research Laboratories at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

OGDCL win the toss and decide to field first against Pakistan Television at United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi

WAPDA win the toss and decide to field first against SNGPL at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SBP’s Abdullah hits 113, WAPDA’s Aqib bags 5-39 on opening day of second round

Karachi, 3 January 2026:

The second round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 began at the four venues in Karachi as all four toss-winning teams opted to bowl first on Saturday morning.

State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) Abdullah Fazal was the lone centurion on day one as he faced 176 balls for his 113 hitting 15 fours against Ghani Glass at the NBP Sports Complex, while none of the SBP batters crossed the 21-run mark.

SBP were bowled out for 202 in 58 overs as Ghani Glass’ pace trio of Afaq Afridi (4-85), Ubaid Shah (3-45) and Mir Hamza (2-24) bagged nine wickets combined.

Abdullah, who registered his third first-class century, walked in to bat in the second over of SBP’s innings and departed in the 57th over with scorecard reading 195-9. The next best scorers for SBP were Qasim Akram (21, 38b, 4x4s) and Hasan Raza (17, 39b, 4x4s).

In reply, Ghani Glass were left reeling at 31-3 in 20 overs courtesy Mohammad Abbas’ disciplined returns of 10-5-8-2, while Kashif Ali picked up one wicket. Ali Razzaq was retired hurt after scoring six off 44 balls, while Tayyab Tahir was unbeaten on the crease with 19 off 60 balls comprising two fours.

Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) pacer Aqib Khan picked up his fourth first-class five-for returning impressive figures of 21-8-39-5 as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) were skittled for 147 in 60.3 overs at the State Bank Stadium.

Aqib Khan was backed up by Naqeebullah and Mohammad Adil who dismissed two batters each.

SNGPL slipped to 35-3 in 16.1 overs, when Omair Bin Yousuf (45, 130b, 8x4s) and Saad Khan (21, 28b, 3x4s) put on 37 runs. SNGPL lost seven for 75 after Saad was castled by Sharoon Siraj’s off-spin in the 25th over. No.8 batter Bilawal Bhatti chipped in with 19 off 35 balls hitting two fours and one six.

In turn, WAPDA finished the day 63-1 in 16 overs with Imran Dogar (33 not out, 47b, 6x4s) and Muhammad Ammar (24 not out, 36b, 4x4s) unbeaten on the crease having forged a 55-run stand after Muhammad Akhlaq’s early departure courtesy Shahnawaz Dahani.

At the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) managed 204 all out in 54.2 overs as Sahir Associates’ Mohammad Mohsin Khan, Bilawal and Mohmmad Hasnain picked up two wickets each.

For KRL, who slipped to 122-5 in 30 overs, Saad Baig top-scored with 64 off 83 balls hitting 11 fours, while no.7 batter Hamza Nazar was run out four runs short of his half-century (46, 54b, 7x4s, 1x6) as wickets tumbled at regular intervals. Skipper Sarmad Bhatti and Imran Rafiq scored 21 runs each.

In turn, pacer Arshad Iqbal delivered a brilliant spell of eight overs eking out three for 15 including three maidens as Sahir Associates closed the day with 46-4 in 16 overs, trailing by 158 runs.

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) were 73-1 in 21 overs as stumps in reply to Pakistan Television’s (PTV) 199 all out in 57.1 overs at the UBL Sports Complex. OGDCL’s Israrullah was unbeaten on 47 off 61 balls with the help of eight fours after losing Sameer Saqib (10, 60b, 2x4s) following a 62-run opening stand.

Pacers led the way for OGDCL with Muhammad Umar returning figures of 17.1-3-54-4, while Muhammad Imran picked up three wickets. Mushtaq Ahmed dismissed two batters.

Earlier, PTV slumped to 22-3 before Mohammad Taha (63, 116b, 9x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Suleman (23, 47b, 2x4s) stitched a 52-run stand in their bid to re-build the innings.

Following Suleman’s departure in the 26th over, PTV lost six wickets for 125 runs with Arafat Minhas (33, 35b, 6x4s), Musa Khan (20, 25b, 2x4s) and Mehran Sanwal (16, 15b, 2x6s) chipping in with valuable contributions lower down the order.

Scores in brief – Round 2 – Day 1 of 4

Khan Research Laboratories v Sahir Associates at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Sahir Associates trail by 158 runs with six wickets remaining in first innings

KRL 204 all out, 54.2 overs (Saad Baig 64, Hamza Nazar 46, Sarmad Bhatti 21, Imran Rafiq 21; Mohammad Mohsin Khan 2-7, Bilawal 2-38, Mohammad Hasnain 2-61)

Sahir Associates 46-4, 16 overs (Mohammad Faiq 24; Arshad Iqbal 3-15)

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited v Pakistan Television at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

OGDCL trail by 126 runs with nine wickets remaining in first innings

PTV 199 all out, 57.1 overs (Mohammad Taha 63, Arafat Minhas 33, Mohammad Suleman 23, Musa Khan 20; Muhammad Umar 4-54, Muhammad Imran 3-55, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-39)

OGDCL 73-1, 21 overs (Israrullah 47 not out)

Ghani Glass v State Bank of Pakistan at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Ghani Glass trail by 171 runs with six wickets remaining in first innings

SBP 202 all out, 58 overs (Abdullah Fazal 113, Qasim Akram 21; Afaq Afridi 4-85, Ubaid Shah 3-45, Mir Hamza 2-24)

Ghani Glass 31-4, 20 overs (Tayyab Tahir 19 not out; Mohammad Abbas 2-8)

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Water and Power Development Authority at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

WAPDA trail by 84 runs with nine wickets remaining in first innings

SNGPL 147 all out, 60.3 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 45, Saad Khan 21; Aqib Khan 5-39, Naqeebullah 2-38, Mohammad Adil 2-62)

WAPDA 63-1, 16 overs (Imran Dogar 33 not out, Muhammad Ammar 24 not out)

-ENDS-

 

[Nasty Naz]

Anyone know where is Abbas Afridi? He hasn't played anything since T10. Not the List A and not playing in this FC tournament.

Other notable players not playing:

Mubasir
Muhammad Shehzad (player of the tournament last season iirc)
Saad Masood (wasn't played in List A tournament either and they have turned him into a T20 specialist)
Ahmed Daniyal
Shahid Aziz

I am sure there are more but this was just ones I found quickly.

We always complain our players would rather play T20 than FC but what can the players do when they don't get picked to play? This is why our players fail to develop and this is a PCB failing than the players fault.

 

[KingOfPakBreakfast]

Anyone know where is Abbas Afridi? He hasn't played anything since T10. Not the List A and not playing in this FC tournament.

Other notable players not playing:

Mubasir
Muhammad Shehzad (player of the tournament last season iirc)
Saad Masood (wasn't played in List A tournament either and they have turned him into a T20 specialist)
Ahmed Daniyal
Shahid Aziz

I am sure there are more but this was just ones I found quickly.

We always complain our players would rather play T20 than FC but what can the players do when they don't get picked to play? This is why our players fail to develop and this is a PCB failing than the players fault.

The wonders of departmental cricket.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Israr leads PTV's fightback with 7-95 as Haroon's 104 gives OGDCL edge over defending champions​

The day two of the second round of President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 saw Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) put defending champions Pakistan Television (PTV) under pressure with a three figure first innings lead as action unfolded at four venues across Karachi on Sunday.

Elsewhere, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) were firm favorites to outfox Sahir Associates, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) batters staged a comeback against Ghani Glass and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) found themselves behind Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA).

OGDCL’s Haroon Arshad shone with his third overall and second-consecutive first-class century as he helped his team gain a substantial 103-run first innings lead over Pakistan Television at the UBL Sports Complex.

Resuming the day from overnight score of 73-1, OGDCL soon lost Israrullah for 53 off 68 balls including 10 fours. At this juncture, Haroon – backing up his 116 in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final – racked up 104, inclusive of 14 fours in a 210-ball vigil, which also included a 138-run stand with no.3 Umar Siddiq (56, 127b, 8x4s).

With Umar’s departure in 64th over, OGDCL slumped losing eight wickets for 84 runs in a space of 23.5 overs as they posted 302 all out in 90.2 overs in reply to PTV’s 199.

Israr Hussain of PTV bagged figures of seven for 95 in 27.2 overs – his third haul of five or more wickets in the format – falling slightly short of bettering his previous best innings analysis of 7-72. Arafat Minhas, Musa Khan and Amad Butt picked up one wicket each.

In turn, PTV raced to 22 for no loss in three overs at close of play in their second dig with an 81-run deficit yet to overcome.

SBP were 222 runs ahead of Ghani Glass as they finished the day with their second innings score reading 194-3 in 44 overs at the NBP Sports Complex.

Wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (113 not out, 104b, 17x4s) and Rameez Aziz (47 not out, 102b, 6x4s) were unbeaten on the crease after having pulled their team from 51-3 with a 143-run partnership. Ghazi blazed his second first-class century in the outing and will be looking to help his team set a formidable target for Ghani Glass.

Earlier, SBP’s pacer Mohammad Abbas completed his 54th first-class five-wicket haul along with 850 wickets in the format with miserly figures of 22-11-27-6. Ghani Glass resumed from overnight score of 31-4 as Tayyab Tahir (60, 142b, 8x4s) and night watcher Mohammad Rameez Jnr (39, 59b, 7x4s) put on 88 runs.

Saad Nasim chipped in with 38 off 32 balls hitting four fours and two sixes before Ghani Glass were bowled out for 174 in 57.2 overs conceding a 28-run first innings deficit. Apart from Abbas’s six, Kashif Bhatti picked up two wickets.

At the National Bank Stadium, Sahir Associates were left reeling at 42-4 in 16 overs at close of play chasing a 228-run target against KRL. Arshad Iqbal and Mohammad Hamza dismissed two batters each.

Earlier, pacer Arshad bagged his maiden first class five-wicket haul (14-5-24-5) as Sahir were skittled for 123 in 34.3 overs after resuming their first innings from their overnight score of 46-4 in 16 overs. Only Mohammad Afzal (25, 22b, 2x4s, 2x6s) and Mohammad Faiq (24, 24b, 4x4s) managed a score above 20-run mark.

Arshad was aided by Ahmed Bashir (3-40) and Mohammad Hamza (2-50), who accounted for the other five wickets combined.

With an 81-run first innings lead, KRL succumbed to the pace of Khan Zaib (10.4-2-51-5), Bilawal (2-33), Mohammad Hasnain (2-49) and Attaullah (1-10) as they managed a mere 146 in 31.4 overs, setting a 228-run target for Sahir. Imran Rafiq (31, 19b, 6x4s) and Saad Baig (30, 30b, 5x4s) chipped in with fluent thirties.

SNGPL were trailing WAPDA by another 96 runs at close of play on day two after grinding out 17 overs scoring 33 runs for the loss of Ali Zaryab. Earlier, WAPDA managed a massive 129-run lead over SNGPL as they posted 276 all out in their first dig in 71.4 overs.

WAPDA’s skipper Khalid Usman led from front with 96 off 88 balls hitting 11 fours and five sixes after walking in to bat at 159-5, which put his team well ahead of SNGPL’s first innings total of 147 all out. Bismillah Khan and Ayaz Tasawar too came in handy with 37 runs each and a valuable 83-run stand for the fifth wicket after WAPDA slipped to 76-4 from 70-1.

Imran Dogar contributed 36, while Muhammad Ammar chipped in with 32 runs in WAPDA’s innings as SNGPL’s pacers shared all 10 wickets among them with Bilawal Bhatti and Mohammad Salman taking three each. Athar Mehmood and Shahnawaz Dahani dismissed two batters each.

Scores in brief – Round 2 – Day 2 of 4

Khan Research Laboratories v Sahir Associates at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Sahir Associates require another 186 runs to win with six wickets remaining

Target: 228

KRL 204 all out, 54.2 overs (Saad Baig 64, Hamza Nazar 46, Sarmad Bhatti 21, Imran Rafiq 21; Mohammad Mohsin Khan 2-7, Bilawal 2-38, Mohammad Hasnain 2-61) and 146 all out, 31.4 overs (Imran Rafiq 31, Saad Baig 30, Ahmad Hassan 25, Hamza Nazar 22; Khan Zaib 5-51, Bilawal 2-33, Mohammad Hasnain 2-49)

Sahir Associates 123 all out, 34.3 overs (Mohammad Afzal 25, Mohammad Faiq 24; Arshad Iqbal 5-24, Ahmed Bashir 3-40, Mohammad Hamza 2-50) and 42-4, 16 overs

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited v Pakistan Television at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

PTV trail by 81 runs with 10 wickets remaining in second innings

PTV 199 all out, 57.1 overs (Mohammad Taha 63, Arafat Minhas 33, Mohammad Suleman 23, Musa Khan 20; Muhammad Umar 4-54, Muhammad Imran 3-55, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-39) and 22-0, 3 overs (Shamyl Hussain 21 not out)

OGDCL 302 all out, 90.2 overs (Haroon Arshad 104, Umar Siddiq 56, Israrullah 53; Israr Hussain 7-95)

Ghani Glass v State Bank of Pakistan at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

SBP lead by 222 runs with seven wickets remaining in second innings

SBP 202 all out, 58 overs (Abdullah Fazal 113, Qasim Akram 21; Afaq Afridi 4-85, Ubaid Shah 3-45, Mir Hamza 2-24) and 194-3, 44 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 113 not out, Rameez Aziz 47 not out; Afaq Afridi 2-51)

Ghani Glass 174 all out, 57.2 overs (Tayyab Tahir 60, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 39, Saad Nasim 38; Mohammad Abbas 6-27, Kashif Bhatti 2-64)

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v Water and Power Development Authority at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SNGPL trail by 96 runs with nine wickets remaining in second innings

SNGPL 147 all out, 60.3 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 45, Saad Khan 21; Aqib Khan 5-39, Naqeebullah 2-38, Mohammad Adil 2-62) and 33-1, 17 overs (Azan Awais 19 not out)

WAPDA 276 all out, 71.4 overs (Khalid Usman 96, Bismillah Khan 37, Ayaz Tasawar 37, Imran Dogar 36, Muhammad Ammar 32; Bilawal Bhatti 3-68, Mohammad Salman 3-81, Athar Mehmood 2-47, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-60)

 

[BouncerGuy]

President's Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 - Round three - Karachi

Toss update:

OGDCL win the toss and elect to bat first against Khan Research Laboratories at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

Ghani Glass win the toss and decide to field first against Pakistan Television at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Sahir Associates win the toss and decide to field first against WAPDA at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

SBP win the toss and decide to field first against SNGPL at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

 

[Nasty Naz]

Azan & Shamyl continue to impress and it's been very green pitches and low scoring throughout this tournament.

I'd like to see in the future that one of the FC tournaments in either QeA or President's Trophy build spinning pitches throughout the tournament and other tournament have green & very pace friendly pitches. It gives batters consistent & extended run to get used to the pitches and for Pakistan selectors to know exactly which batters are excelling in FC tournament vs pace or spin.

Anyone know where is Abdullah Shafique? Hasn't played since end of November. Didn't play in List A tournament and not playing in this one either.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Mohammad Ammar’s unbeaten century and a composed hundred from Azan Awais highlighted the opening day of the third round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I, which began at four venues across Karachi on Friday.

At the United Bank Limited Sports Complex, WAPDA showed resilience to post a strong total of 307 for six against Sahir Associates after being asked to bat first. WAPDA were in trouble at 70 for five before Mohammad Ammar and captain Khalid Usman mounted an impressive recovery. Ammar remained unbeaten on 140 from 264 balls, hitting 22 fours, while Usman played a crucial knock of 93 off 174 deliveries. The duo stitched together a commanding 237-run partnership for the sixth wicket. Khan Zaib was the standout bowler for Sahir Associates, claiming three wickets for 70 runs.

Meanwhile, at the State Bank Stadium, SNGPL ended the opening day on 197 for four against SBP after choosing to bat. Opener Azan Awais anchored the innings with a patient unbeaten 103 off 242 balls, which included 13 fours and a six. Captain Shan Masood added 35, while Shahid Aziz picked up two wickets for SBP.

At the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, KRL bowlers dominated after OGDCL elected to bat. OGDCL were bowled out for 244 in 82.4 overs despite a fighting half-century from Danish Aziz, who scored 56 with seven boundaries. Mohammad Hamza led the bowling attack for KRL with figures of four for 31, while Ahmed Bashir chipped in with three wickets.

In the final match at the National Bank Stadium, Ghani Glass made a solid start against PTV. PTV were dismissed for 186 in 38.4 overs, with Shamyl Hussain top-scoring with a quick 68. Mir Hamza starred with the ball for Ghani Glass, taking five wickets for 55. In reply, Ghani Glass reached 109 for five at stumps, still trailing by 77 runs.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Shehzad Gul's maiden first-class five-for hands SNGPL advantage over SBP​

The second day of the third round of President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 saw plenty of action at Karachi’s four venues with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) striving to get back to winning ways against State Bank of Pakistan, while Sahir Associates’ troubles continued.

Elsewhere, Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) got ahead of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) after batting out the whole day with Ghani Glass putting Pakistan Television under pressure as the latter look to set a fighting target.

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) were left reeling at the State Bank Stadium as they were bundled out for 115 in 32.4 overs conceding a massive 148-run first innings deficit against SNGPL, who were 23-3 in turn at stumps.

Earlier, SNGPL added 66 runs to their overnight score of 197-4 and faced 12.5 overs early on day two before their innings was wrapped up. Shahid Aziz led the way for SBP with figures of 23.5-2-57-4. Niaz Khan and Mohammad Ismail picked up two wickets each.

SBP’s batting could not withstand the pace of Shehzad Gul, who bagged a maiden first-class five-for (11.4-1-37-5) and Shahnawaz Dahani, who picked up four for 23 in 11 overs. Rameez Aziz (43, 46b, 4x4s, 3x6s) and Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (33, 43b, 4x4s, 1x6) top scored in SBP’s meagre 115-run total in first innings.

With the ball in second innings, SBP’s Mohammad Abbas (7-2-11-2) and Niaz Khan (6-3-12-1) eked out the valuable scalps of SNGPL’s Azan Awais, Ali Zaryab and Omair Bin Yousuf to leave them 19-3 as night watcher Mohammad Ali and Shan Masood saw off the remaining 17 balls.

KRL were 305-5 after they faced 90 overs on day two as they got 61 runs ahead of OGDCL at the NBP Sports Complex. Waqar Ahmed (81, 107b, 10x4s) and Saad Baig (80, 128b 10x4s) put on 162 runs for the second wicket to lay the foundation for the first innings lead.

Imran Rafiq was unbeaten on 54 off 152 balls hitting five fours, while Junaid Ali and Sarmad Bhatti had contributed 34 and 24 runs, respectively. For OGDCL, Adil Amin, Mushtaq Ahmed, Muhammad Imran and Mohammad Huzaifa picked up one wicket each.

Sahir Associates were made to follow-on at the UBL Sports Complex as they fell for 103 in 39.2 overs in response to WAPDA’s first innings total of 323 all out in 89.2 overs. In their second dig, Sahir closed the day two with 94-5 on the board in 30 overs.

WAPDA’s charge in the second bowling innings was led by right-arm pacer Mohammad Zeeshan who ripped through Sahir’s top-order with impressive spell of four for 18 in 11 overs including four maidens.

Mohammad Saleem was unbeaten on 25 off 82 balls at stumps, while Fahad Usman (28, 37b, 4x4s) and Ahmar Ashfaq (20, 37b, 4x4s) got starts but couldn’t convert. In the first innings, WAPDA’s Mohammad Adil bagged four for 24, while he was aided by Naqeebullah and Zeeshan, who both snapped three scalps each in Sahir’s demolition.

Skipper Asim Ali Nasir’s 99-ball 58 comprising of 10 fours was not enough for Sahir, while their unbeaten batter following-on, Saleem contributed a 74-ball 21 in first innings.

Earlier, WAPDA could only add 16 runs to their overnight total of 307-6 as Sahir took just 34 balls to wrap up their innings with Razaullah and Khan Zaib picking up four wickets each.

PTV closed the day two with 153-7 in 49 overs in their second innings against Ghani Glass as they led by 116 runs at the National Bank Stadium. After conceding a 37-run first innings deficit, PTV’s second dig began with more trouble with the defending champions slipping to 68-5 in 21.5 overs.

Mohammad Suleman (45, 72b, 6x4s) and Arafat Minhas (34, 55b, 4x4s, 1x6) then stitched a valuable 65-run stand halting Ghani Glass’ audacious advance. Mir Hamza then removed Arafat to bring an end to the resistance in 37th over, while skipper Noman Ali picked up Suleman in the 47th over.

Amad Butt (13 not out, 48b, 1x4) and Musa Khan (2 not out) were on the crease when stumps were drawn. For Ghani Glass Test bowlers Hamza and Noman picked up two wickets each, while Khurram Shahzad and Afaq Afridi were also in the wickets column taking one scalp each

Scores in brief – Round 3 – Day 2 of 4

Water and Power Development Authority v Sahir Associates at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Sahir Associates trail by 126 runs following-on with five wickets remaining

WAPDA 323 all out, 89.2 overs (Mohammad Ammar 147, Khalid Usman 93, Sharoon Siraj 31; Razaullah 4-55, Khan Zaib 4-81)

Sahir Associates 103 all out, 39.2 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 58, Mohammad Saleem 21, Mohammad Adil 4-24, Naqeebullah 3-16, Mohammad Zeeshan 3-23) and f/o 94-5, 30 overs (Fahad 28, Mohammad Saleem 25 not out, Ahmar Ashfaq 20; Mohammad Zeeshan 4-18)

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v State Bank of Pakistan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SNGPL lead by 125 runs with seven wickets remaining in second innings

SNGPL 263 all out, 102.5 overs (Azan Awais 129, Shan Masood 35, Omair Bin Yousuf 22; Shahid Aziz 4-57, Niaz Khan 2-45, Mohammad Ismail 2-50) and 23-3, 13 overs (Shan Masood 8 not out; Mohammad Abbas 2-11)

SBP 115 all out, 32.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 43, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 33; Shehzad Gul 5-37, Shahnawaz Dahani 4-23)

Khan Research Laboratories v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

KRL lead by 61 runs with five wickets remaining in first innings

OGDCL 244 all out, 82.4 overs (Danish Aziz 56, Jawad Ali 32, Umar Siddiq 28, Muhammad Imran 25; Mohammad Hamza 4-31, Ahmed Bashir 3-63, Arshad Iqbal 2-65)

KRL 305-5, 90 overs (Waqar Ahmed 81, Saad Baig 80, Imran Rafiq 54, Junaid Ali 34, Sarmad Bhatti 24; Adil Amin 1-29)

Ghani Glass v Pakistan Television at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

PTV lead by 116 runs with seven wickets remaining in second innings

PTV 186 all out, 38.4 overs (Shamyl Hussain 68, Taimur Khan 24; Mir Hamza 5-55, Khurram Shahzad 2-43, Afaq Afridi 2-52) and 153-7, 49 overs (Mohammad Suleman 45, Arafat Minhas 34, Yasir Khan 30; Noman Ali 2-34, Mir Hamza 2-45)

Ghani Glass 223 all out, 57.2 overs (Khurram Shahzad 48, Yahya Bin Abdul Rehman 43, Ali Razzaq 31, Kashif Ali 27, Saad Nasim 21; Amad Butt 4-51, Mohammad Ilyas Khan 2-39, Israr Hussain 2-53)

 

[Ball Blazer]

Amad’s 10-wicket match haul, Musa’s hat-trick take PTV to routing victory over Ghani Glass

The third day of the third round of President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 saw Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) beat Sahir Associates by an innings and 32 runs, while Pakistan Television (PTV) bagged an 88-run win as action took place at four venues across Karachi on Sunday.

Amad Butt’s match figures of 10-80 and Musa Khan’s second hat-trick in a space of five first-class games led PTV to an emphatic 88-run victory – their second in the tournament – after conceding a first-innings deficit of 37 runs at the National Bank Stadium.

Chasing 157 to win, Ghani Glass were consigned to a mere 68 all out in 14 overs as Amad and Musa ran riot with the ball. Amad completed his bag of six wickets – his 9th haul of five or more in first-class cricket – in just 29 balls as Ghani Glass slipped to 23-7 in 8.5 overs. This was also the second time he collected a 10-fer in the format.

A 45-run stand between Test players Noman Ali (23, 15b, 4x4s) and Khurram Shahzad (22, 15b, 2x4s, 1x6) saved Ghani Glass from immediate collapse. Musa wrapped up the innings by knocking off Khurram, Mir Hamza and Afaq Afridi on last three balls of 14th over.

Earlier, PTV resumed their second innings from overnight score of 153-7 in 49 overs and were bowled out for 193 in 58.2 overs with Mir Hamza taking 4-54 as he completed a match tally of 9-109

WAPDA made it three wins out of as many games as they romped to an innings and 32-run win at the UBL Sports Complex after fast bowler Mohammad Zeeshan helped them dismiss Sahir Associates for 188 all out in 46.2 overs with his best innings and match figures in first-class cricket.

Zeeshan bested his previous innings figures of five for 37 with six for 66 in 18 overs and collected match figures of 9-89 eclipsing his 7-129 against SNGPL in last iteration of the departmental four-day event. His second first-class five-for didn’t let Sahir erase the 126-run overnight deficit as they resumed day three with 94-5 in 30 overs.

Mohammad Adil backed Zeeshan with three for 65 taking his match tally to 7-89. Sahir’s no.9 batter Mohammad Mohsin Khan blasted a 53-ball 51 including six fours and three sixes but in vain.

SNGPL needed two wickets, while SBP required another 54 runs to win as they were 170-8 at close of play at the State Bank Stadium after an eventful day three.

Chasing 224 for a win, SBP slumped to 31-4 and then 125-7 as Abdullah Fazal (41, 73b, 5x4s) and Rameez Aziz (29, 40b, 2x4s, 1x6) salvaged their innings, while Qasim Akram took them to close with five fours-laden 33 not out off 54 balls.

SNGPL’s Shehzad Gul bagged 5-49 to back up his first innings figures of 5-37 registering his maiden 10-wicket match haul in first-class cricket. Shahnawaz Dahani dismissed two batters.

Earlier, SBP’s Niaz Khan bagged his sixth five-wicket haul (5-38) as SNGPL fell flat in their second innings getting bowled out for just 75 in 36.3 overs after resuming from overnight score of 23-3 in 13 overs. Shan Masood top-scored with 26. Mohammad Ismail and Mohammad Abbas picked up two wickets each.

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) closed the day three against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) with 96-run second innings lead as they were 199-4 in 68 overs with Mohammad Sarwar Afridi unbeaten on 90 off 130 balls (8x4s, 3x6s) and Adil Amin 33 not out off 86 balls inclusive of four fours.

The duo added 64 runs after they came together at 135-4 when OGDCL were only 32 runs ahead of KRL and looking to set a competitive total. KRL’s Arshad Iqbal had taken three of the four wickets to fall.

Earlier, KRL were dismissed for 347 in 105.5 overs in their first innings after resuming from overnight score of 305-5 in 90 overs. OGDCL’s skipper Adil returned figures of three for 33 in 17.5 overs with six maidens.

Scores in brief – Round 3 – Day 3 of 4

Water and Power Development Authority beat Sahir Associates by an innings and 32 runs at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

WAPDA 323 all out, 89.2 overs (Mohammad Ammar 147, Khalid Usman 93, Sharoon Siraj 31; Razaullah 4-55, Khan Zaib 4-81)

Sahir Associates 103 all out, 39.2 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 58, Mohammad Saleem 21, Mohammad Adil 4-24, Naqeebullah 3-16, Mohammad Zeeshan 3-23) and f/o 188 all out, 46.2 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 51, Mohammad Saleem 29, Fahad Usman 28, Asim Ali Nasir 19; Mohammad Zeeshan 6-66, Mohammad Adil 3-65)

Player of the match – Mohammad Ammar (WAPDA)

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited v State Bank of Pakistan at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

SBP require another 54 runs with two wickets remaining

Target for SBP: 224

SNGPL 263 all out, 102.5 overs (Azan Awais 129, Shan Masood 35, Omair Bin Yousuf 22; Shahid Aziz 4-57, Niaz Khan 2-45, Mohammad Ismail 2-50) and 75 all out, 36.3 overs (Shan Masood 26; Niaz Khan 5-38, Mohammad Ismail 2-9, Mohammad Abbas 2-21)

SBP 115 all out, 32.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 43, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 33; Shehzad Gul 5-37, Shahnawaz Dahani 4-23) and 170-8, 46 overs (Abdullah Fazal 41, Qasim Akram 33 not out, Rameez Aziz 29; Shehzad Gul 5-49, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-27)

Khan Research Laboratories v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi

OGDCL lead by 96 runs with six wickets remaining in second innings

OGDCL 244 all out, 82.4 overs (Danish Aziz 56, Jawad Ali 32, Umar Siddiq 28, Muhammad Imran 25; Mohammad Hamza 4-31, Ahmed Bashir 3-63, Arshad Iqbal 2-65) and 199-4, 68 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 90 not out, Haroon Arshad 37, Adil Amin 33 not out; Arshad Iqbal 3-30)

KRL 347 all out, 105.5 overs (Waqar Ahmed 81, Saad Baig 80, Imran Rafiq 54, Junaid Ali 34, Sarmad Bhatti 24; Adil Amin 3-33, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-78, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-79)

Pakistan Television beat Ghani Glass by 88 runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Target for Ghani Glass: 157

PTV 186 all out, 38.4 overs (Shamyl Hussain 68, Taimur Khan 24; Mir Hamza 5-55, Khurram Shahzad 2-43, Afaq Afridi 2-52) and 193 all out, 58.2 overs (Mohammad Suleman 45, Arafat Minhas 34, Musa Khan 32 not out, Yasir Khan 30; Mir Hamza 4-54, Noman Ali 2-34, Khurram Shahzad 2-58)

Ghani Glass 223 all out, 57.2 overs (Khurram Shahzad 48, Yahya Bin Abdul Rehman 43, Ali Razzaq 31, Kashif Ali 27, Saad Nasim 21; Amad Butt 4-51, Mohammad Ilyas Khan 2-39, Israr Hussain 2-53) and 68 all out, 14 overs (Noman Ali 23 not out, Khurram Shahzad 22; Amad Butt 6-29, Musa Khan 3-10)

Player of the match – Amad Butt (PTV)

 

[BouncerGuy]

President's Trophy Grade-I fourth-round toss update:

Sahir Associates win the toss and elect to bat first against OGDCL at KCCA Stadium, Karachi

SNGPL win the toss and decide to field first against Pakistan Television at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

Ghani Glass win the toss and elect to bat first against WAPDA at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

SBP win the toss and elect to bat first against KRL at State Bank Stadium, Karachi

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Asif Afridi bags 5-72, Faiq shines with 93 on opening day of fourth round

Karachi, 15 January 2026:

The fourth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 started in Karachi with the four games taking place at KCCA Stadium, SBP Sports Complex, NBP Sports Complex and National Bank Stadium from Thursday onwards.

At the KCCA Stadium, Sahir Associates got through 92.1 overs scoring 245-8 against Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) as half-centuries from Mohammad Faiq and Asim Ali Nasir (59, 115b, 5x4s) lifted them from 32-2 in 13.1 overs.

OGDCL’s Test spinner Asif Afridi registered his 18th first-class five-wicket haul as he returned figures of 33.1-5-72-5.

Faiq fell seven runs short of his maiden first-class century as his 188-ball 93 comprising seven fours ended in the 76th over after he had joined skipper Asim at the fall of second wicket. The duo stitched 97 runs for the third wicket as Asim also went top of the run-scoring charts in the tournament.

No.6 batter Mohammad Saleem remained unbeaten for 40 off 131 balls hitting one four, while no.8 Razaullah contributed 29 off 40 balls inclusive of a solitary boundary.

State Bank of Pakistan were bundled out for 106 in 38.2 overs against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) as Mohammad Hamza (13-4-17-4), Ahmed Bashir (16.2-4-39-3) and Abdul Wahid (9-1-49-3) shared all 10 wickets among them at the SBP Sports Complex.

No.5 batter Muhammad Ghazi Ghori top-scored with a 62-ball 40 hitting six fours, Kashif Bhatti (16, 19b, 2x4s, 1x6) and Niaz Khan (11, 20b, 1x4) were only other SBP batters to enter double figures.

In turn, KRL closed the day with 135-3 in 38 overs with Waqar Ahmed unbeaten on 57 off 87 balls hitting seven fours and Imran Rafiq not out on 25 off 61 balls with the help of three fours. Opening batter Saad Baig fell for a 51-ball 29 smashing five fours.

For SBP, Rameez Aziz picked up two for 26 in his five overs.

Sui Norther Gas Pipelines Limited’s (SNGPL) Shehzad Gul continued his red-hot form as he picked four for 40 off 16.2 overs, on the back of his match haul of 11 wickets in third round, to help his team dismiss Pakistan Television (PTV) for 166 in 66.2 overs at the National Bank Stadium.

In reply, SNGPL were 58-3 in 18 overs as they lost three quick wickets after they were 23 for no loss with Ali Usman removing Azan Awais for seven and Saad Khan for a duck, while Ali Zaryab was pinned leg-before by Israr Hussain.

In the meanwhile, Omair Bin Yousuf sped to 26 not out off 28 balls hitting four fours, while pacer Mohammad Ali performed night watcher duty with success facing 18 balls for four unbeaten runs.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Ghani Glass were bundled out for 142 in 46.4 overs against Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as Ali Razzaq top-scored with 64 not out off 108 balls hitting nine fours and two sixes.

Tayyab Tahir’s 33 at no.4 facing 75 balls also kept one end safe at one point as wickets fell around him. For WAPDA, Naqeebullah picked up three wickets, while Mujtaba Khan, Khalid Usman and Mohammad Zeeshan dismissed two batters each.

WAPDA closed the day 13 runs behind Ghani Glass as they posted 129-4 in 33 overs with the help of Ayaz Tasawar’s unbeaten 42 off 60 balls, which he accumulated striking eight fours and one six. Opening batter Muhammad Akhlaq fell after scoring 38 off 45 balls hitting four fours and two sixes.

Sharoon Siraj fell prey to Test pacer Khurram Shahzad for a 50-ball 23 at the end of the day as Noman Ali picked up the first three wickets to fall.

Scores in brief – Round 4 – Day 1 of 4

Sahir Associates v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited at KCCA Stadium, Karachi

Sahir Associates 245-8, 92.1 overs (Mohammad Faiq 93, Asim Ali Nasir 59, Mohammad Saleem 40 not out, Razaullah 29; Asif Afridi 5-72)

Khan Research Laboratories v State Bank of Pakistan at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi

KRL lead by 29 runs with seven wickets remaining in first innings

SBP 106 all out, 38.2 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 40; Mohammad Hamza 4-17, Ahmed Bashir 3-39, Abdul Wahid 3-49)

KRL 135-3, 38 overs (Waqar Ahmed 57 not out, Saad Baig 29, Imran Rafiq 25 not out; Rameez Aziz 2-26)

Pakistan Television v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

SNGPL trail by 108 runs with seven wickets remaining in first innings

PTV 166 all out, 66.2 overs (Amad Butt 46 not out, Mohammad Taha 38, Taimur Khan 24, Mohammad Mohsin 22; Shehzad Gul 4-40, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-23, Sajid Khan 2-75)

SNGPL 58-3, 18 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 26 not out; Ali Usman 2-9)

Water and Power Development Authority v Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

WAPDA trail by 13 runs with six wickets remaining in first innings

Ghani Glass 142 all out, 46.4 overs (Ali Razzaq 64 not out, Tayyab Tahir 33; Naqeebullah 3-46, Mujtaba Khan 2-12, Khalid Usman 2-21, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-39)

WAPDA 129-4, 33 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 42 not out, Muhammad Akhlaq 38, Sharoon Siraj 23; Noman Ali 3-40)

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Waqar, Sarmad hit centuries as KRL extend first innings lead to 259 against SBP

Karachi, 16 January 2026:

The second day of the fourth round of President’s Trophy Grade-I saw Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) extend their dominance over State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) with a monumental first innings lead at the SBP Sports Complex as action took place across four venues in Karachi.

KRL were 365-8 in 128 overs at close of play in their first innings and 259 runs ahead of SBP as Waqar Ahmed and Sarmad Bhatti ground the opposition to dirt with gritty centuries and an unrelenting 129-run stand for the fifth wicket after they got together at 158-4.

Waqar (138, 244b, 17x4s) smashed his seventh first-class century, while Sarmad remained unbeaten on 100 off 257 balls at close having hit 10 fours. For SBP, Niaz Khan picked up three wickets, while Rameez Aziz and Shahid Aziz dismissed two batters each.

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Sahir Associates played out a grinding day at the KCCA Stadium as the former managed 220-6 in 88 overs in their first innings at the close of play on day two, trailing the latter by another 28 runs.

Opening batter Umar Siddiq led the way for OGDCL with a dogged half-century (79, 180b, 7x4s) after putting on 86-run stand with fellow opener Israrullah (30, 66b, 5x4s). No.3 batter Haroon Arshad stayed in the middle for 71 balls scoring 23 runs inclusive of two fours.

Sahir Associates made in-roads with five quick wickets as OGDCL went from 125-1 to 166-6 before Danish Aziz (43 not out, 87b, 2x4s) and Asif Afridi (22 not out, 73b, 1x4, 1x6) led them out of trouble with an unbeaten 54-run stand.

For Sahir Associates, Rewayat Khan and Hafiz Mohammad Suleman returned identical figures of three for 56 in 23 and 28 overs, respectively.

Earlier, Sahir resumed from their overnight score of 245-8 and could only add three runs to their total as Asif finished with seven for 73 in 36 overs – his best bowling figures in an innings in first-class cricket.

At the National Bank Stadium, Pakistan Television (PTV) were struggling at 99-5 in 36.5 overs in their second innings after conceding a 72-run deficit against Sui Norther Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL).

PTV’s Mohammad Taha was unbeaten on 25 off 101 balls with the help of three fours at close, while no.5 batter Mohammad Suleman fell for a 70-ball 25 hitting three boundaries as well. SNGPL’s Shehzad Gul (2-23), Shahnawaz Dahani (2-38) and Sajid Khan (1-23) were vital in keeping PTV’s second innings lead to a slim 27.

Earlier, SNGPL resumed their first innings from 58-3 in 18 overs and were bowled out for 238 in 67.3 overs with Saifullah Bangash (71, 104b, 8x4s, 1x6) and Sajid Khan (34, 28b, 7x4s) staging a late 65-run resistance for the ninth wicket.

For PTV, Ali Usman picked up four wickets, while Amad Butt and Israr Hussain bagged three wickets each.

Ghani Glass were leading Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) by 85 runs in their second innings after they closed the day two with 166-2 on the board in 53 overs at the UBL Sports Complex.

Opening batters Khawaja Arham (68, 117b, 9x4s, 2x6s) and Kashif Ali (53, 101b, 6x4s, 1x6) did well to erase the 81-run first innings deficit with 107-run stand at the top. Mohsin Riaz (22 not out, 64b, 2x4s) and Tayyab Tahir (21 not out, 36b, 4x4s) were unbeaten on the crease.

Earlier, WAPDA were bowled out for 223 in 67.2 overs after resuming from overnight score of 129-4 in 33 overs, in reply to Ghani Glass’ 142 all out in first innings. Ayaz Tasawar converted his overnight 42 not out to 78 off 138 balls with the help of 11 fours and one six.

Ghani Glass’ skipper Noman Ali bagged his 35th first-class five-for returning impressive figures of 24-6-59-7, while leg-spinner Mohammad Rameez Jnr dismissed two batters.

Scores in brief – Round 4 – Day 2 of 4

Sahir Associates v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited at KCCA Stadium, Karachi

OGDCL trail by 28 runs with four wickets remaining in first innings

Sahir Associates 248 all out, 97 overs (Mohammad Faiq 93, Asim Ali Nasir 59, Mohammad Saleem 43, Razaullah 29; Asif Afridi 7-73)

OGDCL 220-6, 88 overs (Umar Siddiq 79, Danish Aziz 43 not out, Israrullah 30, Haroon Arshad 23, Asif Afridi 22 not out; Rewayat Khan 3-56, Hafiz Mohammad Suleman 3-56)

Khan Research Laboratories v State Bank of Pakistan at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi

KRL lead by 259 runs with two wickets remaining in first innings

SBP 106 all out, 38.2 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 40; Mohammad Hamza 4-17, Ahmed Bashir 3-39, Abdul Wahid 3-49)

KRL 365-8, 128 overs (Waqar Ahmed 138, Sarmad Bhatti 100 not out, Imran Rafiq 35, Saad Baig 29; Niaz Khan 3-77, Rameez Aziz 2-40, Shahid Aziz 2-70)

Pakistan Television v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

PTV lead by 27 runs with five wickets remaining in second innings

PTV 166 all out, 66.2 overs (Amad Butt 46 not out, Mohammad Taha 38, Taimur Khan 24, Mohammad Mohsin 22; Shehzad Gul 4-40, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-23, Sajid Khan 2-75) and 99-5, 36.5 overs (Mohammad Taha 25 not out, Mohammad Suleman 25; Shehzad Gul 2-23, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-38)

SNGPL 238 all out, 67.3 overs (Saifullah Bangash 71, Omair Bin Yousuf 42, Sajid Khan 34, Abdul Samad 25; Ali Usman 4-66, Amad Butt 3-42, Israr Hussain 3-66)

Water and Power Development Authority v Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi

Ghani Glass lead by 85 runs with eight wickets remaining in second innings

Ghani Glass 142 all out, 46.4 overs (Ali Razzaq 64 not out, Tayyab Tahir 33; Naqeebullah 3-46, Mujtaba Khan 2-12, Khalid Usman 2-21, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-39) and 166-2, 53 overs (Khawaja Arham 68, Kashif Ali 53, Mohsin Riaz 22 not out, Tayyab Tahir 21 not out)

WAPDA 223 all out, 67.1 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 78, Muhammad Akhlaq 38, Sharoon Siraj 23, Bismillah Khan 21; Noman Ali 7-59, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 2-55)

 

[BouncerGuy]

PTV pull off the unthinkable, successfully defending a target of just 40 against SNGPL to win by 2 runs. This is the lowest target ever defended in the 253 years history of first-class cricket anywhere in the world.

 

[BouncerGuy]

PTV pull off the unthinkable, successfully defending a target of just 40 against SNGPL to win by 2 runs. This is the lowest target ever defended in the 253 years history of first-class cricket anywhere in the world.

Unbelievable stuff..

 

[ElRaja]

thats madness, i looked the the scorecard for the game for which record they broke, and the players dont even have full names

looks like shubman gill didnt have a great game back then either

 

[Hellion]

Unbelievable stuff..

It's the ridiculously high standards of bowling in PAK domestic

 

[ElRaja]

to add an interesting colour to events, the winning captain is im guessing the youngest in the competiion, and the losing captain is the captian of the national team.

 

[Markhor]

Unbelievable stuff..

Embarrassing level of batting in that chase. Guys holing out to the deep, dropping the bat, commentators literally laughing at one point.

 

[gazza619]

A team that picks a kachra like Abdul Samad deserves to loose like this.

 

[ElRaja]

Embarrassing level of batting in that chase. Guys holing out to the deep, dropping the bat, commentators literally laughing at one point.

you would need some stupid batting to break a record like this, but credit where its due the fielding was surprsingly good, a lot of sharp catches held all over the field.

 

[amvbfm]

Awful batting considering they had the national captain and a top order of four of the more promising young bats in the country. But credit also to PTV and especially to Ali Usman who has had a great year and deserves to be considered for the national team.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

It is a legitimate win. Teams can collapse. India collapsed for 36, Sydney Thunder for 15. It happens.

Superb catching I have to say.