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Zafar Gohar with a good allround performance. Good on Rizwan Hussain for scoring his maiden FC hundred. He looks like a good prospect for the shorter formats.
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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2019/20 | Round 6 | November 4-7, 2019 | Matches Thread
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Central Punjab took control of their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy four-day first-class match against Northern at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Wednesday. Day-three of the match belonged to Central Punjab’s batsmen as Rizwan Hussain’s 110, Umar Akmal’s 73 and Usman Salahuddin’s unbeaten 72 helped the home side amass 345 for six declared in their second innings.
Set a 381-run target, Northern were struggling to avoid a defeat as they stumbled to 121 for five by close of play, still needing a further 260 runs for a win with only five second innings wickets remaining. Zeeshan Malik with 52 off 58 balls, nine fours and one six was the only one to confront the Central Punjab bowlers with some confidence.
The spin duo of Bilal Asif and Zafar Gohar who shared seven wickets in the first innings took all five wickets to fall. Zafar has so far taken three for 46 in 20 overs while Bilal has taken two wickets for 38 runs in 13 overs.
Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 137 for two, Central Punjab pushed on the accelerator by adding 116 runs for the loss of two wickets in the first session of the day. They maintained their run scoring momentum in the second session before declaring the innings.
Opener Rizwan Hussain compiled his 110 off 123 balls, striking eight fours and four sixes. Umar Akmal who made fifties in both innings, was dismissed for 73, he faced 90 balls and struck nine fours and two sixes.
Usman faced 97 balls for his unbeaten 72 that included seven fours and three sixes. Northern’s captain Nauman Ali who took eight wickets in the first innings had to settle for three costly wickets in the second innings as he conceded 160 runs in 28 overs.
In Abbottabad, the third day’s play of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh had to be called-off due to rain.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab 226 all out, 69.1 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 55, Umar Akmal 52, Salman Butt 41; Nauman Ali 8-71) and 345 for 6 declared, 66.3 overs (Rizwan Hussain 110, Umar Akmal 73, Usman Salahuddin 72 not out; Nauman Ali 3-160)
Northern 191 all out, 64.1 overs (Hammad Azam 52,Umar Amin 42; Zafar Gohar 4-54, Bilal Asif 3-57) and 121 for 5, 40 overs (Zeeshan Malik 52, Umar Amin 27; Zafar Gohar 3-46, Bilal Asif 2-38)
Set a 381-run target, Northern were struggling to avoid a defeat as they stumbled to 121 for five by close of play, still needing a further 260 runs for a win with only five second innings wickets remaining. Zeeshan Malik with 52 off 58 balls, nine fours and one six was the only one to confront the Central Punjab bowlers with some confidence.
The spin duo of Bilal Asif and Zafar Gohar who shared seven wickets in the first innings took all five wickets to fall. Zafar has so far taken three for 46 in 20 overs while Bilal has taken two wickets for 38 runs in 13 overs.
Earlier, resuming at the overnight score of 137 for two, Central Punjab pushed on the accelerator by adding 116 runs for the loss of two wickets in the first session of the day. They maintained their run scoring momentum in the second session before declaring the innings.
Opener Rizwan Hussain compiled his 110 off 123 balls, striking eight fours and four sixes. Umar Akmal who made fifties in both innings, was dismissed for 73, he faced 90 balls and struck nine fours and two sixes.
Usman faced 97 balls for his unbeaten 72 that included seven fours and three sixes. Northern’s captain Nauman Ali who took eight wickets in the first innings had to settle for three costly wickets in the second innings as he conceded 160 runs in 28 overs.
In Abbottabad, the third day’s play of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh had to be called-off due to rain.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab 226 all out, 69.1 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 55, Umar Akmal 52, Salman Butt 41; Nauman Ali 8-71) and 345 for 6 declared, 66.3 overs (Rizwan Hussain 110, Umar Akmal 73, Usman Salahuddin 72 not out; Nauman Ali 3-160)
Northern 191 all out, 64.1 overs (Hammad Azam 52,Umar Amin 42; Zafar Gohar 4-54, Bilal Asif 3-57) and 121 for 5, 40 overs (Zeeshan Malik 52, Umar Amin 27; Zafar Gohar 3-46, Bilal Asif 2-38)
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Third FC hundred.
I think he's more suited to the middle-order for the longer format. But Central Punjab are making him open in the longer format and put him in the middle-order for T20s...
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Lahore, 6 November 2019:
Southern Punjab had Balochistan following-on at 30 for two when stumps were drawn on the third day of the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy sixth-round fixture at Quetta’s Bugti Stadium.
After setting up a mammoth first innings score of 502 all-out, Southern Punjab skittled out Balochistan for 295 in 79.3 overs at the back of right-arm medium-fast Umaid Asif’s five-wicket haul in a contest being live-stream on the PCB’s YouTube channel.
Balochistan had resumed their innings on 37 for one and soon found themselves in a quagmire after losing two more wickets with 58 runs on board with their overnight batsmen Azeem Ghumman and Imran Butt back in the pavilion, courtesy Umaid.
A 119-run partnership for the fourth-wicket between Imran Farhat and Hussain Talat followed, which denied further inroads to the pacer - at least for a while.
Balochistan’s captain Imran scored 65 from 77 balls, hitting 10 fours in his 117-minute stay at the crease before he was caught behind off Umaid’s bowling.
All-rounder Hussain held the other end, setting up a 67-run partnership for the fifth-wicket with Bismallah Khan (36).
During his 167-ball stay at the crease, Hussain, the only batsman in the innings to consume 100 or more deliveries in the innings, scored 89 runs, hitting 10 fours.
He too was removed by Umaid, who dismissed four of the top five Balochistan batsmen. The lanky pacer returned five for 57 – his ninth five-fer in first-class cricket.
Right-arm medium-fast Mohammad Irfan jnr and leg-break Zahid Mahmood took two wickets each for 53 and 57 runs.
With Balochistan 207 runs behind, Southern Punjab captain Sami Aslam enforced the follow-on.
Umaid stretched his wicket-taking form into Balochistan’s second innings and sent opener Awais Zia (five) back into the pavilion with only five runs on the board. The batting side lost their second wicket after 22 runs when Irfan accounted for the wicket of Imran (five).
Azeem (11) and nightwatchman Jalat Khan (two) batted at the close of play as Balochistan trailed by 177 runs.
After accumulating maximum batting points yesterday, Southern Punjab bagged three bowling points for picking nine or more wickets in 110 overs. Balochistan managed two points for passing the 250-run mark.
Third day of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh called-off
In Abbottabad, no ball was bowled on day three of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh as play had to be called-off due to rain.
Scores in brief:
Southern Punjab v Balochistan
Southern Punjab 502 all-out, 129.3 overs (Sami Aslam 168, Umar Siddique 130, Adnan Akmal 80, Abdul Rehman Muzamil 41, Sohaib Maqsood 36, Mohammad Irfan 23; Mohammad Asghar 5-130; Amad Butt 4-103)
Balochistan 295 all-out, overs 79.3 overs (Hussain Talat 89, Imran Farhat 65, Bismillah Khan 36, Amad Butt 32, Imran Butt 23; Umaid 5-57, Mohammad Irfan jnr 2-53, Zahid Mahmood 2-57) and after follow-on 30-2, 15 overs (Azeem Ghumman 11 not out; Umaid Asif 1-3, Mohammad Irfan jnr 1-11)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 288 all-out, 106 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 88, Rehan Afridi 57 not out, Sajid Khan 39, Israrullah 36, Zohaib Khan 28; Sohail Khan 4-62, Hassan Khan 2-37, Mir Hamza 2-65)
Sindh 147-3, 36 overs (Omair Bin Yousaf 56, Saud Shakeel 35 not out, Fawad Alam 29 not out; Junaid Khan 2-49)
Southern Punjab had Balochistan following-on at 30 for two when stumps were drawn on the third day of the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy sixth-round fixture at Quetta’s Bugti Stadium.
After setting up a mammoth first innings score of 502 all-out, Southern Punjab skittled out Balochistan for 295 in 79.3 overs at the back of right-arm medium-fast Umaid Asif’s five-wicket haul in a contest being live-stream on the PCB’s YouTube channel.
Balochistan had resumed their innings on 37 for one and soon found themselves in a quagmire after losing two more wickets with 58 runs on board with their overnight batsmen Azeem Ghumman and Imran Butt back in the pavilion, courtesy Umaid.
A 119-run partnership for the fourth-wicket between Imran Farhat and Hussain Talat followed, which denied further inroads to the pacer - at least for a while.
Balochistan’s captain Imran scored 65 from 77 balls, hitting 10 fours in his 117-minute stay at the crease before he was caught behind off Umaid’s bowling.
All-rounder Hussain held the other end, setting up a 67-run partnership for the fifth-wicket with Bismallah Khan (36).
During his 167-ball stay at the crease, Hussain, the only batsman in the innings to consume 100 or more deliveries in the innings, scored 89 runs, hitting 10 fours.
He too was removed by Umaid, who dismissed four of the top five Balochistan batsmen. The lanky pacer returned five for 57 – his ninth five-fer in first-class cricket.
Right-arm medium-fast Mohammad Irfan jnr and leg-break Zahid Mahmood took two wickets each for 53 and 57 runs.
With Balochistan 207 runs behind, Southern Punjab captain Sami Aslam enforced the follow-on.
Umaid stretched his wicket-taking form into Balochistan’s second innings and sent opener Awais Zia (five) back into the pavilion with only five runs on the board. The batting side lost their second wicket after 22 runs when Irfan accounted for the wicket of Imran (five).
Azeem (11) and nightwatchman Jalat Khan (two) batted at the close of play as Balochistan trailed by 177 runs.
After accumulating maximum batting points yesterday, Southern Punjab bagged three bowling points for picking nine or more wickets in 110 overs. Balochistan managed two points for passing the 250-run mark.
Third day of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh called-off
In Abbottabad, no ball was bowled on day three of the first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fixture between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh as play had to be called-off due to rain.
Scores in brief:
Southern Punjab v Balochistan
Southern Punjab 502 all-out, 129.3 overs (Sami Aslam 168, Umar Siddique 130, Adnan Akmal 80, Abdul Rehman Muzamil 41, Sohaib Maqsood 36, Mohammad Irfan 23; Mohammad Asghar 5-130; Amad Butt 4-103)
Balochistan 295 all-out, overs 79.3 overs (Hussain Talat 89, Imran Farhat 65, Bismillah Khan 36, Amad Butt 32, Imran Butt 23; Umaid 5-57, Mohammad Irfan jnr 2-53, Zahid Mahmood 2-57) and after follow-on 30-2, 15 overs (Azeem Ghumman 11 not out; Umaid Asif 1-3, Mohammad Irfan jnr 1-11)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 288 all-out, 106 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 88, Rehan Afridi 57 not out, Sajid Khan 39, Israrullah 36, Zohaib Khan 28; Sohail Khan 4-62, Hassan Khan 2-37, Mir Hamza 2-65)
Sindh 147-3, 36 overs (Omair Bin Yousaf 56, Saud Shakeel 35 not out, Fawad Alam 29 not out; Junaid Khan 2-49)
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It isnt his maiden rather 3rd FC 100. First one in new domestic structure though.
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Zafar Gohar is an attacking option and a must vs Sri Lanka.
His batting is a bonus.
His batting is a bonus.
I feel like the next step for this domestic structure is to start playing FC games being a day/night match. That's the future of Tests and it would be a good idea to start getting players used to that and playing in different conditions.
Might even start getting a crowd at domestic FC games then.
Might even start getting a crowd at domestic FC games then.
You’ve got to see the funny side about the clownish Chief Selector.
Sami Aslam is 23 years old and has over 600 runs at an average of 150, but the Chief Sponsor of Geriatrics picks an uncapped 32 year old instead.
Zafar Gohar is 24 years old and has been superb all season - with the bat as well as ball - and the Chief Sponsor of Geriatrics picks an uncapped 33 year old boy called Bhatti instead.
It’s funny isn’t it? When you pick an unqualified person for a senior role you get embarrassing blunders like this.
Sami Aslam is 23 years old and has over 600 runs at an average of 150, but the Chief Sponsor of Geriatrics picks an uncapped 32 year old instead.
Zafar Gohar is 24 years old and has been superb all season - with the bat as well as ball - and the Chief Sponsor of Geriatrics picks an uncapped 33 year old boy called Bhatti instead.
It’s funny isn’t it? When you pick an unqualified person for a senior role you get embarrassing blunders like this.
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Central Punjab vs Northern
Venue: Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad.
Toss: cp won the toss and bat first
*Break water 1st session No play due to bad light
Northern. 2nd innis
*Total.155
*Wickets:7
*Overs:*50,2
Jamal anwar 17
Raza hassan 8
Zafar gohar 5 for 62
Extra. 8
Performance..zeeshan malik52
bro add to Round 6
Also Gohar thread - put 5 for 62
Venue: Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad.
Toss: cp won the toss and bat first
*Break water 1st session No play due to bad light
Northern. 2nd innis
*Total.155
*Wickets:7
*Overs:*50,2
Jamal anwar 17
Raza hassan 8
Zafar gohar 5 for 62
Extra. 8
Performance..zeeshan malik52
bro add to Round 6
Also Gohar thread - put 5 for 62
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium - Start of play delayed due to overnight rain
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Southern Punjab vs Balochistan
Venue: Bugti Stadium Quetta
Toss: Uncontested
*Break : Drink 11:01 am
2nd Inning of: Balochistan
*Total:*64
Wickets: 05
Overs: 28
*Batsman N.O: * Bismillah Khan 06
Hussain Talat 13
Extras: 10
*Performance
Awais Zia 05
Imran Farhat 12
Azeem Ghuman 11
Imran Butt 05
Jalat Khan 02
Blowers
Umaid Asif took 01 wkt
Irfan ( J.R ) took 02wkt
Rahat Ali took 02
Venue: Bugti Stadium Quetta
Toss: Uncontested
*Break : Drink 11:01 am
2nd Inning of: Balochistan
*Total:*64
Wickets: 05
Overs: 28
*Batsman N.O: * Bismillah Khan 06
Hussain Talat 13
Extras: 10
*Performance
Awais Zia 05
Imran Farhat 12
Azeem Ghuman 11
Imran Butt 05
Jalat Khan 02
Blowers
Umaid Asif took 01 wkt
Irfan ( J.R ) took 02wkt
Rahat Ali took 02
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Central Punjab win by 204 runs
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Southern Punjab vs Balochistan
Venue: Bugti Stadium Quetta
Toss: Uncontested
*Break : Lunch 12:03 pm
2nd Inning of: Balochistan
*Total:*138
Wickets: 05
Overs: 41
*Batsman N.O: * Bismillah Khan 15
Hussain Talat 74
Extras: 14
*Performance
Awais Zia 05
Imran Farhat 12
Azeem Ghuman 11
Imran Butt 05
Jalat Khan 02
Blowers
Umaid Asif took 01 wkt
Irfan ( J.R ) took 02wkt
Rahat Ali took 02
Venue: Bugti Stadium Quetta
Toss: Uncontested
*Break : Lunch 12:03 pm
2nd Inning of: Balochistan
*Total:*138
Wickets: 05
Overs: 41
*Batsman N.O: * Bismillah Khan 15
Hussain Talat 74
Extras: 14
*Performance
Awais Zia 05
Imran Farhat 12
Azeem Ghuman 11
Imran Butt 05
Jalat Khan 02
Blowers
Umaid Asif took 01 wkt
Irfan ( J.R ) took 02wkt
Rahat Ali took 02
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youngsta beauty nouman ali is outperfomed by match winning 7/79 in second inning by zafar gohar
zafar gohar 4/54 & 7/79
nouman ali 8/71 & 3/151
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Table-toppers Central Punjab recorded a crushing 204-run win over Northern in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy four-day first-class, sixth-round match against Northern at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on Thursday. This was Central Punjab’s third win of the season helping them further consolidate their position at the top of the six-team table.
On day four, left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar took his first-class career innings’ best of seven wickets for 79 in 28 overs to spearhead Central Punjab’s victory. The 24-year-old took 11 wickets in the match for 133 runs.
Off-spinner Bilal Asif who accounted for three wickets in the first innings took the other three, second innings’ wickets to fall as Zafar and him shared all 10 wickets between them, overall, the duo took 17 out of the 20 Northern wickets to fall in the match. Bilal took three for 60 in 20.3 overs in the second innings.
Chasing 381 runs for an outright win, Northern’s lower-order caved-in against the two spinners in the first session of play on Thursday. Resuming at the overnight score of 121 for five, Northern were bowled for 176 runs in 56.3 overs.
Central Punjab only needed 16.3 overs to finish off Northern’s second innings today. Raza Hasan remained unbeaten on 20 off 34 balls.
Besides Raza, Jamal Anwar (17) and Nauman Ali (16) failed to convert their starts into substantial innings against the wiles of Zafar and Bilal.
Central Punjab take on Balochistan in their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh-round match which will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from Monday, 11 November. Northern will play Sindh at the National Stadium, Karachi, this match will also start from Monday, 11 November.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab 226 all out, 69.1 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 55, Umar Akmal 52, Salman Butt 41; Nauman Ali 8-71) and 345 for 6 declared, 66.3 overs (Rizwan Hussain 110, Umar Akmal 73, Usman Salahuddin 72 not out; Nauman Ali 3-160)
Northern 191 all out, 64.1 overs (Hammad Azam 52,Umar Amin 42; Zafar Gohar 4-54, Bilal Asif 3-57) and 176 all out, 56.3 overs (Zeeshan Malik 52, Umar Amin 27; Zafar Gohar 7-79, Bilal Asif 3-60)
Result: Central Punjab win by 204 runs.
On day four, left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar took his first-class career innings’ best of seven wickets for 79 in 28 overs to spearhead Central Punjab’s victory. The 24-year-old took 11 wickets in the match for 133 runs.
Off-spinner Bilal Asif who accounted for three wickets in the first innings took the other three, second innings’ wickets to fall as Zafar and him shared all 10 wickets between them, overall, the duo took 17 out of the 20 Northern wickets to fall in the match. Bilal took three for 60 in 20.3 overs in the second innings.
Chasing 381 runs for an outright win, Northern’s lower-order caved-in against the two spinners in the first session of play on Thursday. Resuming at the overnight score of 121 for five, Northern were bowled for 176 runs in 56.3 overs.
Central Punjab only needed 16.3 overs to finish off Northern’s second innings today. Raza Hasan remained unbeaten on 20 off 34 balls.
Besides Raza, Jamal Anwar (17) and Nauman Ali (16) failed to convert their starts into substantial innings against the wiles of Zafar and Bilal.
Central Punjab take on Balochistan in their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy seventh-round match which will be played at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore from Monday, 11 November. Northern will play Sindh at the National Stadium, Karachi, this match will also start from Monday, 11 November.
Scores in brief:
Central Punjab 226 all out, 69.1 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 55, Umar Akmal 52, Salman Butt 41; Nauman Ali 8-71) and 345 for 6 declared, 66.3 overs (Rizwan Hussain 110, Umar Akmal 73, Usman Salahuddin 72 not out; Nauman Ali 3-160)
Northern 191 all out, 64.1 overs (Hammad Azam 52,Umar Amin 42; Zafar Gohar 4-54, Bilal Asif 3-57) and 176 all out, 56.3 overs (Zeeshan Malik 52, Umar Amin 27; Zafar Gohar 7-79, Bilal Asif 3-60)
Result: Central Punjab win by 204 runs.
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10 years too young.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium - Match called-off due to rain
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also had scored 210 runs (one hundred )this season with batting average of 30 which is not bad at all
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I posted this before Zafar bowled in this FC.
Zafar being a youngster should be looked at, is a good sign for PCT
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Hussain Talat had such a poor start to the season, great turnaround for him since National T20 cup
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With misbah at the helm there is no hope for under 30 cricketers.
Looks like he has reduced some of the unnecessary movements and looks more balanced while playing his shots.
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Balochistan 2nd inns 295/10
Hussain Talat 136 (167 balls)
Bismillah Khan 50 (102 balls)
Rahat Ali 5/49
Mohammad Irfan jr 3/64
Southern Punjab need 89 to win.
Hussain Talat 136 (167 balls)
Bismillah Khan 50 (102 balls)
Rahat Ali 5/49
Mohammad Irfan jr 3/64
Southern Punjab need 89 to win.
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Looks like Hussain Talat and Bismillah Khan may just have saved the match here. Don't think there's many overs left today.
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Not good, Rahat will be in the team now.
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Just 10-11 overs for SP and they won't get them all in because of the light, anyway.
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Captains shake hands. Match drawn. Great effort by Hussain Talat and co.
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A valiant century by Hussain Talat helped Balochistan secure a draw against Southern Punjab in four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy sixth-round fixture at Quetta’s Bugti Stadium.
At 30 for two while following-on and still a 177-run trail remaining, Balochistan, in a contest which was live-streamed on the PCB’s YouTube channel, were in a precarious situation when play resumed on Thursday morning.
Their problems amplified as they lost two wickets for 14 runs and were reduced to 44 for five.
But, Hussain, with his solid technique denied Southern Punjab bowlers any further inroads and stitched a 167-run partnership for the sixth-wicket with wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan - who scored 50 runs from 102 balls, hitting six fours and a six.
Bismillah’s dismissal, which left Balochistan at 211 for six, opened up the possibility for Southern Punjab to secure their second win of the tournament.
Hussain, however, kept pushing the opposition bowlers back and scored a remarkable 136 off 167.
The all-rounder cracked 17 fours and four sixes in his 240-minute stay at the crease, before he was removed by Rahat Ali, who recorded his career’s 12th five-fer.
The left-arm medium-fast took five for 49 in 24 overs.
Mohammad Irfan jnr was the other notable bowler as his right-arm medium-fast accounted for three Balochistan’s wickets for 64 runs.
Balochistan were all-out for 295 in the evening session, setting an 89-run target in 13 overs for Southern Punjab to win the match.
The two captains shook hands 2.3 overs into the final innings of the match, with the scorecard reading 11 without the loss of any wicket and Sami Aslam and Umar Siddique batting at six and two.
Southern Punjab travel to Abbottabad to take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Balochistan play Central Punjab at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Play was not possible for the second consecutive day at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium due to heavy rains.
Sindh had scored 147 for three in 36 overs by the close of play on Tuesday in their reply of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first innings 288 all-out.
As happened in the third round action where first innings between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab, and Northern and Sindh remained incomplete due to weather and batting and bowling points were awarded on the basis of where the matches concluded, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received two batting points for scoring 288 and one point for taking three wickets, while Sindh received three bowling point for bowling-out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Sindh host Northern at National Stadium in Karachi.
Scores in brief
Southern Punjab v Balochistan, Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Southern Punjab 502 all-out, 129.3 overs (Sami Aslam 168, Umar Siddique 130, Adnan Akmal 80, Abdul Rehman Muzamil 41, Sohaib Maqsood 36, Mohammad Irfan 23; Mohammad Asghar 5-130; Amad Butt 4-103) and 11-0, 2.3 overs (Sami Aslam 6 not out, Umar Siddique 2 not out)
Balochistan 295 all-out, overs 79.3 overs (Hussain Talat 89, Imran Farhat 65, Bismillah Khan 36, Amad Butt 32, Imran Butt 23; Umaid 5-57, Mohammad Irfan jnr 2-53, Zahid Mahmood 2-57) and after follow-on 295 all-out, 89.4 overs (Hussain Talat 136, Bismillah Khan 50; Rahat Ali 5-49, Mohammad Irfan jnr 3-64)
Result: Match Drawn
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 288 all-out, 106 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 88, Rehan Afridi 57 not out, Sajid Khan 39, Israrullah 36, Zohaib Khan 28; Sohail Khan 4-62, Hassan Khan 2-37, Mir Hamza 2-65)
Sindh 147-3, 36 overs (Omair Bin Yousaf 56, Saud Shakeel 35 not out, Fawad Alam 29 not out; Junaid Khan 2-49)
Result: Match Drawn
At 30 for two while following-on and still a 177-run trail remaining, Balochistan, in a contest which was live-streamed on the PCB’s YouTube channel, were in a precarious situation when play resumed on Thursday morning.
Their problems amplified as they lost two wickets for 14 runs and were reduced to 44 for five.
But, Hussain, with his solid technique denied Southern Punjab bowlers any further inroads and stitched a 167-run partnership for the sixth-wicket with wicketkeeper-batsman Bismillah Khan - who scored 50 runs from 102 balls, hitting six fours and a six.
Bismillah’s dismissal, which left Balochistan at 211 for six, opened up the possibility for Southern Punjab to secure their second win of the tournament.
Hussain, however, kept pushing the opposition bowlers back and scored a remarkable 136 off 167.
The all-rounder cracked 17 fours and four sixes in his 240-minute stay at the crease, before he was removed by Rahat Ali, who recorded his career’s 12th five-fer.
The left-arm medium-fast took five for 49 in 24 overs.
Mohammad Irfan jnr was the other notable bowler as his right-arm medium-fast accounted for three Balochistan’s wickets for 64 runs.
Balochistan were all-out for 295 in the evening session, setting an 89-run target in 13 overs for Southern Punjab to win the match.
The two captains shook hands 2.3 overs into the final innings of the match, with the scorecard reading 11 without the loss of any wicket and Sami Aslam and Umar Siddique batting at six and two.
Southern Punjab travel to Abbottabad to take on Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while Balochistan play Central Punjab at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Play was not possible for the second consecutive day at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium due to heavy rains.
Sindh had scored 147 for three in 36 overs by the close of play on Tuesday in their reply of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first innings 288 all-out.
As happened in the third round action where first innings between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Southern Punjab, and Northern and Sindh remained incomplete due to weather and batting and bowling points were awarded on the basis of where the matches concluded, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa received two batting points for scoring 288 and one point for taking three wickets, while Sindh received three bowling point for bowling-out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Sindh host Northern at National Stadium in Karachi.
Scores in brief
Southern Punjab v Balochistan, Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Southern Punjab 502 all-out, 129.3 overs (Sami Aslam 168, Umar Siddique 130, Adnan Akmal 80, Abdul Rehman Muzamil 41, Sohaib Maqsood 36, Mohammad Irfan 23; Mohammad Asghar 5-130; Amad Butt 4-103) and 11-0, 2.3 overs (Sami Aslam 6 not out, Umar Siddique 2 not out)
Balochistan 295 all-out, overs 79.3 overs (Hussain Talat 89, Imran Farhat 65, Bismillah Khan 36, Amad Butt 32, Imran Butt 23; Umaid 5-57, Mohammad Irfan jnr 2-53, Zahid Mahmood 2-57) and after follow-on 295 all-out, 89.4 overs (Hussain Talat 136, Bismillah Khan 50; Rahat Ali 5-49, Mohammad Irfan jnr 3-64)
Result: Match Drawn
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Sindh, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 288 all-out, 106 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 88, Rehan Afridi 57 not out, Sajid Khan 39, Israrullah 36, Zohaib Khan 28; Sohail Khan 4-62, Hassan Khan 2-37, Mir Hamza 2-65)
Sindh 147-3, 36 overs (Omair Bin Yousaf 56, Saud Shakeel 35 not out, Fawad Alam 29 not out; Junaid Khan 2-49)
Result: Match Drawn
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