KARACHI: Pakistan Television’s (PTV) Taimur Khan played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 108 off 106 balls to guide his team to a thrilling four-wicket victory over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) on the fourth and final day at the HPC Oval Ground.
PTV successfully chased a challenging target of 335 in 67 overs, with little time remaining in the day.
PTV had found themselves struggling at 122-5, but Taimur, joined by captain Amad Butt, turned the game around with a solid 210-run partnership for the sixth wicket.
Amad fell just six runs short of a century, scoring 94 off 120 balls, including nine fours and one six.
Taimur, batting at No. 6, smashed nine fours and six sixes in his match-winning knock.
Earlier, SNGPL, who had resumed their second innings on 241-5, could only add 20 more runs before being bowled out for 261 in 62 overs.
In other action, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) defeated State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by 128 runs at the SBP Sports Complex.
SBP, chasing a target of 369, resumed from 84-2 but were dismissed for 240-9, with Fawad Alam’s 106 off 242 balls being the highlight.
Mushtaq Ahmed was the standout bowler for OGDCL, claiming four wickets.
Meanwhile, Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) triumphed over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) by 290 runs at the NBP Sports Complex. KRL, chasing a mammoth target of 431, were bowled out for 140 in their second innings.
Mohammad Adil and Khalid Usman led the way with the ball, picking up key wickets.
At the National Bank Stadium, Eshaal Associates registered a dominant 192-run victory over the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
After posting 341 and 288-8 in their two innings, Eshaal’s bowlers, led by Usman Tariq’s maiden five-wicket haul, dismissed HEC for 224 and 213.
Scores in Brief (Day 4):
Match 1 – PTV beat SNGPL by 4 wickets at HPC Oval Ground, Karachi
SNGPL 406 all out, 98.1 overs (Qasim Akram 138, Mubasir Khan 100, Shahzaib Khan 66, Arafat Minhas 25, Saifullah Bangash 20; Amad Butt 4-85, Israr Hussain 3-114)
SNGPL 261 all out, 62 overs (Arafat Minhas 57, Mubasir Khan 57, Saifullah Bangash 51, Shahzaib Khan 25, Adil Naz 20 not out; Faisal Akram 3-77, Israr Hussain 3-52, Muhammad Shahzad 2-50)
PTV 333 all out, 81.4 overs (Mohammad Taha 86, Muhammad Shahzad 70, Yasir Khan 59, Amad Butt 38, Ali Usman 25; Aftab Ibrahim 3-62, Shehzad Gul 3-69, Bilawal Bhatti 2-40)
PTV 335-6, 67 overs (Taimur Khan 108 not out, Amad Butt 94, Waqar Hussain 57, Mohammad Taha 36; Aftab Ibrahim 3-63, Shehzad Gul 2-86)
Match 2 – OGDCL beat SBP by 128 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
OGDCL 171 all out (Hasan Raza 84, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 30 not out, Adil Amin 21; Kashif Bhatti 4-35, Mohammad Ismail 4-51)
OGDCL 369 all out, 111 overs (Adil Amin 117 not out, Abbas Ali 68, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 64, Hasan Raza 51; Niaz Khan 5-86, Mohammad Ismail 2-100)
SBP 172 all out, 54.1 overs (Fawad Alam 82 not out, Ali Shan 29, Imran Butt 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 3-48, Asif Afridi 2-28, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-33, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-40)
SBP 240-9, 89.2 overs (Fawad Alam 106, Rameez Aziz 36, Imran Butt 30, Ali Shan 21; Mushtaq Kalhoro 4-66, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 2-29, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-45)
Match 3 – WAPDA beat KRL by 290 runs at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
WAPDA 268 all out, 83.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 75, Ayaz Tasawar 50, Khalid Usman 36, Mohammad Asghar 25; Arshadullah 4-51, Shahid Aziz 4-63)
WAPDA 313-7 dec, 77.4 overs (Muhammad Akhlaq 125, Ayaz Tasawar 98, Mohammad Ammar 98; Arshadullah 7-77)
KRL 151 all out, 48.2 overs (Imran Rafiq 54, Shahid Aziz 29, Maaz Sadaqat 28; Mohammad Zeeshan 3-32, Mohammad Faiq 2-8, Naqeebullah 2-48)
KRL 140 all out, 40.3 overs (Imran Rafiq 38, Saad Baig 21; Mohammad Adil 4-44, Khalid Usman 2-15)
Match 4 – Eshaal Associates beat HEC by 192 runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
Eshaal Associates 341 all out, 77.2 overs (Danish Aziz 121, Azan Awais 69, Umar Siddiq 64, Nisar Ahmad 30; Mohammad Azab 5-118, Maaz Khurram 3-80)
Eshaal Associates 288-8, 71 overs (Azan Awais 119, Mohammad Sudais 49, Danish Aziz 39, Muhammad Imran 23; Maaz Khurram 3-61, Mohammad Azab 2-91)
HEC 224 all out, 60.2 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 54, Uzair Mumtaz 35, Mansoor Ali 31, Mohammad Azab 29, Faham-ul-Haq 21; Tahir Hussain 4-46, Muhammad Imran 2-58, Nisar Ahmad 2-59)
HEC 213 all out, 64.5 overs (Muhammad Zubair 51, Obaid Shahid 37, Mehmood Nawaz Afridi 24 not out, Mansoor Ali 24, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 20, Mohammad Ali Taj 20; Usman Tariq 5-62, Danish Aziz 3-16)
