Sui Southern turn tables on KRL

ISLAMABAD: Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) turned the tables on KRL on Monday, winning their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy cricket match by six wickets inside three days at Karachi’s UBL Ground No 1.

Resuming at their overnight score of 85-2, KRL were bowled out for 152 in their second innings. That left SSGC to chase a victory target of 182 which they achieved for the loss of four wickets.

Babar Azam (51), Umar Amin (42) and Asif Zakir (37 not out) all batted well. Earlier, Kashif Bhatti (4-31) and Azhar Attari (3-26) ran through KRL’s second innings. Junaid Ali (60) top scored for KRL.KRL scored 177 all out in their first innings and then gained a 29-run lead when they dismissed SSGC for 148.

Scores in brief: At UBL Ground No 1, Karachi: KRL 177-10 in 72.3 overs (Usman Arshad 59, Saif Badar 30; Kashif Bhatti 5-71, Azhar Attari 3-47) and 152-10 in 62.2 overs (Junaid Ali 60, Sardar Hasan Raza 28; Kashif Bhatti 4-31, Azhar Attari 3-26). SSGC 148-10 in 49.4 overs (Saifullah Bangash 63, Kashif Bhatti 31; Ahmed Bashir 7-53, Sadaf Hussain 2-44) and 182-4 in 46.2 overs (Babar Azam 51, Umar Amin 42; Asif Zakir 37 not out; Ahmed Bashir 2-55). Result: SSGC won by 6 wickets.

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: SNGPL 411-10 in 104.2 overs (Khurram Shahzad 115, Iftikhar Ahmed 87, Asad Shafiq 59, Yasir Shah 41, Asad Ali 31 not out; Umaid Asif 6-114, Waqas Ahmed 4-119) and 93-10 in 36 overs (Hussain Talat 39 not out; Waqas Ahmed 5-40, Umaid Asif 3-38). Lahore Region Whites 344-10 in 83.4 overs (Muhammad Mohsin 96 not out, Hamza Akbar 51, Usman Sallahuddin 51, Mir Hamza 33; Azizullah 5-60, Muhammad Abbas 2-66, Yasir Shah 2-78) and 35-2 in 11 overs (Anas Mehmood 21).

At State Bank Ground, Karachi: Habib Bank 252-10 in 84 overs (Salman Afridi 126 not out, Abdul Rehman 46; Saif-ur-Rehman 5-69, Bilawal Iqbal 3-63) and 95-3 in 18.3 overs (Ammad Butt 44 not out; Aizaz Cheema 3-30). Lahore Region Blues 68-10 in 20.5 overs (Bilawal Iqbal 29; Umar Gul 5-19, Faheem Ashraf 2-18) and after follow on 276-10 in 67.3 overs (Saad Nasim 60, Raza Ali Dar 50, Haris Nazar 40; Umar Gul 3-56, Abdul Rehman 3-62, Ammad Butt 2-43). Result: Habib Bank won by 7 wickets.

At NBP Stadium, Karachi: Wapda 243-10 in 98.3 overs (Muhammad Saad 57, Amir Sajjad 51, Zahid Mansoor 46; Mir Hamza 5-45, Ehsan Adil 3-57) and 220-10 in 67.5 overs (Salman Butt 66, Khushdil Shah 51; Muhammad Asghar 5-50, Muhammad Nawaz 3-49). United Bank 275-10 in 81.5 overs (Muhammad Nawaz 88, Umar Saddique 67; Khalid Usman 4-55, Waqas Maqsood 3-67, Zahid Mansoor 2-28).