Wapda tame United Bank in Quaid Trophy

ISLAMABAD: Wapda earned 57-run victory with Zahid Mansoor (4-32) and Waqas Maqsood (4-37) running through UBL’s second innings on the final day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Super Eight match at the National Stadium in Karachi Tuesday.

Set to score 188 runs for victory, UBL were bowled out for 131 with Hamad Azam (33) being the only notable run-getter for the Bankers.Zahid and Waqas were brilliant with the ball, taking Wapda to victory in the face of low winning target.

Scores in brief: At NBP Stadium, Karachi: Wapda 243 in 98.3 overs (Muhammad Saad 57, Amir Sajjad 51, Zahid Mansoor 46; Mir Hamza 5-45, Ehsan Adil 3-57) and 220 in 67.5 overs (Salman Butt 66, Khushdil Shah 51; Muhammad Asghar 5-50, Muhammad Nawaz 3-49). UBL 275 in 81.5 overs (Muhammad Nawaz 88, Umar Saddique 67; Khalid Usman 4-55, Waqas Maqsood 3-67, Zahid Mansoor 2-28) and 131 in 49.3 overs (Hammad Azam 33, Sohaib Maqsood 20, Zahid Mansoor 4-32, Waqas Maqsood 4-37). Result: Wapda won by 57 runs.

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: SNGPL 411 in 104.2 overs (Khurram Shahzad 115, Iftikhar Ahmed 87, Asad Shafiq 59; Umaid Asif 6-114, Waqas Ahmed 4-119) and 93 in 36 overs (Hussain Talat 39 not out; Waqas Ahmed 5-40, Umaid Asif 3-38). Lahore Region Whites 344 in 83.4 overs (Muhammad Mohsin 96 not out, Hamza Akbar 51, Usman Sallahuddin 51, Muhammad Irfan 32; Azizullah 5-60, Muhammad Abbas 2-66, Yasir Shah 2-78) and 88 in overs (Anas Mehmood 21; Muhammad Abbas 5-44, Azizullah 4-40). Result: SNGPL won by 72 runs.