Sports
December 27, 2020
KARACHI: Israrullah (127) and Rehan Afridi (127) hit fine centuries to enable Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to reach 380-4 in their first innings against Northern on the opening day of their tenth and last round four-day fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) here at National Stadium on Saturday.
Left-handed Israrullah scored 158 runs for the opening stand with Sahibzada Farhan, who chipped in with 62 off 87 balls, striking six fours and three sixes. Israr, who hit 17 fours and two sixes in his first century of the season, shared 67 runs for the second wicket with Rehan, who smacked 17 fours and three sixes in his 167-ball knock. Rehan then shared 146 for the third wicket with Kamran Ghulam, who was batting on 53 when the bails were drawn. Kamran had smashed four fours and one six from 132 deliveries.
Three teams to fight for one final spot as QT last round begins today
Sports
December 26, 2020
KARACHI: With Khyber Pakhtunkhwa having qualified for the final with 148 points, the rest of the title aspirants will be putting in their best to grab the remaining one spot as the tenth and final round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) begins at different venues here on Saturday (today).
Second-placed Southern Punjab (128 points), third-placed Northern (114) and fourth-placed Central Punjab (111) can grab the remaining one final spot of the countryâs marquee domestic event.
Here at National Stadium, Northern will lock horns with KP. Since leading the six-team points table at the end of the sixth round, Northern have faced two defeats and drawn one match.
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Ninth round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy begins on Sunday
Table-toppers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa face title defenders Central Punjab i
Second-ranked Northern play bottom-placed Balochistan at UBL Sports Complex; third-placed Southern Punjab take on fifth-ranked Sindh
Karachi, 19 December 2020:
The first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2020-21 has produced exciting contests. Its penultimate round, beginning Sunday, promises riveting red-ball cricket as the battle to secure the top two positions on the six-team points table, which secures the berths in the five-day final at the National Stadium from 1-5 January, continues to heat up.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab at National Stadium (broadcast fixture):
The two teams are enjoying an impressive run of form as they enter the match at the back of three consecutive wins. The four-day match between them will be broadcast live in Pakistan through PTV Sports and will be beamed across the globe through PCBs YouTube channel.
Sports
December 20, 2020
KARACHI: Eyeing the top two spots, the outfits will be putting their best to extract maximum points as the penultimate round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) begins here at different venues of Karachi on Sunday (today).
At National Stadium, holders Central Punjab will face leaders Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The two teams are enjoying an impressive run of form as they enter the match on the back of three consecutive wins.
KP, with their last win over Southern Punjab by ten wickets, consolidated their position at the top of the six-team points table and enjoy a 29-point lead over second-placed Northern.