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December 29, 2020
KARACHI: Holders Central Punjab put themselves on the brink of qualification for the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) when they reduced Southern Punjab to 314-7 in their second innings, having first forced them to follow on the third day of their four-day last round fixture here at SBP Ground on Monday.
Southern Punjab are eight runs ahead with only three wickets in hand. Opener Zain Abbas spearheaded Southern Punjab’s innings with a superb 118 off 172 balls. He hit 18 fours and one six in his maiden century of the season.
Agha Salman once again batted well, scoring 79 off 119 balls, smacking 12 fours. Umar Siddiq (32) and Imran Rafiq (30) were the other notable contributors.
BalochistanPakistanKarachiSindhKhalid-usmanAhmad-safiKhurram-manzoorSaif-badarKashif-bhattiFaizan-riazZain-abbasSajid-khanThis file photo shows captains of all teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class competition. Photo courtesy: PCB
KARACHI: With Khyber Pakhtunkhwa already having qualified for the final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class competition, the real contest from Saturday in the 10th and last round of matches will be effectively down to three outfits.
Of them, Northern brace themselves for the biggest challenge. Currently placed third and no less than 14 points behind Southern Punjab, The Nauman Ali-led side has its task drastically cut out against the high-flying Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the televised fixture at the National Stadium.
Northern’s prospects of making it to the Jan 1-5 title decider at the same venue were badly dented by their diabolical batting woes when they failed to post big totals as they capitulated to an innings and five-run drubbing by the already-eliminated Balochistan in the penultimate round.
Hasan-aliSindhPakistanBalochistanKarachiKhalid-usmanImran-rafiqAzhar-aliMohammad-wasimWaqas-maqsoodImran-farhatArshad-iqbalQeA Trophy Points Table: KP Strong Favorites For Final With One Round Left
The ninth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy came to a close on Wednesday with KP, Southern Punjab, Northern and Central Punjab fighting for the top two spots. While Southern Punjab recorded a victory over Sindh, the other contenders fell short. Northern succumbed to their third defeat of the season while Central Punjab and KP battled out to a hard-fought draw.
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Sindh’s bowlers were unable to defend a target of 370 in the final innings as Southern Punjab took home the points and climbed up the table to the second spot. Southern Punjab’s batsman, Imran Rafiq, was in magnificent touch as he scored a century in the fourth innings after scoring a half-century in the second innings. Sindh’s batsmen were in good form as well, with Mohammad Hasan scoring a century in the first innings and Sharjeel Khan scoring a ton in the third innings.
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