Sports
December 23, 2020
KARACHI: Balochistan recorded their second win to stay alive in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) when they demolished second-placed Northern by an innings and five runs thanks to superb bowling from spinners Kashif Bhatti and Raza-ul-Hasan on the third day of their four-day match here at the UBL Sports Complex on Tuesday.
The win took Balochistan to 102 points with one game in hand. After securing a 169-run lead Balochistan dismissed Northern for only 164 in 45 overs in their second innings. Sarmad Bhatti (31), Umar Amin (29) and Hammad Azam (20) were the notable contributors. Left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti emerged as the hero for Balochistan as he captured 4-67 in 20 overs, finishing the show with 9-142. Off-spinner Raza-ul-Hasan got 4-50, for match figures of 7-117.
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.
Shehzar fined, Imran warned
December 12, 2020
KARACHI: Sindhâs Shehzar Mohammad has been fined 20 percent of his match fee for breaching the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Players Support Personnel during his sideâs innings and 37 runs defeat at the hands of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (first-class) game here at the SBP Ground.
Shehzar was found to have violated Article 2.8 of the PCB Code of Conduct, which deals with showing dissent at an umpireâs decision.
The incident happened in the 26th over of Sindhâs second innings on Thursday (third day of the match), when Shehzar, after being declared lbw off Khalid Usman, stayed on the pitch awhile, expressing his disappointment at the decision.