Cricket Associations Championship ,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Balochistan by six wickets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa defeated Balochistan by six wickets at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad on the final day of the opening round match of the Cricket Associations Championship (three-day event) on Friday.

Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Half-centuries from Zohaib Khan and Waqar Ahmed helped Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a six-wicket win against Balochistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chased down 196-run target for the loss of four wickets in the 57^th over.

Zohaib top-scored with an unbeaten 73 off 79 balls. He hit six fours and two sixes. Waqar contributed a 151-ball 65, laced with eight fours. Kamran Ghulam was other contributor with the bat with 32 off 79 balls which included four fours.

Earlier, Balochistan were bowled out for 118 after resuming their second innings on the overnight score of 89 for seven.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Atizaz Habib Khan picked four wickets for 24 while Ahmed Jamal and Zohaib Khan grabbed three wickets each.

Southern Punjab v Northern, Rana Naved Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura

Northern managed to play out a drawn game against Southern Punjab.

Resuming their second innings on 21 for no loss, Northern managed to score 324 for nine in 81 overs when stumps were drawn for the day.

Opening batter Mohammad Huraira top-scored with a 120-ball 105. His 204 minutes at the crease included 17 fours. He was equally supported by Kashif Iqbal, who coming to bat at number four scored 72 off 108 balls, hitting 10 fours.

The pair of Huraira and Kashif added 97 runs for the third-wicket partnership.

For Southern Punjab, Kaleemullah Khan grabbed five wickets for 44 and ended up with match figures of seven for 78 runs.

Central Punjab v Sindh, LCCA Ground, Lahore

Central Punjab played out a drawn match against defending champions Sindh.

Resuming their second innings with a first innings deficit of 103, Central Punjab scored 367 for four in 75 overs when stumps were drawn for the day.

The left-handed batter Ali Zaryab was the star performer for Central Punjab as he returned undefeated with 153 off 179 balls. The 23-year old struck 18 fours and four sixes. He contributed 121-run partnership for the second-wicket with Imran Dogar (87 off 152, 15 fours).

Mohammad Irfan Khan (58 off 55, nine fours) and Rizwan Hussain (32 off 28, two fours, two sixes) were other contributors with the bat.

Second round fixtures (3-5 October)

Northern v Balochistan, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Sindh v Southern Punjab, Rana Naved Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa v Central Punjab, LCCA Ground, Lahore

Scores in brief:

Balochistan v Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Balochistan by six wickets

Balochistan 219 all out, 71 overs (Mohammad Shahid 91, Fahad Iqbal 44, Sanaullah 30; Ahmed Jamal 3-30, Niaz Khan 2-37, Zeeshan Ahmad 2-42, Zohaib Khan 2-42) and 118 all out, 61 overs (Mohammad Javed 25 not out, Ali Waqas 23; Atizaz Habib Khan 4-24, Ahmed Jamal 3-20, Zohaib Khan 3-20)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 142 all out, 49.3 overs (Niaz Khan 41, Zeeshan Ahmad 31; Mohammad Javed 7-65, Najeebullah Achakzai 2-24) and 201-4, 57 overs (Zohaib Khan 73 not out, Waqar Ahmed 65, Kamran Ghulam 32)

Central Punjab v Sindh, LCCA Ground, Lahore

Match Drawn

Central Punjab 293 all out, 73.5 overs (Imran Dogar 75, Asfand Mehran 71 not out, Nisar Ahmad 48, Mohammad Irfan Khan 42; Imtiaz Legari 4-44, Mohammad Shahid 2-29, Ghulam Mudassar 2-48) and Central Punjab 367-4, 75 overs (Ali Zaryab 153 not out, Imran Dogar 87, Mohammad Irfan Khan 58, Rizwan Hussain 32)

Sindh 396-8, 83 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 194, Saim Ayub 78, Mohammad Shahid 61; Nisar Ahmad 3-67, Mohammad Faizan 2-35)

Southern Punjab v Northern, Rana Naved Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura

Match Drawn

Northern 329 all out, 81.3 overs (Umar Waheed 132, Mubasir Khan 83; Ali Usman 5-111, Kaleemullah Khan 2-34) and 324-9, 81 overs (Mohammad Huraira 105, Kashif Iqbal 72, Mubasir Khan 30; Kaleemullah Khan 5-44, Mohammad Umair 3-26)

Southern Punjab 336-9 decl, 75.2 overs (Waqar Hussain 102, Moinuddin 55, Naved Yasin 32, Yousuf Babar 30; Raza Hasan 3-89, Aamir Jamal 2-61)