Lahore, 20 October 2021: Central Punjab registered their second successive win of the Cricket Associations Championship 2021-22 as they defeated Southern Punjab by 10 wickets on the third and final day of the round five fixture at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.
Resuming their second innings on 106 for four, Southern Punjab were bowled out for 281 with Central Punjab requiring 56 runs to win the match.
Southern Punjab’s Mohammad Umair top-scored with 85 off 159, hitting 12 fours, while Hamayun Altaf contributed 82 off 195, laced with 10 fours and one six.
The pair knitted 123 runs for the fifth-wicket.
For Central Punjab, Mohammad Ali picked five wickets for 64 and ended up taking nine for 101. Nisar Ahmad who took five wickets in the first innings grabbed two for 65 in the second innings.
Central Punjab chased down the target in the sixth over without losing any wicket.
Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa played out a drawn game at the Rana Naved ul Hasan Cricket Academy in Sheikhupura. Resuming their second innings with a deficit of 286 runs, Northern managed to score 292 for seven in 81 overs when stumps were drawn.
Abdul Faseeh (67 off 140 balls, nine fours) and Sarmad Hameed (66 off 84 balls, 11 fours) contributed 115 runs for the third-wicket. Kashif Iqbal scored 51 off 86 balls, hitting four fours, while wicketkeeper-batter and captain Jamal Anwar was other notable run-getter with a 54-ball 42 which included five fours and one six.
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Maaz Khan picked four for 105, while Ihsan Ullah grabbed three for 44. Maaz – right-arm leg-spinner ended up with nine for 155 in the match.
Over at the Saeed Ajmal Academy Ground in Faisalabad, captain’s innings from Azeem Ghumman helped Balochistan draw with Sindh. Resuming their second innings on the overnight score of 101 for one, Balochistan were bowled out for 306 in the 121st over.
Opening batter Azeem top-scored with a 217-ball 108, laced with 14 fours. Shahbaz Khan coming to bat at number five contributed 87 off 177 balls, which included nine fours.
For Sindh, Arish Ali Khan and Junaid Ilyas picked three wickets each.
Chasing 115 runs to win, Sindh were 35 for two when stumps were drawn.
Scores in Brief:
Central Punjab beat Southern Punjab by 10 wickets at LCCA Ground, Lahore
Southern Punjab 88 all out, 34.2 overs (Moinuddin 27, Mohammad Irfan 24; Nisar Ahmad 5-22, Mohammad Ali 4-37) and 281 all out, 102.5 overs (Mohammad Umair 85, Hamayun Altaf 82, Mohammad Irfan 43; Mohammad Ali 5-64, Kamran Afzal 2-45, Nisar Ahmad 2-65)
Central Punjab 314-9 (decl), 71 overs (Mohammad Waheed 79 not out, Mohammad Irfan Khan 60, Anas Mahmood 53, Mohammad Irfan Jnr 32, Imran Dogar 30; Adeel Ur Rehman 2-49, Kaleemullah Khan 2-60, Ahsan Baig 2-84) and 61-0, 5.3 overs (Rizwan Hussain 31 not out, Imran Dogar 30 not out)
Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ends in a draw at Rana Naved ul Hasan Cricket Academy, Sheikhupura
Northern 210 all out, 73.1 overs (Jamal Anwar 67, Abdul Faseeh 50; Maaz Khan 5-50, Zohaib Khan 3-30) and 292-7, 81 overs (Abdul Faseeh 67, Sarmad Hameed 66, Kashif Iqbal 51, Jamal Anwar 42; Maaz Khan 4-105, Ihsan Ullah 3-44)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 496-7, 83 overs (Waqar Ahmed 220, Aamer Azmat 101, Mehran Ibrahim 77 not out; Sadaqat Ali 4-147, Zaman Khan 2-83)
Sindh vs Balochistan ends in a draw at Saeed Ajmal Academy Ground, Faisalabad
Balochistan 147 all out, 51.1 overs (Ali Waqas 45, Mohammad Shahid 30; Arish Ali Khan 3-41, Danish Aziz 2-19, Ghulam Mudassar 2-19, Junaid Ilyas 2-42) and 306 all out, 121 overs (Azeem Ghumman 108, Shahbaz Khan 87, Ali Waqas 30, Fahad Iqbal 30)
Sindh 339 all out, 80.3 overs (Saim Ayub 185, Faraz Ali 82; Aftab Ahmed 4-93, Mohammad Javed 3-97) and 35-2, 3 overs (Mohammad Shahid 22; Tariq Jameel 2-23)
