- Pacers Razaullah and Khan Zaib take five each to help Sahir Associates beat OGDCL on day four
Karachi, 18 January 2026: The fourth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 concluded with Ghani Glass, Sahir Associates and Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) emerging victorious on the fourth day at three venues in Karachi.
One of the four games in the round ended on Saturday with Pakistan Television bagging a historic two-run win over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL). The fifth round will begin at the same four venues in Karachi from Wednesday, 21 January with all the matches set to be live-streamed on Tapmad (Pakistan) and PCB YouTube channel (outside Pakistan).
Ghani Glass’ captain and Test spinner Noman Ali registered figures of seven for 59 and five for 45 against Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as they pocketed a 106-run win. The left-arm spinner bested his previous match figures of 12-114 with 12-104.
On the fourth day, WAPDA resumed their pursuit of the 243-run target with overnight score of 108-5 in 36 overs and were bowled out for 136 in 45.3 overs as Noman picked up his 36th first-class five-for. Test fast bowler Khurram Shahzad picked up four for 40 in 14 overs.
WAPDA’s three straight wins in the first three rounds made sure they remained on the top of the table despite a loss in this round with 81 points followed by PTV, who have 71 to their name.
Sahir Associates registered their first win in four games as they beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) by 64 runs, successfully defending the 156-run target.
Pacers Khan Zaib (13-4-34-5) and Razaullah (14-4-37-5) were instrumental in delivering the triumph as they shared five wickets each bowling 27 of the 29 overs in the second innings.
OGDCL slumped to 32-6 before Mohammad Sarwar Afridi’s unbeaten 41 off 53 balls inclusive of six fours resisted Sahir’s advance but in vain as they were skittled for 91.
Earlier, KRL took 41 balls to wrap up Sahir Associates’ second innings from overnight score of 147-8 in 68.5 overs as they took their 138-run lead above the 150-run mark.
At the SBP Sports Complex, KRL chased the 41-run target against SBP in 8.4 overs as opening batters Shahzaib Khan and Saad Baig remained unbeaten for 25 and 18, respectively. KRL are now third on the table with 68 points, just two ahead of SNGPL.
Earlier in the day, SBP resumed from their overnight score of 289-9 and were dismissed for 302 with Shahid Aziz completing his third first-class half-century (54, 68b, 4x4s, 3x6s).
Scores in brief – Round 4 – Day 4 of 4
Sahir Associates beat Oil and Gas Development Company Limited by 64 runs at KCCA Stadium, Karachi
Target for OGDCL: 156
Sahir Associates 248 all out, 97 overs (Mohammad Faiq 93, Asim Ali Nasir 59, Mohammad Saleem 43, Razaullah 29; Asif Afridi 7-73) and 164 all out, 75.4 overs (Mohammad Faiq 48, Ahmar Ashfaq 43, Faham-ul-Haq 24; Jawad Ali 3-41, Asif Afridi 3-56, Danish Aziz 2-14)
OGDCL 257 all out, 106.2 overs (Umar Siddiq 79, Danish Aziz 69, Israrullah 30, Haroon Arshad 23, Asif Afridi 22 not out; Rewayat Khan 5-59, Hafiz Mohammad Suleman 4-62) and 91 all out, 29 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 41 not out; Khan Zaib 5-34, Razaullah 5-37)
Player of the match – Khan Zaib (Sahir Associates)
Khan Research Laboratories beat State Bank of Pakistan by 10 wickets at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Target for KRL: 41
SBP 106 all out, 38.2 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 40; Mohammad Hamza 4-17, Ahmed Bashir 3-39, Abdul Wahid 3-49) and 302 all out, 79.2 overs (Qasim Akram 62, Shahid Aziz 54, Mohammad Huraira 54, Hasan Raza 49, Abdullah Fazal 35; Ahmed Bashir 5-80, Mohammad Hamza 3-85, Aqib Liaqat 2-57)
KRL 368 all out, 130.3 overs (Waqar Ahmed 138, Sarmad Bhatti 101, Imran Rafiq 35, Saad Baig 29; Niaz Khan 4-78, Shahid Aziz 3-72, Rameez Aziz 2-40) and 43-0, 8.4 overs (Shahzaib Khan 25 not out, Saad Baig 18 not out)
Player of the match – Ahmed Bashir (KRL)
Ghani Glass beat Water and Power Development Authority by 106 runs at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Target for WAPDA: 243
Ghani Glass 142 all out, 46.4 overs (Ali Razzaq 64 not out, Tayyab Tahir 33; Naqeebullah 3-46, Mujtaba Khan 2-12, Khalid Usman 2-21, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-39) and 323 all out, 92.3 overs (Mohsin Riaz 92, Khawaja Arham 68, Kashif Ali 53, Tayyab Tahir 36; Khalid Usman 4-89, Naqeebullah 3-43, Mohammad Zeeshan 2-85)
WAPDA 223 all out, 67.1 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 78, Muhammad Akhlaq 38, Sharoon Siraj 23, Bismillah Khan 21; Noman Ali 7-59, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 2-55) and 136 all out, 45.3 overs (Malhar Rasool 47, Ayaz Tasawar 20, Mohammad Zeeshan 19; Noman Ali 5-45, Khurram Shahzad 4-40)
Player of the match – Noman Ali (Ghani Glass)
On Saturday:
Pakistan Television beat Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited by two runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
Target for SNGPL: 40
Player of the match – Ali Usman (PTV)
