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Abbottabad, 1 June 2025: Sahir Associates romped to President’s Trophy Grade-II title with a thumping 355-run win over MIT Solutions on day four of the final here at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The title winners remained unbeaten during their nine-match run in the tournament winning five and drawing four and will now feature in the President’s Trophy Grade-I – the departmental first-class tournament to be staged in the upcoming domestic cricket season.
The PCB had set aside a prize pool of PKR 7.75 million for the tournament apart from engaging 27 departmental teams in a highly-competitive red-ball tournament taking place countrywide from 15 April to 1 June. Sahir Associates were awarded winners’ award of PKR 5 million, while runners-up MIT Solutions collected PKR 2.5 million, while top performers of the tournament were also given cash prizes.
MIT Solutions, who were set a mammoth target of 587 runs on the last day of the final in 75 overs, were dismissed for 231 in 37.2 overs with pacer Khan Zeb taking 5-73 in 9.5 overs.
For the runners-up, only no.4 batter Muhammad Bilal (70, 66b, 5x4s, 2x6s) and Husnain Nadeem (54, 38b, 4x4s, 3x6s) offered some resistance with brisk half-centuries laden with a flurry of boundaries. MIT Solutions slipped from 102-2 in 12.5 overs to 138-7 and then 231 all out.
Earlier, Sahir Associates added 82 runs to their overnight score of 367-7 as they were bowled out for 449 in 90.5 overs with MIT’s Keleem Ullah picking up 5-83. Sahir’s Mohsin Khan ended up with 68 after staying unbeaten overnight for 16.
Scores in brief:
Final – Day 4: Sahir Associates beat MIT Solutions by 355 runs at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Sahir Associates 272 all out, 66.2 overs (Muhammad Saleem 58, Ahmer Ashfaq 43, Mohsin Khan 34, Muhammad Kashif 27, Fahad Usman 26, Asim Ali Nasir 25; Raza Ullah 4-41, Shahab Khan 3-58) and 449 all out, 90.5 overs (Fahad Usman 158, Mohsin Khan 68, Ahmer Ashfaq 51, Muhammad Saleem 36, Khawaja Muhammad Abdullah 31, Asim Ali Nasir 26, Muhammad Kashif 23; Kaleem Ullah 5-83, Raza Ullah 2-128)
MIT Solutions 135 all out, 41.5 overs (Mohammad Tayyab 36 not out, Zain Ishaq 26, Muhammad Bilal 21; Shahid Ali 4-60, Mohsin Khan 2-4, Muhammad Bilawal 2-27, Khan Zeb 2-30) and 231 all out, 37.2 overs (Muhammad Bilal 70, Husnain Nadeem 54, Zain Ishaq 34; Khan Zeb 5-73)
Player of the final – Fahad Usman (Sahir Associates)
Best batter of the tournament – Asim Ali Nasir (Sahir Associates - 786 runs in 14 innings)
Player of the tournament – Ateeq-ur-Rehman (PAF – 741 runs & 17 wickets)
Best wicketkeeper-batter of the tournament – Asim Ali Nasir (Sahir Associates – 28 dismissals & 786 runs)
Best bowler of the tournament – Muhammad Tariq Khan (Wing 999 Sports – 47 wickets in 14 innings)
