Karachi, 12 January 2026: The third round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2025-26 concluded with Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) getting back to winning ways after their eight-wicket defeat against Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in the last round.
SNGPL took only seven balls on day four to bag a 48-run victory over State Bank of Pakistan at the State Bank Stadium as they eked out the two remaining wickets for five runs.
Overnight unbeaten batter Qasim Akram fell for 37 runs off 58 balls after resuming at 33 not out as Shehzad Gul added a sixth wicket to his innings and 11th to his match tally bagging best first-class figures of 11-91.
SNGPL now sit on the second spot on the table with 59 points followed by PTV, who have accrued 49 points after three rounds.
The fixture between Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) eed in a stalemate at the NBP Sports Complex. Chasing 275 to win, KRL were 82-2 in 22 overs when the teams shook hands.
Left-handed opening batter Shahzaib Khan remained unbeaten on 45 off 63 balls hitting five fours and two sixes after KRL slipped to 31-2 with OGDCL sensing a collapse. Imran Rafiq faced 43 balls for 10 runs not out to put any hopes of a win for the OGDCL to bed.
Earlier, OGDCL’s Mohammad Sarwar Afridi registered his third first-class century (115, 175b, 9x4s, 3x6s) after resuming from overnight score of 90. OGDCL were 199-4 in 68 overs and 96 runs ahead of KRL at the start of day before they added another 178 runs for the remaining six wickets.
Half-centuries from Danish Aziz (70, 97b, 8x4s, 2x6s), skipper Adil Amin (55, 133b, 4x4s) and a 66-ball 25 from Muhammad Imran led OGDCL to 377 all out in 120.5 overs. KRL’s Arshad Iqbal picked up four for 57, while Ahmed Bashir accounted for three scalps.
KRL (43) and OGDCL (37) sit on 4th and 5th spot on the table, respectively after winning one game each out of the three.
Scores in brief – Round 3 – Day 4 of 4
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited beat State Bank of Pakistan by 48 runs at State Bank Stadium, Karachi
Target for SBP: 224
SNGPL 263 all out, 102.5 overs (Azan Awais 129, Shan Masood 35, Omair Bin Yousuf 22; Shahid Aziz 4-57, Niaz Khan 2-45, Mohammad Ismail 2-50) and 75 all out, 36.3 overs (Shan Masood 26; Niaz Khan 5-38, Mohammad Ismail 2-9, Mohammad Abbas 2-21)
SBP 115 all out, 32.4 overs (Rameez Aziz 43, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 33; Shehzad Gul 5-37, Shahnawaz Dahani 4-23) and 175 all out, 47.1 overs (Abdullah Fazal 41, Qasim Akram 37, Rameez Aziz 29; Shehzad Gul 6-54, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-27)
Joint-player of the match – Azan Awais and Shehzad Gul (SNGPL)
Match Drawn - Khan Research Laboratories v Oil and Gas Development Company Limited at NBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Target for KRL: 275
OGDCL 244 all out, 82.4 overs (Danish Aziz 56, Jawad Ali 32, Umar Siddiq 28, Muhammad Imran 25; Mohammad Hamza 4-31, Ahmed Bashir 3-63, Arshad Iqbal 2-65) and 377 all out, 120.5 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 115, Danish Aziz 70, Adil Amin 55, Haroon Arshad 37, Muhammad Imran 25; Arshad Iqbal 4-57, Ahmed Bashir 3-72, Mohammad Hamza 2-47)
KRL 347 all out, 105.5 overs (Waqar Ahmed 81, Saad Baig 80, Imran Rafiq 54, Junaid Ali 34, Sarmad Bhatti 24; Adil Amin 3-33, Mohammad Huzaifa 2-78, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-79) and 82-2, 22 overs (Shahzaib Khan 45 not out)
Player of the match – Muhammad Sarwar Afridi (OGDCL)
On Sunday:
Pakistan Television beat Ghani Glass by 88 runs at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
Target for Ghani Glass: 157
Player of the match – Amad Butt (PTV)
Water and Power Development Authority beat Sahir Associates by an innings and 32 runs at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Player of the match – Mohammad Ammar (WAPDA)
