Karachi Zebras and State Bank during their Haier President's Gold Cup in Hyderabad on Tuesday. PHOTO: INP
KARACHI: Karachi Dolphins will face SBP and KRL will lock horns with NBP in the semi-finals of the President’s Cup one-day tournament, which will be played at the National Stadium of Karachi on January 29 and January 30 respectively.
“We’ve got a good mix of young and senior players and things look good for us,” said Dolphins captain Rameez Raja Junior, while talking to The Express Tribune. “But we won’t take anything for granted against a good SBP side. Hopefully it will be a good contest and we will make it into the final.”
Meanwhile, NBP’s Raza Hassan feels that KRL — who they face due to their loss against Dolphins — will be a tough team to face as they are yet to lose a match. “We have to ensure that we do not repeat the mistakes we made against Dolphins, we have to fight hard,” he said.
Tuesday's results
In the match at the National Stadium of Karachi, Faraz Ahmed Khan’s three-for and a 92-run knock by Saad Ali steered Karachi Dolphins into the semi-finals as they defeated NBP by five wickets.
Batting first, NBP were restricted to 285-8 as Faraz took three wickets with Mir Hamza claiming two, while Qaiser Abbas and Sami Aslam impressed with knocks of 72 and 69 respectively.
In reply, Dolphins reached the target with four deliveries to spare as Ali struck an unbeaten 92 off 115 balls along with Muhammad Waqas’ 67 off 69 balls.
In another match, Muhammad Naveed and Zafar Gohar took three wickets apiece to guide SBP to a seven-wicket win over Karachi Zebras. Zebras were dismissed for 203 runs, despite Saud Shakeel’s 104 off 114 balls.
Chasing 204, SBP reached the target in just 31.4 overs, with the help of Farrukh Shahzad scoring 51 off 48 balls, along with Mukhtar Ahmed’s 49.
At the Southend Club, a century by Saeed Anwar Junior guided KRL to their fifth straight victory as they defeated PQA by 79 runs.
Batting first, KRL posted a total of 277 as Anwar scored 120 off 114 balls, along with Shoaib Ahmed scoring 67 off 76 balls.
Chasing 278, PQA were dismissed for 198 as Sadaf Hussain and Nayyar Abbas claimed three wickets apiece.
In another match, Sharjeel Khan’s 122 and Shahid Yousuf’s 113 helped ZTBL reach a target of 305, set by SNGPL, to win by five wickets.
Batting first, SNGPL made 304 with the help of Azhar Ali striking 128 runs, while Sohail Tanvir took five wickets.
At the RLCA ground, Israrullah’s 155 guided Peshawar Panthers to a seven-wicket win against Rawalpindi Rams as they chased down 290.
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