Quaid-e-Azam: Trophy Azhar, Hafeez guide SNGPL to win

Duo score half-centuries in side’s three-wicket victory over WAPDA

KARACHI: Half-centuries by Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez took SNGPL to the top of Pool A as they defeated Wapda by three wickets in the second round of the Super Eight stage of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on Wednesday.

Wapda resumed their second innings on 143-4 and were able to add 93 runs before being dismissed on 236 to set a 224-run target for SNGPL as Asad Ali took four wickets, Yasir Shah dismissed three batsmen, while Bilawal Bhatti claimed two scalps.

In reply, SNGPL reached the target in 51.5 overs, losing seven wickets in the process, as Hafeez scored 56 off as many balls and Azhar made 54 off 97. Azhar Attari and Zulfiqar Babar took two wickets each for Wapda.



In the match between NBP and SSGC at the National Stadium in Karachi, Ahmed Jamal’s four-wicket haul steered NBP to the top of Pool B as they defeated SSGC by seven wickets.

SSGC resumed their second innings 181-9 and managed to add 45 runs before being dismissed on 226 to set a target of 118 runs.

NBP reached the target in 23.3 overs, losing three wickets in the process, as Akbarur Rehman made 40, while Umar Waheed (38 not out) and Fawad Alam (25 not out) saw off the match. Sohail Khan took two wickets for SSGC.



Meanwhile, at the NBP Sports Complex in Karachi, the match between UBL and Karachi Whites ended in a draw.

However, Karachi Whites were able to secure three points after managing to reach 597-9 in reply to UBL’s 585 at the end of the day to stake their claim for the maximum points.

Faisal Iqbal (176), Jaahid Ali (155) and Saud Shakeel (121) were the contributors for Karachi Whites. 

Published in The Express Tribune, December 24^th, 2015.

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