MIT Options opener hits 99-ball 163 as 5 batsmen make lots of on the opening day of the second spherical
Mohammad Farooq rewrote the document books with a blistering 163 off 99 balls, together with a document 14 sixes, because the second spherical of Pakistan’s President’s Trophy Grade-I started with a flood of runs on Friday.
Farooq reached his century in simply 67 balls, combining 11 fours along with his document haul of sixes to surpass Majid Khan’s mark for essentially the most sixes by a Pakistan batter in a first-class innings.
His assault set the platform for Markhor IT Options, who closed on 476-4 towards Khan Analysis Laboratories on the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Farooq’s departure did little to sluggish MIT, with Atiq-ur-Rehman making 142 from 137 balls and Salman Khan Jnr unbeaten on 106. The pair added 217 for the fourth wicket as MIT dominated the opening day.
At Diamond Cricket Floor in Islamabad, Ghani additionally loved a productive day towards Sui Northern Gasoline Pipelines Restricted. Their bowlers dismissed SNGPL for 152 earlier than Sharjeel Khan smashed 156 from 120 balls, together with 25 fours and 5 sixes, to depart Ghani on 192-2 at stumps.
Shoaib Akhtar Junior claimed 5-34 and Khurram Shahzad took 4-42 to share 9 wickets for Ghani.
At Peshawar, Kingsmen Academy skipper Mohammad Tayyab Arif marked solely his second first-class look along with his maiden century, scoring 105 as his facet had been bowled out for 215 by Oil and Gasoline Growth Firm Restricted.
OGDCL pacer Mohammad Amir Khan took 5-51, his fifth five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, whereas Mohammad Hasnain claimed 3-36. OGDCL reached 57-3 by the shut.
State Financial institution of Pakistan completed the day on 278-9 towards Pakistan Tv in Abbottabad, with Hasan Raza scoring 75 and Mohammad Ghazi Ghori making 66. Rameez Aziz was unbeaten on 42 at stumps.
Scores briefly – 2nd spherical – Day 1 stumps
SNGPL v Ghani at Diamond Cricket Floor, Islamabad
Ghani lead by 40 runs with eight wickets remaining in second innings
SNGPL 152 all out, 41.5 overs (Sameer Minhas 53, Muhammad Imran 52; Shoaib Akhtar Jnr 5-34, Khurram Shahzad 4-42)
Ghani 192-2, 41 overs (Sharjeel Khan 156, Khawaja Arham 33 not out; Shahnawaz Dahani 2-58)
KRL v Markhor IT Options at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
MIT Options 476-4, 87.2 overs (Mohammad Farooq 163, Atiq-ur-Rehman 142, Salman Khan Jnr 106 not out, Hasnain Nadeem 36; Ahmed Bashir 2-53)
PTV v SBP at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
SBP 278-9, 71 overs (Hasan Raza 75, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 66, Rameez Aziz 42 not out, Sirajuddin 25, Faham-ul-Haq 23; Musa Khan 3-47, Amad Butt 3-60, Haris Rauf 2-73)
OGDCL v Kingsmen Academy at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Kingsmen Academy 215 all out, 57.3 overs (Mohammad Tayyab Arif 105, Mohammad Suleman 33, Salman Ali Agha 25; Mohammad Amir Khan 5-51, Mohammad Hasnain 3-36)
OGDCL 57-3, 15 overs (Saad Khan 19; Mohammad Ilyas 2-31)