KARACHI: MIT Solutions were on Friday crowned champions of the President’s Trophy Grade-1 when they conquered State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by 51 runs in the final at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground Lahore.
Set to chase 237, SBP began their second innings on the fourth day at 165-7 and were skittled out for 185.
Mubasir Khan, who was batting on 17 at stumps on the third day, fell for 32 which contained three fours.
Mohammad Abbas could add only one run to his overnight score, falling on six.
Left-arm spinner Khalid Usman, who also captained MIT Solutions, was the pick of the bowlers with 4-38.
Khalid remained wicket-less in the first innings.
MIT Solutions had scored 112 and 296. SBP had posted 172 in their first innings to gain 60 runs lead.
MIT Solutions did a fine job despite conceding lead and recovered well in the second innings to put themselves in a strong position. Their bowlers then extended commendable performance to fold SBP well behind the target they had to chase.
MIT Solutions’ fast bowler and Test discard Aamer Jamal was declared as man of the final for his superb all-round performance. He finished with match figures of 8-71 and also scored 55 runs in the second innings that handed his side a good edge.
Taimur Khan of Pakistan Television was declared as the player of the tournament and best stumper. The wicket-keeper batsman scored 425 runs besides managing 27 dismissals behind the stumps.
Right-armer Sirajuddin of SBP was adjudged as the best bowler of the season with 32 wickets in eight outings.
Left-handed batsman Hasan Raza of SBP got the best batsman of the tournament award for amassing 807 runs in eight matches at an average of 62.07.
He also hit three centuries and four fifties in his fine-run with 222 as his best.
Besides Hasan Raza who topped the event Mohammad Farooq of MIT Solutions also batted well and finished second in the season with 739 runs which scored at an average of 46.18 and it included three centuries and two fifties with 163 being his highest score in an innings.
Hasan Raza (SBP) leads the batting charts, scoring 807 runs in eight matches at an average of 62.07, including a highest score of 222, three centuries and four fifties.
Mohammad Farooq of Markhor IT Solutions is second with 739 runs from eight matches at 46.18, with a top score of 163, three centuries and two fifties.
PTV’s Mohammad Taha occupies third place with 730 runs in seven matches at an impressive average of 66.36. He has scored three centuries and one fifty, with a highest score of 225.
Mohammad Tayyab Arif of Hyderabad Kingsmen trails fourth with 727 runs in seven matches at an average of 66.09, hitting three centuries and four fifties with 122 being his highest.
Mohammad Suleman (Kingsmen Academy) is fifth with 652 runs in seven matches, with the highest score of 182.
Salman Ali Agha (Kingsmen Academy) follows with 572 runs in five matches, including a magnificent unbeaten 300.
Mohammad Amir Khan (OGDCL, 32 wickets), Sirajuddin (SBP, 32 wickets) and Mohammad Ismail (MIT, 32 wickets) have taken 32 wickets each. They are followed by pacer Mohammad Ilyas of Hyderabad Kingsmen Academy with 31 scalps and KRL’s Arshad Iqbal with 30 wickets.