Sahir Associates, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Pakistan Television (PTV) secured victories in the third round of the President’s Cup Grade-I 2025-26 on Friday.
Khan Research Laboratories had opted to bowl first against Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in the first day-night fixture of the tournament at the Naya Nazimabad.
Usman Khan and Mohammad Faiq registered a thumping 275-run stand to help Sahir Associates chase the 328-run target set by Ghani Glass with 79 balls left and eight wickets remaining at the Oval Academy Ground.
Usman remained unbeaten on 155, while Faiq scored 108 not out as Ghani Glass bowlers were kept on their toes as the duo struck a combined number of 11 sixes.
At the KCCA Stadium, SNGPL beat State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) by three wickets in a last-ball thriller to register their third win on the trot, chasing the 287-run target with three wickets in hand.
PTV edged past Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) by six runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method to defend their 272-8 total at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi.
Chasing 273 to win, WAPDA were 235-4 in 47 overs, requiring 38 off 18 balls, when the early onset of bad light halted the proceedings, after which they were found to be behind the par score.
WAPDA’s Muhammad Akhlaq (84) and Sharoon Siraj (59) contributed half-centuries before falling to player of the match Jahandad Khan. Imran Dogar scored 40 off 63 balls, hitting three fours and two sixes.
PTV had reduced WAPDA to 208-4, when Bismillah Khan (16 not out) and Ayaz Tasawar (15 not out) got together and remained unbeaten for a 27-run stand. Jahandad’s two wickets came for 40 runs in nine overs.
Earlier, PTV’s opening duo Shamyl Hussain (58) and Yasir Khan (50) provided their team with an 89-run stand after they were invited to bat first.
PTV then lost eight wickets for 150 runs before Taimur Khan’s 32-ball 33 and Jahandad’s 29 not out off 21 balls gave their team a competitive total of 272-9 in 50 overs. Jahandad also shared an unbeaten 33-run stand for the ninth wicket with Ahmed Daniyal (13 not out).
For WAPDA, Mujtaba Khan picked up two wickets for 46 runs in eight overs.
