ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Television salvaged a draw against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited after being forced to follow on, while KRL captain Iftikhar Ahmed struck an unbeaten century as the fourth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I concluded on Saturday.
At Imran Khan Stadium, PTV, resuming at 227-4, declared at 400-7 after Mohammad Taha’s brilliant 166 and Sharoon Siraj’s 67. Set 207 for victory, SNGPL reached 86-3 in 23 overs as PTV ran out of time. Sameer Minhas remained unbeaten on 32.
At National Ground, Islamabad, Kingsmen Academy declared at 167-3 to set KRL a daunting 467-run target. KRL finished on 236-4, with Iftikhar Ahmed scoring an unbeaten 104 off 109 balls, including 11 fours and five sixes. Shahzaib Khan made 74.
Kingsmen had earlier piled up 643-8 declared, with Mohammad Suleman scoring 182 and Salman Ali Agha 145.
Earlier in the round, Ghani defeated Markhor IT Solutions by an innings and 140 runs, while State Bank of Pakistan beat OGDCL by four wickets.
After four rounds, SBP lead the points table with 72 points, followed by Ghani on 66 and Kingsmen Academy on 56. OGDCL have 45, KRL 42, PTV 36, SNGPL 35 and MIT Solutions 34. The fifth round begins Tuesday in Abbottabad, Peshawar, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, with the remaining three rounds to be played at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi, instead of National Ground Islamabad.
