Mohsin Riaz produced an undefeated century at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium as Sialkot and Islamabad drew the match on the final day of play for the fifth round of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2023-24. The previous day, Karachi Blues defeated Bahawalpur by 51 runs at the Sheikh Khalifa Sports Complex in Rahim Yar Khan. At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Larkana lost against Quetta, by an innings and 150 runs. At Multan Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad crafted a victory over Hyderabad after they were tasked to chase 122 runs in the final innings.
Sialkot v Islamabad at Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium:
At Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium, Sialkot resumed their second batting attempt trailing by 270 runs. They were 21 for one at the day’s start. On the back of performances by Mohsin Riaz (103 not out, 185b, 8x4s, 2x6s), Mohammad Waleed (72 not out, 126b, 8x4s) and Fahad Jamil (48, 133b, 4x4s), Sialkot’s score grew to 298 runs in 96 overs.
They lost five wickets in the process; Umair Afridi got two wickets while Haris Hassan, Syed Khizer Shah and Mohammad Arsal Sheikh bagged one each.
The match was drawn.
Scores in brief:
Larkana v Quetta:
Quetta win against Larkana by an innings and 150 runs
Larkana 89 in 40 overs (Sabit Ali 21; Najeeb Ullah 5-29, Gohar Faiz 2-15, Mohammad Ghous 2-30) and 161 all out in 44.5 overs (Ishfaque Ahmed 65, Sabit Ali 28; Jalat Khan 7-32, Najeeb Ullah Jr 2-32)
Quetta 400 all out in 96 overs (Bismillah Khan 109, Mohammad Ibrahim 82, Hazrat Wali 72; Faraz Aziz 3-41, Amir Ali 3-97, Imtiaz Leghari 2-64)
Sialkot v Islamabad:
Match Drawn
Sialkot 251 all out in 106.5 overs (Naveed Sarwar 69; Mohammad Waleed 66; Mohammad Shayan Sheikh 7-57) and 298-5 in 96 overs (Mohsin Riaz 103 not out, Mohammad Waleed 72 not out, Fahad Jamil 48; Umair Afridi 2-39, Haris Hassan 1-30, Syed Khizer Shah 1-49, Mohammad Arsal Sheikh 1-53)
Islamabad 521 all out in 168.3 overs (Faizan Riaz 131, Hassan Nawaz 120; Bilal Asif 5-129, Mohammad Waleed 3-129)
Hyderabad v Abbottabad:
Abbottabad win against Hyderabad by three wickets.
Hyderabad 77 all out in 37.5 overs (Daniyal Hussain Rajput 33 not out; Israr Hussain 5-14, Adil Naz 4-23) and 313 all out 115.2 overs (Mohammad Suleman 144, Haris Khan 79; Yasir Shah 4-74, Israr Hussain 2-56, Adil Naz 2-63, Khalid Usman 2-93).
Abbottabad 269 all out 73 overs (Ahmed Khan 74, Khalid Usman 49; Jawad Ali 6-96, Asim Ali 2-62) and 123-7 in 27 overs (Khalid Usman 32 not out, Afaq Ahmed 26; Majid Asghar 3-30, Jawad Ali 3-31)
Bahawalpur v Karachi Blues:
Karachi Blues win against Bahawalpur by 51 runs.
Karachi Blues 178 all out in 50.4 overs (Saifullah Bangash 82; Shayan Khalil 3-48, Gulfam Aziz 3-49) and 228 all out in 69.5 overs (Saifullah Bangash 56, Akbar Ur Rehman 55; Gulfam Aziz 5-31, Shayan Khalil 3-54)
Bahawalpur 192 all out in 62.3 overs (Aun Shahzad 62 not out, Mohammad Ammar 39; Ashiq Ali 5-56, Saqib 3-50) and 228 all out in 69.5 overs (Shahid Mirani 51, Mohammad Junaid 27, Mohammad Ammar 24; Aarish Ali Khan 4-30, Saqib 2-20).
