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SNGPL take inaugural President's Trophy

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 283 (Misbah 85, Waqas 83, Fahad 5-67) and 182 (Umar 76, Gul 6-67) beat Habib Bank Limited 137 (Shehzad 79, Hafeez 4-16) and 253 (Hafeez 3-62) by 75 runs
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Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited lifted the inaugural President's Trophy, beating Habib Bank Limited by 75 in Karachi. When HBL resumed the day at 169 for 6, they had to score another 160 to lay their hands on the title. SNGPL's spinners took three of the last four wickets, led by Mohammad Hafeez who scalped two on the last day, taking just over 24 overs to wrap up the innings.

Chasing 329 was going to be a daunting task after HBL were dismissed for 137 in the first innings. Ahmed Shehzad was the only batsman to provide resistance with a half-century while the other ten players scored only 57 runs combined. Hafeez took four wickets in the first innings in less than 14 overs, giving away only 16 runs. That gave SNGPL a first-innings lead of 146 as they had scored 283 after they were put in to bat. Even though they were in trouble at 49 for 3, they were rescued by Azhar Ali (32) and half-centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Ali Waqas.

When they came out to bat again, Umar Gul not only got rid of the openers, he dismissed their first-innings top scorers - Misbah and Waqas - for ducks. His six wickets, which included a hat-trick, kept SNGPL to 182 but the lead by then had already reached to 328.

Habib Bank 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15Shan MasoodAhmed Shehzad
2nd26Younis KhanShan Masood
3rd43Younis KhanAsad Shafiq
4th1Usman SalahuddinAsad Shafiq
5th51Humayun FarhatAsad Shafiq
6th14Imran FarhatAsad Shafiq
7th54Imran FarhatAbdur Rehman
8th5Abdur RehmanFahad Masood
9th33Fahad MasoodUmar Gul
10th11Fahad MasoodEhsan Adil