Butt ton secures WAPDA's maiden title
Salman Butt's stoic century thwarted Habib Bank's push for a win and ensured that WAPDA claimed the Quaid-e-Azam 2016-17 title, their maiden tournament win, on the basis of a first-innings lead
Salman Butt's stoic century thwarted Habib Bank's push for a win and ensured that WAPDA claimed the Quaid-e-Azam 2016-17 title, their maiden tournament win, on the basis of a first-innings lead
WAPDA will need Salman Butt, their captain to come good with support from the middle order if they are to win the tournament, having taken the first-innings honours
HBL took the last five WAPDA wickets for nine runs before Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman hit hundreds in a double-century stand
Habib Bank Limited struck back with four quick wickets, but Salman Butt's 20th first-class ton ensured Water and Power Development Authority were marginally ahead on Day 2
Habib Bank Limited rode on Rameez Aziz's 90 to recover from early bursts from Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Irfan to put up 236 against Water and Power Development Authority on the opening day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
Fakhar Zaman, who brought HBL back in the game with a century in the final, said that a national call-up will come eventually if he continues to back himself
The opener has served a reminder to the national selectors with a versatile century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
Pakistan's selectors are understandably cautious about going back to Mohammad Asif, but he is capable of changing the most stubborn minds when he bowls like he did on day one of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
Super Eight Group I | |||||
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Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
WAPDA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
SSGC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
SNGP | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
KarWh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Super Eight Group II | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
HBL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
UBL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
KRL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
NBP | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pool A | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
WAPDA | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
UBL | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 |
SSGC | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
HBL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
ISMBD | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
LhrBL | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
PeshP | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
KarBl | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Pool B | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
KRL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 |
SNGP | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
NBP | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
KarWh | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
FATA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Rams | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 |
LahWh | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
PIA | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |