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
10/12Result
Final (D/N), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Dec 10-15 2016
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![Habib Bank Limited]( "Habib Bank Limited")
236 & 485/1d -
![Water and Power Development Authority]( "Water and Power Development Authority")
278 & 198/3 (111 ov)
Player of the Match
10/12Result
Final (D/N), Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at Karachi, Dec 10-15 2016
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![Habib Bank Limited]( "Habib Bank Limited")
236 & 485/1d -
![Water and Power Development Authority]( "Water and Power Development Authority")
278 & 198/3 (111 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 5
Day 4
Habib Bank tighten grip after setting 444 target
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
Day 3
HBL storm back with Imam-ul-Haq, Zaman hundreds
HBL took the last five WAPDA wickets for nine runs before Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman hit hundreds in a double-century stand
Day 2
HBL hit back after Salman Butt ton
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
Day 1
Aziz 90 leads HBL recovery after rickety start
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
Others
My number will come - Fakhar Zaman
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
Butt keeps 'knocking very hard' on the selectors' doors
The opener has served a reminder to the national selectors with a versatile century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
Mohammad Asif turns back the clock
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
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
| Super Eight Group I | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |