Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited successfully defended the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, as Misbah-ul-Haq's second fifty of the match powered the team to a six-wicket win in the final against United Bank Limited, in Karachi
An eight-wicket haul from Bilawal Bhatti shot out United Bank Limited for 189 in their second innings, leaving Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited chasing a target of 160
Misbah-ul-Haq's third consecutive half-century and 88th in first-class cricket proved crucial, as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited collected a 30-run lead against United Bank Limited in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited's pacers, along with Mohammad Hafeez, put themselves in a strong position by dismissing United Bank Limited for 208 on the first day of the Quaid-E-Azam Trophy final in Karachi
Umar Akmal has been slapped with a one-match ban for breaching the PCB's code of conduct, which means he will be unavailable when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20 on January 15
Top Pakistani players such as Misbah-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, and others express their views on the use of the pink ball during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final in Karachi this week
| Super Eight Group I | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| SNGP | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| WAPDA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -7.59 |
| LhrBL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| KRL | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Super Eight Group II | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| UBL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| NBP | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| KarWh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| SSGC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Pool A | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| SNGP | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| UBL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 0 |
| LhrBL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 0.467 |
| SSGC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| PeshP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| PQA | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| ISMBD | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| P-HYD | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Pool B | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| NBP | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 36 | -37.041 |
| KRL | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 33 | -18.482 |
| KarWh | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 2.946 |
| WAPDA | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25 | -11.436 |
| HBL | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 3.052 |
| Rams | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| LahWh | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| FATA | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17.098 |
