MIT Solutions needed three wickets and State Bank of Pakistan 71 runs to win the President’s Trophy final at Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore after a tense third day on Thursday.

MIT Solutions, trailing by 60 runs on the first innings, resumed at 263 for eight and were dismissed for 296, setting SBP a target of 236. At stumps, the bankers were 165 for seven, with Mubasir Khan on 17 and Mohammad Abbas on five.

Hasan Raza top-scored with 73 off 136 balls, including eight fours, giving SBP a solid start. He added 49 for the first wicket with Abdullah Fazal (25) and 41 for the third wicket with Kamran Ghulam (16). However, Kamran’s dismissal at 119 triggered a collapse, with SBP slipping to 147 for seven before recovering to 165 for seven by the close.

For MIT Solutions, Usman Khalid took two wickets, while Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Imran, Aamir Jamal and Salman Aslam claimed one each.

Earlier, MIT Solutions added 33 runs to their overnight total before being dismissed for 296 in 75 overs. Aamir Jamal, who resumed on 45, was bowled by Mohammad Abbas after reaching 55. His 81-ball innings included seven fours.

Abbas, who went wicketless in the first innings and had taken three wickets on Wednesday, finished with five for 70 — his 60th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.

Scores in brief (day three of five)

MIT Solutions 112 all out, 29.5 overs (Aitzaz Habib Khan 29; Sirajuddin 6-39, Shahid Aziz 4-39) and 296 all out, 75 overs (Abuzar Tariq 85, Aamir Jamal 55, Aitzaz Habib Khan 32 retired hurt, Salman Khan Jr 28, Atiq-ur-Rehman 23, Mohammad Farooq 22; Mohammad Abbas 5-70, Sirajuddin 3-88)

SBP 172 all out, 44.4 overs (Hasan Raza 36, Sirajuddin 32 not out, Ali Shan 27; Aamir Jamal 7-32, Mohammad Ismail 2-80) and 165-7, 59.4 overs (Hasan Raza 73, Abdullah Fazal 25; Khalid Usman 2-24)