LAHORE: Three centuries and 12 half-centuries were scored in the four matches of the third round of the President’s One-Day Tournament on Friday, which also saw defending champions State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) suffer their second defeat.

At the KCCA Stadium, SNGPL defeated SBP by three wickets in a last-ball finish.

Rameez Aziz scored 62, Mohammad Irfan Khan 57, Mohammad Huraira 54, and Imran Butt 45 to help SBP post 286 for eight. In turn, Haseebullah led SNGPL’s victory charge with an excellent 89, along with valuable support from Mohammad Awais Zafar (65), Azan Awais (59), and Kamran Ghulam (33) as they crossed the line on the last ball of the match.

At the UBL Sports Complex, PTV defeated WAPDA by six runs on the DLS Method.

WAPDA, chasing 273 for victory, were 235 for four when bad light ended the match. The highlights of the match were half-centuries by PTV’s Shamyl Hussain (58) and Yasir Khan (50), and WAPDA’s Mohammad Akhlaq (84) and Sharoon Siraj (59). PTV’s Jahandad Khan produced an all-round performance, scoring 29 not out and then claiming two wickets for 40 runs.

In a day/nighter at the Naya Nazimabad Ground, OGDCL pulled off a three-run victory over KRL.

Batting first, OGDCL posted 253 for eight with Mohammad Sarwar scoring 65, Maaz Sadaqat 50, and Haroon Arshad 37. In turn, Sarmad Bhatti (88) and Shayan Sheikh (26) put on 75 runs for the last wicket, but KRL still fell short by three runs when they were bowled out for 250 with two balls to spare. Maaz followed up his 50 with two for 42 to complete a good day in the office.

At the Oval Academy, Sahir Associates chased down a 328-run target for the loss of two wickets in 36.5 overs. In this match, a total of 657 runs were scored for the loss of nine wickets in 86.5 overs.

Batting first, Ghani Glass recovered from Moeez Ghani’s painstaking 47-ball eight to post 327 for seven, with Mohsin Riaz scoring a 104-ball 141 (eight fours and eight sixes) and Tayyab Tahir scoring a 58-ball 65. Sahir Associates’ Shahid Ali took three for 67.

In their turn at the wicket, Sahir Associates achieved the target in 36.5 overs for the loss of two wickets, with Usman Khan slapping 16 fours and eight sixes in a 98-ball 159 not out and Mohammad Faiq scoring 108 not out from 76 balls. The two batters put on an unbeaten 275-run third-wicket partnership to seal the win.

Scores in brief

Match 9 – PTV beat WAPDA by six runs (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method), UBL Sports Complex

PTV 272-8, 50 overs (Shamyl Hussain 58, Yasir Khan 50, Taimur Khan 33, Jahandad Khan 29 not out, Mohammad Taha 24; Mujtaba Khan 2-46)

WAPDA 235-4, 47 overs (Mohammad Akhlaq 84, Sharoon Siraj 59, Imran Dogar 40, Jahandad Khan 2-40)

Match 10 – Sahir Associates beat Ghani Glass by eight wickets, Oval Academy Ground

Ghani Glass 327-7, 50 overs (Mohsin Riaz 141, Tayyab Tahir 65, Sharjeel Khan 25, Shahbaz Javed 23; Shahid Ali 3-67)

Sahir Associates 330-2, 36.5 overs (Usman Khan 159 not out, Mohammad Faiq 108 not out, Fahad Usman 28, Faham-ul-Haq 26)

Match 11 – SNGPL beat SBP by three wickets, KCCA Stadium

SBP 286-8, 50 overs (Rameez Aziz 62, Mohammad Irfan Khan 57, Mohammad Huraira 54, Imran Butt 45; Mohammad Azab 3-37, Mohammad Irfan 2-48)

SNGPL 290-7, 50 overs (Haseebullah 89, Mohammad Awais Zafar 65, Azan Awais 59, Kamran Ghulam 33; Kashif Bhatti 3-47, Mohammad Ismail 2-68, Niaz Khan 2-70)

Match 12 (d/n) – OGDCL beat KRL by three runs, Naya Nazimabad Ground

OGDCL 253-8, 50 overs (Mohammad Sarwar 65, Maaz Sadaqat 50, Haroon Arshad 37, Imam-ul-Haq 25, Rohail Nazir 25; Iftikhar Ahmed 2-26, Sufyan Muqeem 2-45)

KRL 250 all-out, 49.4 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 88, Shayan Sheikh 26; Asif Afridi 3-21, Amir Khan 2-39, Adil Amin 2-40, Maaz Sadaqat 2-42)