Pakistan Television (PTV) and Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) produced determined batting performances to hold Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Kingsmen Academy to draws, respectively, on the fourth and final day of the fourth-round President’s Trophy matches on Saturday.

At the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, PTV resumed their second innings at 227 for four after being forced to follow on and declared at 400 for seven. SNGPL, who had secured a 194-run first-innings lead, were then set 207 for victory and finished at 86 for three when the match ended.

PTV’s Mohammad Taha, who resumed on 142, was dismissed for 166 from 292 balls with 18 fours and a six. Sharoon Siraj was the other notable run-scorer with 67 from 155 balls with four fours, while Haris Rauf (35 not out) and Mohammad Shahzad (22) also made useful contributions.

For SNGPL, Ather Mehmood took three wickets for 106 runs, while Shahnawaz Dahani claimed two for 72.

In their chase, Azan Awais scored 34 and Sameer Minhas remained unbeaten on 32 as SNGPL reached 86 for three in 23 overs.

At the National Ground, Kingsmen Academy declared their second innings at their overnight 167 for three, setting KRL an imposing 467-run target. KRL responded strongly and reached 236 for four in 76 overs when the match ended.

KRL captain Iftikhar Ahmed led from the front with an unbeaten 104, his 18th first-class century, while opener Shahzaib Khan scored 74. The pair added 131 runs for the third wicket after KRL had lost Asim Ali Nasir (11) and Mohammad Faiq (36).

Iftikhar batted positively, facing 109 balls and striking 11 fours and five sixes. Shahzaib provided the resistance at the other end, facing 206 balls and hitting 13 fours.

After four of the seven rounds, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) lead the points table with 72 points, followed by Ghani Glass (66), Kingsmen Academy (56), OGDCL (45), KRL (42), PTV (36) and SNGPL (35).

The fifth-round matches will begin on 6 October.

Scores in brief — Round 4, Day 3 of 4

PTV v SNGPL match drawn, Imran Khan Cricket Stadium. Toss: PTV

SNGPL 347 all out, 104.4 overs (Azan Awais 167, Omair Bin Yousuf 82, Sameer Minhas 34; Mohammad Shahzad 4-53, Israr Hussain 3-77, Ali Usman 2-43) and 86-3, 23 overs (Azan Awais 34, Sameer Minhas 32 not out; Israr Hussain 2-21)

PTV 153 all out, 42.4 overs (Ali Usman 35, Sharoon Siraj 29, Mohammad Ammar 23, Yasir Khan 20; Abdul Subhan 4-31, Athar Mehmood 4-41, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-38) and 400-7d, 124 overs (Mohammad Taha 166, Sharoon Siraj 67, Mohammad Ammar 62, Haris Rauf 35 not out, Mohammad Shahzad 22; Ather Mahmood 3-106, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-72)

Kingsmen Academy v KRL match drawn, National Ground. Toss: Kingsmen Academy

Kingsmen Academy 643 all out, 127 overs (Mohammad Suleman 182, Salman Ali Agha 145, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 98, Saud Shakeel 62, Mohammad Shayan 44, Mohammad Ilyas 44, Mohammad Huraira 34; Usman Tariq 4-153, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-77) and 167-3d, 24.5 overs (Mohammad Huraira 62, Tayyab Arif 53, Saud Shakeel 29 not out, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 15 not out)

KRL 344 all out, 91 overs (Mohammad Faiq 159, Iftikhar Ahmed 63, Sarmad Bhatti 34 not out, Shahzaib Khan 33, Imran Rafiq 25; Mohammad Ilyas 4-68, Mehran Mumtaz 2-96) and 236-4, 76 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 104 not out, Shahzaib Khan 74, Mohammad Faiq 36; Faizan Ghani 2-44)

On Friday (day 3)

SBP beat OGDCL by four wickets, Diamond Cricket Ground.

OGDCL 196 all out, 50 overs (Saad Khan 38, Niaz Khan 28, Hammad Khan 26, Umar Siddiq 24, Babar Azam 21; Shahid Aziz 4-31, Mubasir Khan 3-24, Sirajuddin 2-34) and 142 all out, 29.2 overs (Mohammad Amir Khan 46 not out, Saad Khan 22, Babar Azam 21; Afaq Afridi 5-44, Sirajuddin 3-50)

SBP 215 all out, 67.1 overs (Hasan Raza 58, Rameez Aziz 43, Ghazi Ghori 39, Shahid Aziz 21; Aftab Ahmed 5-68, Mohammad Amir Khan 3-53) and 126-6, 27.5 overs (Ghazi Ghori 32, Shahid Aziz 24 not out, Hasan Raza 20; Mohammad Amir Khan 3-39, Aftab Ahmed 2-56)

On Thursday (day 2)

Ghani Glass beat MIT Solutions by an innings and 140 runs, Abbottabad Cricket Ground.

MIT Solutions 150 all out, 32.1 overs (Mohammad Farooq 47, Waheed Zahid Bajwa 25, Atiq-ur-Rehman 20; Khurram Shahzad 6-38, Shadab Khan 3-27) and 126 all out, 32.4 overs (Syed Awad Naqvi 28 not out; Ali Shabbir 4-23, Mirza Tahir Baig 2-4, Khurram Shahzad 2-22)

Ghani Glass 416 all out, 100.4 overs (Mohsin Riaz 124, Shadab Khan 68, Ali Razzaq 52, Khurram Shahzad 52, Hussain Talat 47, Mirza Tahir Baig 25; Mohammad Ismail 6-136, Samana Riaz 2-89)