State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and MIT Solutions qualified for the five-day President’s Trophy final after claiming the top two spots following the conclusion of the league-stage matches on Thursday. However, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), who were represented by Babar Azam in the first two rounds, finished at the bottom of the eight-team table and lost their first-class status for the 2027-28 season.

State Bank finished at the top of the table with 107 points despite Mohammad Tayyab Arif and Mohammad Suleman of Kingsmen Academy denying them victory at the National Ground. Kingsmen Academy finished third with 89 points, ahead of Ghani Glass on net run-rate.

MIT Solutions on Wednesday defeated Pakistan Television (PTV) by six wickets to finish second on 96 points. PTV avoided relegation by just two points after OGDCL failed to defeat Ghani Glass and finished at the bottom of the table with 72 points.

Mohammad Rizwan-led Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), last year’s losing finalist, jumped from the bottom of the table to sixth after defeating Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) by four wickets at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium. KRL finished fifth on 83 points, seven points ahead of SNGPL.

SNGPL, set a 191-run target by KRL, resumed on Thursday morning at 87 for four and were immediately in trouble when Rizwan departed after adding five runs to his overnight 22. However, Abdul Samad scored 69 not out and Mohammad Imran Randhawa 31 not out to earn their side victory and a place in the elite group for next season.

Samad and Imran added 58 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket. Samad faced 103 balls and struck 10 fours, while Imran hit five fours in a 32-ball 31.

At the LCCA Ground, Ali Razzaq stroked his third career century in 16 matches, and Hussain Talat notched up his ninth first-class century as Ghani Glass held OGDCL to a draw and pushed them into non-first-class competition for the 2027-28 season.

Ghani Glass, trailing by 178 runs on the first innings and resuming on the final morning at 82 for three, ended the day at 370 for seven.

Ali Razzaq finished unbeaten on 111 from 151 balls with eight fours and six sixes, while Hussain scored 108 from 142 balls with 13 fours and a six. The two batters put on 109 runs for the sixth wicket.

Following Hussain’s departure, Ali added 114 runs for the seventh wicket with Haseebullah, who was out for 53 from 72 balls with three fours and a six.

For OGDCL, Mohammad Amir Khan took three for 109, while Aftab Ahmed took two for 49.

Mohammad Tayyab Arif scored 120 and Mohammad Suleman 59 as Kingsmen Academy held SBP to a draw at the National Ground.

Kingsmen Academy, after conceding a 27-run first-innings lead, started the day at 166 for two and declared their second innings at 321 for eight to set State Bank a 295-run target. When the match ended, State Bank were 208 for three, with Hasan Raza unbeaten on 128 and Ali Shan on 57.

Hasan faced 187 balls and hit 22 fours, while Ali’s 123-ball knock included 10 fours. The two batters added 144 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket after SBP had slipped to 64 for three.

Earlier in the day, Tayyab Arif completed his third first-class century in seven matches when he was out for 120 after resuming at 91. He faced 110 balls and struck 17 fours and two sixes. Suleman’s 59 came off 37 balls and included two fours and five sixes.

For Kingsmen Academy, Kamran Ghulam was the unexpected performer with the ball, finishing with four for 54.

Scores in brief (seventh round, day four of four):

Kingsmen Academy v SBP, match drawn at National Ground

Kingsmen Academy 371 all out, 97 overs (Mohammad Shayan 86, Saud Shakeel 79, Maaz Sadaqat 64, Usman Khan 62, Mohammad Suleman 22; Mohammad Abbas 2-47, Shahid Aziz 2-53, Qasim Akram 2-81, Sirajuddin 2-91) and (overnight 166-2, 28 overs) 321-8d, 44 overs (Mohammad Tayyab Arif 120, Mohammad Suleman 59, Mohammad Huraira 57, Mohammad Shayan 28 not out; Kamran Ghulam 4-54)

SBP (overnight 209-4, 51.5 overs) 398 all-out, 97 overs (Ali Shan 100 not out, Kamran Ghulam 88, Faham-ul-Haq 49, Shahid Aziz 48, Abdullah Fazal 25; Umer Khan 5-111, Mohammad Ilyas 3-95) and 208-3, 57 overs (Hasan Raza 128 not out, Ali Shan 57 not out; Umer Khan 2-68)

SNGPL beat KRL by four wickets, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium

KRL 151 all out, 50 overs (Shahzaib Khan 43, Sarmad Bhatti 31, Iftikhar Ahmed 28; Shehzad Gul 3-22, Shahnawaz Dahani 3-50, Mohammad Imran Randhawa 2-26) and 234 all-out, 69.1 overs (Mohammad Faiq 66, Daniyal Ali Khan 59, Shahzaib Khan 32, Sarmad Bhatti 29; Shehzad Gul 5-61, Shahnawaz Dahani 3-66, Mohammad Ali 2-65)

SNGPL 195 all out, 54 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 64, Sameer Minhas 49, Mohammad Imran Randhawa 21, Abdul Samad 20; Daniyal Ali Khan 4-48, Ahmed Bashir 2-28, Arshad Iqbal 2-58, Saqib Khan 2-60) and 193-6, 53.2 overs (Abdul Samad 69 not out, Mohammad Imran Randhawa 31 not out, Mohammad Rizwan 27; Ahmed Bashir 2-23; Daniyal Ali Khan 2-56)

OGDCL v Ghani Glass, match drawn at LCCA Ground

Ghani Glass 232 all out, 75.3 overs (Hussain Talat 71, Ali Razzaq 64, Haseebullah 30, Malik Abdul Rafay 28; Mohammad Hasnain 4-53, Aftab Ahmed 3-45, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-56) and (overnight 82-3, 26.3 overs) 370-7, 104 overs (Ali Razzaq 111 not out, Hussain Talat 108, Haseebullah 53, Hashim Ibrahim 34, Sharjeel Khan 34; Mohammad Amir Khan 3-109, Aftab Ahmad 2-49)

OGDCL 410 not out, 102 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 200 not out, Saad Khan 88, Ali Zaryab 42, Mohammad Hammad Khan 21; Ubaid Shah 2-79)

On Wednesday:

MIT Solutions beat PTV by six wickets, Diamond Cricket Ground

MIT Solutions 412 all out, 88.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 130, Abuzar Tariq 98, Hasnain Nadeem 49, Atiq-ur-Rehman 39, Aamir Jamal 30 not out; Kashif Ali 3-102, Khalil Ahmed 3-104, Ali Usman 2-79) and 50-4, 9.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 25)

PTV 64 all out, 19.5 overs (Salman Aslam 6-18, Aamir Jamal 2-13) and (overnight 177-2, 43.1 overs) 394 all-out, 110 overs (Waqar Hussain 171, Taimur Khan 151, Mohammad Mohsin 19; Khalid Usman 4-90, Salman Aslam 3-89, Mohammad Ismail 3-105)

FINAL (25-29 October) – State Bank of Pakistan vs MIT Solutions, SBP Sports Complex, Karachi