State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) defeated Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) by four wickets, while Mohammad Taha and Mohammad Faiq struck centuries as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) and Kingsmen Academy remained in strong positions on the third day of the fourth round of the President’s Trophy Grade-I on Friday.

SBP started the third morning requiring 124 runs for victory and completed the chase in 27.5 overs for the loss of six wickets. Ghazi Ghori top-scored with 32, Shahid Aziz contributed an unbeaten 24 and opener Hasan Raza scored 20.

Mohammad Amir Khan and Aftab Ahmed gave OGDCL a glimmer of hope by taking three and two wickets, respectively, but the target proved too small to defend.

It was SBP’s second victory of the competition and OGDCL’s second defeat.

At the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Mohammad Taha’s unbeaten 142 led a strong Pakistan Television (PTV) fightback against SNGPL.

After conceding a 194-run first-innings lead, PTV reached 227 for four in their second innings to lead by 33 runs at stumps.

Taha faced 213 balls and struck 17 fours and a six, while Mohammad Ammar scored 62 from 165 balls with five fours and a six. The pair added 165 runs for the fourth wicket after PTV had slipped to 40 for three.

At the National Ground, Kingsmen Academy stretched their overall lead against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) to 466 runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining.

Replying to Kingsmen Academy’s imposing 643, KRL resumed at 175 for two and were dismissed for 344 in 91 overs.

Mohammad Faiq, who resumed on 76 not out, struck a brilliant 159 from 239 balls with 21 fours and three sixes. Together with Iftikhar Ahmed, who scored 63 after resuming on 45, Faiq added 121 runs for the third wicket.

Lower down the order, Sarmad Bhatti contributed an unbeaten 34 and Imran Rafiq scored 25. For Kingsmen Academy, Mohammad Ilyas claimed four for 68, while Mehran Mumtaz took two for 96.

Kingsmen Academy then reached 167 for three in 24.5 overs, with openers Mohammad Huraira and Tayyab Arif providing an 88-run start. Huraira scored 62 and Tayyab contributed 53, while Saud Shakeel (29 not out) and Daniyal Hussain Rajput (15 not out) were at the crease when stumps were drawn.

Scores in brief — Round 4, Day 3 of 4

PTV v SNGPL, 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)

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 227-4, 74 overs (Mohammad Taha 142 not out, Mohammad Ammar 62; Ather Mahmood 2-63)

Kingsmen Academy v KRL, 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 167-3, 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)

SBP beat OGDCL by four wickets, Diamond Cricket Ground. Toss: OGDCL

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. Toss: MIT Solutions

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)