LAHORE: President’s Trophy co-leaders SNGPL and WAPDA edged closer to qualifying for the final despite disappointing performances in the final round action after their closest rivals, KRL, conceded a big first-innings lead on Tuesday.

SNGPL were just 92 runs ahead with four wickets standing against OGDCL, while WAPDA were 282 for five in reply to State Bank’s 394 when play ended on the second day. However, KRL, who were just 17 points behind SNGPL and WAPDA and could have gate-crashed the party with a strong performance against Ghani Glass, were on the receiving end after Ghani Glass secured a 154-run first-innings lead with one wicket still intact.

If KRL falls to Ghani Glass, then SNGPL and WAPDA will progress to the five-day final, which will be held at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore from 8 February.

At the UBL Sports Complex, OGDCL, after dismissing SNGPL for 182, resumed their first innings at 63 for two and were dismissed for 192. Mushtaq Ahmed was the top-scorer with 40. For SNGPL, the Test pair of Mohammad Ali and Sajid Khan equally shared eight wickets between them, conceding 44 and 90 runs, respectively.

In their second outing, SNGPL were struggling at 102 for six after fast bowler Mohammad Amir Khan and left-arm spinner Asif Afridi took three wickets apiece. For SNGPL, Omair Bin Yousuf was the top-scorer with 34.

At the State Bank Stadium, WAPDA, after dismissing State Bank for 394 on the first day, started their innings on Tuesday and ended play at 282 for five. Mohammad Ammar scored 77 from 158 balls with 11 fours, and Sharoon Siraj scored 52 from 127 balls with four fours and a six. The two batters added 107 runs for the third wicket.

At the KCCA Stadium, Ghani Glass resumed this morning at 45 for two after bowling out KRL for 189 and reached 343 for nine at stumps. Half-centuries by Tayyab Tahir, Haseeb-ur-Rehman, and Mohsin Riaz were the cornerstone of Ghani Glass’s strong response.

Tayyab scored 82 from 203 balls with three fours, Haseeb scored 76 not out from 133 balls with seven fours, and Mohsin contributed 71 from 122 balls with eight fours. After Ghani Glass had slipped to 56 for four, Tayyab and Mohsin added 156 runs for the fifth wicket. Haseeb, in association with Noman Ali (34), put on 80 runs for the eighth wicket. For KRL, Hamza Nazar picked up three wickets for 94 runs, while Mohammad Hamza picked up two wickets for 82 runs.

At the Oval Academy Ground, Mohsin Khan scored a delightful 157 to help bottom-placed Sahir Associates score 389 against PTV, who had posted 267 in their first innings. When play ended, PTV were 19 for three in their second innings.

Mohsin Khan, batting at No. 6, struck 22 fours and four sixes in a 162-ball knock. He added 130 runs for the fifth wicket with Asim Ali Nasir (53) after Sahir Associates were in a bother at 103 for four. After Asim departed at the score of 233, Mohsin batted intelligently with the later batters to take Sahir Associates to 389 all-out. For PTV, Arafat Minhas, Amad Butt, Mohammad Ilyas Khan, Faisal Akram, and Ali Usman took two wickets each.

Scores in brief (day 2 of 4, round 7)

WAPDA v SBP, State Bank Stadium.

SBP 394 all-out, 83.1 overs (Rameez Aziz 145, Abdullah Fazal 72, Qasim Akram 45, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 30, Shahid Aziz 25; Naqeebullah 3-38, Khalid Usman 3-76, Mujtaba Khan 2-86)

WAPDA (overnight 0-0, 2 overs) 282-5, 92 overs (Mohammad Ammar 77, Sharoon Siraj 52, Bismillah Khan 37 not out, Mohammad Akhlaq 33, Khalid Usman 28 not out; Kashif Bhatti 2-64)

SNGPL v OGDCL, UBL Sports Complex.

SNGPL 182 all-out, 66.2 overs (Mubasir Khan 52, Azan Awais 23, Omair Bin Yousuf 23, Mohammad Rizwan 22, Aamir Jamal 20; Asif Afridi 6-71, Danish Aziz 2-32, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-49) and 102-6 (Omair Bin Yousuf 34; Mohammad Amir Khan 3-32, Asif Afridi 3-39)

OGDCL (overnight 63-2, 21 overs) 192 all-out, 70.4 overs (Mushtaq Ahmed 40, Imam-ul-Haq 39, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 31, Maaz Sadaqat 25, Mohammad Ali 4-44, Sajid Khan 4-90)

KRL v Ghani Glass, KCCA Stadium.

KRL 189 all-out, 61.1 overs (Hamza Nazar 71, Waqar Ahmed 35, Aqib Shah 30; Sameen Gul 6-42, Ali Shabbir 2-62)

Ghani Glass (overnight 45-2) 343-9, 107.4 overs (Tayyab Tahir 82, Haseeb-ur-Rehman 76 not out, Mohsin Riaz 71, Noman Ali 34, Hamza Nazar 3-94, Mohammad Hamza 2-82)

Sahir Associates v PTV, Oval Academy Ground.

PTV 267 all-out, 60.3 overs (Mohammad Mohsin 66, Arafat Minhas 49, Amad Butt 44, Taimur Khan 25; Razaullah 5-73, Khan Zaib 3-86) and 19-3

Sahir Associates (overnight 60-1) 389 all-out, (Mohsin Khan 157, Asim Ali Nasir 53, Mohammad Saleem 44, Razaullah 33; Arafat Minhas 2-11, Amad Butt 2-68, Mohammad Ilyas Khan 2-79, Faisal Akram 2-99, Ali Usman 2-101)