State Bank And Higher Education Commission To Compete In Patron’s Trophy Grade-II Final

State Bank and Higher Education Commission to compete in Patron’s Trophy Grade-II final

The final of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II tournament 2018-19 will commence from Thursday, 2 May at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, State Bank will take on Higher Education Commission in the final

Lahore (Pakistan Point News - 30th Apr, 2019 ) The final of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II tournament 2018-19 will commence from Thursday, 2 May at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, State Bank will take on Higher Education Commission in the final.

HEC joined State Bank in the final after their semi-final match against Sabir’s Poultry ended in a draw at the Pindi Stadium on Tuesday. HEC qualified for the final on the basis of their first innings lead.

On the third and final day, HEC ended their second innings at 112 for eight in 43.4 overs, Sabir’s Poultry had set HEC a 201-run target after they were bowled out for 206 in 43. 4 overs in their second innings. For HEC, Mamoon Riaz took five wickets in Sabir Poultry’s second innings.

Hammad Butt scored 51 for HEC in their second innings while Ghulam Rehman took four for 17 for Sabir’s Poultry.

Scores in brief:

Sabir’s Poultry: 346 all out, 80.5 overs (Imran Nazir 100, {111b, 14x4}; Irfan Haider 65, {100b, 9x4, 1x6}; Imran Dogar 59, {95b, 9x4}; Yawar Bashir 38, {51b, 6x4}; Bilal Anwar 3-75, Asfand Mehran 2-67, Mamoon Riaz 2-84) and 206 all out, 43.4 overs (Imran Dogar 37, {54b, 2x4}; Nisar Ahmed 36, {21b, 2x4, 3x6}; Ali Zaryab 27, {34b 3x4}; Asif Fawad 20, {43b, 2x4}; Mamoon Riaz 5-67, Sharoon Siraj 3-27, Kamran Afzal 2-14)

Higher Education Commission: 352-8, 83 overs (Hammad Butt 172, {214b, 27x4}, Muhammad Faiq 79, {90b, 11x4}; Arsalan Zia 35, {86b, 4x4}; Sajid Khan 22 not out {25b, 4x4}; Nisar Ahmed 5-112) and 112-8, 43.4 overs (Hammad Butt 51, {54b, 7x4}; Ghulam Rehman 4-17, Nisar Ahmed 2-40, Manzoor Khan 2-53)

Result: Match drawn

Overnight: Sabir’s Poultry (2nd innings): 37 for no loss, 5 overs

Toss: Higher Education Commission, elected to bowl first

Umpires: Saleem Butt and Hakeem Shah

Referee: Fazal Akbar Shah

Final:

02-05 (Four-day match) May, 2019: State Bank of Pakistan vs. Higher Education Commission at Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Match officials for the final: Nasar Khan and Muhammad Kaleem umpires, Ali Naqvi match referee and Shakeel Ahmed official scorer.

Prize money:

Winner: Rs 500,000

Runners-up: Rs 250,000

Player of the final: Rs 50,000

Best Batsman: Rs 50,000

Best Bowler: Rs 50,000

Best Wicketkeeper: Rs 50,000