Following an 11-day break during which the HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 playoffs and final were held at Karachi’s National Stadium, the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class tournament resumes with the fourth-round matches from Friday

The sources say the left-arm batsman is planning to fly to the US  to pursue his career in cricket after being ignored in Pakistan by the selectors.

Balochistan sense victory against KP despite Sajid Khan’s 5-78; Sindh’s Fawad Alam hits 10th century at the NSK to set up an exciting last day against Central Punjab; Hasan Ali impresses after bowling 21.3 overs

Balochistan’s Khurram Shahzad takes 5-27 and Yasir Shah bags a four-fer against KP; Fawad Alam holding Sindh’s fort against Central Punjab

As per Covid-19 protocols for the 2019-20 season, respected members of the media can only attend and cover matches at the National Stadium. Detailed 15 September media advisory to this effect is available here, while key media guidelines are reproduced below

Director – High Performance Nadeem Khan to hold media conference at National Stadium today (Monday) at 1400, which will be live-streamed on PCB’s Facebook and YouTube channels

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As expected and anticipated the revamped first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy provided the right balance between bat and ball which led to riveting contests throughout the tournament

The table-topper, with 120 points before the last round, Central Punjab continued to pile up runs on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy fixture against Southern Punjab to consolidate their birth in the final match of the four-day first class tournament

Eighteen points separate table-toppers Central Punjab from fourth-placed Southern Punjab; Sindh-Balochistan to battle out to avoid wooden spoon