KARACHI – The second round of President’s Trophy Grade-I came to an end as Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) secured the game against Higher Education Commission (HEC) with a four-wicket win on day four.
Umar Akmal scored back-to-back fifties in the game to inspire his team to second win of the tournament. Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines (SNGPL) had won their respective games the previous day.
WAPDA continued from their overnight score of 114-4. They lost two more wickets while chasing the 220-run target.
Umar Akmal (85, 203b, 10x4s) and Ayaz Tasawar (65, 125b, 10x4s) stretched their fifth-wicket partnership to 98 before the former fell to Aqib Liaqat.
Bismillah Khan (17 not out, 22b, 2x4s, 1×6) hit the winning runs as WAPDA got home with two sessions remaining and four wickets in the bag.
HEC’s Mohammad Junaid picked up three wickets to keep his team in the game but it went in vain.
Aqib Liaqat also bagged two wickets while Mohammad Azab’s lone wicket came on day three.
At the end of second round, WAPDA skipper Iftikhar Ahmed is leading the batting chart with 386 runs while his fellow teammate Asif Afridi sits on top of leading wicket taker’s list having taken 11 wickets.
The third round of the tournament will kick off on 28 December.
