KP secure innings and 122-run victory against Balochistan

• Sajid Khan claimed four wickets for the winning side.
• Imran Ferhat-led squad were reduced to 146 in the first innings.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lock horns with Central Punjab at NBP Sports Complex in Karachi.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered their first win of the tournament as they defeated Balochistan by an innings and 122 runs at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi, in the eighth round of the four-day first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.

Balochistan, who were all-out for 146 on Tuesday in reply of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first innings 385, they were asked to follow-on at the start of day three with a 239-run deficit.

Junaid Khan and Usman Shinwari made early breakthroughs which reduce Balochistan to 15 for three.

The problems amplified for the batting side when Sajid Khan was introduced into the attack. The off-spinner ran through Balochistan’s middle-order, taking four wickets for 45 runs in 11 overs.

Bismillah Khan (40) and Jalat Khan (22) delayed the inevitable with a 52-run partnership for the seventh-wicket.

Once the pair was back in the pavilion, Sajid, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa captain Fakhar Zaman picked up last two wickets to finish the match.

Imran Farhat was the only other batsman to register a double-digit score with 14 as Balochistan were all-out inside 36 overs.

Balochistan will now play Northern Punjab at the UBL Sports Complex in the ninth round of the tournament, which commences on 25 November, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lock horns with Central Punjab at NBP Sports Complex in Karachi.