Ahmed Shehzad departs President’s Trophy mid-match

Ahmed Shehzad, who is aiming for a return to the Pakistan team, represented WAPDA against SNGPL in the President’s Trophy match at the UBL Sports Complex. However, he left the game prematurely and returned to Lahore due to technical reasons, allowing him to exit before its conclusion.

Shehzad exhibited notable performance by scoring 77 runs in the first inning and contributing 70 runs in the second inning. However, he did not participate in the fielding session after his second batting stint. 

Sources indicate that Shehzad experienced discomfort in his back, prompting him, in accordance with medical and team management advice, to leave the field and travel to Lahore for essential tests.

Despite Shehzad's departure, WAPDA pulled off an impressive win against SNGPL as they rolled them for 222 in 95.5 overs on the last day. SNGPL, chasing a target of 367, lost all ten wickets on day four after resuming from their overnight score of 12-0.

Scores in brief:

WAPDA beat SNGPL by 144 runs at UBL Sports Complex

WAPDA 328-6, 80 overs (Ahmed Shehzad 77, Ayaz Tasawar 75, Mohammad Saad 45 not out, Muhammad Akhlaq 41; Mubasir Khan 3-67, Mubasir Khan 3-67, Mohammad Awais Anwar 2-56, Kamran Ghulam 1-23) and 330-5 (dec), 98 overs (Umar Akmal 128, Ahmed Shehzad 70, Ayaz Tasawar 60; Shehzad Gul 1-33, Arif Yaqoob 1-48, Mohammad Ali 1-58, Mohamamd Awais Anwar 1-66, Mubasir Khan 1-79)

SNGPL 292 all out, 73.3 overs (Abid Ali 147, Kamran Ghulam 41, Asad Shafiq 25; Asif Afridi 5-124, Khalid Usman 4-89) and 222 all out, (Asad Shafiq 92 not out, Azhar Ali 24, Adnan Akmal 23; Khalid Usman 5-64, Akif Javed 2-61, Asif Afridi 2-63, Hassan Abid Kiyani 1-8)