Khalid Usman's Four-Wicket Haul Seals President's Trophy for MIT Solutions

Markhor IT (MIT Solutions) won the President's Trophy Grade-I title after defeating State Bank of Pakistan by 51 runs on the final day of the final at Bagh-e-Jinnah in Lahore on Friday. SBP resumed their second innings at 165/7 while chasing 237 but were bowled out for 185 in the first session. Khalid Usman was the central figure with 4/38 in 16.5 overs, while Mohammad Ismaeel took two wickets and Aamer Jamal and Salman Aslam claimed one each. Mohammad Abbas was the first batter to depart on the final morning, scoring six off 30 deliveries with one boundary. Mohammad Ismaeel then dismissed the well-set Mubashir Khan for 32 off 56 balls, including three fours. Khalid Usman completed the victory by dismissing Kashif Bhatti for two. Earlier, MIT Solutions resumed their second innings at 273/7 on the third day and were bowled out for 296 in 74.5 overs. Aamer Jamal top-scored with 55 off 81 balls, hitting seven boundaries, and he had also taken seven wickets in the first innings. For SBP, Mohammad Abbas returned 5/70 in 18 overs, Sirajuddin took three wickets, and Shahid Aziz and Kashif Bhatti took one each. Chasing 237, SBP openers Hasan Raza and Abdullah Fazal added 49 runs before Salman Aslam broke the stand in the 20th over by dismissing Fazal for 25 off 68 deliveries. Hasan shared useful partnerships with Faham-ul-Haq and Kamran Ghulam, who made 13 and 16 respectively. However, Ghulam's dismissal by Jamal in the 41st over triggered a collapse as SBP lost five wickets quickly, including Hasan, to slump to 147/7. Hasan remained SBP's leading scorer with 73 off 136 balls, including eight fours. Mubashir Khan and Mohammad Abbas added an unbeaten 17-run partnership for the eighth wicket before stumps on the third day, but SBP's resistance ended on the final morning as MIT Solutions sealed a convincing victory.