KARACHI: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines` (SNGPL) Saad Khan struck his sixth first-class century to steer his team out of crisis against State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in the President`s Trophy third-round match here at the NBP Sports Complex on Monday.

Saad (117 off 218, 14 fours and two sixes) walked in to bat when SNGPL had lost their top three for ducks with no run on the scorecard.

SNGPL soon slipped to 27-5, when Saad and Arafat Minhas staged a rescue act with a 120-run stand for the sixth wicket. While Saad dug deep in his outing, Arafat hit a brisk 70-ball 71 with the help of eight fours and two sixes.

SBP bundled out SNGPL for 242 with Kashif Bhatti taking three wickets. Aimal Khan, Mohammad Ismail and Niaz Khan picked up two each. In turn, SBP were 71-2 at stumps. Haris Rauf picked up the two SBP wickets to fall.

At the SBP Sports Complex, Pakistan Television`s (PTV) Mohammad Shahzad showcased his batting prowess with a masterful century down the order against Khan Research Laboratories (KRL).

PTV were struggling at 101-5 when Shahzad got going as he hit 13 fours and four sixes in his 129run outing off 158 balls. PTV were bowled out for 335. For KRL, Rohan Qadri, Ahmed Bashir and Arshadullah picked up three wickets each. In turn, KRL were 3-1 in two overs at close of play.

Ghani Glass` Haseeb-ur-Rehman wreaked havoc with figures of 6-48 to help his team dismiss Higher Education Commission (HEC) for a mere 140. In turn, HEC`s Mohammad Azab picked up 5-51 to reduce Ghani Glass to 179-9 when the stumps were drawn.

At the KCCA Stadium, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) were invited to bat first by Wapda and they finished the day with 265-5 on the board with the help of half-centuries from Hasan Raza and Abdul Rehman Muzammil.

Scores in brief: SNGPL vs SBP at NBP Sports Complex SNGPL 242 in 73.2 overs (Saad Khan 117, Arafat Minhas 71; Kashif Bhatti 3-78, Niaz Khan 2-31); SBP 71-2 in 14 overs (Imran Butt 49 not out; Haris Rauf 2-22) PTV vs KRL at SBP Sports Complex PT V 335in 85.3 overs (Mohammad Shahzad 129, Taimur Khan 52; Rohan Qadri 3 -67, Ahmed Bashir 3-70); KRL 3-1 in two overs OGDCL vs Wapda at KCCA Stadium OGDCL 265-5 in 90 overs (Hasan Raza 81, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 68; Ali Raza 2-49, Khalid Usman 2-63) HEC vs Ghani Glass at UBL Sports Complex HEC 140 in 45.5 overs (Mohammad Mohsin Khan 55, Abdullah Fazal 20; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 6-48, Ubaid Shah 2-19); GHANI GLASS 179-9 in 35.5 overs (Sharjeel Khan 75, Tayyab Tahir 41; Mohammad Azab 5-51, Waseem Akram Jr 2-53).-Sports Reporter