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PTV Defend 40 To Set First-Class Record With Two-Run Win Over SNGPL

Unchanged spells from Ali Usman, backed by Amad Butt, triggered the 37 all out in Karachi.

Pakistan Television (PTV) defended a target of 40 against Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) to set a new record in first-class cricket.
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Overview

  • Pakistan Television bowled out SNGPL for 37 in pursuit of 40 in the President’s Trophy Grade-I to complete a two-run victory.
  • Ali Usman returned 6 for 9 and Amad Butt took 4 for 28, sharing all ten wickets in 19.4 overs while operating without a change.
  • PTV made 166 and 111, while SNGPL posted 238 in between to hold a 72-run first-innings lead before collapsing in the chase.
  • The defense of 40 surpasses the long-standing mark from 1794, when Oldfield defended 41 against MCC at Lord’s Old Ground.
  • Amad Butt top-scored with 46 not out in PTV’s first innings, as SNGPL’s Shehzad Gul claimed 4-40 initially and 5-28 to set the target, with Sajid Khan adding 3-28.