After 5 years, departmental cricket has been restored in the country, the President's Trophy competition has started in Karachi

Teams will also get bonus points based on their first innings performance—Photo: PCB

After 5 years, departmental cricket was restored in the country and the President's Trophy matches started in Karachi.


The Pakistan Cricket Board has made changes in the playing conditions of the first class cricket for the event and limited the first innings to 80 overs. Teams will also get bonus points based on their first innings performance.


 State Bank against PTV and SNGPL against Ghani Glass got bonus points based on their first innings performance.


At the National Bank Stadium, SNGPL scored 371 runs for 7 wickets in 80 overs against Ghani Glass, Abid Ali 90, Asad Shafiq 81, Sahibzada Farhan 67 and Umeer Bin Yousaf scored 56 runs.


Mohammad Ramiz of Ghani Glas dismissed 6 players. SNGPL got a batting bonus point for scoring more than 350 runs in the first innings. The PTV team was bowled out for 66 runs against the host State Bank at the State Bank Sports Complex. Mohammad Abbas of State Bank took 6 wickets, Sameen Gul 3 wickets.


In reply, State Bank scored 201 runs for one wicket, Zain Abbas scored 109 runs and Umar Amin scored 64 runs not out.


State Bank got one bowling bonus point for bowling out the opposition in the first innings and another three bonus points for taking the lead.


On the other hand, despite the centuries of Iftikhar Ahmed and Muhammad Saleem at the UBL ground, WAPDA could not get the bonus point of the first innings. WAPDA team scored 322 runs in 80 overs against KRL, Iftikhar Ahmed scored 155 runs and Saleem scored 117 runs.


Playing Conditions

According to the playing conditions for the event, the first innings will be limited to 80 overs, in this, if the team scores 350 runs, then the batting bonus point and bowling bonus point will be given for going all out, but surprisingly, if the batting side ends the first innings from 80 overs. If the bowling side wants to declare first, then the bowling side will be entitled to the bonus point.