State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and Markhor IT (MIT) Solutions will face off in the four-day final of the President’s Trophy Grade-I 2026/27, scheduled to take place at the SBP Sports Complex from October 25 to 28.
The finalists were confirmed following the conclusion of the last round, with SBP finishing at the top of the eight-team standings with 107 points from seven matches. The team remained unbeaten throughout the league stage, registering two wins and five draws.
MIT Solutions secured second place with 96 points from seven matches, including two wins and four draws, after defeating Pakistan Television (PTV) by six wickets on the third day of their final league-stage fixture.
Meanwhile, SBP played out a draw against Kingsmen Academy at the National Cricket Ground in Islamabad, where an unbeaten century from Hasan Raza helped the table-toppers reach 208/3 while chasing 295 on the final day.
Kingsmen resumed their second innings at 166/2, leading by 139 runs, and declared at 321/8 after adding 155 runs in 44 overs.
Captain Mohammad Tayyab Arif led the charge with 120 off 110 deliveries, including 17 fours and two sixes, while Mohammad Shayan contributed 28 off 13 balls.
Kamran Ghulam was the pick of SBP’s bowlers, claiming four wickets for 54 runs in seven overs. Faham-ul-Haq, Mohammad Abbas and captain Rameez Aziz took one wicket each.
In response, SBP slipped to 64/3 before Hasan Raza and Ali Shan steadied the innings with an unbeaten 144-run partnership.
Hasan struck 22 fours in his unbeaten 128 off 187 balls, while Shan remained not out on 57 as SBP closed the final day at 208/3 in 57 overs.
Umer Khan claimed two wickets for 68 runs in 22 overs for Kingsmen Academy, while Mohammad Ilyas picked up one.
Elsewhere, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ended their campaign with a four-wicket victory over Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Chasing 191, SNGPL resumed the final day at 87/4, with captain Mohammad Rizwan and Abdul Samad at the crease.
Rizwan was dismissed by Daniyal Ali Khan for 27 after the pair extended their partnership to 30 runs. Samad then added 43 runs with Mohammad Ali, who managed seven off 37 deliveries.
Samad eventually guided SNGPL home alongside Mohammad Imran, with the pair putting together an unbeaten 58-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Samad remained unbeaten on 69 off 103 balls, hitting 10 fours, while Imran contributed 32 not out off 31 deliveries.
Ahmed Bashir and Daniyal Ali Khan claimed two wickets each for KRL, while Saqib Khan and Arshad Iqbal took one apiece.
In another match, centuries from Hussain Talat and Ali Razzaq helped Ghani Glass secure a draw against Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) at the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Ground.
Resuming their second innings at 82/3, still trailing by 96 runs, Ghani Glass reached 380/7 in 104 overs by the close of play, securing a lead of 202 runs.
The team suffered an early setback when nightwatchman Khurram Shahzad departed for seven, leaving them at 93/4.
Mohsin Riaz and Talat then added 56 runs for the fifth wicket before Mohammad Amir Khan dismissed Riaz for 23.
Talat followed up with a 109-run partnership alongside Razzaq before falling to Amir for 108 off 142 balls, an innings featuring 13 fours and a six.
Razzaq continued to frustrate the opposition, adding another 124 runs with Haseebullah, who scored 53 off 72 balls with three fours and a six.
Razzaq finished unbeaten on 111 off 151 deliveries, smashing eight fours and six sixes to help his team avoid defeat.
Amir led OGDCL’s bowling effort with three wickets, while Aftab Ahmad claimed two. Mohammad Hasnain and Mohammad Irfan picked up one wicket each.
With the league stage concluded, attention now turns to the final, where unbeaten SBP will take on second-placed MIT Solutions for the President’s Trophy Grade-I title.
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