LAHORE: JDW, the development squad of the Multan Sultans, recorded their second victory in the PCB-organised three-day President’s Trophy Grade-II at the Diamond Cricket Ground.
After defeating OneTen Communication in their second-round fixture, JDW routed JJ’s Consultancy Group by an innings and 144 runs. In their first-round match against Ghani Institute, JDW had secured first-innings lead points in a drawn encounter.
JDW’s left-arm spinner Mohammad Junaid returned impressive figures of 16.2-8-21-5, while right-arm fast bowler Suliman Khan took 3 for 24 as JJ’s Consultancy Group, resuming the day at 40 for two, were bowled out for 101 — conceding a 245-run first-innings deficit.
In the fourth-round match, JDW will face Army at the Shoaib Akhtar Stadium on April 27.
Scores in brief (Day 3 of 3)
JJ’s Consultancy Group 221-7, 75 overs (Malik M Khizer 76, Sudais Ulfat 58, Aamash Shahbaz 32; Majid Ali 4-38, Humayun Altaf 2-37) and 101 all out, 48.2 overs (Syed Abdul Rehman 30, Aamash Shahbaz 23; Mohammad Junaid 5-21, Suliman Khan 3-24)
JDW 466 all out, 75 overs (Humayun Altaf 156, Ali Imran 151, Haroon Arshad 62; Sudais Ulfat 3-50, Javid Khan 2-72, Adnan Ali 2-11). Result: JDW won by an innings and 144 runs.