HBL win controversy-marred Quaid trophy final

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LAHORE – Habib Bank beat PIA by five wickets in the final to clinch the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title at the National Stadium Karachi.
The final of the country’s premier domestic cricket tournament was played for the first time under lights and with pink ball.
The winners HBL pocketed Rs 1,000,000 while PIA received Rs 500,000. Man of the final match, Aftab Khan of HBL was awarded Rs.50,000 while the best batsman Rameez Raja (Karachi Blues ) 801 Runs, Best Bowler Sadaf Hussain (Rawalpindi) 64 Wickets, Best Fielder Adnan Mufti (Rawalpindi) 23 Catches and Best Wicket Keeper Ahmed Said (WAPDA) 50 Dismissals ( 50 catches, 0 stumps) were awarded Rs.50,000 each for their exceptional performances.
Scores: PIA First Innings 228 in 73.5 (Agha Sabir 13, Sarfraz Ahmed 1, Kamran
Sajid 90, 233 balls, 13 x4s, Faisal Iqbal 0, Shoaib Malik 39, 53 balls, 6 x4s, 1x6s, Shaharyar Ghani 5, Fahad Iqbal 0, Anop Ravi 12, Anwar Ali 16 , 36 balls, 2 x4s, Najaf Shah 8*, Aizaz Cheema 12. Bowling: Fahad 16-3-44-2, Sarmad Anwar 19-5-63-2; Kamran Hussain 13-4-28-2, Danish Kaneria 22.5-3-66-4)
PIA Second Innings 319 in 103.5 overs (Agha Sabir 35, Kamran Sajid 70, 191 balls, 7 x4s, Fahad Iqbal 84, 183 balls, 7 x4s, 1 x6s, Faisal Iqbal 15, Shoaib Malik 14, Najaf Shah 29, 113 balls, 3 x4s, Kaman Hussain 3-49, Danish Kaneria 3-114, Fahad Masood 3-60)
Habib Bank First Innings 313 in 99.1 overs (Kamran Hussain 4, Shan Masood 54, 130 balls, 4 x4s, Imran Farhat 109, 172 balls, 16 x4s, Hasan Raza 39, 64 balls, 4 x4s, Fahad Masood 66, 113 balls, 7 x4s, Aslam Qureshi 18, Bowling: Najaf Shah 19-3-60-1, Anwar Ali 20-2-78-2, Aizaz Cheema 31-6-90-3; Kamran Sajid 16-6-34-2; Shoaib Malik 13.1-2-38-2)
Habib Bank Second Innings 236-5 in 78.1 overs (Aftab Khan 106, 230 balls, 14 x4s, Hasan Raza 54*, 54 balls, 8 x4s, Fahad Masood 42, 89 balls, 3 x4s, Anwar Ali 1-49, Aizaz Bin Ilyas 1-93, Kamran Sajid 2-23)
Result: Habib Bank won by five wickets.
Overnight Score: Habib Bank Second Innings 101-3 in 48 overs
Toss: Habib Bank
Umpires: Riazuddin &Zamir Haider
TV Umpire: Khalid Mahmood Sr.
Reserve Umpire: Kamal Marchant