Port Qasim and KESC will play in the final of the Patron’s Trophy Grade-II 2011-12 at Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad. The final will be played on April 29 to May 2 and will be umpired by Javed Ashraf and Aftab Gillani while referee would be Iqbal Sheikh and scorer Tahir Suhaib. Earlier, Port Qasim moved past Omar Associates after having the first innings lead as the match between the teams ended in a draw. In the second semi-final KESC defeated PTV by nine wickets to set the final date with Port Qasim.
Scores: First Semi-Final Played At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Omar Associates (First Innings) 179 in 56.2 overs: (Waqar Ali Syed 50, 141 balls, 5x4s, Imran Ali 31*, 90 balls, 5x4s, Prince Abbas 30, Shahzad Malik 24, Muhammad Sami 5-21, Azam Hussain 2-39, Tanveer Ahmed 2-64) and 2ndinnings 120-0 in 33 overs: (Hammad Ali Shah 60*, 89 balls, Hafiz Majid 50*, 119 balls, 7x4s). Port Qasim Authority (First Innings) 300 in 77.5 overs: (Atif Ali Zaidi 70*, 122 balls, 7x4s, 1×6, Shadab Kabir 70, 123 balls, 9x4s, 1×6, Kamran Younas 68, 47 balls, 8x4s, 4×6, Daniyal 31, 33 balls, 6x4s, Nasir Awais 4-52, Ahmed Raza 3-72, Prince Abbas 2-67). Result: Match Drawn (Prot Qasim qualify for the final on first innings lead). Overnight Score: Port Qasim Authority (First Innings) 152-3 in 30 overs. Toss: Port Qasim, Umpires: Akmal Hayat & Nasar Khan, Referee: Naveed Nazir, Scorer: Noor Nabi. Second Semi-Final Played At Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi, PTV(First Innings) 286 in 82.2 overs:(Mohammad Saad 97, 185 balls, 10x4s, Haseeb Azam 63, 69 balls, 7x4s, 1×6, Naeem Anjum 34, 55 balls, 5x4s, Arun Lal 3-61, Mir Hamza 3-71, Osama Basharat 2-16, Rizwan Khan 2-31) and 2nd Innings 97 in 31.2 overs: (Raheel Majeed 26, 28 balls, 4x4s, Mir Hamza 4-7, Tabish Khan 4-30, Arun Lal 2-52). KESC (First Innings) 337 in 82 overs:(Saad Ali 126, 203 balls, 13x4s, Akbar-ur-Rehman 82, 7x4s, Javed Mansoor 31, 60 balls, 2x4s, Raheel Majeed 3-79, Usman Saeed 2-16) and 2nd Innings 47-1 in 7.2: (Ahsan Ali 27*, 23 balls, 6x4s). Result: KESC won by 9 wickets. Overnight Score: PTV (Second Innings) 14-1 in 5 overs. Toss: KESC, Umpires: Shamim Ansari & Sajid Afridi, Referee: Masood Anwaar, Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed.
