Aamer Jamal takes eight wickets as Multan Sultans-affiliated Markhor IT win President’s Trophy Grade-I

Markhor IT Solutions, an affiliate of PSL franchise Multan Sultans, beat State Bank of Pakistan by 51 runs on Friday to win the President’s Trophy Grade-I title at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Ground in Lahore. They won in their first first-class season after trailing by 60 runs in the first innings.

Aamer Jamal took eight wickets in the match, winning player of the match. He took 7 for 32 in the first innings and 1 for 39 in the second, and he scored 55 in between.

MIT captain Khalid Usman chose to bat first on Tuesday 27 October, however, his side fell for 112 in 29.5 overs. Sirajuddin took 6 for 39 and Shahid Aziz took 4 for 39. Atizaz Habib Khan top-scored with 29.

Jamal took 6 for 14 on the opening day and finished with 7 for 32 from 14 overs. State Bank fell for 172 in 44.4 overs. Hasan Raza scored 36 and Sirajuddin hit an unbeaten 32.

MIT then scored 296 in 74.5 overs. Abuzar Tariq made 85 off 148 balls with four fours and four sixes, and Jamal added 55 off 81 balls. Atizaz Habib Khan scored 32 off 33 balls before retiring hurt. Mohammad Abbas took 5 for 70 for State Bank.

State Bank needed 237. Raza scored 73 off 136 balls with eight fours, and Mubasir Khan made 32. At the end of day three on Thursday, State Bank stood on 165 for 7, 72 runs short with three wickets left. They added 20 runs on Friday and lost their last three wickets, ending at all out for 185 in 71.5 overs. Mohammad Imran bowled Raza at 139 for 6. Usman took 4 for 38 in 16.5 overs, Muhammad Ismail took 2 for 42 and Salman Aslam took 1 for 14.

The President’s Trophy Grade-I 2026-27 is a first-class tournament for eight teams: Ghani Glass, Khan Research Laboratories, Kingsmen Academy, Markhor IT Solutions, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, Pakistan Television, State Bank of Pakistan and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. The top two teams after a round-robin league meet in a five-day final.

State Bank finished the league unbeaten and top with 107 points. MIT finished second with 96 points from seven matches, with two wins. They won the Grade-II title earlier this year and made their first-class debut this season. They failed to win any of their first four matches, then beat OGDCL by 75 runs in round five and PTV by six wickets in the last round.

The final first had a Karachi venue at the SBP Sports Complex, set for 25 to 29 October before moving to Lahore.