PCB President's Trophy Grade-I Round 7: Mohammad Farooq Hits 130 as MIT Solutions Reach 370
Mohammad Farooq hit 130 as MIT Solutions made 370 for 6 on day one of President's Trophy round 7. See all four scores, the PCB table and the 24 October final.
Mohammad Farooq hit 130 off 101 balls as MIT Solutions reached 370 for six against PTV on the first day of the seventh and final round of the PCB's President's Trophy Grade-I on Monday 19 October 2026. SNGPL bowled KRL out for 151, and Kingsmen Academy made 328 for eight against State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
We read the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) report for the day and its points table on 20 October 2026. All eight departmental teams are in action in this round, which runs four days, to 22 October. The final follows on 24 October.
Mohammad Farooq made 130 as MIT Solutions reached 370
At the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, opener Mohammad Farooq made 130 off 101 balls with 15 fours and seven sixes. Abuzar Tariq added 98 and Hasnain Nadeem 49. MIT Solutions finished day one on 370 for six in 77.2 overs against PTV.
That is fast scoring for a four-day game: almost 4.8 runs an over across the day, by our sum. Khalil Ahmed was PTV's best bowler with 3 for 91. Abuzar missed a hundred by two runs, which will sting on a day his partner got there so quickly.
Day one scores from all four round 7 matches
Two teams batted big, one side was bowled out cheaply, and one innings is still going. The table gives the close of play score in each match, as the PCB printed it in its scores in brief on 19 October.
| Match | Ground | Close of play, day 1 | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIT Solutions v PTV | Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad | MIT Solutions 370 for 6, 77.2 overs | Mohammad Farooq 130, Abuzar Tariq 98; Khalil Ahmed 3 for 91 |
| SBP v Kingsmen Academy | National Ground, Islamabad | Kingsmen Academy 328 for 8, 84 overs | Saud Shakeel 79, Maaz Sadaqat 64, Usman Khan 62 |
| Ghani v OGDCL | LCCA Ground, Lahore | Ghani 232 for 8, 74 overs | Hussain Talat 71, Ali Razzaq 64; Aftab Ahmad 3 for 45 |
| KRL v SNGPL | Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | KRL 151 all out, 50 overs; SNGPL 63 for 2 | Shehzad Gul 3 for 22; Sameer Minhas 40 not out |
Test batter Saud Shakeel top-scored for Kingsmen with 79. Maaz Sadaqat made 64 off 63 balls and Usman Khan 62 off 58, and Mohammad Shayan is 61 not out. For SBP, Shahid Aziz, Mohammad Abbas and Qasim Akram took two wickets each.
SNGPL bowled KRL out for 151 in Rawalpindi
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, SNGPL dismissed KRL for 151 in exactly 50 overs. Shehzad Gul took 3 for 22 and Shahnawaz Dahani took three as well. SNGPL were 63 for two at stumps, with Sameer Minhas 40 not out.
Shahzaib Khan made 43 and Sarmad Bhatti 31 for KRL. Muhammad Imran took 2 for 26. SNGPL trail by 88 with eight wickets in hand and three days left, so they are well placed for a first-innings lead.
In Lahore, Ghani reached 232 for eight in 74 overs against OGDCL. Hussain Talat made 71 and Ali Razzaq 64. Aftab Ahmad and Mohammad Hasnain took three wickets each, and Mohammad Amir Khan took 2 for 56.
The PCB's points table has not caught up with round 6
The PCB's points table, when we read it on 20 October, still showed five matches for each team. So it has not added round 6, which ended on 17 October. SBP led that table on 84 points, ahead of Ghani on 70 and Kingsmen Academy on 67.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Bank of Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 |
| Ghani | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
| Kingsmen Academy | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 67 |
| Pakistan Television | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 63 |
| Markhor IT Solutions | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 57 |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 |
| OGDCL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| SNGPL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 46 |
Round 6 brought two draws, Ghani v Kingsmen Academy and OGDCL v SNGPL, and a six-wicket win for KRL over PTV, as our report on KRL's win over PTV covers. Draws clearly earn points too: KRL have 54 points from five draws and no win. The PCB does not explain the points system on the table page, so we have not tried to work out who reaches the final.
The final starts on 24 October, opponents to be decided
Round 7 ends on Thursday 22 October. The PCB fixture list shows the final starting on 24 October, with both teams and the ground still marked "TBC". The PCB lists the whole tournament as running until 28 October.
- Round 7 continues on 20, 21 and 22 October.
- The PCB then adds round 6 and round 7 to its table.
- The two finalists are confirmed from that table.
- The final starts on 24 October, at a ground still to be named.
One change to note: the PCB's report puts Ghani v OGDCL at the LCCA Ground, Lahore, and MIT Solutions v PTV at the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. The fixture list we read on 13 October had those two grounds the other way round. The earlier dates and venues are in our report on the moved round 6 matches, and the full season is in our President's Trophy fixtures and table.
Common questions
Who scored a century on day one of round 7 of the President's Trophy?
Mohammad Farooq of MIT Solutions, with 130 off 101 balls against PTV on 19 October 2026.
When is the President's Trophy Grade-I final?
The PCB fixture list shows it starting on 24 October 2026. The teams and ground are still to be confirmed.
Is round 7 the last round of the President's Trophy?
Yes. The PCB calls it the seventh and final round, with all eight departmental teams playing.
Who is top of the President's Trophy points table?
State Bank of Pakistan, with 84 points, on the PCB table we read. That table only covers five rounds.
Who is MIT Solutions?
It is the same team the PCB fixture list calls Markhor IT Solutions. The PCB uses both names.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
We read the PCB report "Mohammad Farooq hits century as MIT Solutions dominate opening day of seventh round", dated 19 October 2026, the round 6 report of 17 October, and the PCB points table, all on 20 October 2026. The final date comes from the PCB fixture list as read for our 13 October report, and the 28 October end date from the PCB domestic series page. We could not confirm the points system, the result of Markhor IT Solutions v SBP in round 6, or the final's venue.
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