- Imam-ul-Haq and Bismillah Khan also registered tons while Afaq Afridi, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Abbas and Mushtaq Ahmed bagged six-wicket hauls on day two
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Lahore, 20 November 2024: Faisalabad’s opening batter Muhammad Awais Zafar struck his third first-class century (114 not out, 125b, 14x4s, 2x6s) as they finished the day two with 287-run lead over Islamabad at the National Ground, Islamabad on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, Faisalabad had bundled out Islamabad for 153 to earn a 49-run first innings lead after they continued from their overnight score of 72-5. In turn, Faisalabad’s charge with the bat was led by Awais and Muhammad Kashif (78 not out, 83b, 13x4s, 1x6), who partnered for an unbeaten 132-run third-wicket stand taking their team to 238-2 in 45 overs at close of play.
Multan’s Imam-ul-Haq cobbled his 14th first-class and second consecutive century in the tournament as he struck 22 fours in his masterful 184 against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as Multan declared their first innings for 468-6 in reply to AJK’s 188. AJK were 18 for no loss in five overs at close of play with a 262-run deficit.
At Railway Cricket Ground Haripur, Bismillah Khan smashed an unbeaten 147 off 177 balls as Quetta cruised to 402-7 in 111 overs in reply to DM Jamali’s 144. For DM Jamali, Danish Aziz bagged 5-104 to register his third first-class five-fer. Quetta will be 258 runs ahead at the start of play on day three with three wickets in hand.
Bahawalpur’s Muhammad Imran bagged 6-28 in 2o overs to help Bahawalpur bundle out Karachi Whites for 214 in at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Bahawalpur gained 34-run first innings lead and were six for no loss in 4.3 overs at stumps.
At Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi, Lahore Blues finished the day with 176-run second innings lead with two wickets in hand after fought back with Afaq Afridi’s six-wicket haul. Earlier in the day, FATA were bowled out for 230 in response to Lahore Blues’ first innings total of 287, with Mohammad Abbas taking his tally of first-class five-fers to 46. In turn, Blues were reduced to 119-8 with Afaq taking six wickets for 56 runs in 14 overs.
Elsewhere, Lahore Whites gained a 136-run first innings lead over Larkana as they scored 338 in 70.3 overs with Attyab Ahmed top-scoring with 90 at Marghzar Cricket Ground. Larkana’s Mushtaq Ahmed bagged his third consectutive five-wicket haul bagging 6-103. In turn, Larkana closed the day with 129-4 trailing by seven runs in second innings. Hyderabad’s Gohar top-scored with 86 as they replied with 315 all out, to Abbottabad’s 290 in the first innings at Diamond Cricket Ground. Abbottabad closed the day unscathed with 38 on the board and 13 runs ahead. At Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi dismissed Peshawar for 393 after they resumed the day from 351-7. In turn, Rawalpindi were 308-6 in 80 overs with Aqib Shah unbeaten on 94. At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Sialkot were 120 runs ahead when as they had reached 291-7, after continuing from 59-1 against Karachi Blues.
Scores in brief (Day 2 of 4):
Lahore Whites vs Larkana, Marghzar Cricket Ground, Pool A
Larkana 202 all out, 58.4 overs (Faraz Aziz 36, Akbar-ur-Rehman 35, Mohsin Raza 35, Umar Waheed 26, Bilal Irshad 23, Mohammad Nawaz 22; Ubaid Shah 8-79) and 129-4, 24 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 50 not out, Bilal Irshad 28; Mohammad Salman 2-44)
Lahore Whites 338 all out, 70.3 overs (Attyab Ahmed 90, Gauhar Hafeez 71, Mohammad Ahsan 60, Obaid Shahid 27, Abyaz Rizvi 23; Mushtaq Ahmed 6-103, Mohamamd Nawaz 2-49)
Islamabad vs Faisalabad, National Ground, Islamabad, Pool A
Faisalabad 202 all out, 47.5 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 61, Faheem Ashraf 39, Hammad Hamza 21, Mohammad Kashif 20; Musa Khan 6-51, Nusratullah 3-48) and 238-2, 45 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 114 not out, Mohammad Kashif 78 not out, Hammad Hamza 24; Arsal Sheikh 1-34)
Islamabad 153 all out, 49.5 overs (Faizan Riaz 63, Shayan Sheikh 24; Asad Raza 4-31, Faheem Ashraf 3-32, Shehzad Gul 3-47)
Abbottabad vs Hyderabad, Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad Pool A
Abbottabad 290 all out, 62.5 overs (Mohammad Bilal 102, Khalid Usman 62, Khayam Khan 35, Shahab Khan 28; Mustafa Nasir 3-50, Mohammad Waqar 3-57, Shehryar Baloch 3-84) and 38-0, 9 overs (Shujah Zaheer 20 not out)
Hyderabad 315 all out, 80.3 overs (Gohar Ali 86, Ubaidullah 55, Jawad Ali 41 not out, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 31, Haris Khan 30; Khalid Usman 3-65, Aftab Ahmed 2-79, Mohamamd Adil 2-80)
Peshawar vs Rawalpindi, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Group B
Peshawar 393 all out, 102.2 overs (Sajjad Ibraheem 73, Zubair Khan 69, Israrullah 62, Mohammad Haris 62, Sajid Khan 45, Maaz Sadaqat 43; Munir Riaz 3-56, Mehran Mumtaz 3-98, Mohammad Faizan 2-69)
Rawalpindi 308-6, 80 overs (Aqib Shah 94 not out, Shadab Khan 51, Umar Amin 51, Taimur Khan 30, Mehran Mumtaz 25 not out, Niaz Khan 2-63, Sajid Khan 2-73)
Bahawalpur vs Karachi Whites, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad, Pool B
Bahawalpur 248 all out, 72.3 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 95, Muhammad Imran 60, Abid Ali 49, Mohammad Asif 4-88, Aftab Ibrahim 3-41) and 6-0
Karachi Whites 214 all out, 63.4 overs (Abdur Rahman 62, Khurram Manzoor 53, Saqib Khan 36, Mohammad Tahah Mehmood 36, Saqib Khan 36; Muhammad Imran 6-28, Gulfam Aziz 3-60)
Multan vs AJK, Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda, Group B
AJK 188 all out, 55.2 overs (Hasan Raza 82, Usman Salahuddin 25, Qazi Muhammad Arbqan 23; Huzaifa Ayub 4-64, Tahir Hussain 3-26, Mohammad Ismail 2-59) and 18-0
Multan 468-6, 96 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 184, Zain Abbas 86, Sharoon Siraj 69, Muhammad Shahzad 38, Uzair Mumtaz 36, Waseem Akram Jnr 23 not out; Aqib Liaqat 3-152)
Lahore Blues vs FATA, Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi, Group C
Lahore Blues 287 all out, 64.2 overs (Qasim Akram 109, Imran Butt 46, Umar Siddiq 29, Mohammad Saleem 24, Junaid Ali 21; Arshadullah 5-89, Afaq Afridi 2-72) and 119-8, 31 overs (Mohammad Arsalan 28, Imran Butt 26, Umar Siddiq 25; Afaq Afridi 6-56, Arshadullah 2-48)
FATA 230 all out, 57 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 67, Afaq Afridi 43 not out, Shahid Aziz 35, Mohammad Usman 23; Mohammad Abbas 6-39, Qasim Akram 2-48)
Karachi Blues vs Sialkot, Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Group C
Karachi Blues 171 all out, 47.4 overs (Fawad Alam 60, Saifullah Bangash 33, Kashif Ali 28; Mohammad Ali 4-51, Amad Butt 3-33, Shoaib Akhtar 3-51)
Sialkot 291-7, 93.4 overs (Mohamamd Waleed 73 not out, Ashir Mehmood 55, Amad Butt 42, Abdul Rehman 31, Mohsin Riaz 26, Azan Awais 23; Tabish Khan 4-72, Aftab Khan 2-70)
Quetta vs DM Jamali, Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur, Group C
DM Jamali 144 all out, 69.4 overs (Abid Ali 67, Taimur Ali 39; Jalat Khan 5-28, Najeebullah Achakzai 4-36)
Quetta 402-7, 111 overs (Bismillah Khan 147 not out, Jalat Khan 71, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 57, Mohammad Idrees 50; Danish Aziz 5-104)
