- Lahore Whites, Multan and Quetta also win their matches on day three of the fifth round of Quaid Trophy
- Remaining five matches headed towards exciting finish
- Complete scorecards available here; Action images of the Rawalpindi-Peshawar match available here for free download and editorial use; Please credit @PCB
Lahore, 21 November 2024: FATA stunned Lahore Blues on the third day of the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy as they won by six wickets chasing the 178-run target in 46.2 overs at the Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi.
Lahore Blues were bundled out for 120 in 31.4 overs in the second innings after continuing from their overnight score of 119-8. FATA’s Mohammad Usman struck unbeaten half-century and also partnered with Azaz Khan for an unfinished 78-run fifth-wicket partnership in successful chase. Fast bowler Mohammad Abbas’ match haul of 10-74 went in vain.
At Marghzar Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites romped to an eight-wicket win over Larkana after they chased down the 123-run target in 15.5 overs on day three. Opening batter Imran Dogar starred with an unbeaten 50-ball 78 hitting 12 fours and three sixes. Earlier in the day, Larkana continued from their overnight score of 129-4 with a seven-run deficit and they managed 258 all out. Ubaid Shah picked up three wickets, finishing with a match haul of 11-152.
Multan beat Azad Jammu and Kashmir by an innings and 112 runs at Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda. Multan’s Mohammad Ismail picked up 5-62 to bundle out AJK for 168 in 55 overs, after they began the day with 18 for no loss in their second innings and a deficit of 262 runs. Quetta also thrashed DM Jamali by an innings and 125 runs at the Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur. Earlier, Quetta finished their first innings for 438 all out, with Bismillah Khan remaining unbeaten for 166, having continued from overnight score of 402-7. DM Jamali’s Danish Aziz bagged 7-114. DM Jamali couldn’t overcome the 294-run first innings deficit as they were bundled out for 169 in 49.1 overs.
Abbottabad had extended their overnight 13-run second innings lead to 340 as they closed the day with 365-9 at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Mohammad Arif (96, 133b, 12x4s), Khayam Khan (63, 94b, 7x4s, 1x6) and Shahab Khan (57 not out, 6x4s, 2x6s) hit valuable half-centuries while Bahawalpur’s Shehryar Baloch picked up 5-86.
Elsewhere, at National Ground, Faisalabad were only three wickets away from victory at the close of play on day three as they had reduced Islamabad to 136-7, who required 260 more runs to win. Earlier, Musa Khan’s fourth consecutive first-class five-fer triggered a batting collapse as Faisalabad went from overnight score of 238-2 to 346 all out. At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur set a 301-run target for Karachi Whites, who finished the day with seven for no loss. Earlier, half-centuries from Ali Hamza Wasim, Mohammad Sheharyar and Abid Ali took Bahawalpur to 266 all out in their second innings. Peshawar have set a 241-run target for Rawalpindi, who in turn were 19-2 at stumps on day three. Earlier, Rawalpindi fell for 348 all out, continuing from overnight score of 308-6 and conceded a 45-run first innings deficit. Mehran Mumtaz took his third first-class five-fer (5-85) to bundle out Peshawar for 195 in second innings with Maaz Sadaqat top-scoring with 85. Karachi Blues’ Saifullah Bangash smashed a brilliant century (103 not out, 143b, 16x4s) to help his team overcome 126-run first innings deficit against Sialkot, closing the day with 95-run second innings lead and 220-9 on the board. Earlier, Sialkot posted 297 in response to Karachi’s 171. Tabish Khan bagged seven wickets for Karachi Blues. In turn, Karachi Blues were reduced to 112-9, but Saifullah partnered with Mohammad Hamza to put on a fighting 108-run tenth-wicket stand.
Scores in brief (Day 3 of 4):
Lahore Whites beat Larkana by eight wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Group 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 258 all out, 47.4 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 59, Mohsin Raza 58, Mohammad Nawaz 36, Bilal Irshad 28; Mohammad Salman 4-67, Ubaid Shah 3-73, Hikmat Ullah 2-92)
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) and 126-2, 15.5 overs (Imran Dogar 78 not out, Obaid Shahid 29 not out; Mushtaq Ahmed 2-47)
Islamabad vs Faisalabad, National Ground, Islamabad, Group 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 346 all out, 74.1 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 145, Mohammad Kashif 98, Hammad Hamza 24, Faheem Ashraf 21; Musa Khan 5-68, Umair Riaz 2-37)
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) and 136-7, 38 overs (Mohammad Ali Taj 53, Sarmad Bhatti 39; Asad Raza 3-35, Shehzad Gul 2-26)
Abbottabad vs Hyderabad, Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad Group 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 365-9, 85.3 overs (Mohammad Arif 96, Khayam 63, Shahab Khan 57 not out, Mohammad Ali 29, Shujah ur Rehman 24, Gul Rehman 23, Shujah Zaheer 20; Shehryar Baloch 5-86, Mustafa Nasir 3-99)
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) and 195 all out, 53 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 85, Nabi Gul 32, Sajjad Ibraheem 25; Mehran Mumtaz 5-85, Mohammad Faizan 2-28)
Rawalpindi 348 all out, 88.1 overs (Aqib Shah 105, Shadab Khan 51, Umar Amin 51, Mehran Mumtaz 36, Taimur Khan 30; Niaz Khan 4-76, Sajid Khan 3-80, Mohammad Imran Jnr 2-74) and 19-2, 7 overs (Yasir Khan 16; Niaz Khan 1-8)
Bahawalpur vs Karachi Whites, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad, Group 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 266 all out, 71.3 overs (Ali Hamza Wasim 65, Mohammad Sheharyar 53, Abid Ali 52, Mohammad Ammar 36, Muhammad Imran 31; Baseer Shah 4-45, Saqib Khan 3-59) and 7-0
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 beat AJK by an innings and 112 runs, 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 168 all out, 55.3 overs (Awais Akram Minhas 74, Hasnain Nadeem 34; Mohammad Ismail 5-62, Waseem Akram Jnr 3-45)
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)
FATA beat Lahore Blues by six wickets at 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 120 all out, 31.4 overs (Mohammad Arsalan 28, Imran Butt 26, Umar Siddiq 25; Afaq Afridi 8-57, 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) and 178-4, 46.2 overs (Mohammad Usman 57 not out, Azaz Khan 49 not out, Saeed Ullah 44, Mohammad Farooq 21; Mohammad Abbas 4-35)
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) and 220-9, 57.3 overs (Saifullah Bangash 103 not out, Fawad Alam 21; Shoaib Akhtar 4-46, Mohammad Ali 4-86)
Sialkot 297 all out, 98.5 overs (Mohamamd Waleed 75, Ashir Mehmood 55, Amad Butt 42, Abdul Rehman 31, Mohsin Riaz 26, Azan Awais 23; Tabish Khan 7-76, Aftab Khan 2-72)
Quetta beat DM Jamali by an innings and 125 runs at 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) and 169 all out, 49.1 overs (Dawood Khan 54, Danish Aziz 28; Bakhtiar Shah 4-30, Najeebullah Achakzai 3-27, Jalat Khan 2-18)
Quetta 438 all out, 122 overs (Bismillah Khan 166 not out, Jalat Khan 71, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 57, Mohammad Idrees 50; Danish Aziz 7-114)
