- The fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy will be played from 19-22 November with nine matches set to take place across seven cities
- Complete scorecards available here; Action images of the Rawalpindi-Bahawalpur match available here for free download and editorial use; Please credit @PCB
Lahore, 16 November 2024: Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur shook hands after an exciting day four which saw both the teams in contention for a win at some point as the fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam trophy 2024-25 came to an end.
At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi were set a target of 302 in the remaining 56 overs. In pursuit of the target Rawalpindi were 140-1 before they slipped to 166-6. After a flurry of wickets, Atif Khan and Aqib Shah faced a combined total of 76 balls to negate the odds of Bahawalpur further making inroads. Earlier, Bahawalpur faced 33 overs at the start of day four, taking their overnight score of 258-4 to 392-7.
Quetta and FATA played out an exciting draw at Railway Cricket Ground in Haripur as only 17.2 overs of play was possible in last session on day four due to overnight rain. Quetta evaded an imminent innings loss when they managed to sneak away with 118-8 in their second innings and a 38-run deficit. After Quetta continued from their overnight score of 66-2, they were reduced to 92-5 and then 118-8.
Sialkot were made to follow-on by Lahore Blues at Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi but the match ended in a draw. At the start of the day, Sialkot were bundled out for 263 after continuing from their overnight score of 225-7 with Mohammad Waleed scoring his maiden first-class century (109, 206b, 15x4s, 3x6s). Following-on Sialkot managed 185-4 in 61 overs and a nine-run lead, with Mohsin Riaz (42 not out, 111b, 7x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Waleed (19, 83b, 3x4s) defying Lahore Blues any chance to further dent the batting order.
At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, the match between Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Karachi Whites ended in a draw. AJK were set a target of 228 runs but the game ended in a stalemate as Karachi Whites could only manage five wickets with AJK scoring 112 runs in 37 overs. Multan’s Imam-ul-Haq scored his 13th first-class century against Peshawar as the game ended in a draw with only 51 overs bowled on day four and Multan 233-3 in their second innings at Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri.
Scores in brief (Day 3 of 4):
Match Drawn - AJK vs Karachi Whites, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Pool B
Karachi Whites 356 all out, 74.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 120, Rameez Aziz 107, Jahanzaib Sultan 44, Khurram Manzoor 29, Saqib Khan 24; Taj Wali 4-79, Shadab Majeed 3-67, Faizan Saleem 3-88) and 159-8 dec, 39 overs (Habibullah 49, Khurram Manzoor 40, Rameez Aziz 26 not out; Taj Wali 3-32, Shadab Majeed 3-37)
AJK 288 all out, 86.3 overs (Awais Akram Minhas 69, Qazi Mohammad Arbqan 61, Basit Ali 39, Hasan Raza 37, Ali Abbas 22, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 22; Saqib Khan 4-73, Aftab Ibrahim 4-77) and 112-5, 37 overs (Hasan Raza 55, Muhammad Umar 2-25)
Match Drawn - Rawalpindi vs Bahawalpur, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pool B
Bahawalpur 233 all out, 59 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 74 not out, Ali Umar 44, Abid Ali 39, Mohammad Ammar 28, Muhammad Imran 24; Shadab Khan 5-80, Mohammad Awais Anwar 3-71, Mohammad Faizan 2-36) and 392-7, 112.1 overs (Abid Ali 100, Mohammad Ammar 86 not out, Ali Hamza Wasim 80, Mohammad Sheharyar 32, Ali Umar 29, Mohammad Alamgir 25; Shadab Khan 4-124, Ziad Khan 2-74)
Rawalpindi 324 all out, 86.3 overs (Aqib Shah 62, Taimur Khan 59, Shadab Khan 54, Mohammad Awais Anwar 50, Umar Amin 46; Mehran Sanwal 4-115, Mohammad Faizan Zafar 2-8, Muhammad Imran 2-56, Gulfam Aziz 2-61) and 198-6, 42 overs (Umair Masood 77, Ziad Khan 50, Atif Khan 25 not out; Mehran Sanwal 2-49, Shayan Khalil 2-56)
Match Drawn - Multan vs Peshawar, Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda, Pool B
Multan 292 all out, 87.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Mohammad Basit 54, Zain Abbas 30, Waseem Akram Jnr 28 not out, Ahmed Jamal 26, Uzair Mumtaz 23; Muhammad Shahzad 20; Mohammad Amir Khan 6-98, Mohammad Imran Jnr 2-56) and 233-3, 57 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 105 retired hurt, Mohammad Basit 46, Muhammad Shahzad 36 not out; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-48)
Peshawar Region 251 all out, 69.5 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 114, Niaz Khan 46; Mohammad Ismail 5-84, Huzaifa Ayub 2-83)
Match Drawn - Quetta vs FATA, Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur, Pool C
Quetta 187 all out, 58.2 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 48, Bismillah Khan 41, Nadeem Ahmed 38, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 28; Arshadullah 4-53, Shahid Aziz 3-30, Afaq Afridi 2-42) and 118-8, 34 overs (Hazrat Wali 23, Ikramullah Tareen 23; Arshadullah 4-32, Shahid Aziz 2-49)
FATA 343 all out, 92.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 73, Shahid Aziz 58, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 58, Khushdil Shah 40, Salman Khan Jnr 38, Mohammad Usman 20; Jalat Khan 4-65, Mohammad Idrees 4-115)
Match Drawn - Sialkot vs Lahore Blues, Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi, Pool C
Lahore Blues 439-7 Dec, 100.1 overs (Mohammad Saleem 117, Umar Siddiq 115, Qasim Akram 101 not out, Nisar Ahmed 43; Mohammad Ali 4-110, Awais Ali 2-88)
Sialkot 263 all out, 81 overs (Mohammad Waleed 109, Amad Butt 61, Usama Mir 37, Ashir Mehmood 26; Mohammad Abbas 6-41) and follow-on 185-4, 61 overs (Ashir Mehmood 74, Mohsin Riaz 42 not out, Abdul Rehman 32; Asfand Mehran 2-28)
On Thursday - Islamabad beat Hyderabad by an innings and two runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, Pool A, Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by an innings and 56 runs at Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Pool C
On Friday – Faisalabad beat Larkana by four wickets at National Ground Islamabad Pool A, Lahore Whites beat Abbottabad by seven wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Pool A
