- Musa Khan took match haul of 12-60 to hand Islamabad triumph over Hyderabad; Mohamamd Hamza bagged 10-34 to lead Karachi Blues to victory over DM Jamali
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Lahore, 14 November 2024: Lahore Blues’ batters Mohammad Saleem (117), Umar Siddiq (115), Qasim Akram (101 not out) struck centuries against Sialkot at Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi as they declared their first innings for 439-7 in 100.1 overs. Lahore Blues continued from their overnight total of 142-2 as only 65.5 overs of play was possible on day two with bad light forcing an early close.
Islamabad and Karachi Blues romped to victories against Hyderabad and Dera Murad Jamali (DM Jamali), respectively on the second day of the fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Tophy 2024-25.
Test pacer Musa Khan rattled the Hyderabad batting line-up with figures of 7-28, as they only managed 99 in their second innings losing the game by an innings and two runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Earlier, Islamabad had gained a 101-run first innings lead scoring 194 all out in reply to Hyderabad’s first innings total of 93.
At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Karachi Blues beat Dera Murad Jamali by an innings and 56 runs to register their second win of the tournament. Karachi Blues could only add 13 runs to their overnight total of 144-8, gaining an 107-run first innings lead. In reply, Aftab Khan, Mohammad Hamza and Tabish Khan shared eight wickets among them to bundle out DM Jamali for 51 in 19.5 overs. Hamza took his match tally to 10-34 in 14.5 overs.
Peshawar’s Mohammad Amir Khan took 6-98 to dismiss Multan for 292, who continued from their overnight score of 120-2. In turn, Peshawar trailed by 222 runs with six wickets in hand when stumps were drawn at Ashfaq Cricket Ground, Sirdheri in Charsadda.
Elsewhere, Azad Jammu and Kashmir were 125 runs behind Karachi Whites at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium after the latter managed 356 all out in first innings. Karachi Whites’ Rameez Aziz brought up his seventh first-class century after adding 11 runs to his overnight score of 96. Larkana finished the day with 238-8, leading by 133 runs against Faisalabad in the second innings after Umar Waheed struck 105 off 143 balls at National Ground Islamabad. Earlier, Faisalabad took a 105-run lead scoring 196 all out in their first dig. At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, only 66 overs of play was possible as Rawalpindi closed the day with 306-9 on the board, stretching their first innings lead to 73 over Bahawalpur. At Marghzar Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites inched closer to victory as they took a 53-run first innings lead and then reduced Abbottabad to 125-8 by close of play. Quetta managed 187 all out in their first innings after continuing from their overnight score of 89-4 at Railway Cricket Ground Haripur. In reply, FATA were 152-3.
Scores in brief (Day 2 of 4):
Islamabad beat Hyderabad by an innings and two runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, Pool A
Hyderabad 93 all out, 21.3 overs (Haris Khan 54 not out; Musa Khan 5-32, Kaleem Dil 4-36) and 99 all out, 31.5 overs (Ubaidullah 31, Noman Ali 20; Musa Khan 7-28, Kaleem Dil 2-28)
Islamabad 194 all out, 62 overs (Rizwan Ali 48, Arsal Sheikh 43 not out, Hasan Nawaz 32, Umair Riaz 31, Sarmad Bhatti 28; Mohammad Waqas 4-47, Mustafa Nasir 3-38, Bilawal Bhatti 2-53)
Abbottabad vs Lahore Whites, Marghzar Cricket Ground, Pool A
Abbottabad 174 all out, 53.4 overs (Khayam Khan 49, Shujah Zaheer 42; Ubaid Shah 4-53, Mohammad Salman 3-52, Ahmed Daniyal 2-15) and 125-8, 32 overs (Mohammad Bilal 63; Ubaid Shah 3-54, Mohammad Salman 2-19)
Lahore Whites 227 all out, 52 overs (Ahmed Daniyal 56, Saad Nasim 50, Attyab Ahmed 43; Khalid Usman 3-39, Aqib Khan 3-39, Shahab Khan 3-70)
Faisalabad vs Larkana, National Ground Islamabad, Pool A
Larkana 91 all out, 40.4 overs (Sabit Ali 30, Mohsin Raza 23; Mohammad Faizan 7-13, Faheem Ashraf 2-12) and 238-8, 56 overs (Umar Waheed 105, Imtiaz Legari 65, Mohammad Nawaz 21; Shahid Ali 4-45, Shehzad Gul 2-50)
Faisalabad 196 all out, 34 overs (Mohammad Faizan 61, Shehzad Gul 32, Muhammad Awais Zafar 29, Faheem Ashraf 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-64, Imtiaz Legari 3-80)
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)
AJK 231-6, 63 overs (Qazi Mohammad Arbqan 61, Awais Akram Minhas 44 not out, Hasan Raza 37, Ali Abbas 22, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 22; Saqib Khan 2-55, Aftab Ibrahim 2-64)
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)
Rawalpindi 306-9, 80 overs (Aqib Shah 62, Taimur Khan 59, Shadab Khan 54, Umar Amin 46, Mohammad Awais Anwar 38 not out; Mehran Sanwal 4-106, Muhammad Imran 2-50, Gulfam Aziz 2-60)
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)
Peshawar Region 70-4, 26 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 28 not out; Mohammad Ismail 4-26)
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)
FATA 152-3, 44.2 overs (Mohammad Farooq 73, Salman Khan Jnr 23 not out, Mohammad Usman 20; Jalat Khan 2-45)
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)
Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by an innings and 56 runs at Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur Pool C
DM Jamali 50 all out, 23 overs (Taimur Ali 15; Mohammad Hamza 7-20, Tabish Khan 2-20) and 51 all out, 19.5 overs (Sajjad Ali 17; Aftab Khan 3-11, Mohammad Hamza 3-14, Tabish Khan 2-18)
Karachi Blues 157 all out, 49.4 overs (Fawad Alam 62, Saifullah Bangash 22; Majid Ali 3-27, Irfanullah Shah 3-48, Sajjad Ali 2-44)
