Lahore, 29 October 2024: The first round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 concluded today with two matches ending in a draw, while seven matches were result oriented.
Group A
Lahore Region Whites beat Faisalabad Region by five wickets at Diamond Ground, Islamabad
It took 15 overs for Lahore Region Whites to score the remaining 72 runs as they achieved the 119-run target in 24.3 overs with five wickets in hand. Tayyab Tahir (32 not out, 47b, 7x4s) and Ubaid Shah (22 not out, 21b, 1x4, 1x6) knitted an unbroken 60-run partnership for the sixth wicket after they were reduced to 62-5.
For Faisalabad, Khurram Shahzad bagged three wickets taking his match tally to eight.
Hyderabad Region beat Larkana Region by 121 runs at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Jawad Ali’s four-fer, captain Kashif Bhatti’s three wickets and Bilawal Bhatti’s two scalps in the second innings helped Hyderabad beat Larkana by 121 runs. Requiring 297 to win the match, Larkana were bundled out for 175 in their second innings.
Group B
Bahawalpur Region beat Azad Jammu and Kashmir Region by three wickets at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
An unbroken 96-run partnership for the eighth wicket between Mohammad Sheharyar (46 not out, 115b, 5x4s) and Ali Shabbir (33 not out, 103b, 5x4s) guided Bahawalpur to a three-wicket win over AJK. Requiring 123 runs on the final day, Bahawalpur achieved the target in the 76th over.
For AJK, Faizan Saleem took six wickets and his match figures was eight for 112.
Match drawn between Multan Region and Rawalpindi Region at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi and Multan regions played out a drawn game after the former, chasing a 221-run to win, managed to score 72 for four in 14 overs. Earlier, Multan in their second innings were bowled out for 493 in 123.4 overs. Muhammad Shahzad scored 111 off 120 balls, which included 11 fours and two sixes, while Imam top-scored for the side with a 189-ball 160, hitting 18 fours and a six.
Rawalpindi’s Jahandad Khan bagged four wickets taking his match tally to eight, captain Shadab Khan took three wickets.
Match drawn between Peshawar Region and Karachi Region Whites at Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda
Peshawar and Karachi played out a drawn game after the former were 360 for three in 77 overs with an overall lead of 450 runs. Sahibzada Farhan scored 134 off 182 balls, which included 19 fours and a six, while his opening partner, Waqar Ahmed scored a 117-ball 80, hitting 10 fours. The pair stitched a 223-run partnership. Captain Iftikhar Ahmed (76, 73b, 6x4s, 3x6s) and Israrullah (53 not out, 78b, 2x4s, 2x6s) scored half-centuries.
Group C
Dera Murad Jamali Region beat Lahore Region Blues by 119 runs at Saeed Sports City Bedian, Lahore
Abu Huraira’s five-wicket haul led Dera Murad Jamali to a 119-run win over Lahore Region Blues. Requiring 247 more to win on the final day with seven wickets in hand, Lahore Region Blues were dismissed for 200 in 55.3 overs.
Junaid Ali (60, 73b, 11x4s) and Hammad Butt (51, 79b, 6x4s) scored half-centuries in the losing cause.
Sialkot Region beat FATA Region by 10 wickets at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Usama Mir’s four-fer and Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti’s three wickets helped Sialkot beat FATA by 10 wickets. Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 478 for six, Sialkot were bowled out for 535 in 158.5 overs. Mohsin Riaz scored an unbeaten 204 off 367 balls, which included 24 fours and three sixes.
Commencing their second innings with a deficit of 144 runs, FATA were dismissed for 156 in 50.3 overs setting Sialkot a 13-run target which they achieved in the third over without losing any wicket.
Scores in brief:
Group A
Lahore Region Whites beat Faisalabad Region by five wickets at Diamond Ground, Islamabad
Lahore Region Whites 274 all out, 90.4 overs (Attyab Ahmed 69, Obaid Shahid 59, Saad Nasim 52; Khurram Shahzad 5-71, Shehzad Gul 3-53) and 122-5, 24.3 overs (Tayyab Tahir 32 not out, Ubaid Shah 22 not out, Attyab Ahmed 21; Khurram Shahzad 3-34, Shehzad Gul 2-55)
Faisalabad Region 91 all out, 31 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 26; Ahmed Bashir 7-27, Mohammad Salman 2-27) & 301 all out, 86.2 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 94, Ali Shan 80, Faheem Ashraf 52; Mohammad Salman 6-73, Ahmed Bashir 3-42)
Hyderabad Region beat Larkana Region by 121 runs at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Hyderabad Region 311 all out, 83.3 overs (Mohammad Suleman 84, Gohar Ali 81, Muhammad Sadam 76; Shahzaib Aziz 2-35, Asif Ali Chandio 2-47, Aamir Ali Brohi 2-60, Mohammad Nawaz 2-79) and 252 all out, 67.4 overs (Mohammad Suleman 112, Bilawal Bhatti 33; Shahzaib Aziz 3-45, Asif Ali Chandio 2-28, Aamir Ali Brohi 2-59, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-64)
Larkana Region 267 all out, 91.4 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 48, Faraz Aziz 41, Mohammad Nawaz 32; Kashif Bhatti 3-43, Mustafa Nasir 2-43, Jawad Ali 2-50, Bilawal Bhatti 2-60) and 175 all out, 61 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 67; Jawad Ali 4-49, Kashif Bhatti 3-16, Bilawal Bhatti 2-36)
Islamabad Region beat Abbottabad Region by 326 runs at National Ground, Islamabad
Islamabad Region 117 all out, 41.3 overs (Hasan Nawaz 29; Adil Naz 5-33, Israr Hussain 2-48) & 419-7 (dec), 106 overs (Faizan Riaz 156, Sarmad Bhatti 135, Rizwan Ali 40 not out; Israr Hussain 3-104, Aqib Khan 2-70, Ahmed Khan 2-77)
Abbottabad Region 100 all out, 39.3 overs (Adil Naz 21; Nusratullah 6-14, Shayan Shaikh 3-19) and 110 all out, 40.4 overs (Khayam Khan 30; Musa Khan 5-21, Arsal Sheikh 2-26)
Group B
Bahawalpur Region beat Azad Jammu and Kashmir Region by three wickets at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
AJK Region 238 all out, 75.5 overs (Hasan Raza 105; Ali Shabbir 3-53, Muhammad Imran 3-74) & 192 all out, 55.3 overs (Raja Farhan Khan 37, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 34, Usman Salahuddin 31; Gulfam Aziz 6-55, Mehran Sanwal 3-39)
Bahawalpur Region 229 all out, 64.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 82, Abid Ali 43; Taj Wali 5-41, Shadab Majeed 3-74) and 202-7, 75.2 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 46 not out, Abid Ali 37, Ali Shabbir 33 not out; Faizan Saleem 6-63)
Match drawn between Multan Region and Rawalpindi Region at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Multan Region 256 all out, 61.5 overs (Muhammad Shahzad 78, Imam-ul-Haq 39, Waseem Akram Jnr 38, Sharoon Siraj 32; Jahandad Khan 4-43, Ali Hasnain 3-69, Mohammad Awais Anwar 2-37) and 493 all out, 123.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 160, Muhammad Shahzad 111, Sharoon Siraj 66, Imran Rafiq 62; Jahandad Khan 4-107, Shadab Khan 3-115, Kashif Ali 2-74)
Rawalpindi Region 529 all out, 119.1 overs (Umar Amin 169, Aqib Shah 65, Taimur Khan 65, Ali Hasnain 49 not out, Abdul Faseeh 47, Shadab Khan 37, Jahandad Khan 33; Waseem Akram Jnr 4-92) and 72-4, 14 overs (Umar Amin 17 not out; Waseem Akram Jnr 2-18)
Match drawn between Peshawar Region and Karachi Region Whites at Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda
Peshawar Region 546 all out, 128.1 overs (Waqar Ahmed 140, Iftikhar Ahmed 107, Sahibzada Farhan 100, Israrullah 65, Azam Khan 58 not out; Saqib Khan 3-85, Jahanzaib Sultan 2-44) and 360-3, 77 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 134, Waqar Ahmed 80, Iftikhar Ahmed 76, Israrullah 53 not out)
Karachi Region Whites 466 all out, 127.2 overs (Khurram Manzoor 179, Usman Khan 93, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 75, Rameez Aziz 42; Moazzam Umar 3-89, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-36, Niaz Khan 2-87, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-111)
Group C
Dera Murad Jamali Region beat Lahore Region Blues by 119 runs at Saeed Sports City Bedian, Lahore
Dera Murad Jamali Region 310 all out, 103.1 overs (Danish Aziz 102, Basit Ali 51, Taimur Ali 41; Nisar Ahmad 5-63, Mohammad Abbas 3-76) & 187 all out, 59.5 overs (Danish Aziz 42; Mohammad Rizwan 3-24, Mohammad Zahid 3-38, Mohammad Abbas 2-40)
Lahore Region Blues 178 all out, 56.2 overs (Hammad Butt 64, Nisar Ahmad 40, Hussain Talat 39; Danish Aziz 3-27, Abu Huraira 3-50, Imran Khan Snr 2-25, Irfanullah Shah 2-30) and 200 all out, 55.3 overs (Junaid Ali 60, Hammad Butt 51, Mohammad Abbas 25; Abu Huraira 5-48, Imran Khan Snr 2-30, Danish Aziz 2-48)
Sialkot Region beat FATA Region by 10 wickets at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
FATA Region 391 all out, 101.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 75, Abdul Aziz 66, Samiullah Jnr 52, Mohammad Wasim Jnr 49, Khushdil Shah 37; Amad Butt 5-72, Ali Raza 2-82, Usama Mir 2-86) and 156 all out, 50.3 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 54; Usama Mir 4-47, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti 3-10)
Sialkot Region 535-8 (dec), 158.5 overs (Mohsin Riaz 204 not out, Abdul Rehman 102, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti 59, Azan Awais 51, Afzal Manzoor 38; Sameen Gul 4-125, Asif Afridi 2-116) and 13-0, 2.5 overs
Karachi Region Blues beat Quetta Region by nine wickets at Rana Naveed Academy, Sheikhupura
Quetta 147 all out, 49.3 overs (Shahbaz Khan 47 not out; Tabish Khan 4-55, Aftab Khan 3-33, Fahad Amin 3-37) & 115 all out, 39.2 overs (Kamran Khan 29, Yasir Khan 26; Aftab Khan 6-42, Tabish Khan 2-36)
Karachi Region Blues 60 all out, 26.5 overs (Saifullah Bangash 19; Najeebullah Achakzai 6-13, Mohammad Idrees 3-9) & 206-1, 69 overs (Khawaja Mohammad Nafay 103 not out, Abdullah Fazal 82 not out)
