KARACHI: All three Group-I matches of the Silver League segment in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship yielded outright results as PIA, Hyderabad Hawks and KRL registered victories on Wednesday.

PIA defeated Karachi Zebras by exactly 100 runs in their opening-round clash here at the NBP Sports Complex. The Zebras lost their remaining four wickets on the fourth and final day for the addition of just 51 runs. Skipper Owais Ahmed Rehmani was out early after adding only seven more runs to his overnight score of 59.

Pakistan Television (PTV) almost pulled of a miraculous win against the Hawks at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad as they lost by only 40 runs after amassing a creditable 439 all out in their second innings.

PTV’s star performer was Rehan Afridi who hammered an undefeated career-best 157 after PTV had resumed at 170-4. The 22-year-old right-hander from Khyber Agency struck 19 fours and one six during his 272-ball knock in 356 minutes.

Rehan dominated the seventh wicket partnership of 126 with Usman Ashraf (37). Nawaz Ahmed also batted well to hit up 92 (186 balls, 10 boundaries).

KRL sealed a five-wicket victory by making 234-5 against Lahore Eagles at the LCCA Ground in Lahore with Imam-ul-Haq, the nephew of former Pakistan captain and batting legend Inzamam-ul-Haq, striking an unbeaten 78.

In the three drawn Group-II fixtures, Habib Bank, State Bank and SSGC claimed three points for taking lead on the first innings over Sialkot Stallions, Faisalabad Wolves and Bahawalpur Stags, respectively.

The second round of matches starts from Saturday.

Results on Wednesday (final day of four):

Group-I:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: PIA beat Karachi Zebras by 100 runs.

PIA 224 in 58.4 overs (Shaharyar Ghani 49, Faisal Iqbal 44, Tahir Khan 35; Zohaib Shera 5-36, Mansoor Ahmed 2-51) and 249-4 declared in 78 overs (Faisal Iqbal 106 not out, Fahad Iqbal 89); KARACHI ZEBRAS 79 in 32.5 overs (Aizaz Cheema 6-26, Najaf Shah 4-33) and 294 in 107.2 overs (Zeeshan Jamil 74, Owais Ahmed Rehmani 66; Tahir Khan 4-107).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Hyderabad Hawks beat PTV by 40 runs.

HYDERABAD HAWKS 248 in 79.5 overs (Lal Kumar 103 not out, Mohammad Sami 4-47, Ali Raza Jr 3-36, Usman Ashraf 3-42) and 357-6 declared in 88.3 overs (Shoaib Leghari 106 not out, Faisal Athar 74, Mir Ali Talpur 65, Zeeshan Gul 43); PTV 126 in 44.5 overs (Zeeshan Mushtaq 35; Babar Khan 5-48, Nasir Awais 3-14) and 439 in 128.4 overs (Rehan Afridi 157 not out, Zeeshan Mushtaq 92, Nawaz Ahmed 92; Babar Khan 3-95).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: KRL beat Lahore Eagles by five wickets.

LAHORE EAGLES 252 in 98 overs (Fahad-ul-Haq 75, Bilawal Iqbal 42, Wahab Dar 40; Nauman Ali 4-81, Sadaf Hussain 3-48) and 154 in 69.1 overs (Fahad-ul-Haq 108; Sadaf Hussain 5-31); KRL 172 in 40 overs (Shoaib Ahmed Minhas 80; Asif Raza 5-54, Shahid Nawaz 3-38) and 235-5 in 65.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 78 not out, Ali Khan 54; Mohammad Yasin 39; Asif Raza 3-68).

Group-II:

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: Match drawn.

SIALKOT STALLIONS 351 in 127.2 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 103, Faisal Khan 77, Bilal Asif 45, Ahmed Butt 41, Nauman Anwar 39; Umar Gul 5-90, Abdur Rehman 3-97) and 146-8 in 48 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 49; Abdur Rehman 3-56, Umar Gul 2-35); HABIB BANK 430 in 107.3 overs (Fakhar Zaman 90, Aftab Khan 77, Hasan Raza 76, Imran Farhat 51,Hasan Ali 3-107, Bilal Asif 3-109).

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Match drawn.

STATE BANK 305 in 125.1 overs (Usman Salahuddin 68, Maqbool Ahmed 55, Naved Yasin 50, Faisal Yasin 5-86) and 122-3 in 45 overs (Mukhtar Ahmed 64); FAISALABAD WOLVES 222 in 112 overs (Mohammad Miqdad 61, Asif Ali 42; Zafar Gohar 3-45).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Match drawn.

SSGC 519 in 122.5 overs (Awais Zia 164, Usman Tariq 111, Saifullah Bangash 74, Mohammad Waqas 35; Zahir Siddiqui 4-91, Abdur Rehman 3-109) and 22-2 declared in 3.4 overs; BAHAWALPUR STAGS 199 in 77.4 overs (Mohammad Yasir 52, Faisal Mubashir 49, Rehan Rafiq 43; Mohammad Irfan 5-47) and 186-4 in 43 overs (Moinuddin 98, Faisal Mubashir 39).

Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2014