KARACHI: The third day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Northern was washed out due to a heavy downpour on Monday.

Persistent rain in the afternoon and the evening forced the umpires to call off play without a ball being bowled in the day/night final due to a wet outfield here at the National Stadium.

The final is evenly-poised between the two sides with Northern at 184-3 in their first innings, replying to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s 374.

Clearer skies are expected on the next two days and there is a possibility of outright winners even if the match is drawn. The team which have the greater first-innings score will lift the trophy.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Central Punjab shared the trophy last season after their final ended in a thrilling tie.

Published in Dawn, December 28th, 2021