KARACHI, Feb 16: Sialkot opened a nine-point lead in Group ‘B’ of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship after storming to an innings and 20-run victory over Peshawar on Monday.

On the final day of what effectively became a three-day fixture after Friday’s opening day was washed out at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar, Sialkot bowlers, led by slow left-armer Nayyar Abbas and medium-pacer Naved Arif, claimed 14 Peshawar wickets to seal the victory.

Resuming their first innings at 120-6, Peshawar were dismissed for 179 with Nayyar taking 5-53. Following-on, the hosts were sent packing for 171 in the second innings despite fighting knocks by Mahfooz Sabri (89) and skipper Nauman Habib (50) as Naved captured 6-73.

Sialkot’s fifth win in eight matches took their tally to 51 points with Rawalpindi having 42 points in nine games.

Khan Research Laboratories (KRL) took three vital points after taking first innings lead over Habib Bank in the another rain-disrupted fixture at the KRL Stadium.

Our Sports Reporter adds from Lahore: Slow left-armer Zohaib Khan and paceman Junaid Nadir shared nine wickets between them to help Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) outclass Pakistan Customs by 10 wickets at the Sheikhupura Stadium.

Zohaib claimed five for 72 and Junaid 4-8 as Customs, who had conceded a big lead of 237 runs on the first innings, were all out for the same total in the second innings, leaving ZTBL needing just a single run for victory.

The match between Wapda and SSGC ended in a draw at the Lahore Country, Club Ground in Muridke with the former taking three points on first-innings lead.

Wapda’s star performer was all-rounder Rana Naved-u-Hasan, who followed his scintillating 110-run knock with five for 37 as SSGC were all out for 179 in reply to their opponents’ 460-9 declared.

Lahore Ravi also earned three points after their game against Multan ended in a tame draw at the LCCA Ground.

The rain-hit match between Faisalabad and Abbottabad at the Sports Stadium in Sargodha failed to produce any result.

Scores and results on Monday (final day of four):

Group ‘A’:

At Sheikhupura Stadium: ZTBL beat Pakistan Customs by 10 wickets.

PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 280 in 77.3 overs (Bilal Shafayat 55, Zeeshan Ali 50 not out; Rao Iftikhar 4-85) and 237 in 75.1 overs (Zohaib Khan 5-72, Junaid Nadir 4-8); ZTBL 517 in 117.1 overs (Inam-ul-Haq 110, Aamir Bashir 99, Abdul Razzaq 98, Faisal Naved 72; Mohammad Hussain 4-156) and 4-0 in 0.1 over.

At Lahore Country Club Ground, Muridke: Match drawn.

WAPDA 460-9 declared in 118.4 overs (Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 110, Ali Azmat 102, Aamir Sajjad 86, Jahangir Mirza 72) and 98-6 in 27 overs; SSGC 179 in 71.5 overs (Ahmed Zeeshan Malik 67; Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 5-37).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Match drawn.

HABIB BANK 241 in 75.2 overs (Aftab Khan 120 not out, Rehan Rafi 85); KRL 258-8 in 81 overs (Mohammad Wasim 91; Aslam Qureshi 4-57).

Group ‘B’:

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: Match drawn.

MULTAN 306 in 109.5 overs (Naveed Yasin 125 not out; Kashif Siddique 4-33, Sohail Ahmed 4-38) and 79-2 in 16 overs; LAHORE RAVI 361 in 115.4 overs (Ashraf Ali 80, Kashif Siddique 79, Raza Ali Jr 56; Zulfiqar Babar 7-98).

At Sports Stadium, Sargodha: Match drawn.

FAISALABAD 297-4 declared in 96 overs (Zeeshan Asif 142 not out, Usman Arshad 55); ABBOTTABAD 23-1 in 8 overs.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Match drawn.

KARACHI BLUES 249 in 82.4 overs (Owais Ahmed Rehmani 53 not out; Saad Altaf 4-82) and 34-3 in 17 overs; ISLAMABAD 300-3 declared in 62 overs (Zeeshan Mushtaq 121 not out, Umair Khan 80).

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: Sialkot beat Peshawar by an innings and 20 runs.

SIALKOT 369-9 declared in 77.1 overs (Harris Sohail 155, Ayub Dogar 146; Waqar Ahmed 5-107, Nauman Habib 4-116); PESHAWAR 178 in 53.3 overs (Nayyar Abbas 5-53) and 171 in 44.1 overs (Mahfooz Sabri 89, Nauman Habib 50; Naved Arif 6-73).