KARACHI, Oct 26: Karachi Whites and Rawalpindi both enjoyed innings win in their first-round matches at the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship on Saturday.

Karachi Whites needed just 10.2 overs to claim the remaining three wickets that Lahore Shalimar lost to be dismissed for 140 in their second innings at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

Lahore Shalimar, who were humiliated by an innings and 20 runs, could add only 28 runs to their overnight tally of 112-7. Paceman Babar Rehman took a brace on Saturday to finish with 3-23 in 13.3 overs.

But the most successful Karachi Whites bowler was Fahim Ahmed who ended up with figures of 4-27 and match haul of 7-77.

Rawalpindi encountered no major hassle while cruising to an innings and 130-run triumph against Bahawalpur at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Bahawalpur, resuming at 166-3, subsided to 255 all out in the second innings as they lost the remaining seven wickets for the addition of 89 runs. Medium-pacer Haseeb Azam, older brother of Pakistan discard Hammad Azam, captured five wickets for 41 to finish with a match bag of 9-58.

Rawalpindi and Karachi Whites thus emulated Sialkot who on Friday had crushed Lahore Ravi by innings and 52 runs at the LCCA Ground in Lahore.

Abbottabad wicket-keeper Rehan Afridi scored his second hundred of the match as the visitors took three points in the drawn game against Karachi Blues here at the National Stadium.

Rehan, who made an unbeaten 139 in the first innings while making his maiden century, struck 115 off 134 balls with 13 fours and one six as Abbottabad reached 343 in their second innings. Left-handed opener Mohammad Naeem also notched his maiden ton as he helped himself to 118 (194 balls, 14 fours and one six).

Naeem and Rehan put on 171 after Abbottabad were in strife at 88-5. Debutant paceman Waqar Anwar snared four wickets for 47 runs in 17.1 overs, while bespectacled slow left-armer Faraz Ahmed Khan took 4-81.

Karachi Blues then negotiated three overs to score 24 without loss before stumps were finally drawn.Hyderabad also took three points after earning first-innings lead of 128 against Quetta who were all out for 307 at the Niaz Stadium. Off-spinner Nasir Awais excelled with 5-98 in 44.1 overs.

Batting again, the home side reached 156-5.

Fahim Ashraf hit 112 (116 balls, 12 boundaries) to help Faisalabad obtain three points by totalling 475 in reply to Multan’s 427 at the Iqbal Stadium. The visitors then got 192-4 in the second innings with Ahmed Rasheed falling just one short of three figures. His 99 from 167 deliveries included 14 fours.

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

Group-I:

At National Stadium**, Karachi: Match drawn.

ABBOTTABAD 367 in 110 overs (Rehan Afridi 139 not out, Mohammad Naeem 75, Khalilullah Khan 53, Umair Khan 44; Faraz Ahmed Khan 3-81) and 343 in 90.1 overs (Mohammad Naeem 118, Rehan Afridi 115; Waqar Anwar 4-47, Faraz Ahmed 4-81); KARACHI BLUES 343 in 115 overs (Ashraf Ali 96, Faraz Ahmed Khan 86, Behram Khan 41, Naved Khan 40; Aziz-ur-Rehman 3-84) and 24-0 in 3 overs.

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: Rawalpindi beat Bahawalpur by innings and 130 runs.

RAWALPINDI 536-7 declared in 120 overs (Naved Malik 127, Shoaib Nasir 112, Zahid Mansoor 102 not out); BAHAWALPUR 151 in 54.1 overs (Haseeb Azam 4-17, Akhtar Ayub 4-52) and 255 in 90.2 overs (Abdul Basit 114; Haseeb Azam 5-41).

Group-II:

At Gaddafi Stadium**, Lahore: Karachi Whites beat Lahore Shalimar by an innings and 20 runs.

KARACHI WHITES 430 in 118.2 overs (Fazal Subhan 155, Asif Zakir 114, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 61 not out; Waqar Ahmed 4-104); LAHORE SHALIMAR 270 in 82.1 overs (Waqas Saleem 60, Umar Siddique 56, Junaid Ali 49; Fahim Ahmed 3-50, Shahzaib Ahmed Khan 3-82) and 140 in 52.3 overs (Waqas Saleem 32; Fahim Ahmed 4-27,Babar Rehman 3-23, Shahzaib Ahmed 2-19).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Match drawn.

HYDERABAD 435 in 139.4 overs (Faisal Athar 143, Mir Ali Talpur 75, Shoaib Leghari 61, Zafar Ali 60; Shahzad Tareen 5-111, Faizullah 3-86) and 156-5 in 68 overs (Mohammad Shahbaz 54 not out, Faisal Athar 44, Shoaib Leghari 32 not out; Mohiuddin 4-45); QUETTA 307 in 114 overs (Taimur Khan 110, Badar Ali 41; Nasir Owais 5-98).

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Match drawn.

MULTAN 427 in 125 overs (Usman Liaquat 176, Waqar Hussain 51; Adnan Munir 5-101) and 192-4 in 60.5 overs (Ahmed Rasheed 99); FAISALABAD 475 in 154.4 overs (Fahim Ashraf 116, Zeeshan Asif 102, Mohammad Miqdad 63, Hasan Mahmood 47, Abdul Mannan 44; Shahbaz Hussain 4-74, Asif Fawad 4-93).