KARACHI: Inspired by centuries from Zain Abbas and Imran Rafiq, Multan completed a come-from-behind win over Larkana in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-II Cricket Tournament match in Bahawalpur on Tuesday.

After conceding a lead of 79 on the first innings during Monday’s second day at the Dring Stadium, Multan took the remaining three Larkana wickets cheaply with slow left-armer Ali Usman finishing with 6-55.

Chasing 255, Multan made it ludicrously simple as opener Zain and Imran shared a second-wicket partnership of 213. Zain contributed 124, a 179-ball knock laced with 12 boundaries, while fellow left-hander Imran finished unbeaten on 112 with his 159-ball effort punctuated with 10 fours.

Sialkot trounced Bahawalpur by 10 wickets in the other Group ‘A’ fixture at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

Former Pakistan spinner and Sialkot skipper Abdur Rehman grabbed six wickets for 53 runs in 23.3 overs as Bahawalpur were all out for 186.

Dera Murad Jamali sealed a nine-wicket victory over Quetta in their Group ‘B’ clash at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad.

The last round of fixtures before the semi-finals begins from Thursday.

Scores and results on Tuesday (final day of three):

Fourth round:

Group ‘A’:

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Multan beat Larkana by seven wickets.

LARKANA 227 in 72 overs (Sadam Hussain 97, Samadullah 47, Asif Babar 25, Imtiaz Leghari 21; Sadaif Mehdi 4-38, Ali Usman 3-76) and 175 in 64 overs (Hamesh Kumar 51, Asif Babar 25, Imtiaz Leghari 32 not out; Ali Usman 6-55, Zia-ul-Haq 3-50); MULTAN 148 in 52.5 overs (Imran Rafiq 59 not out, Naved Yasin 26; Mohammad Urs 4-28, Imran Chandio 2-7, Imtiaz Leghari 2-27) and 257-3 in 60 overs (Zaib Abbas 124, Imran Rafiq 112 not out).

At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan: Sialkot beat Bahawalpur by 10 wickets.

BAHAWALPUR 222 in 73.2 overs (Mohammad Imran 47 not out, Jawwad Hussain 39, Faisal Bin Mubashir 35, Mazhar Bashir 34, Adeel Basit 21; Abdur Rehman 3-65, Amad Butt 2-37, Bilawal Bhatti 2-39, Mohammad Abbas 2-47) and 186 in 64.3 overs (Imranullah Aslam 66, Riasat Ali 40; Abdur Rehman 6-53, Mohammad Abbas 3-42); SIALKOT 346-9 in 83 overs (Ayaz Tasawwar 122, Ahsan Hafeez Bhatti 63, Naeemuddin 44, Bilawal Bhatti 29; Mazhar Bashir 3-84, Imranullah Aslam 2-76, Mohammad Imran 2-91) and 64-0 in 9 overs (Mansoor Amjad 36 not out, Amad Butt 25 not out)..

Group ‘B’: At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Dera Murad Jamali beat Quetta by nine wickets.

QUETTA 121 in 45.2 overs (Rameez Raja 42; Aftab Ahmed 5-26, Saleem Mal 2-18, Zahoor Khan 2-31) and 221 in 95.2 overs (Taimur Khan 68, Mohammad Imran 33, Hafiz Abdullah Jan 32; Nasir Khan 4-41, Saleem Mal 3-49, Zahoor Khan 2-50); DERA MURAD JAMALI 294-9 in 83 overs (Abdul Rasheed 59, Najeebullah 58, Abid Ali 51, Zahoor Ahmed 33, Shahbaz Ali 28; Sher Ali 3-33, Hamal Wahab 3-88) and 54-1 in 6.3 overs (Shahbaz Ali 51 not out).

Published in Dawn, March 22nd, 2017