LAHORE: Lahore Blues’ batters Mohammad Saleem (117), Umar Siddiq (115), Qasim Akram (101 not out) struck centuries against Sialkot on the second day of their Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fourth-round match at Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi on Thur­sday as they declared their first innings for 439-7 in 100.1 overs.

Lahore Blues continued from their overnight total of 142-2 as only 65.5 overs of play was possible on day two with bad light forcing an early close.

Meanwhile, Islamabad and Karachi Blues romped to victories against Hyderabad and Dera Murad Jamali, respectively.

Test pacer Musa Khan rattled the Hyderabad batting line-up with figures of 7-28, as they only managed 99 in their second innings losing the game by an innings and two runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad.

Earlier, Islamabad had gained a 101-run first innings lead scoring 194 all out in reply to Hyder­abad’s first innings total of 93.

At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by an innings and 56 runs to register their second win of the tournament. Karachi Blues could only add 13 runs to their overnight total of 144-8, gaining a 107-run first innings lead.

In reply, Aftab Khan, Mohammad Hamza and Tabish Khan shared eight wickets among them to bundle out DM Jamali for 51 in 19.5 overs. Hamza took his match tally to 10-34 in 14.5 overs.

Peshawar’s Mohammad Amir Khan took 6-98 to dismiss Multan for 292, who continued from their overnight score of 120-2. In turn, Peshawar trailed by 222 runs with six wickets in hand when stumps were drawn at Ashfaq Cricket Ground, Sirdheri in Charsadda.

Elsewhere, Azad Jammu and Kashmir were 125 runs behind Karachi Whites at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium after the latter managed 356 in first innings. Karachi Whites’ Rameez Aziz brought up his seventh first-class century after adding 11 runs to his overnight score of 96.

Larkana finished the day with 238-8, leading by 133 runs against Faisalabad in the second innings after Umar Waheed struck 105 off 143 balls at National Ground, Islamabad.

Earlier, Faisalabad took a 105-run lead scoring 196 in their first dig. At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, only 66 overs of play was possible as Rawalpindi closed the day with 306-9 on the board, stretching their first innings lead to 73 over Bahawalpur.

At Marghzar Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites inched closer to victory as they took a 53-run first innings lead and then reduced Abbottabad to 125-8 by close of play.

Quetta managed 187 all out in their first innings after continuing from their overnight score of 89-4 at Railway Cricket Ground Haripur. In reply, Fata were 152-3.

Scores in brief:

Islamabad beat Hyderabad by an innings and two runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

HYDERABAD 93 in 21.3 overs (Haris Khan 54 not out; Musa Khan 5-32, Kaleem Dil 4-36) and 99 in 31.5 overs (Ubaidullah 31, Noman Ali 20; Musa Khan 7-28, Kaleem Dil 2-28); ISLAMABAD 194 in 62 overs (Rizwan Ali 48, Arsal Sheikh 43 not out; Mohammad Waqas 4-47, Mustafa Nasir 3-38)

Abbottabad vs Lahore Whites, Marghzar Cricket Ground

ABBOTTABAD 174 in 53.4 overs (Khayam Khan 49, Shujah Zaheer 42; Ubaid Shah 4-53, Mohammad Salman 3-52) and 125-8 in 32 overs (Mohammad Bilal 63; Ubaid Shah 3-54, Mohammad Salman 2-19); LAHORE WHITES 227 in 52 overs (Ahmed Daniyal 56, Saad Nasim 50; Khalid Usman 3-39, Aqib Khan 3-39, Shahab Khan 3-70)

Faisalabad vs Larkana, National Ground Islamabad

LARKANA 91 in 40.4 overs (Sabit Ali 30, Mohsin Raza 23; Mohammad Faizan 7-13, Faheem Ashraf 2-12) and 238-8 in 56 overs (Umar Waheed 105, Imtiaz Legari 65; Shahid Ali 4-45, Shehzad Gul 2-50); FAISALABAD 196 in 34 overs (Mohammad Faizan 61, Shehzad Gul 32, Muhammad Awais Zafar 29, Faheem Ashraf 20; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-64, Imtiaz Legari 3-80)

AJK vs Karachi Whites, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

KARACHI WHITES 356 in 74.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 120, Rameez Aziz 107; Taj Wali 4-79, Shadab Majeed 3-67); AJK 231-6 in 63 overs (Qazi Mohammad Arbqan 61, Awais Akram Minhas 44 not out; Saqib Khan 2-55, Aftab Ibrahim 2-64)

Rawalpindi vs Bahawalpur, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

BAHAWALPUR 233 in 59 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 74 not out, Ali Umar 44; Shadab Khan 5-80, Mohammad Awais Anwar 3-71); RAWALPINDI 306-9 in 80 overs (Aqib Shah 62, Taimur Khan 59, Shadab Khan 54t; Mehran Sanwal 4-106, Muhammad Imran 2-50)

Multan vs Peshawar, Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda

MULTAN 292 in 87.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Mohammad Basit 54; Mohammad Amir Khan 6-98, Mohammad Imran Jr 2-56); PESHAWAR 70-4 in 26 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 28 not out; Mohammad Ismail 4-26)

Quetta vs Fata, Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur

QUETTA 187 in 58.2 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Sr 48, Bismillah Khan 41; Arshadullah 4-53, Shahid Aziz 3-30); FATA 152-3 IN 44.2 overs (Mohammad Farooq 73, Salman Khan Jr 23 not out; Jalat Khan 2-45)

Sialkot vs Lahore Blues, Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi

LAHORE BLUES 439-7 (decl.) in 100.1 overs (Mohammad Saleem 117, Umar Siddiq 115; Mohammad Ali 4-110, Awais Ali 2-88)

Karachi Blues beat DM Jamali by an innings and 56 runs at Mirpur Cricket Stadium

DM JAMALI 50 in 23 overs (Taimur Ali 15; Mohammad Hamza 7-20) and 51 in 19.5 overs (Sajjad Ali 17; Aftab Khan 3-11, Mohammad Hamza 3-14, Tabish Khan 2-18); KARACHI BLUES 157 in 49.4 overs (Fawad Alam 62, Saifullah Bangash 22; Majid Ali 3-27, Irfanullah Shah 3-48)

Published in Dawn, November 15th, 2024