Rameez, Saifullah hit centuries for Karachi Blues

KARACHI BUREAU —Rameez Aziz and Saifullah Bangash scored centuries for Karachi Blues, while Islamabad strengthened their position against Lahore Whites on the third day of the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold on Wednesday. At the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Karachi Blues resuming their second innings at the overnight score of 72-1, reached 393-5 in 92 overs, extending their lead over Multan to 391 runs.

Rameez scored 170, while Saifullah remained unbeaten on 102. At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad resuming at 222 all out, dismissed Sialkot Blues for 316 before reaching 194-3 in their second innings. Faham-ul-Haq scored 58 and Asim Ali Nasir contributed 51, giving Faisalabad a 100-run lead.

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Islamabad resumed at 403-6 and extended their first-innings total to 473-9, with Sarmad Bhatti scoring 91. Hammad Aziz took five wickets. Lahore Whites reached 200-5 in their second innings, with Zain Bin Farooq unbeaten on 77 and Tayyab Tahir on 51. At National Ground in Islamabad, Peshawar Blues resuming at 150 for four declared on 342-7, with Mohammad Rizwan scoring 81.

Chasing 333, FATA reached 116-3, with Fawad Arshad unbeaten on 46. Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver Bahawalpur and Peshawar Whites registered wins on the third day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver’s second round on Wednesday. At SBP Sports Complex, Bahawalpur defeated Quetta by three wickets after Mohammad Umair took 4-34 to dismiss Quetta for 151 in their second innings.

At UBL Sports Complex, Mohammad Ilyas completed a 10-wicket match haul as Peshawar Whites defeated Lahore Blues by nine wickets. Elsewhere, Sardar Hassan Raza Khan scored 213 for AJK against Hyderabad, while Karachi Whites reached 112-4 chasing 304 against Sialkot Whites at Rahim Yar Khan. Scores in brief: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy – Gold Day 3 of 4 Match 5 – Karachi Blues v Multan at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad Karachi Blues 214 all out, 62 overs (Haroon Arshad 48, Abdullah Fazal 40; Moheer Saeed 3-31) and 72-1, 17 overs (Abdul Basit 29) and 393-5, 92 overs (Rameez Aziz 170, Saifullah Bangash 102 not out; Mohammad Ismail 2-112) Multan 216 all out, 62.5 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 137 not out; Asad Umar 6-45) Match 6 – Faisalabad v Sialkot Blues at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Faisalabad 222 all out, 71.4 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 91, Atiq-ur-Rehman 46; Athar Mehmood 3-59) and 194-3, 73 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 58, Asim Ali Nasir 51; Hasan Ali 2-30) Sialkot 316 all out, 71.1 overs overs (Abdullah Shafique 112, Abdul Rehman 53; Shehzad Gul 3-73, Asad Raza 3-86) Match 7 – Lahore Whites v Islamabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad Lahore Whites 120 all out, 28.5 overs (Zain Bin Farooq 36; Sajid Raza 6-48) and 200-5, 48.3 overs (Zain Bin Farooq 77 not out, Tayyab Tahir 51 not out; Sajid Raza 3-30) Islamabad 473-9, 119 overs (Azeem Bari 105, Sarmad Bhatti 91, Raja Hamza Waheed 74, Sudais Ulfat 67, Azan Tariq 50 not out; Hammad Aziz 5-125, Noman Ali 4-114) Match 8 – FATA v Peshawar Blues at National Ground, Islamabad Peshawar Blues 220 all out, 44.1 overs (Sajid Khan 82, Najab Khan 65; Afaq Afridi 5-66) and 342-7 (decl), 80 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 81, Nabi Gul 58, Niaz Khan 58 not out, Mohammad Haris 56, Sahibzada Abdullah 41; Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-98) FATA 230 all out, 53.5 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 71; Niaz Khan 4-76) and 116-3, 25.5 overs (Fawad Arshad 46 not out; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-29) Quaid-e-Azam Trophy – Silver Day 3 of 4 Match 8 – Hyderabad v AJK at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur Hyderabad 416 all out, 104.4 overs (Saad Khan 196, Rizwan Mehmood 69; Zaman Khan 4-75) and 46-2, 10.4 overs (Faizan Saleem 2-8) AJK 433 all out, 110.4 overs (Sardar Hassan Raza Khan 213, Husnain Nadeem 65; Jawad Ali 5-94) Match 9 – Sialkot Whites v Karachi Whites at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan Sialkot Whites 362 all out, 85.5 overs (Mohammad Tayyab 139, Rana Shahzaib 54; Mohammad Fahad 3-69) and 177 all out, 54.5 overs (Rana Shahzaib 29; Asadullah Hamza 2-25, Mohammad Fahad Ameen 2-42, Maaz Khurram 2-44) Karachi Whites 236 all out, 69.5 overs (Mohammad Taha Mahmood 67; Mubashar Aslam 4-45) and 112-4, 31.2 overs Match 11 – Bahawalpur beat Quetta by three wickets at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi Bahawalpur 144 all out, 51.2 overs (Mohammad Akram 51; Najeebullah 6-48) and 178 all out, 41.5 overs (Mohammad Umair 40; Najeebullah 4-72) Quetta 168 all out, 47.2 overs (Salahuddin 63; Mohammad Aazib 5-53) and 151 all out, 55.5 overs (Haseebullah 69; Mohammad Umair 4-34) Match 12 –Peshawar Whites beat Lahore Blues by nine wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi Lahore Blues 175 all out, 48 overs (Mohammad Saleem 62; Mohammad Ilyas 6-40, Mohammad Abuzar 3-57) and 184 all out, 54.2 overs (Ali Razzaq 51, Imran Butt 47; Mohammad Ilyas 4-60) Peshawar Whites 306 all out, 83.4 overs (Abuzar Tariq 54, Adil Khan 51; Ali Razzaq 4-49, Usman Qadir 3-77) and 54-1, 13 overs (Waqar Ahmad 27 not out) *Match 7 Rawalpindi beat Larkana by an innings and 239 runs at KCCA Stadium, Karachi Larkana 57 all out, 26 overs (Mushtaque Ahmed 24; Mohammad Nawaz 5-13, Mohammad Nabeel 4-11) and 141 all out, 39.5 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim 34; Mohammad Nabeel 4-30) Rawalpindi 437 all out, 104 overs (Abdul Faseeh 95; Mohammad Mustafa 5-100) *Match 10 –Abbottabad beat DMJ by an innings and 304 runs at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan DMJ 30 all out, 17.3 overs (Arshad Iqbal 6-16, Israr Hussain 4-7) and 68 all out, 22.4 overs (Israr Hussain 4-21) Abbottabad 402 all out, 89.1 overs (Mohammad Riazullah 178 not out, Mohsin Khan 58; Farhanullah 5-109) *Match concluded on second day