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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament

WAPDA, SNGPL, Rawalpindi and Sialkot win

* Rashid Latif (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Fayyaz (Peshawar) and Mohammad Hafeez (SNGPL) stand out with ball
* Taufiq Umar (HBL) and Zeeshan Asif (Faisalabad) hit centuries

Staff Report

LAHORE: Imranullah’s quickfire knock of 85 alongside a clinical display by the seamers, helped Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) win with six wickets to spare against Lahore Shalimar on the penultimate day of their four-day Quaid-e-Azam Trophy First Class Tournament Group A match at the Lahore City Cricket Association LCCA Ground here on Friday. Resuming on 139 for 4, Lahore failed to cope with the pace of the WAPDA fast bowlers, led by Sarfraz Ahmed (3-34) and Shabbir Ahmed (4-56). Sarfraz finished with a match haul of seven wickets. Though the WAPDA openers departed early chasing down 157, Imranullah blasted 18 fours and a six during his 59-ball knock and fast-tracked the victory, which came in the 31st over.

Meanwhile, at the Sheikhupura Stadium, Mohammad Hafeez’s five-for handed Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) a crushing win against Sui Southern Gas Corporation (SSGC). The innings and 115 run victory was enough to ensure top spot temporarily on the points table, though National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) picked up first-innings points against Habib Bank Limited (HBL).

In Group B, at the National Ground in Islamabad, 35-year-old fast bowler Rashid Latif captured seven wickets to hand Rawalpindi a 77-run win in their top-of-the-table clash with Karachi Blues. The two teams are now locked on 27 points but Rawalpindi have played one match less. In another Group B match to finish within three days, Sialkot won by 136 runs at the Abbottabad Stadium after a frenetic day in which 19 wickets went down. Left-arm fast bowler Armaghan Elahi was on fire early in the day to reduce Sialkot from their overnight 49 for 1 to 73 for 6. Number eight batsman Ahmed Butt (42) and number 9 Bilawal Bhatti (29) staged a fightback to give their bowlers a target above 200 to defend. Faisal Rasheed was Sialkot’s hero with the ball, taking 5 for 58, as Abbottabad folded for 107 in 37 overs. It all unravelled for Abbottabad when they lost six wickets for 17 runs after being 54 for 2. The action continues on Saturday (today) with the remaining matches still to be decided at the various centres of the country.

Summarised scores:

Fourth round (day three of four)

Group A

1: At LCCA Ground in Lahore: Lahore Shalimar 173 in 42.3 overs (Suleman Khan 61, 79 balls, 10x4s, Abid Ali 24, Sarfraz Ahmed 4-36, Umaid Ahmed 4-60) and 210 in 57.1 overs (Abid Ali 64, 111 balls, 9x4s, Mohammad Samad 35, Shabbir Ahmed 4-56, Sarfraz Ahmed 3-34) vs WAPDA 227 in 78.3 overs (Jahangir Mirza 45, Ali Azmat 42, Mohammad Saeed 6-82, Yawar Abbas 2-31) and 157-4 in 24.1 overs (Imranullah 85, 59 balls, 18x4s, 1x6s)

Result: WAPDA won by six wickets.

Toss: WAPDA

2: At Sheikhupura Stadium: SSGC 160 in 56.2 overs (Azeem Ghuman 88, 173 balls, 10x4s, Wajid Ali 32, Samiullah 5-41) and 182 in 60.4 overs (Bilal Asad 81, Shakeelur Rehman 25, Mohammad Hafeez 5-63) vs SNGPL 457 in 120.2 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 89, 189 balls, Ali Waqas 147, 255 balls, 18x4s, Azhar Shafiq 67, 96 balls, 7x4s, Shakeelur Rehman 6-105)

Result: SNGPL won by an innings and 115 runs.

Toss: SNGPL

3: At National Stadium in Karachi: Karachi Whites 192 in 64.3 overs (Naveed Khan 55, Afsar Nawaz 51) and 209-6 in 69 overs (Atif Ali Zaidi 42*, Naveed Khan 49, Jamshed Ahmed 3-47) vs PIA 432-5 decl in 111 overs (Khurram Manzoor 133, 274 balls, 20x4s, Agha Sabir 98, 153 balls, 16x4s, 1x6s, 181 runs 1st wicket partnership between Khurram and Agha; Shoaib Khan 68, 77 balls, 12x4s, Sarfraz Ahmed 51*, 65 balls, 5x4x, 1x6s, Jan Nisar Khan 47, 85 balls, 9x4s, Misbah Khan 2-83)

Toss: PIA

4: At Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore: National Bank 412 in 121 overs (Fawad Alam 98, 161 balls, 11x4s, Qaiser Abbas 124*, 168 balls, 16x4s, Rashid Riaz 60, 164 balls, 7x4s, Fahad Masood 2-96, Sarmad Anwar 2-67, Danish Kaneria 3-118) and 121-7 in 42 overs (Nasir Jamshed 24, Rashid Riaz 31, Abdul Rehman 2-10, Danish Kaneria 2-28, Shahid Nazir 2-23) vs Habib Bank 353 in 81.2 overs (Taufiq Umar 114, 190 balls, 16x4s, Abdul Rehman 85, 174 balls, 10x4s, Hasan Raza 64, 61 balls, 14x4s, Mohammad Talha 4-99, Mansoor Amjad 3-55)

Toss: Habib Bank

5: At KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi: KRL 259 in 86.2 overs (Zahoor Elahi 105, 176 balls, 11x4s, 1x6s, Noman Ali 46, Junaid Nadir 6-60) and 182-6 in 84 overs (Mohammad Wasim 44, Saeed Anwar Jr. 37, Zulfiqar Jan 34, Junaid Nadir 3-36) vs ZTBL 243 in 74 overs (Shahid Yousuf 50, Zulqarnain Haider 34, Noman Ali 4-45)

Toss: ZTBL

Group B

1: At National Ground in Islamabad: Rawalpindi 271 in 65 overs (Baber Naeem 50, Naveed Qureshi 40, Yasim Murtaza 36, Jamal Anwar 31, Tariq Haroon 3-65, Tanveer Ahmed 3-100) and 161 in 39.5 (Zahid Mansoor 57, Naveed Qureshi 34, Tanvir Ahmed 7-70) vs Karachi Blues 132 in 50.5 overs (Wajihuddin 26, Tanvir Ahmed 29, Mohammad Ramiz 6-50) and 203 in 57.4 overs (Shahzaib Hasan 87, 114 balls, 7x4s, 4x6s, Tanvir Ahmed 30, 27balls, Rashid Latif 7-69)

Result: Rawalpindi won by 77 runs.

Toss: Karachi Blues

2: At Abbottabad Stadium: Sialkot 237 in 90 overs (Hafiz Majid 116, 276 balls, 14x4s, Junaid Khan 5-70, Ikramullah 2-41) and 184 in 60.1 overs (Ahmed Butt 42, 77 balls, 3x4s, Bilawal Bhatti 29, Armaghan Elahi 5-64, Junaid Khan 3-71) vs Abbottabad 178 in 35 overs (Khalid Usman 55*, Naveed Arif 7-66) and 107 in 37 overs (Ghulam Mohammad 28, Junaid Khan 20, Faisal Rasheed 5-58, Naveed Arif 3-30)

Result: Sialkot won by 136 runs.

Toss: Abbottabad

3: At Diamond Ground in Islamabad: Quetta 163 in 51.1 overs (Faisal Irfan 47*, 93 balls, Nasarullah 4-35, Shahzad Azam 3-71, Rauf Akbar 3-31) and 303 in 77.3 overs (Shahzad Tareen 70, 72 balls, 10x4s, Ataur Rehman 53, Nasarullah 2-57, Shahzad Azam 3-77, Nasarullah 3-68) vs Islamabad 215 in 52 overs (Fakhir Hussain 74, 50 balls, 12x4s, 3x6s, at No.10; Arun Lal 3-69, Nazar Hussain 3-72) and 219-8 in 63 overs (Ameer Khan 47*, Raheel Majeed 44, Arun Lal 4-61, Nazar Hussain 3-52)

Toss: Islamabad

4: At Country Club in Muridke: Hyderabad 284 in 88.5 overs (Mohammad Owais 113, 280 balls, 112x4s, Imran Khan 6-85, Noman Haider 3-61) and 281 in 76 overs (Sharjeel Khan 58, Shahid Qambrani 83, 99 balls, 7x4s, 3x6s, Mohammad Fayyaz 6-54) vs Peshawar 197 in 48.5 (Mohammad Rizwan 32, Mir Ali Talpur 5-80, Nadeemur Rehman 3-57) and 128-3 in 26 overs (Mohammad Fayyaz 71*, 89 balls, 12x4s)

Toss: Hyderabad

5: At Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad: Faisalabad 321 in 100.4 overs (Ammar Mahmood 70, Mohammad Salman 89, 183 balls, 14x4s, Waqar Ahmed 3-43, Abdul Ghaffar 4-69) and 177-3 in 48 overs (Zeeshan Asif 101*, 154 balls, 11x4s, 2x6s, Imran Ali 56, 115 balls, 8x4s) vs Lahore Ravi 269 in 95.1 overs (Javed Hussain 49, Shahbaz Butt 67, Zulqarnain 5-91)

Toss: Faisalabad.

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