Shahid Aziz and Afaq Afridi claimed eight wickets between them as FATA defeated Lahore Whites by 241 runs on the fourth and final day of the opening round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold at Diamond Cricket Ground on Friday.

Shahid finished with four for 32 and Afaq four for 46 as Lahore Whites were bowled out for 170 after resuming the final morning at 40 for four in pursuit of a 412-run target.

Zain Farooq top-scored with an unbeaten 44 off 57 balls, including three fours and three sixes, while Babar Azam, who was unbeaten on 20 overnight, was caught at first slip off Shahid after scoring 42 off 78 balls, including six fours.

At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Multan defeated Islamabad by 10 wickets.

Islamabad, after conceding a 112-run first-innings lead, resumed Friday morning at 163 for six and were bowled out for 229. Fast bowler Hasan Hafeez delivered an impressive spell, finishing with six for 65, while Moheer Saeed claimed three for 36.

Chasing 118 for victory, Multan reached the target in 26.2 overs. Imam-ul-Haq scored an unbeaten 64 off 76 balls, including 14 fours, while Uzair Mumtaz made 50 not out off 85 balls, with seven fours.

In Abbottabad, Mohammad Wisal took four for 37, while Maaz Sadaqat and Mohammad Amir Khan claimed two wickets apiece as Peshawar Blues beat Faisalabad by an innings and 25 runs.

Peshawar had declared their first innings at 503 for four before dismissing Faisalabad for 259 on Thursday. Forced to follow on, Faisalabad resumed Friday morning at 54 for one but were bowled out for 219.

Awais Zafar top-scored with 65, while Faham-ul-Haq (39), Asim Ali (35) and Ali Shan (31) were the other notable contributors.

At National Cricket Ground, Omair Bin Yousuf and Rameez Aziz shared an unbroken 142-run fifth-wicket partnership to help Karachi Blues secure a draw against Sialkot Blues. Chasing a target of 350, Karachi were 85 for four before finishing on 227 for four.

Omair remained unbeaten on 100 off 161 balls, hitting 14 fours, while Rameez scored 53 not out off 116 balls, including seven fours. Athar Mahmood and Hamza Nazar took two wickets each for Sialkot, who had conceded a 39-run first-innings lead to Karachi.

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold – Scores in brief, first round, day four of four

FATA beat Lahore Whites by 241 runs, Diamond Cricket Ground

FATA 362 all out (Fawad Arshad 115, Rehan Afridi 69, Salman Khan Jr. 33, Mohammad Farooq 32, Mohammad Usman Khan 29, Mohammad Wasim Khan 29, Shaheen Shah Afridi 25; Hammad Aziz 6-97, Salman Mirza 2-73) and 283 all-out, 59.1 overs (Mohammad Farooq 123, Salman Khan 53, Shahid Aziz 33; Salman Mirza 3-78, Mohammad Faiq 2-39, Hammad Aziz 2-42, Aamir Jamal 2-66)

Lahore Whites 234 all out, 49.2 overs (Aamir Jamal 74, Ali Zaryab 51, Babar Azam 28, Mohammad Faiq 26; Afaq Afridi 3-55, Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-69, Shahid Aziz 2-56) and (overnight 40-4, 17 overs) 170 all-out, 43.1 overs (Zain Farooq 44 not out, Babar Azam 42, Mohammad Mohsin 31, Aamir Jamal 23; Shahid Aziz 4-32, Afaq Afridi 4-46)

Multan beat Islamabad by 10 wickets, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium

Islamabad 215 all out, 74.3 overs (Mohammad Hammad Khan 50, Sarmad Bhatti 40, Sudais Ulfat 38, Raja Hamza Waheed 25; Mohammad Shahzad 3-51, Mohammad Shan 3-52) and (overnight 163-6, 51 overs) 229 all-out, 65.5 overs (Raja Hamza Waheed 60, Azeem Bari 34, Azan Tariq 33, Sarmad Bhatti 31; Hasan Hafeez 6-65, Moheer Saeed 3-36)

Multan 327 all-out, 90.2 overs (Imran Rafiq 140, Sharoon Siraj 82, Uzair Mumtaz 33, Aamer Yamin 27; Mohammad Musa 4-51, Mohammad Qaser 3-72, Ali Imran 2-36) and 121-0 (Imam-ul-Haq 64 not out, Uzair Mumtaz 50 not out)

Peshawar Blues beat Faisalabad by an innings and 25 runs, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

Peshawar Blues 503-4 declared, 115.2 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 200 not out, Najab Khan 133, Mohammad Haris 70, Nabi Gul 48, Maaz Sadaqat 29; Mudasir Zunair 2-103, Asad Raza 2-139)

Faisalabad 259 all-out, 92.2 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 72, Asim Ali 42, Faham-ul-Haq 31, Sameer Saqib 25, Mohammad Afzal 24, Ali Shan 21; Sajid Khan 3-25, Mohammad Adnan 3-50, Niaz Khan 2-55, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-66) and (overnight 54-1) 219 all-out, 96.3 overs (Awais Zafar 65, Faham-ul-Haq 39, Asim Ali 35, Ali Shan 31; Mohammad Wisal 4-37, Maaz Sadaqat 2-23, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-78)

Karachi Blues drew with Sialkot Blues, National Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Sialkot Blues 241 all out, 79.1 overs (Mohammad Huraira 117, Ahmed Hassan 43, Hamza Nazar 24; Mohammad Umar 4-19, Mohammad Asghar 3-55, Danish Aziz 2-38) and 388-5d, 78.4 overs (Mohammad Huraira 141, Mohsin Riaz 100 not out, Abdullah Shafique 48, Amad Butt 36 not out, Abdul Rehman 26; Mohammad Hamza 2-94)

Karachi Blues 280 all out, 75.4 overs (Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 88, Rameez Aziz 49, Abdul Basit 37, Danish Aziz 31, Omair Bin Yousuf 29; Athar Mahmood 3-72, Hasan Ali 2-37, Hamza Nazar 2-75) and (overnight 2-1) 227-4, 77 overs (Omair Bin Yousuf 100 not out, Rameez Aziz 53 not out, Saifullah Bangash 41; Athar Mahmood 2-43, Hamza Nazar 2-106)

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver – First round results:

Peshawar Whites beat Bahawalpur by five wickets, KCCA Stadium, Karachi (Group A)

Quetta beat Larkana by nine wickets, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi (Group A)

Lahore beat Rawalpindi by nine wickets, SBP Sports Complex, Karachi (Group A)

AJK beat Karachi Whites by 109 runs, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan (Group B)

Hyderabad vs. DM Jamali, Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan (Group B)

Abbottabad beat Sialkot Whites by 105 runs, Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur (Group B)