Overlooked opener Mohammad Huraira stroked a brilliant century to help Sialkot Blues beat Faisalabad by five wickets, while defending champions Karachi Blues defeated Multan by 275 runs in the second-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold matches on Thursday. The matches between Peshawar Blues and FATA, and Lahore Whites and Islamabad, ended in draws after being affected by afternoon rain.

Huraira scored 105 from 59 balls with 16 fours and four sixes, and added 160 for the first wicket with Mohammad Abdul Rehman (48 from 53 balls with six fours and a six) as Sialkot Blues reached the target of 187 for the loss of five wickets in 21.3 overs.

Shahzad Gul of Faisalabad followed up his three for 73 in the first innings with four for 63.
Earlier, Faisalabad, trailing by 94 runs on the first innings, resumed their second innings at 194 for three and were all-out for 280. Sialkot’s Athar Mehmood took three for 38 and Hamza Nazar three for 58.

At the Diamond Cricket Ground, Mohammad Raza Chandio took four for 42 and Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed three for 14 as Multan were bowled out for 130 after being set a 406-run target.

Imam-ul-Haq, who carried his bat for 137 to help Multan take a two-run first-innings lead, suffered a rare failure when he scored 20.

Earlier in the day, Saifullah Bangash, who had completed his sixth first-class century on Wednesday, finished unbeaten on 111 from 161 balls with 19 fours as Karachi Blues declared their second innings at 407 for five after starting at 393 for five.

Rain rescued Lahore Whites as their match against Islamabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium ended in a draw. After managing only 120 in the first innings and then allowing Islamabad to declare their first innings at 473 for nine, Lahore Whites were 251 for seven after starting the day at 200 for five when the match ended.

Zain Bin Farooq, who was the top scorer in the first innings with 36, scored his maiden first-class century in his second match, falling for 103. He faced 106 balls and struck 15 fours and two sixes. Tayyab Tahir was 70 not out from 108 balls with nine fours and a six, while Ubaid Shah was four not out when rain had the last laugh.

For Islamabad, Sajid Raza and Mohammad Musa took three wickets apiece, conceding 34 and 76 runs, respectively.

Mohammad Sarwar missed a century by three runs as FATA held Peshawar Blues to a draw at the National Cricket Ground. Sarwar was dismissed for 97 from 174 balls with 15 fours and a six as FATA finished at 222 for five after resuming at 116 for three and chasing 333 for victory. Fawad Arshad scored 60 and Mohammad Wasim Khan 28.

After two rounds, Peshawar Blues lead the eight-team points table with 38. FATA are second with 36, followed by Multan (30), Sialkot Blues (24), Karachi Blues (22), Islamabad (19), Lahore Whites (10) and Faisalabad (5).

Meanwhile, in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver, also a first-class competition, Sialkot Whites defeated Karachi Whites by 54 runs in Rahim Yar Khan. Mubashir Aslam followed up his four for 45 in the first innings with four for 53 in the second to help dismiss Karachi for 249 after they were set a 304-run target.

Rizwan Mehmood (73), Saad Khan (64) and Zain-ul-Abdin (61) scored half-centuries for Hyderabad as their match against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) ended in a dull draw in Bahawalpur.

Scores in brief (day 4 of 4):

QUAID TROPHY GOLD

Karachi Blues beat Multan by 275 runs; Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Karachi Blues 214 all-out, 62 overs (Haroon Arshad 48, Abdullah Fazal 40, Rameez Aziz 38, Afnan Khan 26 not out; Moheer Saeed 3-31, Mohammad Shahzad 2-29, Mohammad Ismail 2-54, Hasan Hafeez 2-58) and (overnight 393-5, 92 overs) 407-5d, 95 overs (Rameez Aziz 170, Saifullah Bangash 111 not out, Abdullah Fazal 29, Abdul Basir 29, Omair Bun Yousuf 25; Mohammad Ismael 2-112)

Multan 216 all-out, 62.5 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 137 not out, Sharoon Siraj 25, Moheer Saeed 21; Asad Umar 6-45, Mohammad Hamza 2-72) and 130 all-out, Mohammad Shahzad 25, Sharoon Siraj 24, Waqar Hussain 24, Imam-ul-Haq 20, Mohammad Raza 4-42, Abrar Ahmed 3-14, Asad Umar 2-58)

Lahore Whites drew Islamabad, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Lahore Whites 120 all-out (Zain Bin Farooq 36, Mohammad Faiq 30, Noman Ali 22; Sajid Raza 6-48, Mohammad Musa 2-39) and (overnight 200-5, 48.3 overs) 251-7, 60 overs (Zain Bin Farooq 103, Tayyab Tahir 70 not out, Mohammad Akhlaq 21, Mohammad Mohsin 20; Sajid Raza 3-34. Mohammad Musa 3-76)

Islamabad 473-9d, 119 overs (Azeem Bari 105, Sarmad Bhatti 91, Raja Hamza Waheed 74, Sudais Ulfat 67, Azan Tariq 50, Rizwan Ali 25, Mohammad Musa 22; Hammad Aziz 5-125, Noman Ali 4-114)

Peshawar Blues drew with FATA; National Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Peshawar Blues 220 all-out, 44.1 overs (Sajid Khan 82, Najab Khan 65 not out, Nabi Gul 23; Afaq Afridi 5-66, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2-87) and 342-7d, 80 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 81, Nabi Gul 58, Niaz Khan 58 not out, Mohammad Haris 56, Sahibzada Abdullah 41; Shaheen Shah Afridi 4-98, Sameen Gul 2-50)

FATA (overnight 94-3, 19 overs) 230 all-out, 53.5 overs (Salman Khan 71, Mohammad Farooq 34, Shaheen Shah Afridi 33; Niaz Khan 4-76, Sajid Khan 2-38, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-44, Mohammad Adnan 2-46) and (overnight 116-3, 25.5 overs) 222-5, 74 overs (Mohammad Sarwar 97, Fawad Arshad 60, Mohammad Wasim Khan 28; Mohammad Amir Khan 58)

Sialkot Blues beat Faisalabad by five wickets; Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Faisalabad 222 all-out, 71.4 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 91, Atiq-ur-Rehman 46, Awais Zafar 28, Ali Shan 21; Athar Mahmood 3-59, Shoaib Akhtar 2-28, Hasan Ali 2-55) and (overnight 280 194-3, 73 overs) 280 all-out, 96.3 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 58, Asim Ali Nasir 51, Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi 32, Atiq-ur-Rehman 31, Ali Shan 28, Daniyal Ali Khan 24; Athar Mahmood 3-38, Hamza Nazar 3-58, Hasan Ali 2-43)

Sialkot Blues (overnight 316-9, 71 overs) 316 all-out, 71.1 overs (Abdullah Shafique 112, Abdul Rehman 53, Hasan Ali 36, Mohsin Riaz 35; Shahzad Gul 3-73, Asad Raza 3-86, Daniyal Ali Khan 2-68) and 187-5, 21.3 overs (Mohammad Huraira 105, Abdul Rehman 48; Shahzad Gul 4-63)

QUAID TROPHY SILVER

Bahawalpur (144 all-out & 178 all-out) beat Quetta (168 all-out & 151 all-out) by three runs; SBP Sports Complex (Group A)

Lahore Blues (175 all-out & 184 all-out) lost to Peshawar Whites (306 all-out and 54-1) by nine wickets; UBL Sports Complex (Group A)

Larkana (57 all-out & 141 all-out) lost to Rawalpindi (437 all-out) by an innings and 239 runs; KCCA Stadium (Group A)

Hyderabad (416 all-out & 243-7d) drew with AJK (433 all-out); Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur (Group B)

Sialkot (362 all-out & 177 all-out) beat Karachi Whites (236 all-out & 249) by 54 runs; Sports Complex, Rahimyar Khan (Group B)

DM Jamali (30 all-out & 68 all-out) lost to Abbottabad (402) by an innings and 304 runs; Multan Cricket Stadium (Group B)