Rizwan 111*, Najab 101*, Huraira 117 On Quaid Trophy First Day
Mohammad Rizwan, Najab Khan and Mohammad Huraira stroked centuries on the opening day of the first-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold matches on Tuesday.
Rizwan was unbeaten on 111 and Najab on 101 after adding 179 for the fourth wicket from 257 balls, taking Peshawar Blues to 306 for three at stumps against Faisalabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Rizwan has faced 142 balls and hit 21 fours, while Najab has hit 18 fours in a 168-ball innings. For Faisalabad, Asad Raza took two for 80.
At the National Cricket Ground, Huraira scored 117 from 143 balls with 13 fours and a six to help Sialkot Blues post 241 in 79.1 overs against Karachi Blues. For Karachi, Mohammad Umar took four for 19 and Mohammad Asghar three for 55, while Danish Aziz took two for 38.
When play ended, Karachi Blues were nine for one.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Islamabad were bowled out for 215 by Multan, with Mohammad Hammad Khan scoring 50 and Sarmad Bhatti 40. For Multan, Mohammad Shahzad took three for 51 and Mohammad Shan three for 52. Multan will resume their reply on Wednesday.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground, FATA had reached 311 for six against Lahore Whites, with Fawad Arshad batting on 91 and Rehan Afridi scoring 69. For Lahore Whites, Hammad Aziz took four for 81.
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold – Scores in brief (round 1, day 1 of 4)
Islamabad v Multan, 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) v Multan
FATA v Lahore Whites, Diamond Cricket Ground
FATA 311-6, 73 overs (Fawad Arshad 91 not out, Rehan Afridi 69, Salman Khan Jr. 33, Mohammad Farooq 32, Mohammad Usman Khan 29, Mohammad Wasim Khan 29; Hammad Aziz 4-81) v Lahore Whites
Peshawar Blues v Faisalabad, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Peshawar Blues 306-3, 76 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 111 not out, Najab Khan 101 not out, Nabi Gul 48, Maaz Sadaqat 29; Asad Raza 2-80) v Faisalabad
Sialkot Blues v Karachi 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)
Karachi Blues 9-1, 3.1 overs (Abdul Basit 3 not out, Mohammad Asghar 2 not out)
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver – Scores in brief (round 1, day 1 of 4)
Lahore Blues v Rawalpindi, SBP Sports Complex, Karachi (Group A)
Rawalpindi 69, 24.4 overs (Taimur Khan 27; Nisar Ahmed 4-11, Ahmed Bashir 3-27, Mohammad Zahid 3-27)
Lahore Blues 168-9, 51 overs (Mohammad Zahid 42 not out; Mohammad Nabeel 3-32, Mohammad Faizan Ghani 3-62, Kashif Ali 2-28)
Larkana v Quetta, UBL Sports Complex, Karachi (Group A)
Larkana 116 all-out, 44.2 overs (Ghulam Raza 25, Mohammad Ibrahim 23; Najeebullah Achakzai 5-33, Naqeebullah 4-23)
Quetta 127-4, 32 overs (Bismillah Khan 79; Mushtaq Ahmed 2-30, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-48)
Bahawalpur v Peshawar Whites, KCCA Stadium, Karachi (Group A)
Bahawalpur 237-6, 91 overs (Mohammad Umair 55, Ali Afzal 48 not out, Mohammad Shahiryar 39, Mohammad Sudais 35, Aon Shahzad 25; Adil Amin 3-49, Mohammad Ilyas 2-32) v Peshawar Whites
Karachi Whites v AJK, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan (Group B)
AJK 209 all-out, 74.5 overs (Husnain Nadeem 80, Hamad Islam 39, Awais Akram 25; Saifullah 5-38, Asadullah Hamza 2-53)
Karachi Whites 16-2, 7 overs
Hyderabad v DM Jamali, Sports Complex Rahim Yar Khan (Group B)
Hyderabad 333-3, 90 overs (Mohammad Saddam 139, Saad Khan 68 not out, Haris Khan 59, Daniyal Hussain 31 not out) v DM Jamali
Abbottabad v Sialkot Whites, Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur (Group B)
Abbottabad 175 all-out, 48 overs (Israr Hussain 31, Mohammad Riazullah 28, Shahzaib Khan 27; Salman Aslam 4-72, Mubashir Aslam 3-30, Inzamam-ul-Haq 2-23)
Sialkot Whites 108-2, 32.3 overs (Mohammad Husnain Khan 48 not out, Mirza Tahir Baig 42 not out)



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