Shaheen Shah Afridi produced an all-round performance, while Babar Azam once again failed to convert a decent start into a big score on the second day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold first round at Diamond Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Shaheen scored 25 off 35 balls, including four fours, after Fawad Arshad struck a century to help FATA post 362 all out after resuming at 311 for six. Shaheen then took three wickets for 69 runs as Lahore Whites were dismissed for 234, with Babar scoring 28. At stumps, FATA had reached 22-1.

Babar faced 40 balls and struck six fours before falling to Afaq Afridi, who was the pick of the FATA bowlers with 3-55. Lahore’s innings was rescued by captain Aamir Jamal, who scored 74 off 63 balls, including 12 fours and two sixes, while opener Ali Zaryab contributed 51 off 76 balls with six fours.

Earlier, Fawad Arshad, who resumed on 91 not out, was dismissed after scoring 115. His 190-ball innings included 17 fours. For Lahore, Hammad Aziz returned figures of 21-3-97-6, while Salman Mirza took two wickets for 73 runs.

In Abbottabad, former Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan scored an unbeaten double-century as Peshawar declared their first innings at 503 for four after resuming at 306 for three. Faisalabad were 118 for two at stumps.

Rizwan, playing his second first-class match of the season, remained unbeaten on 200 after resuming on 111. His 252-ball innings included 35 fours and a six.

Najab Khan, who resumed on 101, was dismissed after scoring 133 off 226 balls, including 20 fours and a six. Mohammad Haris was unbeaten on 70 off 69 balls, with nine fours and two sixes, when the declaration was made. He added 130 runs for the unfinished fifth-wicket stand with Rizwan.

At National Cricket Ground in Islamabad, defending champions Karachi Blues took a 29-run first-innings lead against Sialkot, who closed the day at 13 for no loss.

Resuming at nine for one in reply to Sialkot’s 241, Karachi were dismissed for 280, with Test wicketkeeper Mohammad Ghazi Ghori top-scoring with 88 off 124 balls, including 14 fours.

Rameez Aziz (49), Abdul Basit (37), Danish Aziz (31) and Omair Yousuf (29) were the other main contributors for Karachi. Sialkot’s Athar Mahmood took three wickets for 72 runs, while Hasan Ali and Hamza Nazar claimed two wickets each.

At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Multan closed the day at 249 for seven after Islamabad were dismissed for 215 on the opening day. Imran Rafiq was unbeaten on 93, while Sharoon Siraj contributed 82 as the pair added 138 runs for the sixth wicket.

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

Islamabad vs. 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)

Multan 249-7, 70 overs (Imran Rafiq 93 not out, Sharoon Siraj 82, Uzair Mumtaz 33; Mohammad Musa 3-31, Ali Imran 2-23)

FATA vs. Lahore Whites, Diamond Cricket Ground

FATA (overnight 311-6, 73 overs) 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 22-1

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)

Peshawar Blues vs. Faisalabad, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

Peshawar Blues (overnight 306-3, 76 overs) 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 118-2, 35.2 overs (Asim Ali 35 not out, Faham-ul-Haq 31)

Sialkot Blues vs. 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) and 13-0, 2.4 overs

Karachi Blues (overnight 9-1, 3.1 overs) 280 all out, 75.4 overs (Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 88, Rameez Aziz 49, Abdul Basit 37, Danish Aziz 31, Omair Yousuf 29; Athar Mahmood 3-72, Hasan Ali 2-37, Hamza Nazar 2-75)

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver – Scores in brief, first round, day two of four — five matches available

Bahawalpur vs. Peshawar Whites, KCCA Stadium, Karachi (Group A)

Bahawalpur 304

Peshawar Whites 218-8

Karachi Whites vs. AJK, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan (Group B)

AJK 209 all out and 88-5

Karachi Whites 121

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

Hyderabad 519-8

DM Jamali 146-3

Abbottabad vs. Sialkot Whites, Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur (Group B)

Abbottabad 175 all out and 243 all out

Sialkot Whites 136 all out and 2-0