FATA captain Shaheen Shah Afridi nudged national selectors with a four-wicket haul, but Mohammad Rizwan’s Peshawar Blues were in a commanding position at stumps on the third day of the second-round Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold match at the National Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

Shaheen took four for 98, but Rizwan’s 81 from 126 balls with 12 fours helped Peshawar Blues declare their second innings at 342 for seven. Set 333, FATA, who had taken a 10-run first-innings lead, recovered from 36 for three to close at 116 for three, with Fawad Arshad batting on 46 and Mohammad Sarwar on 40.

At the Diamond Cricket Ground, Rameez Aziz and Saifullah Bangash added 255 for the fifth wicket to take defending champions Karachi Blues to 393 for five against Multan, an overall lead of 391.

Rameez was out for 170 from 223 balls with 22 fours and two sixes, while Saifullah was batting on 102 from 150 balls with 18 fours. Abdullah Fazal (29), Abdul Basit (29) and Omair Bin Yousuf (25) were the other scorers after Karachi Blues resumed on Wednesday morning at 72 for one. Multan had taken a two-run first-innings lead on the back of Imam-ul-Haq’s unbeaten 137.

In Abbottabad, Hammad Aziz of Lahore Whites took five for 125, but Islamabad declared their first innings at 473 for nine to secure a 353-run lead. When play ended, Lahore Whites were 200 for five in their second innings, with Zain Bin Farooq (77) and Tayyab Tahir (51) at the crease.

At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, opener Faham-ul-Haq followed up his 91 with 58 and Asim Ali Nasir scored 51 as Faisalabad moved 100 runs ahead of Sialkot Blues.

After Sialkot Blues were dismissed at their overnight score of 316 to take a 94-run first-innings lead, Faisalabad closed at 194 for three, with Atiq-ur-Rehman (29) and Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi (28) at the crease.

Scores in brief (day 3 of 4):

QUAID TROPHY GOLD

Faisalabad vs Sialkot Blues; 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 194-3, 73 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 58, Asim Ali Nasir 51, Atiq-ur-Rehman 29 not out, Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi 28 not out; Hasan Ali 2-30)

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)

Lahore Whites vs 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 200-5, 48.3 overs (Zain Bin Farooq 77 not out, Tayyab Tahir 51 not out; Sajid Raza 3-30)

Islamabad (overnight 403-6, 109 overs) 473-9, 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)

Karachi Blues vs Multan; 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 72-1, 17 overs) 393-5, 92 overs (Rameez Aziz 170, Saifullah Bangash 102 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)

Peshawar Blues vs 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 (overnight 150-4, 39 overs) 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 116-3, 25.5 overs (Fawad Arshad 46 not out, Mohammad Sarwar 40 not out)

QUAID TROPHY SILVER

Hyderabad 416 all-out and 46-2 vs AJK 433 all-out; Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur (Group B)

Sialkot 362 all-out & 177 all-out vs Karachi Whites 236 all-out & 112-4; Sports Complex, Rahimyar Khan (Group B)

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)

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

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