Faisalabad clinched a hard-fought four-wicket win over Lahore Whites on the second day of the sixth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, while Khushdil Shah and Saad Khan impressed with remarkable batting performances in their respective matches.
At Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Faisalabad’s bowlers dominated as they bowled out Lahore Whites for just 81 in their second innings.
Khurram Shahzad produced an outstanding spell, claiming five wickets for 40 runs.
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Earlier, Faisalabad were dismissed for 115 in their first innings, with Awais Zafar scoring 26.
Aamir Jamal and Nisar Ahmed took three wickets each for Lahore Whites.
Chasing 146 for victory, Faisalabad reached the target with four wickets remaining, guided by Faham-ul-Haq’s 42-run innings.
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Khurram Shahzad was named Player of the Match for his eight-wicket haul across both innings.
At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, FATA piled up a massive 687 for seven declared against Abbottabad.
Khushdil Shah was the star performer, scoring a career-best 206 runs featuring 24 fours and 3 sixes.
Rehan Afridi remained unbeaten on 50, while Kamran Ghulam picked up three wickets for Abbottabad.
In reply, Abbottabad reached 113 for four at stumps, with Shahzaib Khan not out on 45.
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In Peshawar, Islamabad posted 333 runs in their first innings against Multan, thanks to a steady 51-run knock from Hunain Shah.
Ali Usman and Mohammad Ismail bagged four wickets each for Multan.
In response, Multan were bundled out for 170, with Imam-ul-Haq contributing 51 runs.
Hunain Shah and Naqeebullah claimed three wickets apiece.
Following on, Multan managed 19 without loss in their second innings at the close of play.
At Margazar Cricket Ground, Karachi Blues amassed 391 in their first innings against Peshawar, led by Saud Shakeel’s 93-run effort.
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Aamir Khan claimed four wickets for Peshawar.
In reply, Peshawar could only muster 165 runs, with Israrullah top-scoring with 62.
Mohammad Umar starred with the ball, taking six wickets for just 30 runs.
Karachi Blues reached 24 without loss in their second innings.
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Meanwhile, at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur dominated against table-toppers Sialkot, declaring their first innings at 511 for nine.
Mohammad Ammar (166) and Saad Khan (155) joined Mohammad Sudais (112) in scoring centuries.
Saad’s hundred was his third of the tournament, taking his total tally to 777 runs so far.
Hasan Ali picked up three wickets for Sialkot, who closed the day on 41 without loss.
