Lahore (Sports Reporter): Mohammad Rizwan registered an unbeaten double century on day two of the opening round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold tournament to put Peshawar Blues in driving seat against Faisalabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
The second day of the first round saw action unfold across Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Abbottabad with Karachi Blues and Sialkot Blues even after two days of action, while FATA got the edge over Lahore Whites and Multan wrestled back against Islamabad after a batting collapse.
At the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Peshawar Blues resumed from overnight score of 306-3 in 76 overs and declared on 503-4 in 115.2 with Rizwan scoring 200 not out off 252 balls hitting 35 fours and one six.
Overnight centurion Najab Khan fell for 133, while wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris remained unbeaten for a breezy 70 off 69 balls striking nine fours and two sixes. In reply, Faisalabad lost two wickets for 118 runs in the 35.2 overs they faced by close of play.
Faisalabad’s both opening batters Faham-ul-Haq (31, 57b, 5x4s) and Sameer Saqib (25, 74b, 4x4s) were pinned leg-before by Mohammad Adnan, while Asim Ali Nasir (35 not out, 49b, 5x4s) and Atiq-ur-Rehman (24 not out, 33b, 4x4s) will resume tomorrow.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground, FATA were bowled out for 362 in 84.1 overs after resuming from overnight score of 311 for six with debutant Fawad Arshad scoring 115 off 190 balls with the help of 17 fours. For Lahore Whites, teenage pacer Hammad Aziz picked returned impressive figures of 21-3-97-6.
Lahore Whites then conceded a first innings deficit of 128 runs as they were bowled out for 234 in 49.2 overs with opener Ali Zaryab (51, 76b, 6x4s) and skipper Aamir Jamal (74, 63b, 12x4s, 2x6s) scoring half-centuries. FATA’s skipper Shaheen Shah Afridi picked up three wickets, while Afaq Afridi also dismissed as many batters including the prized scalp of Babar Azam for 28.
At close of Play, FATA were 22-1 in eight over with Lahore Whites’ captain Aamir claiming the only wicket to fall.
At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Multan were 249-7 at close of play replying to Islamabad’s first innings total of 215 all out. Multan had begun the innings with commencement of day two and faced 70 overs, which included a 88-5 collapse before Imran Rafiq (93 not out, 173b, 12x4s) and Sharoon Siraj (82, 91b, 16x4s) saving the innings.
For Islamabad, Musa Khan bowled impressively and had figures of three for 31 in 15 overs.
At the National Ground in Islamabad, Karachi Blues were bowled out for 280 in 75.4 overs against Sialkot Blues, managing a slim 39-run first innings lead due to wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Ghazi Ghori’s 88 off 124 balls (14x4s). Pacer Athar Mehmood picked up three wickets for Sialkot, while he was helped by Hasan Ali and Hamza Nazar who dismissed two batters each.
Sialkot saw off the 2.4 overs late in the day scoring 13 runs without any loss.
Scores in brief
Round 1 – Day 2 – Stumps
Karachi Blues v Sialkot Blues at National Ground, Islamabad
Sialkot Blues 241 all out, 79.1 overs (Mohammad Huraira 117, Ahmed Hasan 43, Hamza Nazar 24; Muhammad Umar 4-19, Mohammad Asghar 3-55, Danish Aziz 2-38) and 13-0
Karachi Blues 280 all out, 75.4 overs (Muhammad Ghazi Ghori 88, Rameez Aziz 49, Abdul Basit 37, Danish Aziz 31, Omair Bin Yousuf 29; Athar Mehmood 3-72, Hasan Ali 2-37, Hamza Nazar 2-75)
Faisalabad v Peshawar Blues at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Peshawar Blues 503-4dec, 115.2 overs overs (Mohammad Rizwan 200 not out, Najab Khan 133, Mohammad Haris 70 not out, Nabi Gul 48, Maaz Sadaqat 29; Muddasir Zunair 2-103, Asad Raza 2-139)
Faisalabad 118-2, 35.2 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 35 not out, Faham-ul-Haq 31, Sameer Saqib 25, Atiq-ur-Rehman 24 not out; Mohammad Adnan 2-26)
FATA v Lahore Whites at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
FATA 362 all out, 84.1 overs (Fawad Arshad 115, Rehan Afridi 69, Salman Khan Jnr 33, Mohammad Farooq 32, Mohammad Usman 29, Mohammad Wasim Khan 29, Shaheen Shah Afridi 25; Hammad Aziz 6-97, Mohammad Salman Mirza 2-73) and 22-1 8 overs
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)
Islamabad v Multan at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Islamabad 215 all out, 74.3 overs (Mohammad Hammad Khan 50, Sarmad Bhatti 40, Sudais Ulfat 38, Raja Hamza Waheed 25; Muhammad Shahzad 3-51, Mohammad Irfan 3-52, Aamer Yamin 2-20)
Multan 249-7, 70 overs (Imran Rafiq 93 not out, Sharoon Siraj 82, Uzair Mumtaz 33; Musa Khan 3-31, Ali Imran 2-23)
