- Abbottabad’s Ahmed Khan, Islamabad’s Shamyl Hussain and Faisalabad’s Atiq-ur-Rehman struck centuries; Lahore Whites’ Rameez bagged 10-wicket match haul
- The third round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 will begin on Saturday in four cities
- Scorecards and stats are available here
- Day four highlights of Sialkot v Faisalabad are available here; Lahore Whites v Abbottabad are available here
Lahore, 15 October 2025: The second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 ended with three draws and a close win for Peshawar over FATA as three centuries were also seen on the day. The second round will kick off on Saturday, 18 October at five venues across Abbottabad, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Peshawar.
Mohammad Haris-led Peshawar successfully defended the 256-run target as they restricted FATA to 238 all out in 68.5 overs with the help of pacer Mohammad Amir Khan’s 5-72 – his fourth first-class five-for - at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Beginning the day at 51-2 and requiring 205 more runs to win, FATA slumped to 152-8 before Zahid Mehmood (42, 51b, 8x4s) and Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (40, 57b, 4x4s, 1x6) got together to put on 65 runs for the ninth wicket but in vain.
FATA also managed to add 21 runs for the last wicket but fell 17 runs short. No.3 batter Salman Khan Jnr top-scored with 73 off 127 balls hitting 10 fours.
Amir bagged seven wickets in the match, while he was aided by Iftikhar Ahmed (2-30) and Sufyan Moqim (2-32) in reining in FATA’s batters.
Faisalabad managed to bat out the day four and eked out a draw against Sialkot after being 38-2 at the start of play and 123 runs behind at the Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar.
No. 4 batter Atiq-ur-Rehman hit 143 off 179 balls striking 18 fours and one six and was helped by handy contributions from Muhammad Awais Zafar (59, 62b, 6x4s, 3x6s), Muhammad Irfan Khan (39, 69b, 4x4s, 1x6) and Ali Shan (32 not out, 88b, 2x4s) as Faisalabad got 185 runs ahead with four wickets intact before it was declared a draw.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, Abbottabad managed to steal a draw after conceding a 135-run first innings deficit as they managed to stretch their second innings from overnight score of 35-3 to 377 all out in 78.3 overs.
No.6 batter Ahmed Khan (104, 148b, 11x4s, 3x6s) struck a match-saving century and together with Khalid Usman (71, 72b, 10x4s, 1x6) gathered 146 runs for the seventh wicket after Abbottabad were 176-6 and only 41 runs ahead.
Skipper Fakhar Zaman also chipped in with a 99-ball 81 hitting 10 fours and three sixes. For Lahore Whites, Mohammad Rameez Jnr picked up four wickets completing his third first-class haul of 10 wickets in a match.
Whites were 243 for chase in 18 remaining overs but they only faced three overs before the teams decided to shake hands.
The Islamabad v Bahawalpur fixture at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi ended in a stalemate after Bahawalpur’s first innings ended on 508 all out – a 33-run deficit – and in turn Islamabad scored 221-3 in 60 overs.
Islamabad’s opening batter Shamyl Hussain registered his third first-class century (123 not out, 175b, 12x4s, 2x6s) and also completed 1,000 first-class runs. He shared a 109-run stand for the third-wicket with Faizan Riaz (42, 97b, 5x4s) and a 75-run opening with Abdul Faseeh (35, 51b, 5x4s).
Earlier, Bahawalpur had resumed from 463-6 and added 45 runs to their score before getting bowled out in 139.4 overs.
Scores in brief – Day 4 – End of Round 2
Lahore Whites v Abbottabad at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Match Drawn | Target for Lahore Whites 243
Abbottabad 365 all out, 109.2 overs (Khalid Usman 78, Shahzaib Khan 74, Yasir Khan 56, Fakhar Zaman 53, Ahmed Khan 30, Israr Hussain 29; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 6-144, Saad Nasim 3-23) and 377 all out, 78.3 overs (Ahmed Khan 104, Fakhar Zaman 81, Khalid Usman 71, Mohammad Suleman 33, Mohammad Arif 26; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 4-168, Mohammad Abbas 3-43, Saad Nasim 2-49)
Lahore Whites 500 all out, 126.1 overs (Ali Zaryab 199, Hussain Talat 77, Tayyab Tahir 48, Abid Ali 41, Saad Nasim 36, Mohammad Salman 25, Junaid Ali 20; Khalid Usman 5-172, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-85, Israr Hussain 2-86) and 1-0, 3 overs
Player of the match – Khalid Usman (Abbottabad)
Islamabad v Bahawalpur at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi
Match drawn
Islamabad 541-6 dec, 137.3 overs (Mohammad Hammad Khan 172, Sarmad Bhatti 144, Rizwan Ali 101 not out, Raja Hamza Waheed 60, Shamyl Hussain 28; Gulfam Aziz 2-88, Mohammad Azab 2-91) and 221-3, 60 overs (Shamyl Hussain 123 not out, Faizan Riaz 42, Abdul Faseeh 35; Mubasir Khan 2-54)
Bahawalpur 508 all out, 139.4 overs (Saad Khan 215, Mubasir Khan 72, Mohammad Alamgir 58, Muhammad Imran 58, Mohammad Faizan Zafar 39, Mohammad Ammar 26; Musa Khan 3-68, Kaleem Dil 3-74, Jawad Ali 3-144)
Player of the match – Saad Khan (Bahawalpur)
Peshawar beat FATA by 17 runs at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Target for FATA 256
Peshawar 271 all out, 63 overs (Israrullah 91, Iftikhar Ahmed 78, Niaz Khan 47; Sameen Gul 2-69, Akif Javed 2-70, Shahid Aziz 2-70) and 295 all out, 84 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 75, Mohammad Haris 59, Israrullah 51, Nabi Gul 38; Zahid Mehmood 6-85, Akif Javed 2-48)
FATA 311 all out, 68.2 overs (Mohammad Farooq 90, Rehan Afridi 41, Mohammad Wasim Khan 41, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 32, Khushdil Shah 26, Mohammad Naeem 25, Salman Khan Jnr 21; Iftikhar Ahmed 3-19, Abuzar 3-95, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-56) and 238 all out, 68.5 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 73, Zahid Mehmood 42, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 40, Mohammad Wasim Khan 23; Mohammad Amir Khan 5-72, Iftikhar Ahmed 2-30, Sufyan Moqim 2-32)
Player of the match – Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar)
Faisalabad v Sialkot at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Match drawn
Faisalabad 255 all out, 89.5 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 81, Faham-ul-Haq 51, Muhammad Irfan Khan 42, Ali Shan 29; Mohammad Ali 5-47, Athar Mehmood 3-74) and 346-5, 90 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 143, Muhammad Awais Zafar 59, Muhammad Irfan Khan 39, Sameer Saqib 36, Ali Shan 32 not out; Usama Mir 3-82)
Sialkot 416 all out, 121.5 overs (Mehran Mumtaz 125, Amad Butt 72, Azan Awais 65, Mohammad Huraira 34, Ayaz Tasawar 22, Aashar Mehmood 22; Shahid Ali 3-115, Hasan Raza 2-42, Mudasar Zunair 2-80)
Player of the match – Atiq-ur-Rehman (Faisalabad)
On Tuesday
Karachi Blues beat Multan by seven wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Player of the match – Saad Baig (Karachi Blues)
