- FATA’s Salman Khan Jnr struck 114 against Bahawalpur, while Multan’s Ali Usman picked up 5-98 v Sialkot
- Scorecards and stats are available here; Points table after six rounds is available here; Top performers pictures from day one are available here for free download and editorial use
- Day one highlights of Faisalabad v Islamabad are available here, FATA v Bahawalpur are available here and Peshawar v Lahore Whites are available here
Lahore, 11 November 2025: The seventh round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 got underway in Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi as day one saw three centuries and a solitary five-wicket haul.
Faisalabad’s duo of emerging batters Muhammad Awais Zafar (138 not out, 139b, 16x4s, 5x6s) and Faham-ul-Haq (109, 232b, 18x4s) struck centuries to take their team to 322-4 in 81 overs at stumps against Islamabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Faham – who struck his second first-class century in five innings – stitched a 188-run fourth-wicket stand with Awais as Faisalabad found themselves 111-3 after opting to bat first. Awais struck his sixth first-class century after scoring a solitary half-century in previous six matches of the tournament.
Abbottabad were reeling at 31-3 in 14 overs trailing by 227 runs against Karachi Blues at stumps on day one as Saqib Khan landed three blows in seven overs giving away just 14 runs.
Earlier, Blues were lifted to 258 all out in 80 overs on the back of unbeaten half-century from Danish Aziz (89 not out, 152b, 7x4s, 2x6s) and a 48-ball 43 from Shan Masood inclusive of six fours.
At the Marghzar Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Multan were 225 runs behind Sialkot as they closed out the day with 63-2 in 13 overs with Mehran Mumtaz trapping their openers leg-before.
Earlier, left-arm spinner Ali Usman’s 5-98 and Ghulam Haider’s 3-98 affected a batting collapse as Sialkot went from 188-2 to 288 all out in 76.3 overs.
Sialkot’s opening batters Azan Awais (81, 170b, 5x4s, 2x6s) and Mohammad Huraira (60, 64b, 11x4s, 1x6) provided their team with a 113-run opening stand, while Mohsin Riaz (44, 102b, 8x4s) was the only other batter to cross the 20-run mark.
FATA’s Salman Khan Jnr struck his third career and second consecutive first-class century (114, 209b, 11x4s) and in alliance with Khushdil Shah (95, 109b, 12x4s, 2x6s) helped his team to finish 271-6 in 92.2 overs against Bahawalpur at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar
The duo got together at 18-2 and then stitched a 156-run third-wicket stand. For Bahawalpur, Gulfam Aziz and Muhammad Imran picked up two wickets each.
Lahore Whites were 30-2 in 13 overs against Peshawar at the Diamond Cricket Ground, trailing by 215 runs, when the stumps were drawn after a 12-wicket day Mohammad Amir Khan struck twice late in the day to put his team ahead at close.
Earlier, Lahore Whites’ spin bowling trio of Noman Ali (4-78), Qasim Akram (3-42) and Mohammad Rameez Jnr (3-60) took 10-180 in 61.1 overs combined to dismiss Peshawar for 245 in 76.1 overs.
For the last season’s runner-ups, opening batter Israrullah (83, 120b, 9x4s, 1x6) was the only batter to cross fifty for his team, while also providing a decent 64-run opening stand alongside Mohammad Mohsin Khan (24, 47b, 3x4s).
Scores in brief – Round Seventh – Day 1 – Stumps
Faisalabad v Islamabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Faisalabad 322-4, 81 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 138 not out, Faham-ul-Haq 109, Asim Ali Nasir 27; Jawad Ali 2-115)
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Abbottabad trail by 227 runs with seven wickets remaining in first innings
Karachi Blues 258 all out, 80 overs (Danish Aziz 89 not out, Shan Masood 43, Saud Shakeel 31, Rameez Aziz 23, Saad Baig 21; Khalid Usman 3-83, Kamran Ghulam 2-12, Shabab Khan 2-40, Mehrooz Rasheed 2-57)
Abbottabad 31-3, 14 overs (Shahzaib Khan 11 not out; Saqib Khan 3-14)
Multan v Sialkot at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Multan trail by 225 runs with eight wickets remaining in first innings
Sialkot 288 all out, 76.3 overs (Azan Awais 81, Mohammad Huraira 60, Mohsin Riaz 44; Ali Usman 5-98, Ghulam Haider 3-94)
Multan 63-2, 13 overs (Imran Butt 31; Mehran Mumtaz 2-12)
FATA v Bahawalpur at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar
FATA 271-5, 92.2 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 114, Khushdil Shah 95, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 43; Gulfam Aziz 2-31, Muhammad Imran 2-32)
Peshawar v Lahore Whites at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Lahore Whites trail by 215 runs with eight wickets remaining in first innings
Peshawar 245 all out, 76.1 overs (Israrullah 83, Iftikhar Ahmed 42, Abbas Ali 32, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 24; Noman Ali 4-78, Qasim Akram 3-42, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 3-60)
Lahore Whites 30-2, 13 overs (Ali Zaryab 17 not out; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-18)
