Lahore, 14 September 2025: The round three of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy came to an end as Faisalabad, Multan, Karachi Blues and FATA bagged victories while Hyderabad and Quetta fixture ended in draw.
Group A
Faisalabad reaped a seven-wicket victory over Karachi Whites as they chased down the 54-run target in 6.4 overs at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Karachi Whites – who were made to follow-on after scoring 140 in first innings in reply to Faisalabad’s 387 - fell for 300 all out in 87.2 overs in their second dig after resuming from overnight score of 210-7. Faisalabad’s Shehzad Gul and Asad Raza picked up four wickets each.
Hyderabad’s fixture against Quetta ended in a stalemate at the Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan. In pursuit of the 386-run target, Quetta were 272-7 in 86.4 overs when both the teams ran out of time.
For Quetta, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (76, 164b, 11x4s, 1x6) and Kamran Khan (54, 113b, 9x4s, 1x6) struck half-centuries, while Quetta slid to 186-5 at one point.
Earlier, Hyderabad declared their second innings at 191-7 in 35 overs after resuming from overnight score of 170-7.
Group B
Multan beat Rawalpindi by nine wickets as they chased down the 49-run target in 8.5 overs at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi. Following on – with a deficit of 28 runs - Rawalpindi were dismissed for 296 in 81.5 overs after resuming from overnight score of 168-2. Rawalpindi’s Affan Ishaq remained unbeaten for 100 off 207 balls hitting 10 fours.
For Multan, Faisal Akram backed up his first innings haul of 7-41 with figures of 5-108 in 19 overs to help his team bag a crucial win. Ali Usman and Mohammad Ismail picked up two wickets each.
FATA beat Larkana by an innings and 96 runs as skipper Asif Afridi’s figures of 16.1-10-26-6 stood out. Larkana were bowled out for 127 in their second innings after FATA had taken a 223-run first innings lead. Earlier, FATA resumed their first innings from overnight score of 279-5 in 65 overs and were bowled for 420 in 85.4 overs.
Larkana’s Zahid Mehmood picked up 6-105 in 29.4 overs.
Karachi Blues beat Dera Murad Jamali by 10 wickets as they chased the nine-run target on day four at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi. Dera Murad Jamali’s second innings folded for 229 in 100.1 overs after being in a 221-run first innings deficit.
DM Jamali’s Nasir Khan struck a century (113, 294b, 11x4s0 in vain, while Blues’ Saqib Khan, Fahad Amin and Mohammad Asghar picked up three wickets each.
Scores in brief – Round 3 – Stumps Day 4
Group A
Faisalabad beat Karachi Whites by seven wickets at Multan Cricket Stadium
Faisalabad 387 all out, 123.5 overs (Abdul Samad 191, Ali Shan 61, Muhammad Irfan Khan 42, Atiq ur Rehman 41; Maaz Khurram 6-75) and 55-3, 6.4 overs (Faham-ul-Haq 21; Asad Akhtar 2-32)
Karachi Whites 140 all out, 41 overs (Afnan Khan 22, Khawaja Muhammad Nafay 21; Shehzad Gul 4-22, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 3-33, Asad Raza 2-34) and 300 all out, 87.2 overs (Mohammad Raza 66 not out, Mohammad Taha 60, Mohammad Usman Rahim 51, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay 28, Maaz Khurram 22; Asad Raza 4-71, Shehzad Gul 4-73)
Hyderabad v Quetta at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan
Match drawn
Hyderabad 480 all out, 122.3 overs (Mohammad Suleman 273, Jawad Ali 72, Daniyal Hussain 59; Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 5-117, Najeebullah Achakzai 3-99, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 2-57) and 191-7 dec, 35 overs (Mohammad Suleman 68, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 32 not out, Ali Shan 22; Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 3-20)
Quetta 286 all out, 89 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 121, Mohammad Ibrahim 50, Bismillah Khan 39, Nadeem Ahmed 26; Jawad Ali 5-62, Mustafa Nasir 3-44) and 272-7, 86.4 overs (Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 76, Kamran Khan 54, Nadeem Ahmed 43, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr 26, Bismillah Khan 20; Asim Ali 3-55, Noman Ali 2-55)
Group B
Multan beat Rawalpindi by nine wickets at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi
Multan 356-7dec, 119.1 overs (Imran Rafiq 92, Arafat Minhas 90, Imam-ul-Haq 70, Waqar Hussain 33, Zain Abbas 27, Muhammad Shahzad 21; Mubasir Khan 4-106) and 52-1, 8.5 overs (Waqar Hussain 21)
Rawalpindi 108 all out, 40.2 overs (Mubasir Khan 38; Faisal Akram 7-41) and 296 all out, 81.5 overs (Affan Ishaq 100 not out, Abdul Faseeh 51, Yasir Khan 48, Mubasir Khan 35, Atif Khan 29; Faisal Akram 5-108, Ali Usman 2-58, Mohammad Ismail 2-59)
Karachi Blues beat Dera Murad Jamali by 10 wickets at National Bank Stadium, Karachi
DM Jamali 180 all out, 52.1 overs (Abubakar Khan 39, Dawood Khan 38, Nasir Khan 21; Fahad Amin 4-37, Saqib Khan 3-51, Muhammad Umar 3-52) and 229 all out, 100.1 overs (Nasir Khan 113, Aqib Junaid 59; Saqib Khan 3-35, Fahad Amin 3-45)
Karachi Blues 401-8 dec, 76.1 overs (Usman Khan 139, Omair Bin Yousuf 95, Rameez Aziz 79 not out, Saud Shakeel 29; Fahad Hussain 5-84) and 9-0, 1.1 overs (Usman Khan 7 not out)
FATA beat Larkana by an innings and 96 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
Larkana 197 all out, 73.1 overs (Ghulam Raza 68, Mohsin Raza 51, Faraz Aziz 30; Akif Javed 4-32, Sameen Gul 4-47, Asif Afridi 2-24) and 127 all out, 50.1 overs (Mushtaq Ahmed 37, Ghulam Raza 36; Asif Afridi 6-26, Shahid Aziz 3-32)
FATA 420 all out, 85.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 132, Shahid Aziz 78, Adnan Khan 51, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 51, Salman Khan Jnr 29, Asif Afridi 27 not out, Mohammad Wasim Khan 20; Zahid Mehmood 6-105, Mushtaq Ahmed 2-78, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-86)
On Saturday:
Group A - Lahore Blues v Azad Jammu and Kashmir at Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur
Match tied – Scores level - AJK required 215 to win but were bowled out for 214
