- Karachi Whites beat Quetta by 10 wickets after latter’s resistance ended early on day four
- Third round to begin on 10 September in Bahawalpur, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan and Karachi
Lahore, 7 September 2025: The second round of the Hanif Mohammad Trophy concluded on Sunday, 7 September with Karachi Whites and Multan reaping victories following Rawalpindi and FATA’s Saturday wins.
Two Group A fixtures ended in draw in Multan and Bahawalpur due to baad weather. The third round of the tournament will begin on Wednesday, 10 September.
Group A
Karachi Whites beat Quetta by 10 wickets as they chased the meagre six-run target in just four balls as Jahanzaib Sultan struck two boundaries.
Earlier, Quetta’s second innings resistance of 331 all out came to an end in 108.4 overs after they resumed from overnight score of 214-3 in 63 overs. Karachi Whites’ Mohammad Raza accounted for a four-wicket burst (4-75) in 18 overs as Quetta lost their last seven wickets for 117 runs.
Karachi Whites had taken a massive 326-run lead after they replied with 542-7 dec to Quetta’s first innings score of 216 all out.
The remaining two Group A fixtures between Faisalabad and Azad Jammu & Kashmir at the Dring Stadium and Hyderabad vs Lahore Blues at the Multan Cricket Stadium ended in stalemate as no play was possible on day four due to rain.
Group B
Left-arm wrist-spinner Faisal Akram picked up 5-29 in 10 overs to wrap up Dera Murad Jamali’s second innings for 142 all out as they suffered an innings and 161-run loss at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi.
DM Jamali had resumed their innings from overnight score of 120-5 and couldn’t put up any resistance as Faisal ran through their batting line-up. Multan’s first innings 664 on the back of Imam-ul-Haq’s 330 was enough to skittle DM Jamali as they bagged their second consecutive loss.
The other two Group B fixtures had finished on Saturday with FATA beating Karachi Blues by five wickets and Rawalpindi overcoming Larkana by 202 runs.
Scores in brief – Round 2 – Day 4
Group A
Faisalabad v Azad Jammu and Kashmir at Dring Stadium Bahawalpur
Match drawn – no play possible on day four due to rain
AJK 298 all out, 96.2 overs (Hasnain Shamir 88, Hasan Raza 78, Umar Hayat 41, Hasnain Nadeem 29, Aqib Liaqat 25; Faham-ul-Haq 3-21, Asad Raza 3-64, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 2-80) and 51-4, 29 overs (Umar Hayat 18; Shehzad Gul 2-4)
Faisalabad 413 all out, 115.3 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 127, Ali Shan 94 not out, Atiq-ur-Rehman 65, Muhammad Irfan Khan 27, Sameer Saqib 21; Aqib Liaqat 3-77, Hasan Raza 2-57, Faizan Saleem 2-76)
Hyderabad v Lahore Blues at Multan Cricket Stadium
Match drawn – no play possible on day four due to rain
Hyderabad 524 all out, 142.1 overs (Saad Khan 175, Muhammad Sadam 128, Jawad Ali 48, Mohammad Suleman 45, Rizwan Mehmood 25, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 23; Qasim Akram 2-77, Nisar Ahmed 2-82, Hunain Shah 2-104, Aamir Jamal 2-111)
Lahore Blues 198-5, 50 overs (Mohammad Saleem 112 not out, Mohammad Mohsin 38, Umar Siddiq 22; Jawad Ali 2-39, Noman Ali 2-42)
Karachi Whites beat Quetta by 10 wickets at Abbasia Sports Complex, Rahim Yar Khan
Quetta 216 all out, 66.2 overs (Bismillah Khan 103, Haseebullah 45, Shahbaz Khan 20; Afnan Khan 3-53, Aarish Ali Khan 3-62, Maaz Khurram 2-34) and 331 all out, 108.4 overs (Salahuddin 123, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 53, Bismillah Khan 29, Nadeem Ahmed 28 not out; Mohammad Raza 4-75, Asad Akhtar 2-65)
Karachi Whites 542-7 dec, 126.2 overs (Saad Baig 146, Jahanzaib Sultan 118, Saifullah Bangash 100 not out, Mohammad Usman Rahim 78, Mohammad Taha 52; Najeebullah Achakzai 3-107, Bakhtiar Shah 2-110) and 8-0, 0.4 over (Jahanzaib Sultan 8 not out)
Group B
Multan beat Dera Murad Jamali by an innings and 161 runs at National Bank Stadium
DM Jamali 361 all out, 111.1 overs (Nasir Khan 148, Majid Ali 55, Aqib Junaid 45, Fahad Hussain 26, Dawood Khan 23; Arafat Minhas 4-46, Tahir Hussain 2-56, Hasan Hafeez 2-58) and 142 all out 42.4 overs (Muhammad Shahid 44, Dawood Khan 41, Abid Ali Bangalzai 22, Aqib Junaid 20; Faisal Akram 5-29, Mohammad Ismail 3-40)
Multan 664-5, 110.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 330, Sharoon Siraj 126 not out, Zain Abbas 81, Imran Rafiq 79; Fahad Hussain 3-146)
On Saturday:
FATA beat Karachi Blues by five wickets at UBL Sports Complex
Rawalpindi beat Larkana by 202 runs at SBP Sports Complex, Karachi
