- Multan’s Arafat Minhas hit maiden first-class century remaining unbeaten for 152, Islamabad’s Raja Hamza Waheed too remained not out on 112; Sialkot’s Mohsin Riaz scored unbeaten 100
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- Day three highlights of Multan v Faisalabad are available here, Karachi Blues v FATA are available here and Lahore Whites v Sialkot are available here
Lahore, 20 October 2025: The third day of the third Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round saw Peshawar bag their second consecutive victory as they rolled over Bahawalpur. In the other three games, brilliant centuries from U26 batters; Raja Hamza Waheed, Arafat Minhas and Mohsin Riaz promised an exciting end to the round.
Peshawar beat Bahawalpur by eight wickets as they chased the 115-run target in 16 overs with debutant Muhammad Amir Barki scoring a brisk 51-ball 71 not out hitting six fours and five sixes at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Earlier, Iftikhar Ahmed completed his second first-class five-wicket haul (20-2-52-5) by wrapping up Bahawalpur’s second innings to 261 all out from overnight score of 218-7.
Arafat Minhas slammed his maiden first-class century (152 not out, 163b, 22x4s, 3x6s) to hand Multan a mammoth 339-run first innings lead over Faisalabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Multan declared their first innings at 551-9 126 overs after resuming from overnight score of 445-7 in 107.2 overs in reply to Faisalabad’s first dig of 212. No.7 batter Arafat not only bested his previous best of 77 in first-class but also put on a 177-run stand with no.9 batter Ali Usman (63, 110b, 11x4s).
In turn, Faisalabad closed the day three with 223-5 on the board in 66 overs – still lagging 116 runs behind – as no.3 batter Asim Ali Nasir (85 not out, 173b, 12x4s, 1x6) kept their innings intact while wickets fell around him.
Asim and Faisalabad’s previous innings’ top-scorer Ali Shan (11 not out in second innings) - with 95 runs – will be on the crease at the start of day four.
At the Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad required 290 more runs with eight wickets in hand to surmount the mammoth 524-run target set by Abbottabad.
Islamabad inched closer to the massive target courtesy blazing knocks from 19-year-old Raja Hamza Waheed (112 not out, 107b, 15x4s, 3x6s) and first innings centurion Shamyl Hussain (81, 84b, 12x4s, 2x6s) as the duo put on a 124-run stand for the second wicket.
They finished the day three with 234-2 in 43 overs on the board as Mohammad Hammad Khan (27 not out, 43b, 3x4s) held one end after Shamyl’s departure and stitched an unbeaten 83-run stand with Hamza.
Earlier, Abbottabad had declared their innings at 314-9 after resuming from overnight score of 45-1. Skipper Fakhar Zaman (74, 70b, 10x4s, 2x6s), Ahmed Khan (57 not out, 49b, 6x4s, 3x6s), Yasir Khan (56, 80b, 7x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Bilal (54, 38b, 6x4s, 3x6s) struck half-centuries to stretch Abbottabad’s first innings gain of 209 runs to 523.
Lahore Whites required 372 more runs to win after they closed they day three with 18-1 in seven overs against Sialkot at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad.
Earlier, Sialkot’s Mohsin Riaz struck his second first-class century (100 not out, 99b, 15x4s, 1x6), while Mohammad Huraira missed out on his 10th first-class ton by 10 runs (90, 157b, 16x4s) as their team racked up 389-run second innings lead.
Sialkot declared their second innings with 402-7 in 88.3 overs after the game had hung in balance due to a 13-run difference between the first digs of both teams. Apart from Mohsin and Huraira, Sialkot also benefited from the half-centuries of Aashar Mehmood (79, 110b, 12x4s, 1x6) and Ayaz Tasawar (59, 78b, 6x4s, 1x6).
Huraira put on 146 runs with Aashar for the third wicket, while Mohsin and Ayaz collected 130 runs together for the fourth wicket. Lahore’s Ubaid Shah toiled for 20.3 overs to pick three wickets.
FATA reduced Karachi Blues to 67-4 in 30 overs, who were in pursuit of a 296-run target, at the close of play on day three at the Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar. With skipper Rameez Aziz (10 not out) and night watcher Mohammad Asghar on the crease, Karachi require another 229 runs to win.
Earlier, FATA – who had a healthy 105-run first innings lead – collapsed from 116-2 to 190 all out in 62.4 overs following half-centuries from the opening duo of Mohammad Usman (56, 159b, 6x4s) and Mohammad Farooq (54, 60b, 7x4s, 1x6).
Mohammad Asghar (13.4-3-28-4) and Saqib Khan (20-3-47-4) combined to take eight FATA wickets.
Scores in brief – Day 3 – Round 3 – Stumps
Abbottabad v Islamabad at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Islamabad require 290 more runs to win with eight wickets remaining
Target: 524
Abbottabad 437 all out, 102 overs (Yasir Khan 185, Ahmed Khan 55, Khayam Khan 46, Mohammad Bilal 33, Khalid Usman 31, Shahzaib Khan 25; Mohammad Nadeem 3-83, Musa Khan 2-47, Kaleem Dil 2-119. Jawad Ali 2-133) and 314-9 dec, 55 overs (Fakhar Zaaman 74, Ahmed Khan 57 not out, Yasir Khan 56, Mohammad Bilal 54, Mohammad Suleman 29; Jawad Ali 3-126, Mohammad Nadeem 2-75)
Islamabad 228 all out, 54.2 overs (Shamyl Hussain 100, Mohammad Nadeem 24; Israr Hussain 4-71, Aqib Khan 2-53, Mohammad Adil 2-54) and 234-2, 43 overs (Raja Hamza Waheed 112 not out, Shamyl Hussain 81, Mohammad Hammad Khana 27 not out)
Bahawalpur v Peshawar at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Target for Peshawar 115
Bahawalpur 131 all out, 54 overs (Mubasir Khan 48 not out, Saad Khan 29, Muhammad Imran 20; Sufyan Moqim 3-16, Mohammad Amir Khan 3-40, Niaz Khan 3-41) and 261 all out, 73 overs (Mubasir Khan 64, Saad Khan 61, Mohammad Junaid 35, Muhammad Imran 28, Mohammad Ammar 25; Iftikhar Ahmed 5-52)
Peshawar 278 all out, 56.1 overs (Waqar Ahmed 71, Mohammad Haris 70, Niaz Khan 61, Sufyan Moqim 37; Muhammad Imran 5-87, Mubasir Khan 4-20) and 116-2, 16 overs (Muhammad Amir Barki 71 not out)
Lahore Whites v Sialkot at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Lahore Whites require 372 more runs to win with nine wickets remaining
Target: 390
Sialkot 222 all out, 70.5 overs (Mohsin Riaz 76, Ayaz Tasawar 52, Azan Awais 25, Aashar Mehmood 23; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 4-47, Mohammad Abbas 2-44) and 402-7, 88.3 overs (Mohsin Riaz 100 not out, Mohammad Huraira 90, Aashar Mehmood 79, Ayaz Tasawar 59, Azan Awais 26; Ubaid Shah 3-126)
Lahore Whites 235 all out, 70 overs (Haseeb-ur-Rehman 40, Mohammad Abbas 37 not out, Saad Nasim 36, Tayyab Tahir 33, Abid Ali 27; Mohammad Hasnain 4-42, Athar Mehmood 3-47, Mohammad Ali 2-64) and 18-1, 7 overs
FATA v Karachi Blues at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Karachi Blues require 229 more runs to win with six wickets remaining
Target: 296
FATA 312 all out, 77.1 overs (Mohammad Farooq 75, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 54, Rehan Afridi 38, Khushdil Shah 34, Salman Khan Jnr 23, Zahid Mehmood 21; Mohammad Asghar 3-47, Mushtaq Ahmed 3-78, Saqib Khan 3-104) and 190 all out, 62.4 overs (Mohammad Usman 56, Mohammad Farooq 54; Mohammad Asghar 4-28, Saqib Khan 4-47)
Karachi Blues 207 all out, 68.2 overs (Abdullah Fazal 67, Haroon Arshad 42, Danish Aziz 37 not out, Shahid Aziz 5-45, Arshadullah 2-41, Zahid Mehmood 2-51) and 67-4, 30 overs (Haroon Arshad 20; Shahid Aziz 2-13)
Multan v Faisalabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Faisalabad lead by 116 runs with five wickets remaining in second innings
Faisalabad 212 all out, 61.2 overs (Ali Shan 95, Atiq-ur-Rehman 46, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 22; Aamer Yamin 6-37, Mohammad Shan 2-79) and 223-5, 66 overs (Asim Ali Nasir 85 not out, Muhammad Awais Zafar 41, Atiq-ur-Rehman 37, Muhammad Irfan Khan 20; Ali Usman 2-54)
Multan 551-9 dec, 126 overs (Arafat Minhas 152 not out, Imran Rafiq 70, Waqar Hussain 67, Sharoon Siraj 64, Ali Usman 63, Bismillah Khan 47, Zain Abbas 30; Shahid Ali 3-139, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 2-90, Jahandad Khan 2-115)
