- Multan’s Ali Usman bagged 10-wicket match haul, Bahawalpur’s Junaid picked 7-58, FATA’s Asif Afridi returned 5-67, Lahore Whites’ Mohammad Abbas 5-31, Islamabad’s Musa Khan 5-79 and Karachi Whites’ Kashif Bhatti 5-72
- Peshawar’s Razaullah scored his maiden first-class century opening in Peshawar’s follow-on dig after remaining 57 not out batting at no.9 in first innings
- Scorecards and stats are available here; Points table after eight rounds is available here; Top performers pictures from day three are available here for free download and editorial use
- Day three highlights of Multan v Abbottabad are available here, Lahore Whites v FATA are available here and Islamabad v Peshawar are available here
Lahore, 25 November 2025: The third day of the last Quaid-e-Azam Trophy round saw Karachi Blues, Multan and Lahore Whites register victories, while Bahawalpur lined themselves up for a 310-run chase over final contenders Faisalabad, and Peshawar responded well to Islamabad’s follow-on call on a busy Tuesday across the five venues.
Karachi Blues – who were placed fifth after playing five matches – ended their league stage run in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at the top with five wins and berth in the final.
Blues got over the line with three wickets in hand against Sialkot int their ninth and last league game of the tournament at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Chasing 212 to win, Blues benefited from the second-wicket 133-run stand between Shan Masood (86, 112b, 3x4s, 3x6s) and Saad Baig (68, 96b, 5x4s, 3x6s). Shan then accompanied Haroon Arshad (30, 45b, 4x4s) in a 51-run third-wicket stand as Blues inched closer to victory.
From 192-3, they slipped to 206-7 before crossing the line in 57.2 overs as Mehran Mumtaz took 4-40 and Hamza Nazar picked up two wickets. Earlier in the day, Sialkot 217-7 and managed to 260 all out – stretching thei lead from 168 to 211 - with Hamza Nazar scoring 66 and Afzaal Manzoor 48 not out.
Karachi Blues’s Kashif Bhatti picked up his 28th first-class five-for as he returned figures of 5-72 in 34 overs – finishing with nine wickets in the match, while Mohammad Asghar picked up three wickets.
Faisalabad are faced with the prospect of an outright win against Bahawalpur to pip second-placed Sialkot and qualify for the final. Bahawalpur finished the day three with 124-2 in 28 overs – requiring another 186 runs to win – in pursuit of the 310-run target at the Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad.
Mohammad Alamgir (69, 86b, 8x4s, 4x6s) and Mohammad Sudais (53, 69b, 7x4s, 1x6) strung together a 113-run opening stand before both fell in the dying moments of the day.
Earlier, Faisalabad were dismissed for 185 in 53.2 overs in their second dig after earning a 124-run first innings lead as Bahawalpur’s Mohammad Junaid (21-4-58-7) returned only the third seven-fer and third-best individual bowling performance in an innings of the tournament and his maiden haul of five or more scalps.
Faisalabad slumped from 90-3 to 185 all out as opening batter Hasan Raza top-scored with 48 off 62 balls hitting five fours.
Peshawar were made to follow-on by Islamabad on day three after they folded for 231 all out in 57.4 overs in response to 563 all out at the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. In turn, Peshawar closed the day with 183-2 in 41 overs, trailing by another 149 runs.
20-year-old Razaullah had a day to remember in just his third first-class game – where he is yet to be dismissed in single figures across six innings – as he struck his maiden first-class century while opening (100, 95b, 10x4s, 5x6s) in the second innings just after striking 57 not out in the first innings batting at no.9.
Resuming the day from 81-4 in the first innings, Peshawar slipped to 102-7, when skipper Sajid Khan (64, 76b, 9x4s, 1x6) and Razaullah (57 not out, 83b, 6x4s, 2x6s) stitched a crucial 101-run stand frustrating the Islamabad bowlers and erasing the deficit.
Peshawar eventually fell for 231 all out – conceding 332-run deficit with Musa Khan taking his eighth first-class five-wicket haul (5-79).
Peshawar’s decision to open with their unbeaten batter Razaullah proved to pay dividends as he put on a 53-run opening stand with Mohammad Shahbaz and then a 105-run stand with Waqar Ahmed (63 not out, 88b, 8x4s) before falling to Musa Khan late in the day.
Lahore Whites bagged their third win of the tournament as Mohammad Abbas’ 53rd five-wicket haul restricted FATA to 141 all out chasing 175 at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar.
Lahore Whites’ bowling attack comprising of three Test bowlers Abbas (5-31), Aamir Jamal (1-31) and Noman Ali (1-59) and uncapped Mohammad Rameez Jnr (3-20) pulled off a memorable triumph for their team to close out the tournament.
FATA 42-5, when their top-scorer Rehan Afridi (45, 101b, 4x4s) walked in to bat and with no.9 Hayatullah (24, 27b, 4x4s, 1x6) took their team 114 before White struck again as the last two wickets too added 27 runs but in vain.
Earlier, Asif Afridi completed his 17th first-class five-wicket haul (20-5-67-5) as FATA dismissed Lahore Whites for 208 after they had resumed from 144-4 with a mere 110-run lead. No.9 batter Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah landed some decisive punches for Whites as struck 10 fours in his 28-ball 49.
Khushdil Shah and Hayatullah picked up two wickets each.
Multan managed to avoid relegation as they beat Abbottabad by an innings and 201 runs – their second win in the tournament - at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium with player of the match Ali Usman taking 6-65 and 4-92 – his third-consecutive 10-wicket haul in the tournament.
On day three, Abbottabad resumed from eight for no loss further requiring another 375 runs to make Multan bat again in the game.
No Abbottabad batter apart from Shahzaib Khan (61, 147b, 5x4s, 1x6) and Ahmed Khan (51, 46b, 3x4s, 4x6s) could trouble the Multan bowlers as they went from 68-3 to 182 all out in 52.4 overs finished at the bottom of the table with just a solitary win to their name.
Ali was aided by Sharoon Siraj and Faisal Akram, who picked up two wickets each.
Scores in brief – Ninth Round – Day 3 – Stumps
Multan beat Abbottabad by an innings and 201 runs at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Multan 542-8, 119 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 181, Zeeshan Ashraf 94, Sharoon Siraj 83, Aamer Yamin 75, Imran Butt 40; Mansoor Ali 4-133, Adil Naz 2-94, Khalid Usman 2-166)
Abbottabad 159-9, 40.1 overs (Mohammad Arif 61, Shahab Khan 31; Ali Usman 6-65, Faisal Akram 3-37) f/o 182 all out, 52.4 overs (Shahzaib Khan 61, Ahmed Khan 51, Khalid Usman 24 not out; Ali Usman 4-92, Sharoon Siraj 2-19, Faisal Akram 2-38)
Player of the match – Ali Usman (Multan)
Faisalabad v Bahawalpur at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Bahawalpur require 186 runs to win with eight wickets remaining
Target for Bahawalpur: 310
Faisalabad 312 all out, 85.2 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 148, Hasan Raza 53, Raees Ahmed 53; Muhammad Imran 4-57, Mohammad Sudais 2-29, Mohammad Azab 2-61) and 185 all out, 53.2 overs (Hasan Raza 48, Raees Ahmed 28, Atiq-ur-Rehman 26, Ali Shan 23, Ali Asfand 20; Mohammad Junaid 7-58)
Bahawalpur 188 all out, 82.3 overs (Mohammad Ammar 66, Muhammad Imran 27, Mohammad Alamgir 26, Saifullah Bangash 26; Ahmed Safi Abdullah 5-36, Hasan Raza 3-53, Khurram Shahzad 2-33) and 124-2, 28 overs (Mohammad Alamgir 69, Mohammad Sudais 53)
Lahore Whites beat FATA by 33 runs at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar
Target for FATA: 175
Lahore Whites 205 all out, 53.4 overs (Qasim Akram 54, Aamir Jamal 32, Hussain Talat 30, Mohib Bhatti 28, Ali Zaryab 26; Hayatullah 7-78, Asif Afridi 2-55) and 208 all out, 54 overs (Ali Zaryab 54, Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah 49, Imran Dogar 44, Mohib Bhatti 24; Asif Afridi 5-67, Khushdil Shah 2-32, Hayatullah 2-68)
FATA 239 all out, 63.5 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 104, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 46, Mohammad Farooq 28; Noman Ali 5-52, Aamir Jamal 2-38) and 141 all out, 50.1 overs (Rehan Afridi 45, Hayatullah 24; Mohammad Abbas 5-31, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 3-20)
Islamabad v Peshawar at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Peshawar trail by 149 runs following-on with eight wickets remaining
Islamabad 563 all out, 148.2 overs (Rohail Nazir 207, Arsla Sheikh 91, Shamyl Hussain 76, Naseerullah Khan 73, Abdul Faseeh 31; Sajid Khan 3-112, Mohammad Irfan 3-125, Razaullah 2-72)
Peshawar 231 all out, 57.4 overs (Sajid Khan 64, Razaullah 57 not out, Abbas Ali 41; Musa Khan 5-79, Naqeebullah 3-58, Shayan Sheikh 2-52) and f/o 183-2, 41 overs (Razaullah 100, Waqar Ahmed 63 not out)
Karachi Blues beat Sialkot by three wickets at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Target for Karachi Blues: 212
Sialkot 176 all out, 46.2 overs (Mehran Mumtaz 70, Azan Awais 23, Mohammad Waleed 23; Muhammad Umar 5-40, Kashif Bhatti 4-67) and 260 all out, 83 overs (Hamza Nazar 66, Afzaal Manzoor 48 not out, Abdullah Shafique 37, Abdul Rehman 36, Mohammad Huraira 21; Kashif Bhatti 5-72, Mohammad Asghar 3-95)
Karachi Blues 225 all out, 57.5 overs (Shan Masood 70, Saad Baig 29, Saud Shakeel 29, Abdullah Fazal 21; Hamza Nazar 5-49, Mohammad Waleed 2-45, Mehran Mumtaz 2-48) and 212-7, 57.2 overs (Shan Masood 86, Saad Baig 68, Haroon Arshad 30; Mehran Mumtaz 4-40, Hamza Nazar 2-81)
