- Scorecards and stats are available here; Points table after three rounds is available here; Top performers pictures from day four are available here for free download and editorial use
- Day one highlights of Multan v Bahawalpur are available here, Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues are available here and Peshawar v Abbottabad are available here
Lahore, 24 October 2025: The fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 saw three teams – Peshawar, Sialkot and Karachi Blues posting scores in excess of 300-run mark, while Faisalabad were in driving seat against FATA. Bahawalpur too had a productive day against Multan.
Maaz Sadaqat and Israrullah struck centuries to help Peshawar dominate Abbottabad on the opening day – where they posted 346-5 in 84 overs - at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar.
The two southpaws got together after Peshawar lost their opening batters in quick succession to Aqib Khan with 70 runs on the board. The duo then gathered 213 runs for the third wicket as Israrullah (117, 210b, 12x4s) registered his 15th first-class century, while Maaz reached his second first-class century (114, 140b, 11x4s, 1x6).
Abbottabad’s Israr Hussain (2-63) and Shahnawaz Dahani (1-83) then took three wickets to provide their team some much needed solace after a toiling day.
Sialkot motored to 365-8 in 90 overs against Islamabad at the Shoaib Akhter Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi courtesy opening batter Azan Awais’ unbeaten 99 off 135 balls.
Azan, who went to stumps awaiting his seventh first-class century, was retired hurt in the 22nd over of the innings and then returned to bat at 282-5.
No.3 batter Aashar Mehmood came out all guns blazing hitting 73 off 49 balls inclusive of 10 fours and three sixes, while no.6 batter Mohammad Waleed (59, 102b, 7x4s, 1x6) was the other half-centurion for the defending champions. For Islamabad, Mohammad Hammad Khan, Haris Rauf and Jawad Ali picked up two wickets each.
Karachi Blues had a commanding opening day against Lahore Blues as they posted 326-5 in 83.3 overs with the help of half-centuries from Rameez Aziz (77 not out, 127b, 8x4s), Omair Bin Yousuf (73, 131b, 9x4s) and Danish Aziz (51, 59b, 8x4s). For Lahore Blues, Haseeb-ur-Rehman picked up two wickets.
Faisalabad’s opening batters Hasan Raza (59 not out, 89b, 9x4s) and Faham-ul-Haq (40 not out, 67b, 6x4s) took their team to stumps unscathed with 127 runs on the board in 26 overs and 64 runs behind FATA at the Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad.
Earlier, Faisalabad dismissed FATA for 191 in 52.2 overs as pacers Jahandad Khan (3-26), Afaq Afridi (3-56) and Asad Raza combined to take eight wickets.
For FATA, Rehan Afridi (56, 66b, 8x4s, 1x6) and Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (41, 75b, 7x4s, 1x6) stitched a 50-run sixth-wicket stand but they slipped from 157-5 to 191 all out.
Bahawalpur’s Saad Khan (74, 116b, 10x4s), Mohammad Ammar (71, 150b, 12x4s) and Mohammad Sheharyar (50 not out, 102b, 6x4s) struck fifties to lead their team to 276-5 in 88 overs against Multan at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad. Test fast bowler Kashif Ali and Mohammad Ismail snapped two wickets each.
Scores in brief – Round Four - Day 1 - Stumps
FATA v Faisalabad at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Faisalabad trail by 64 runs with 10 wickets remaining in first innings
FATA 191 all out, 52.2 overs (Rehan Afridi 56, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 41, Haseebullah 24; Jahandad Khan 3-26, Afaq Afridi 3-56, Asad Raza 2-49)
Faisalabad 127-0, 26 overs (Hasan Raza 59 not out, Faham-ul-Haq 40 not out)
Sialkot v Islamabad at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Sialkot 365-8, 90 overs (Azan Awais 99 not out, Aashar Mehmood 73, Mohammad Waleed 59, Ayaz Tasawar 33, Mohsin Riaz 27, Afzaal Manzoor 24, Mohammad Huraira 21; Mohammad Hammad Khan 2-27, Haris Rauf 2-82, Jawad Ali 2-105)
Multan v Bahawalpur at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Bahawalpur 276-5, 88 overs (Saad Khan 74, Mohammad Ammar 71, Mohammad Sheharyar 50 not out, Mohammad Alamgir 34, Saifullah Bangash 24 not out; Kashif Ali 2-69, Mohammad Ismail 2-82)
Peshawar v Abbottabad at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Peshawar 346-5, 84 overs (Israrullah 117, Maaz Sadaqat 114, Waqar Ahmed 41, Iftikhar Ahmed 34, Muhammad Amir Barki 24; Israr Hussain 2-63, Aqib Khan 2-71)
Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Karachi Blues 326-5, 83.3 overs (Rameez Aziz 77 not out, Omair Bin Yousuf 73, Danish Aziz 51, Haroon Arshad 38, Abdullah Fazal 37; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 2-76)
