- Sialkot’s spin twins Hamza (5-64) and Mehran (5-48 & 4-70) bowled them to victory over Multan; Lahore Whites’ Noman picked up five-for and nine wickets in match on his return to first-class cricket
- Karachi Blues’ Shan Masood posted his highest first-class score, while Islamabad’s Shamyl and Faisalabad’s Hasan struck rapid unbeaten centuries on a happening day three
- Scorecards and stats are available here; Points table after six rounds is available here; Top performers pictures from day three are available here for free download and editorial use
- Day three highlights of Faisalabad v Islamabad are available here, FATA v Bahawalpur are available here and Peshawar v Lahore Whites are available here
Lahore, 13 November 2025: The race for the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final heated up with no.1 and no.3 placed teams Sialkot and Peshawar, respectively – after six rounds – bagged wins on the seventh round’s day three, while no.2 Faisalabad are faced with a challenge to stop Islamabad from a come-from-behind triumph on last day.
Peshawar bagged a crucial 85-run victory over fifth-placed Lahore Whites at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, stirring up the race for the tournament final with their fourth victory on the back of Test off-spinner and player of the match Sajid Khan’s match figures of 10-142.
Lahore Whites, in pursuit of a 253-run target, were bowled out for 167 in 41.2 overs as Sajid registered his 21st first-class five-for matching his first innings outing of 5-82 in 30 overs with 5-60 in 16.2 overs.
At one point, Whites slipped to 31-5 before no.7 batter Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah (52, 92b, 4x4s, 1x6) and opening batter Ali Zaryab (43, 79b, 6x4s, 1x6) churned 56 runs for the sixth wicket before the duo was dismissed by Sajid, who then cleaned up the tail as well.
Earlier, Peshawar resumed their second innings from overnight score of 108-2 in 33 overs and a lead of 123 runs before another Test spinner Noman Ali’s 33rd first-class five-for (33-3-112-5) reined them in at 237 all out in 74 overs. Noman finished with nine wickets in the match.
Opening batter Israrullah (76, 125b, 8x4s, 2x6s) and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris (45, 96b, 5x4s) were the main contributors for Peshawar.
Sialkot cemented their position on the top of the table by handing Multan a thumping 204-run defeat, while also registering their fourth win in the tournament, on penultimate day of the game at the Marghzar Cricket Stadium in Islamabad.
Requiring another 288 runs to win and 103-2 at the start of the day, Multan again fell prey to Sialkot’s spin web as off-spinner Hamza Nazar (19-1-64-5) – who bagged his maiden first-class five-for – and Mehran Mumtaz (22-7-70-4) combined to take nine wickets.
Sialkot just took 24 overs on day three to wrap up Multan’s innings for 186 having faced 54 overs as they lost eight wickets for 83 runs. Mehran returned a bag of nine wickets in the match and was named player of the match.
FATA reaped a crushing innings and 86-run win over Bahawalpur to bag their second triumph in the tournament at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar. On day three, Bahawalpur began following-on after incurring a 250-run first innings deficit on day two, and were bundled out for 164 in 41.1 overs.
For FATA, pacer Sirajuddin and Hayatullah picked up three wickets each, while player of the match Khushdil Shah and Asif Afridi dismissed two batters each. Off-spinner Hayat ended up with nine wickets in the match.
Islamabad’s Shamyl Hussain struck an unbeaten rapid century (101 not out, 111b, 17x4s, 1x6) to take his team to 159-1 at stumps against Faisalabad in pursuit of a 449-run target setting up a tantalizing day four at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
The left-hander - who has so far peeled off five first-class centuries in his 18 outings including three in the ongoing tournament – also put on a 159-run opening stand with Abdul Faseeh (57, 121b, 8x4s) providing their team a head-start in the chase.
Earlier, Faisalabad started their second innings on day three with eight runs on the board and 235 runs ahead of Islamabad before declaring on 221-2 in 33.3 overs courtesy opening batter Hasan Raza’s (106 not out, 103b, 13x4s) third century in the tournament and seventh in first-class career.
Hasan also shared a 99-run stand with Asim Ali Nasir (42, 47b, 6x4s, 1x6) and an unbeaten 93-run stand with first innings centurion Muhammad Awais Zafar (52 not out, 39b, 4x4s, 2x6s).
Shan Masood’s highest first-class score (250 not out, 234b, 28x4s, 6x6s) in his 191st game in the format helped no.4 placed Karachi Blues set up a 519-run target for Abbottabad at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
Karachi Blues resumed day three with overnight score of 202-3 with Shan at 114 not out, only to declare at 451-5 in 82 overs as Shan shared a 181-run stand with no. 6 batter Rameez Aziz (78, 81b, 7x4s, 4x6s).
In turn, Abbottabad’s skipper Kamran Ghulam (47 not out, 100b, 5x4s, 1x6) held the fort after walking in at 80-2 as his team went to stumps 147-4 in 49 overs, losing Zain Ishaq (37, 73b, 5x4s, 2x6s) and Umair Badshah (34, 39b, 6x4s) in thirties to left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti.
Mohammad Asghar then dismissed the experienced Mohammad Suleman for 14 before Ahmed Khan (5 not out) accompanied his skipper to close of play unscathed as they required another 372 runs and possibly 90 more overs to survive.
Scores in brief – Round Seventh – Day 3 – Stumps
Faisalabad v Islamabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Islamabad require another 290 runs to win with nine wickets in hand
Target: 449
Faisalabad 386 all out, 95.4 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 148, Faham-ul-Haq 109, Jahandad Khan 40, Asim Ali Nasir 27; Hunain Shah 5-84, Musa Khan 2-59, Jawad Ali 2-115) and 221-2, 33.3 overs (Hasan Raza 106 not out, Muhammad Awais Zafar 52 not out, Asim Ali Nasir 42)
Islamabad 159 all out, 52.1 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 57, Abdul Faseeh 20; Khurram Shahzad 5-53, Jahandad Khan 3-27, Ahmed Safi Abdullah 2-43) and 159-1, 38.4 overs (Shamyl Hussain 101 not out, Abdul Faseeh 57)
Karachi Blues v Abbottabad at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Abbottabad require another 372 runs to win with six wickets remaining
Target: 519
Karachi Blues 258 all out, 80 overs (Danish Aziz 89 not out, Shan Masood 43, Saud Shakeel 31, Rameez Aziz 23, Saad Baig 21; Khalid Usman 3-83, Kamran Ghulam 2-12, Shabab Khan 2-40, Mehrooz Rasheed 2-57) and 451-5, 82 overs (Shan Masood 250 not out, Rameez Aziz 78, Saud Shakeel 33, Usman Khan 27, Danish Aziz 24 not out; Mehroz Rasheed 2-144)
Abbottabad 191 all out, 59.1 overs (Khayam Khan 59, Shahzaib Khan 37, Mohammad Suleman 26; Saqib Khan 7-34, Kashif Bhatti 2-60) and 147-4, 49 overs (Kamran Ghulam 47 not out, Zain Ishaq 37, Umair Badshah 34; Kashif Bhatti 2-43)
Sialkot beat Multan by 204 runs at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Target for Multan: 391
Sialkot 288 all out, 76.3 overs (Azan Awais 81, Mohammad Huraira 60, Mohsin Riaz 44; Ali Usman 5-98, Ghulam Haider 3-94) and 241 all out (Hasan Ali 91, Mohammad Huraira 29, Afzaal Manzoor 25, Mehran Mumtaz 21; Ali Usman 5-98, Ghulam Haider 3-58)
Multan 139 all out, 33.4 overs (Imran Butt 31, Zeeshan Ashraf 22, Waqar Hussain 21; Usama Mir 5-28, Mehram Mumtaz 5-48) and 186 all out, 54 overs (Zain Abbas 43, Sharoon Siraj 30, Waqar Hussain 24, Ali Usman 23, Imran Butt 23; Hamza Nazar 5-64, Mehran Mumtaz 4-70)
Player of the match – Mehran Mumtaz (Sialkot)
FATA beat Bahawalpur by an innings and 86 runs at Imran Khan Cricket Stadium, Peshawar
FATA 396 all out, 127.5 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 114, Khushdil Shah 95, Rehan Afridi 88, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 43, Asif Afridi 26; Gulfam Aziz 2-43, Muhammad Imran 2-49, Saad Khan 2-60, Mohammad Umair 2-91, Mohammad Junaid 2-138)
Bahawalpur 146 all out, 55.1 overs (Mohammad Akram 40, Mohammad Umair 22; Hayatullah 6-71, Khushdil Shah 2-12) and f/o 164 all out, 41.1 overs (Mohammad Umair 32, Muhammad Imran 28, Mohammad Sudais 27, Mohammad Sheharyar 26, Saifullah Bangash 20; Sirajuddin 3-21, Hayatullah 3-65, Khushdil Shah 2-5, Asif Afridi 2-34)
Player of the match – Khushdil Shah (FATA)
Peshawar beat Lahore Whites by 85 runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Target for Lahore Whites: 253
Peshawar 245 all out, 76.1 overs (Israrullah 83, Iftikhar Ahmed 42, Abbas Ali 32, Mohammad Mohsin Khan 24; Noman Ali 4-78, Qasim Akram 3-42, Mohammad Rameez Jnr 3-60) and 237 all out, 74 overs (Israrullah 76, Mohammad Haris 45, Abbas Ali 29, Adil Amin 26; Noman Ali 5-112, Mohammad Abbas 4-33)
Lahore Whites 230 all out, 73 overs (Qasim Akram 82, Ali Zaryab 57, Obaid Shahid 20; Sajid Khan 5-82, Mohammad Irfan 3-53, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-39) and 167 all out, 41.2 overs (Khawaja Mohammad Abdullah 52, Ali Zaryab 43, Noman Ali 25, Sajid Khan 5-60, Mohammad Irfan 3-52, Razaullah 2-8)
Player of the match – Sajid Khan (Peshawar)
