- Bahawalpur’s Saad Khan hit unbeaten double century, Sialkot’s Mehran Mumtaz struck his maiden first-class century and Lahore Whites’ Ali Zaryab scored 199
- Among the bowlers Saqib and Zahid Mehmood bagged six-fors, while Abbottabad’s Khalid Usman picked up a five-wicket haul on day three of second Quaid Trophy round
- Scorecards and stats are available here
Lahore, 14 October 2025: The third day of the second round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 saw Karachi Blues get over the line against Multan, while Mehran Mumtaz and Saad Khan registered their maiden first-class century and double ton, respectively.
Karachi Blues beat Multan by seven wickets as they chased the 100-run target in 16.3 overs with player of the Saad Baig backing up his first innings century with an unbeaten half-century (65 not out, 56b, 11x4s, 1x6).
Earlier, Karachi Blues’ Saqib Khan returned impressive figures of 17.4-2-62-6 to bundle out Multan for 272 in their second innings despite half-centuries from Sharoon Siraj (96, 148b, 13x4s, 1x6) and Waqar Hussain (52, 86b, 4x4s, 1x6).
Multan – who incurred a 173-run first innings deficit – began the day from overnight score of 12-0 and then slid from 212-4 to 272 all out.
Bahawalpur’s Saad Khan struck a magnificent unbeaten double century – his maiden in first-class cricket – to lead his team from 124-3 overnight to 463-6 in 126 overs in reply to Islamabad’s 541-6 dec at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Saad stitched a 136-run stand with Mohammad Alamgir (58, 117b, 8x4s, 1x6), 142-run fifth-wicket stand with Mubasir Khan (72, 120b, 9x4s) and an unbeaten 106-run stand for the seventh wicket with Muhammad Imran (51 not out, 89b, 5x4s, 2x6s) to help his team bat out the day and erase the mammoth deficit.
Sialkot’s Mehran Mumtaz stunned Faisalabad as he registered his maiden first-class century (125, 156b, 18x4s, 2x6s) batting at no.9 as they went from overnight score of 189-5 to 416 all out – getting a 161-run first innings lead at the Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar.
Mehran shared a 124-run stand for the ninth wicket with Mohammad Ali – who faced 105 balls to score 18 runs including three fours. He fell to Faisalabad’s concussion substitute Jahandad Khan – who had come in place of fast bowler Asad Raza.
In turn, Faisalabad were 38-2 at stumps with Faham-ul-Haq’s injury replacement Sameer Saqib unbeaten on 20.
Abbottabad found themselves trailing by 100 runs in the second innings with eight wickets in hand against Lahore Whites as they finished the day three with 35-2 in nine overs at the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad.
Earlier, Lahore Whites added 268 runs to their overnight score of 232-2 to rack up a 135-run first innings lead. Lahore Whites’ opening batter Ali Zaryab (199, 335b, 23x4s, 1x6) fell one run short of his double century against Abbottabad’s Shahnawaz Dahani, while Khalid Usman picked up five wickets in 47.1 overs giving away 172 runs.
At the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, FATA required 205 more runs to win against Peshawar as they finished the day three with 51-2 in 17.2 overs.
Earlier, Peshawar resumed from their overnight score of 59-1 and managed a 295 all out with the help of half-centuries from Iftikhar Ahmed (75, 117b, 9x4s, 1x6), Mohammad Haris (59, 110b, 5x4s, 2x6s) and Israrullah (51, 97b, 8x4s), setting FATA a 256-run target.
For FATA, Zahid Mehmood returned figures of 24-1-85-6 – his 10th first-class five-for.
Scores in brief – Day 3 – Stumps
Karachi Blues beat Multan by seven wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Target for Karachi Blues 100
Multan 260 all out, 70.5 overs (Arafat Minhas 77, Waqar Hussain 50, Bismillah Khan 41, Faisal Akram 24; Danish Aziz 2-4, Rameez Aziz 2-13, Saqib Khan 2-51, Muhammad Umar 2-63) and 272 all out, 65.4 overs (Sharoon Siraj 96, Waqar Hussain 52, Arafat Minhas 42, Muhammad Shahzad 34; Saqib Khan 6-62, Mohammad Asghar 2-82)
Karachi Blues 433 all out, 89.1 overs (Saad Baig 154, Omair Bin Yousuf 137, Saqib Khan 54, Rameez Aziz 46; Faisal Akram 5-113, Kashif Ali 2-54, Arafat Minhas 2-85) and 100-3, 16.3 overs (Saad Baig 65 not out, Saim Ayub 21; Arafat Minhas 2-11)
Player of the match – Saad Baig (Karachi Blues)
Lahore Whites v Abbottabad at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Abbottabad trail by 100 runs with eight wickets remaining in second innings
Abbottabad 365 all out, 109.2 overs (Khalid Usman 78, Shahzaib Khan 74, Yasir Khan 56, Fakhar Zaman 53, Ahmed Khan 30, Israr Hussain 29; Mohammad Rameez Jnr 6-144, Saad Nasim 3-23) and 35-2, 9 overs
Lahore Whites 500 all out, 126.1 overs (Ali Zaryab 199, Hussain Talat 77, Tayyab Tahir 48, Abid Ali 41, Saad Nasim 36, Mohammad Salman 25, Junaid Ali 20; Khalid Usman 5-172, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-85, Israr Hussain 2-86)
Islamabad v Bahawalpur at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium, Rawalpindi
Bahawalpur trail by 78 runs with four wickets left in first innings
Islamabad 541-6 dec, 137.3 overs (Mohammad Hammad Khan 172, Sarmad Bhatti 144, Rizwan Ali 101 not out, Raja Hamza Waheed 60, Shamyl Hussain 28; Gulfam Aziz 2-88, Mohammad Azab 2-91)
Bahawalpur 463-6, 126 overs (Saad Khan 204 not out, Mubasir Khan 72, Mohammad Alamgir 58, Muhammad Imran 51 not out, Mohammad Faizan Zafar 39, Mohammad Ammar 26; Kaleem Dil 3-74, Jawad Ali 2-128)
Peshawar v FATA at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
FATA require 205 more run to win with eight wickets in hand
Target for FATA 256
Peshawar 271 all out, 63 overs (Israrullah 91, Iftikhar Ahmed 78, Niaz Khan 47; Sameen Gul 2-69, Akif Javed 2-70, Shahid Aziz 2-70) and 295 all out, 84 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 75, Mohammad Haris 59, Israrullah 51, Nabi Gul 38; Zahid Mehmood 6-85, Akif Javed 2-48)
FATA 311 all out, 68.2 overs (Mohammad Farooq 90, Rehan Afridi 41, Mohammad Wasim Khan 41, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 32, Khushdil Shah 26, Mohammad Naeem 25, Salman Khan Jnr 21; Iftikhar Ahmed 3-19, Abuzar 3-95, Mohammad Amir Khan 2-56) and 51-2, 17.2 overs (Salman Khan Jnr 22 not out; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-20)
Faisalabad v Sialkot at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Faisalabad trail by 123 runs with eight wickets remaining in second innings
Faisalabad 255 all out, 89.5 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 81, Faham-ul-Haq 51, Muhammad Irfan Khan 42, Ali Shan 29; Mohammad Ali 5-47, Athar Mehmood 3-74) and 38-2, 15 overs (Sameer Saqib 20 not out)
Sialkot 416 all out, 121.5 overs (Mehran Mumtaz 125, Amad Butt 72, Azan Awais 65, Mohammad Huraira 34, Ayaz Tasawar 22, Aashar Mehmood 22; Shahid Ali 3-115, Hasan Raza 2-42, Mudasar Zunair 2-80)
