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Lahore, 19 October 2025: Abbottabad, FATA, Multan and Peshawar had a dominating day two of the third round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26, while the game between Sialkot and Lahore Whites hung in balance as action unfolded across five venues in four cities on Sunday, 19 October.
Shamyl Hussain struck his fourth first-class century and second of the ongoing tournament as Islamabad slumped to 228 all out from 109-2, conceding a 209-run first innings deficit against Abbottabad at the Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad.
For Abbottabad, Israr Hussain snapped four wickets, while Aqib Khan and Mohammad Adil dismissed two batters each. In turn, Abbottabad were 45-1 at close of play and 254 runs ahead of Islamabad.
Earlier, they had resumed their first innings from overnight score of 375-5 and were bowled out for 437 in 102 overs as top scorer Yasir Khan (185, 260b, 24x4s, 3x6s) could only add 12 runs to his day one stumps score.
FATA pacer Shahid Aziz’s third first-class five-wicket haul (16.2-2-45-5) was decisive in his team managing a 105-run first innings lead over Karachi Blues – who were skittled for 207 in 68.2 overs – at the Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar. Opening batter Abdullah Fazal top-scored for Blues with 67 off 94 balls hitting 11 fours.
In reply, FATA went unscathed to stumps with 56 runs on the board and 161 runs ahead in the second innings.
Multan’s batters had a field day against Faisalabad as they built a mammoth 233-run first innings lead with three wickets still intact and Arafat Minhas unbeaten on 82 off 104 inclusive of 13 fours at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Arafat had also frustrated Faisalabad bowlers with an unbeaten 96-run stand with no.9 batter Ali Usman (33 not out, 62b, 6x4s) as Multan closed the day two with 445-7 in 107 overs – after resuming from overnight score of 85-1- in response to Faisalabad’s 212 all out.
Imran Rafiq (70, 128b, 8x4s), Waqar Hussain (67, 114b, 13x4s, Sharoon Siraj (64, 89b, 11x4s) hit half-centuries, while Bismillah Khan scored a brisk 47 off 52 balls hitting four fours and three sixes. Faisalabad Shahid Ali picked up three wickets.
Peshawar were in driving seat at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi at the close of play on day two as they had reduced Bahawalpur to 218-7 in the second innings after managing a 147-run first innings lead earlier.
Mubasir Khan (64, 93b, 7x4s) and Saad Khan (61, 111b, 9x4s) scored half-centuries keeping Bahawalpur afloat in the second innings with a 110-run stand.
Bahawalpur then lost 29-4 following the century partnership before all-rounder Muhammad Imran and no.9 batter Mohammad Junaid arrested the collapse with an unbeaten 21-run stand, stretching their second innings lead to 71. Iftikhar Ahmed had figures of 3-42 in 17 overs.
Peshawar had earlier added 153 runs to their overnight score of 125-5 taking a valuable lead with the help of useful contributions from skipper Mohammad Haris (70, 115b, 9x4s), no.8 Niaz Khan (61, 47b, 9x4s, 1x6) and no.9 Sufyan Moqim (37, 22b, 7x4s, 1x6).
At the Diamond Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites (235 all out) managed to eke out a slander 13-run first innings lead over Sialkot with the help of a 77-run ninth-wicket stand between Haseeb-ur-Rehman (40, 58b, 5x4s) and Mohammad Abbas (37 not out, 80b, 6x4s), while Saad Nasim and Tayyab Tahir scored 36 and 33, respectively.
Sialkot’s Mohammad Hasnain returned bagged figures of 14-3-42-4 in his maiden first-class appearance since July 2022. He was assisted by fellow pacers Athar Mahmood (3-47), Mohammad Ali 2-64 and Amad Butt (1-54) in restricting Whites’ lead to 13 after they had resumed from overnight score of 38-2 earlier.
In turn, Sialkot were 29-0 in 14 overs at stumps.
Scores in brief – Day 2 – Round 3 – Stumps
Abbottabad v Islamabad at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Abbottabad lead by 254 runs with nine wickets remaining in second innings
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 45-1, 19 overs
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)
Bahawalpur v Peshawar at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Bahawalpur lead by 71 runs with three wickets remaining in second innings
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 218-7, 62 overs (Mubasir Khan 64, Saad Khan 61, Mohammad Ammar 25; Iftikhar Ahmed 3-42)
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)
Lahore Whites v Sialkot at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Sialkot lead by 42 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the second innings
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 29-0, 14 overs (Mohammad Huraira 20 not out)
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)
FATA v Karachi Blues at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
FATA lead by 161 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the second innings
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 56-0, 12 overs (Mohammad Farooq 49 not out)
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)
Multan v Faisalabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium
Multan lead by 233 runs with three wickets remaining in first 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)
Multan 445-7, 107.2 overs (Arafat Minhas 82 not out, Imran Rafiq 70, Waqar Hussain 67, Sharoon Siraj 64, Bismillah Khan 47, Ali Usman 33 not out, Zain Abbas 30; Shahid Ali 3-102)
