- Karachi Blues’ Saad Baig struck century in a drawn affair against Lahore Whites, Multan’s Ali Usman picked up a five-for in a similar outcome against Bahawalpur
- Lahore Whites’ Mohammad Abbas picked up his record 50th first-class five-wicket haul
- Scorecards and stats are available here; Points table after four rounds is available here; Top performers pictures from day four are available here for free download and editorial use
- Day four highlights of Multan v Bahawalpur are available here, Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues are available here and Peshawar v Abbottabad are available here
Lahore, 27 October 2025: The fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2025-26 concluded with Peshawar and Sialkot winning their matches and going atop the points table.
The other two games involving Multan and Bahawalpur and Karachi Blues and Lahore Whites ended in draw, while Faisalabad – who have jumped to no.5 on the table – beat FATA on Sunday. The fifth round of the tournament will begin in Abbottabad, Islamabad, Peshawar and Rawalpindi on Thursday, 30 October.
Sialkot beat Islamabad by a thumping margin of 311 runs early on day four after they took only 11 overs to wrap up latter’s innings at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.
Islamabad, who began the day from overnight score of 107-3 requiring another 361 runs to win, collapsed losing seven wickets for 49 runs as Athar Mehmood (4-66) took his tally of wickets to nine in the match, while Mohammad Ali picked up 4-29 in his 12 overs.
Abbottabad fell 247 runs short against Peshawar at the Imran Khan Stadium as the home team dismissed visitors for 214 in 79.2 overs with left-arm spinner Mohammad Irfan (3-28) and right-arm pacer Niaz Khan (3-43) sharing six wickets among them.
Resuming from overnight score of 10 for no loss in 3.5 overs, Abbottabad kept losing wickets at regular intervals as no other batter apart from opener Yasir Khan (97, 173b, 12x4s) crossed 20-run mark. The right-handed batter missed out on his second first-class ton as he fell prey to Niaz.
The fixture between Karachi Blues and Lahore Whites ended in a stalemate after Saad Baig struck his second first-class century at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.
Resuming their second innings from overnight score of 103-3 and a 71-run lead, Karachi Blues were bowled out for 360 in 97.3 overs.
Saad – who had retired hurt on 59 on day three – returned to bat at 105-4 and struck his second ton in the tournament and also gathered 114 runs with no.8 batter Mohammad Usman Rahim (77, 179b, 10x4s) to take Karachi out of danger.
Mohammad Hamza (27 not out, 42b, 3x4s) and Saqib Khan (24, 33b, 1x4) also made the Lahore bowlers wait before the two teams decided to shake hands. Lahore Whites’ Mohammad Abbas (24-6-78-6) bagged his 50th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Ubaid Shah dismissed two batters finishing with six wickets in the match.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur and Multan ran out of time after the former set a 279-run target for the latter. In reply, Multan only faced one over before the teams decided to shake hands for a draw.
Earlier in the day, Bahawalpur started their second innings with a slim 39-run lead and were dismissed for 239 in 71.4 overs after slipping to 107-5 at one stage. No.3 batter Mohammad Ammar (68, 137b, 8x4s) and no.4 Saad Khan (40, 54b, 8x4s) stitched a 65-run stand after their team had lost openers for 41 runs.
Multan’s left-arm spinner Ali Usman – who registered his fourth first-class five-for returning figures of 28-2-88-5 - kept his team in the hunt for a win with quick strikes as Bahawalpur went from 106-2 to 107-5.
Player of the match Saifullah Bangash then led his team to safety with a rearguard effort of 74 not out from 127 balls hitting 10 fours as no.9 batter Mohammad Azab (7) held the fort from one end facing 40 balls.
Scores in brief – End of Round Four - Day 4
Sialkot beat Islamabad by 311 runs at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Sialkot 407 all out, 100.4 overs (Azan Awais 134, Aashar Mehmood 73, Mohammad Waleed 59, Ayaz Tasawar 33, Mohsin Riaz 27, Afzaal Manzoor 24, Mohammad Huraira 21; Mohammad Hammad Khan 3-35, Haris Rauf 2-82, Mohammad Nadeem 2-85, Jawad Ali 2-119) and 246-7 dec, 63 overs (Ayaz Tasawar 84, Mehran Mumtaz 36 not out, Mohammad Waleed 33, Afzaal Manzoor 27, Aashar Mehmood 24; Kaleem Dil 4-67)
Islamabad 186 all out, 52 overs (Sarmad Bhatti 82, Haris Rauf 28, Jawad Ali 20; Athar Mehmood 5-43, Mehran Mumtaz 3-28) and 156 all out, 43 overs (Rizwan Ali 45, Shamyl Hussain 35; Mohammad Ali 4-29, Athar Mehmood 4-66)
Player of the match – Athar Mehmood (Sialkot)
Match Drawn - Multan v Bahawalpur at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Target for Multan – 279
Bahawalpur 501 all out, 140.1 overs (Saifullah Bangash 119 not out, Muhammad Imran 75, Saad Khan 74, Mohammad Ammar 71, Mohammad Sheharyar 69, Mohammad Alamgir 34; Kashif Ali 4-102, Mohammad Ismail 3-128, Ali Usman 3-138) and 239 all out, 71.4 overs (Saifullah Bangash 74 not out, Mohammad Ammar 68, Saad Khan 40, Ali Hamza Wasim 26; Ali Usman 5-88, Arafat Minhas 2-35)
Multan 462 all out, 113 overs (Imran Butt 113, Aamer Yamin 100 not out, Waqar Hussain 57, Bismillah Khan 49, Ali Usman 43, Sharoon Siraj 25, Imran Rafiq 23, Zain Abbas 20; Mohammad Azab 5-130, Saad Khan 2-33) and 5-0, 1 over
Player of the match – Saifullah Bangash (Bahawalpur)
Peshawar beat Abbottabad by 247 runs at Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar
Target for Abbottabad: 462
Peshawar 448-9 dec, 106.5 overs (Israrullah 117, Maaz Sadaqat 114, Waqar Ahmed 41, Mohammad Haris 35, Iftikhar Ahmed 34, Niaz Khan 28, Khalid Shah 25, Muhammad Amir Barki 24; Aqib Khan 3-86, Israr Hussain 2-90, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-110) and 194-1, 39.4 overs (Waqar Ahmed 100 not out, Nabi Gul 52 not out, Muhammad Amir Barki 35)
Abbottabad 181 all out, 69.4 overs (Zain Ishaq 60, Ahmed Khan 38, Mohammad Bilal 27, Khayam Khan 21; Iftikhar Ahmed 4-21, Niaz Khan 4-56) and 214 all out, 79.2 overs (Yasir Khan 97; Mohammad Irfan 3-28, Niaz Khan 3-43)
Player of the match – Waqar Ahmed (Peshawar)
Match Drawn - Lahore Whites v Karachi Blues at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Karachi Blues 424 all out, 110 overs (Rameez Aziz 102, Omair Bin Yousuf 73, Mohammad Usman Rahim 52, Danish Aziz 51, Haroon Arshad 38, Abdullah Fazal 37; Haseeb-ur-Rehman 4-100, Ubaid Shah 4-102) and 360 all out, 97.3 overs (Saad Baig 149, Mohammad Usman Rahim 77, Mohammad Hamza 27 not out, Saqib Khan 24, Omair Bin Yousuf 20; Mohammad Abbas 6-78, Ubaid Shah 2-57)
Lahore Whites 456 all out, 106.4 overs (Tayyab Tahir 108, Ali Zaryab 91, Umar Siddiq 86, Hussain Talat 57, Mohammad Abbas 31, Abid Ali 22; Mohammad Asghar 4-93, Mohammad Hamza 2-75, Saqib Khan 2-101)
Player of the match – Saad Baig (Karachi Blues)
On Sunday:
Faisalabad beat FATA by an innings and 213 runs at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad
Player of the match – Hasan Raza (Faisalabad)
