Mohammad Huraira and Mohammad Farooq both struck centuries on Thursday, the third day of the first round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold, helping FATA and Peshawar Blues solidify their positions.
At the National Ground in Islamabad, Sialkot Blues resumed their second innings at 13-0 and declared at 388-5. Mohammad Huraira scored 141, while Mohsin Riaz remained unbeaten on 100. Karachi Blues set a target of 350 runs and were 2-1 at stumps.
In the match at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Peshawar Blues declared at 503-4. Faisalabad resumed their innings at an overnight score of 118-2 but were bowled out for 259. Atiq-ur-Rehman was the top scorer with 72, while Sajid Khan and Mohammad Adnan each took three wickets. Faisalabad were forced to follow on and reached 54-1 at stumps, trailing by 190 runs.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, FATA resumed their second innings at 22-1 and were dismissed for 283. Mohammad Farooq scored 123, and Salman Khan Jnr contributed 53. Lahore Whites, chasing 412 to win, were reduced to 40-4 at stumps. Test captain Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 20, while Afaq Afridi took two wickets as FATA moved closer to victory.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Multan finished their first innings at 327, with overnight unbeaten batter Imran Rafiq scoring 140. Fast bowler Musa Khan took four wickets. Islamabad, trailing by 112 runs, reached 163-6 in their second innings at stumps, establishing a lead of 51 runs. Raja Hamza Waheed scored 60, and Sarmad Bhatti remained unbeaten on 30. Hasan Hafeez took three wickets for Multan.
