FATA vs Lahore Whites

This clash was labelled as Shaheen Afridi vs Babar Azam and it was the former who came out on top. Shaheen picked up four wickets, including a three-fer in the first innings. As for Babar, he returned with scores of 28 and 42 in the two innings, respectively, from number four.

Aamir Jamal did well with the bat for Lahore, scoring 74 runs down the order. But his primary role was with the ball where he couldn’t impress, picking up only three wickets in the match. Fawad Arshad and Muhammad Farooq were the heroes for FATA, scoring centuries while Afaq Afridi was the top bowler for them, accounting for seven wickets. FATA won this encounter by 241 runs to start their QeA campaign on a high.

Brief Scores

FATA 362 (Fawad Arshad 115, Hammad Aziz 6-97) & 283 (Muhammad Farooq 123, Muhammad Salman Mirza 3-78) beat Lahore 234 (Aamir Jamal 74, Shaheen Afridi 3-69) & 170 (Shahid Aziz 4-32, Afaq Afridi 4-46).

Peshawar Blues vs Faisalabad

Mohammad Rizwan, who was in the news for all the wrong reasons during the England tour, was the star for Peshawar against Faisalabad. His unbeaten 200 off 252 balls with 35 fours and a six helped his side post a mammoth 503-4 declared batting first. The bowlers then did their job perfectly, with Sajid Khan also getting amongs the wickets. Maaz Sadaqat opened the innings for Peshawar but could only score 29 runs.

Brief Scores

Peshawar 503-4d (Mohammad Rizwan 200*, Najab Khan 133) beat Faisalabad 259 (Atiq Ur Rehman 72, Sajid Khan 3-25, Muhammad Adnan 3-50) & 219 (Muhammad Awais Zafar 65, Muhammad Wisal 4-37).

Sialkot Blues vs Karachi Blues

The clash between Sialkot and Karachi ended in a tame draw, but not before Muhammad Hurraira slammed twin tons. He opened for Sialkot and smashed 117 and 141 in the two innings. Ghazi Ghori scored 88 in the first innings to ensure Karachi Blues take the first-innings lead before Omair Bin Yousuf scored an unbeaten century on the final day to hold Sialkot for a draw.

Brief Scores

Sialkot 241 (Muhammad Hurraira 117, Muhammad Umar 4-19) & 388-5d (Muhammad Hurraira 141, Mohsin Riaz 100*) drew vs Karachi 280 (Ghazi Ghori 88, Athar Mehmood 3-72) & 227-4 (Omair Bin Yousuf 100*).

Islamabad vs Multan

Multan dominated the proceedings right from the word go against Islamabad to register a 10-wicket win. Imam-ul-Haq made up for a failure in the first innings, scoring an unbeaten 64 in the 118-run chase. Imran Rafiq and Muhammad Hafeez were the stars for Multan, scoring 140 and picking up six wickets, respectively.

Brief Scores

Multan 327 (Imran Rafiq 140, Muhammad Musa 4-51) & 121-0 (Imam-ul-Haq 64*, Muhammad Uzair Mumtaz 50*) beat Islamabad 215 (Muhammad Hammad Khan 50, Muhammad Shahzad 3-51) & 229 (Raja Waheed 60, Muhammad Hassan Hafeez 6-65).

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