October 30, 2007	Tuesday	Shawwal 17, 1428

KARACHI, Oct 29: Lahore Ravi, National Bank, SSGC, Multan and Islamabad all won their matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship on Monday. Medium-pacer Sohail Khan marked his entry into first-class cricket in emphatic fashion as he bagged match figures of 10 for 133 as newcomers SSGC trounced Pakistan Customs by 126 runs at the NBP Sports Complex.

Lahore Ravi annihilated Karachi Whites by an innings and 118 runs on the fourth and final day of their fixture at the Asghar Ali Shah Stadium.

Multan also recorded a similar win, thrashing Sialkot by an innings and 139 runs at the Sheikhupura Stadium with paceman Mohammad Kashif taking nine for 84 in the game.

National Bank romped home by eight wickets against hosts Faisalabad at the Iqbal Stadium. Opener Nasir Jamshed finished 63 not out after making 126 in the first innings.

Islamabad, meanwhile, recorded a narrow two-wicket win over Lahore Shalimar at the Diamond Club Ground in Islamabad.

PIA earned an honourable draw against KRL at the latter’s stadium in Rawalpindi thanks to tenacious knocks by their skipper Faisal Iqbal, his younger brother Fahad and opener Kamran Sajid.

The struggling Karachi Blues were frustrated by Quetta, who batted their way to a draw at the Bugti Stadium in Quetta.

Unbeaten centuries by Usman Saeed and Yasir Ali, who reached three figures for the first time in his career, helped Rawalpindi score 352 for four in reply to Abbottabad’s 376 on the third day of their fixture at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.

Scores on Monday (final day of four):

At Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi: Lahore Ravi beat Karachi Whites by an innings and 118 runs.

KARACHI WHITES 218 in 79.1 overs (Afsar Nawaz 52, Asad Shafiq 45; Kashif Shafi 3-32, Junaid Zia 3-52) and 145 in 59.4 overs (Owais Ahmed Rehmani 56; Kashif Shafi 3-25); LAHORE RAVI 481 in 143.4 overs (Arsalan Mir 112, Waqas Ahmed 98, Hafiz Saad Nasim 95, Junaid Zia 81, Rizwan Ahmed 54; Adnan Kalim 3-133).

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: SSGC beat Pakistan Customs by 126 runs.

SSGC 328 in 113.1 overs (Ali Hussain 83, Ahmed Zeeshan Malik 67, Ashraf Ali 49, Asif Zakir 41; Raees Amjad 4-68, Yasir Shah 3-89) and 262-0 declared in 58 overs (Asif Zakir 136 not out, Mohtashim Ali 121 not out); PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 218 in 75 overs (Hasnain Abbas 53; Sohail Khan 5-59) and 246 in 80.1 overs (Rawait Khan 49; Sohail Khan 5-74, Rajesh Ramesh 3-67).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Match drawn.

PIA 211 in 68.4 over (Kamran Sajid 64 not out; Bilal Asad 4-37) and 319-8 in 127 overs (Faisal Iqbal 68, Fahad Iqbal 64 not out, Kamran Sajid 52; Saeed Ajmal 5-89); KRL 282 in 108.3 overs (Ali Naqvi 120, Bazid Khan 97; Najaf Shah 3-73, Nauman Alvi 3-93).

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: National Bank beat Faisalabad by eight wickets.

FAISALABAD 245 in 83.5 overs (Usman Arshad 62, Mohammad Salman 61; Uzair-ul-Haq 3-31) and 164 in 63.3 overs (Ahmed Hayat 41; Wahab Riaz 3-32, Tahir Mughal 3-35); NATIONAL BANK 291 in 86.4 overs (Nasir Jamshed 126, Rashid Riaz 51; Ahmed Hayat 3-67) and 119-2 in 34.5 overs (Nasir Jamshed 63 not out).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta: Match drawn.

KARACHI BLUES 444 in 120.5 overs (Shadab Kabir 136, Ali Asad 66, Faraz Patel 48; Naseer Khan 5-101, Arun Lal 4-84); QUETTA 252 in 87 overs (Taimur Ali 110, Faisal Irfan 60 not out; Malik Aftab 5-70, Azam Hussain 3-57) and 444-8 in 121 overs (Shoaib Khan 113, Mohammad Alam 71 not out, Naseer Khan 63, Faisal Irfan 43, Sami Agha 41; Shahzaib Ali 3-94).

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: Islamabad beat Lahore Shalimar by two wickets.

LAHORE SHALIMAR 219 in 58.1 overs (Suleman Khan 88; Saad Altaf 4-81, Rauf Akbar 3-49) and 215 in 62 overs (Mohammad Hussain 59; Saad Altaf 5-65); ISLAMABAD 255 in 57.5 overs (Rauf Akbar 98, Fayyaz Ahmed 58; Asif Raza 5-104, Shahzad Ali 3-63) and 213-8 in 70.5 overs (Umair Khan 44; Mohammad Saeed 4-47, Shahzad Ali 3-53).

At Sheikhupura Stadium: Multan beat Sialkot by an innings and 139 runs.

SIALKOT 100 in 36.4 overs (Mohammad Kashif 4-30, Imranullah 3-18) and 243 in 81.5 overs (M. Ayub Dogar 87 not out, Bilal Hussain 46, Hafiz Khalid 40; Mohammad Kashif 5-54, Imranullah 3-101); MULTAN 482-9 declared in 130.3 overs (Hammad Tariq 116, Imranullah 115, Usman Tariq 91, Mohammad Sarwar 51; M. Ali Bhutta 5-102).

At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium (third day of four):

ABBOTTABAD 376 in 120.4 overs (Wajid Ali 75, Fawad Khan 73, M. Junaid Khan 71; Mohammad Ayaz 4-99); RAWALPINDI 352-4 in 137 overs (Usman Saeed 103 not out, Yasir Ali 127 not out, Mohammad Ibrahim 45).