KARACHI: Opener Hamza Ghanchi rewrote the record books by compiling an undefeated 300 for his maiden first-class century as Karachi Whites amassed 628-5 declared against NBP on the second day of their second-round fixture in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship at the NBP Sports Complex here on Saturday.

The 21-year-old left-hander, who was batting with a career-best 132 in his team’s tally of 266-1 on Friday evening, reached the coveted milestone in the final session of play after spending 654 minutes at the crease during which he faced 470 balls and hit 32 boundaries. Skipper Shahzaib Hasan immediately closed the innings before fast bowler Tabish Khan grabbed two wickets in the space of four balls to leave NBP tottering at 29-2.

But the day belonged to Hamza and his overnight partner Behram Khan. The pair added a massive 343 in 442 minutes before Behram departed for a 309-ball 155 (16 fours and one six).

After their atrocious fielding effort on Friday, Karachi Blues were in some strife at 184-6 after dismissing Wapda for 342 in their first innings at the National Stadium. Left-arm pacer Abdul Ameer took 6-79 in 25.5 overs, including the overnight duo of Mohammad Saad (106 off 264 balls, 12 boundaries) and Kamran Akmal, who fell without adding to Friday’s score of 77 to end a fourth-wicket stand of 146 with Saad.

Lahore Blues were 90-2 after Umar Siddique struck 185 off 351 balls with 24 fours to help UBL collect 448 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan limited-overs opener Sharjeel blasted 96 from 111 balls.

PIA’s dismal start to the season continued as they were sent packing for 175 by Lahore Whites at the LCCA Ground to give the regional outfit a commanding first-innings of 190 runs.

Close of play scores on Saturday (day two of four):

Second round:

Pool ‘A’:

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi: KARACHI WHITES 628-5 declared in 159.3 overs (Hamza Ghanchi 300 not out, Behram Khan 155, Faraz Ali 68, Babar Hussain Agha 57; Altaf Ahmed 2-67, Qaiser Abbas 2-102); NBP 29-2 in 10 overs (Nasir Jamshed 26 not out; Tabish Khan 2-12).

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: UBL 448 in 123.3 overs (Umar Siddique 185, Sharjeel Khan 96, Saeed bin Nasir 55, Rumman Raees Khan 34; Agha Salman 3-78, Waqas Ahmed 3-120); LAHORE BLUES 90-2 in 40 overs (Waqas Saleem 55 not out.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad: ISLAMABAD 180 in 54.1 overs (Abid Ali 46, Shahid Yousuf 39, Ali Sarfraz 33; Abdur Rehman 3-56, Amad Butt 2-23, Yamin Ahmadzai 2-25, Usman Khan Shinwari 2-44) and 145 in 30.5 overs (Umar Kiyani 49, Shehzad Azam Rana 22 not out, Ali Sarfraz 20; Yamin Ahmadzai 3-28, Amad Butt 3-42, Usman Khan Shinwari 3-61); HBL 168 in 54 overs (Amad Butt 42, Imam-ul-Haq 40, Ramiz Aziz 23, Abdur Rehman 21; Shehzad Azam Rana 7-49, Zohaib Ahmed 2-39) and 15-0 in 5 overs.

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar: PESHAWAR 535 in 99.1 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 97, Mehran Ibrahim 77, Ashfaq Ahmed 56, Asif Fawad 37, Akbar Badshah 22; Zafar Gohar 3-60, Mohammad Irfan 2-50, Aamir Yamin 2-80); SSGC 238-1 in 64.2 overs (Awais Zia 122 not out, Ali Asad 91).

Pool ‘B’:

At National Stadium, Karachi: WAPDA 342 in 101.5 overs (Mohammad Saad 106, Kamran Akmal 77, Aamir Sajjad 45; Abdul Ameer 6-79, Adeel Malik 2-75); KARACHI BLUES 189-6 in 64 overs (Mohammad Waqas Sr 43, Fazal Subhan 35, Khalid Latif 35, Mohammad Waqas 20 not out; Naseer Akram 2-22, Waqas Maqsood 2-39).

At LCCA Ground, Lahore: LAHORE WHITES 365 in 96.1 overs (Umar Akmal 74, Umaid Asif 57, Mohammad Waqas 46, Anas Mahmood 45, Rameez Alam 44, Farhan Khan 22, Adnan Rasool 21; Tahir Khan 6-101, Rafay Safdar 2-82) and 5-1 in 4 overs; PIA 175 in 65.5 overs (Fahad Iqbal 46, Tahir Khan 33, Shoaib Khan 26, Obaidullah 23; Adnan Rasool 4-53, Qaiser Ashraf 3-61).

At Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot: KRL 532 in 106.2 overs (Saeed Anwar Jr 157, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 33, Zulfiqar Jan 30, Yasir Ali 24, Mohammad Abbas 20 not out; Asif Afridi 5-102, Asif Ali 3-54); FATA 234-4 in 63 overs (Fawad Khan 95, Khushdil Shah 46 not out, Mohammad Sarwar 39, Mohammad Naeem 24; Mohammad Abbas 2-56).

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi (day-night fixture, dinner break scores): RAWALPINDI 173 in 66.4 overs (Umar Waheed 46, Zeeshan Malik 29; Asad Ali 5-40) and 73-3 in 20 overs (Shoaib Nasir 44 not out; Asad Ali 2-27; SNGPL 137 in 49.2 overs (Imran Khalid 46 not out, Taufiq Umar 30, Abubakr Khan 23; Abid Hasan 5-40, Ataullah 4-51.

Published in Dawn October 9th, 2016