KARACHI, Jan 19: Teams in the northern part of the country will be hoping for better luck with the weather when the fourth round matches in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket competition start Sunday.

The third round clash between Rawalpindi and Peshawar was abandoned without a ball being bowled at the Pindi Cricket Stadium after pre-match rains left the square in pools of water.

The other match in Rawalpindi, saw play starting late on third afternoon at KRL Ground between Islamabad and Rest of NWFP.

Karachi Blues chalked up their first win of the season when they crushed Rest of Sindh by innings. Sargodha were the other side to win in the third round, inflicting innings defeat on Hyderabad.

Both Karachi Whites and Lahore Blues, who head their respective pools, had to contend with draws against Balochistan and Rest of Punjab respectively in the third round.

Karachi Whites, led by ex-national skipper Moin Khan, face their first major challenge in the shape of Gujranwala here at the National Stadium.

Lahore Blues, the defending champions, take on Islamabad at KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Karachi Blues, meanwhile, meet Faisalabad at Iqbal Stadium. Both Faisalabad and Sheikhupura, who play Rest of Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, will be fresh after being not involved in matches last week.

Fourth round schedule (Jan 20-23):

*Karachi Whites v Gujranwala at National Stadium, Karachi (Umpires: M. Akbar Khan and Nadeem Ghauri. Match referee: Raees Ahmed).

*Faisalabad v Karachi Blues at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (Umpires: M. Nazir Junior and Iftikhar Malik. Match referee: Ishtiaq Ahmed).

*Hyderabad v Rest of Balochistan at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Umpires: Athar Zaidi and Sadiq Mohammad. Match referee: Munawwar Agha).

*Bahawalpur v Rest of Sindh at Bahawalpur Stadium. (Umpires: Shakeel Khan and Riazuddin. Match referee: Fahimuddin Alvi).

*Lahore Whites v Peshawar at LCCA Ground, Lahore (Umpires: Salim Badar and Feroz Butt. Match referee: Ali Zia).

*Rawalpindi v Rest of NWFP at Pindi Cricket Stadium (Umpires: Siddique Khan and Asad Rauf. Match referee: Javed Akhtar).

*Islamabad v Lahore Blues at KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi (Umpires: Islam Khan and Afzaal Ahmed. Match referee: Khateeb Rizwan).

*Sheikhupura v Rest of Punjab at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Umpires: Aleem Dar and Sajjad Asghar. Match referee: Ehteshamuddin).