KARACHI: Sialkot booked a Quaid-e-Azam Trophy final date with Peshawar after their triangular stage match against Lahore Whites ended in a draw here at the National Bank Stadium on Monday.

The five-day final will be played at the UBL Sports Complex here from January 2.

Resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 628 for nine, Lahore Whites were bundled out for 639 in 153.1 overs, with opening batter Ali Zaryab returning undefeated on 206.

For Sialkot, Shahzaib Bhatti took the last wicket to fall and ended up taking five wickets for 236 runs in 57.1 overs.

In turn, starting their second innings with a deficit of 174 runs, Sialkot were 260 for six in 67 overs when both the teams shook hands for a draw.

The highlight of the innings was opening batter Azan Awais (121 off 169, 17 fours and a six) scoring a century. The left-handed batter also scored a century in the first innings.

The 20-year-old batter is currently leading the batting charts with 807 runs from seven matches, having hit included four centuries and two half-centuries.

Scores in brief:

SIALKOT 465 in 119.3 overs (Azan Awais 168, Ashir Mehmood 101, Mohsin Riaz 51; Mohammad Waheed 5-124, Hikmatullah 3-83) and 260-6, 67 overs (Azan Awais 121, Mohsin Riaz 57 not out; Mohammad Ahsan 2-47); LAHORE WHITES 639 in 153.1 overs (Ali Zaryab 206 not out, Imran Dogar 132, Obaid Shahid 121, Tayyab Tahir 47; Shahzaib Bhatti 5-236, Amad Butt 2-116).

Published in Dawn, December 31st, 2024