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LAHORE: The second day of the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy saw Sialkot pacer Mohammad Hasnain and Faisalabad opening batter Faham-ul-Haq register memorable career milestones in first-class cricket as exciting action unfolded across the five venues in four cities.
Abbottabad were made to follow-on by Sialkot as they faltered in their first innings getting bowled out for 92 in 34.5 overs from being 51-2, incurring a 293-run first innings deficit at the Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad on Friday. In their second dig, Abbottabad were 37-1 when stumps were drawn.
Hasnain returned figures of 5-22 — besting his previous haul of 4-42 — while he was supported in Abbottabad’s annihilation by Hasan Ali (3-14) and Mohammad Ali (2-27).
Earlier, Shahnawaz Dahani’s fourth first-class five-wicket haul (5-86) and Israr Hussain’s 4-117 helped Abbottabad wrap up Sialkot’s first innings for 385 after they resumed from overnight score of 322-4.
Faham registered his maiden first-class century (137 not out) to bring his team closer to parity with Peshawar’s 320-run first innings total as they finished the day at 309-7 at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi.
At the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Fata finished the day with 213-7 — with another 219 runs in arrears — in reply to Islamabad’s 432 all out in the first innings. Islamabad’s Hunain Shah (4-69) and Musa Khan (2-44) were among the wickets. Fata’s Rehan Afridi made 71 not out. Earlier in the day, Islamabad’s Sarmad Bhatti remained unbeaten on 150 while Rohail Nazir made 101.
Islamabad, who were 326-4 at stumps on the opening day, were dismissed for 432 as Fata pace trio of Akif Javed (4-121), Arshadullah (3-109) and Sameen Gul (2-83) bagged nine wickets.
A total of 16 wickets fell at the Imran Khan Stadium in Peshawar in the fixture between Karachi Blues and Bahawalpur as the latter ended day two with 35-1 in pursuit of a 213-run target.
Bahawalpur resumed their first innings from overnight score of 55-5 before being skittled for 115 as Saqib Khan (4-42), Muhammad Umar (3-34) and Mohammad Hamza (2-28) gave Karachi a 102-run lead. In the second innings, Omair Bin Yousuf made 76 as Karachi Blues slumped to 49-7 before being bowled out for 110. Gulfam Aziz took three wickets.
Multan gained a three-run second-innings lead after they ended the day with 122-3 against Lahore Whites at the Marghzar Cricket Ground in Islamabad. Facing a 119-run first innings deficit, Multan’s Waqar Hussain (49) and Imran Butt (38) stitched a 69-run second-wicket stand before Mohammad Abbas removed the former.
Earlier, Lahore Whites were bowled out for 283 as they resumed from their overnight score of 121-4. Mohammad Ismail picked up three wickets.
Lahore Whites’ gained a substantial first-innings lead as Qasim Akram struck 61 while Aamir Jamal (45), Nisar Ahmed (33) and Mohammad Abbas (22) frustrated the Multan bowlers after their team had slipped to 172-7.
Published in Dawn, November 1st, 2025
