RAWALPINDI: Rameez Aziz and Saifullah Bangash struck centuries for Karachi Blues, while Islamabad strengthened their position against Lahore Whites on the third day of the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold on Wednesday.

At the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Karachi Blues, resuming their second innings at 72-1, reached 393-5 in 92 overs to extend their lead over Multan to 391 runs. Rameez led the scoring with 170, while Saifullah remained unbeaten on 102.

At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad dismissed Sialkot Blues for 316 after the former had resumed their first innings at 222 all out. Faisalabad then reached 194-3 in their second innings, taking their overall lead to 100 runs. Faham-ul-Haq scored 58, while Asim Ali Nasir contributed 51.

At the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Islamabad, resuming their first innings at 403-6, extended their total to 473-9, with Sarmad Bhatti scoring 91. Hammad Aziz claimed five wickets for Lahore Whites, who reached 200-5 in their second innings. Zain Bin Farooq was unbeaten on 77, while Tayyab Tahir made 51.

At the National Ground in Islamabad, Peshawar Blues declared their first innings at 342-7 after resuming at 150-4. Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 81. Chasing a target of 333, Fata reached 116-3, with Fawad Arshad unbeaten on 46.Meanwhile, Bahawalpur and Peshawar Whites secured victories on the third day of the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver.

At the SBP Sports Complex, Bahawalpur defeated Quetta by three wickets after Mohammad Umair took four wickets for 34 runs to dismiss the latter for 151 in their second innings.

At the UBL Sports Complex, Mohammad Ilyas completed a 10-wicket match haul as Peshawar Whites defeated Lahore Blues by nine wickets.

In the other matches, Sardar Hassan Raza Khan struck a double century, scoring 213 for AJK against Hyderabad, while Karachi Whites reached 112-4 in their pursuit of a 304-run target against Sialkot Whites at Rahim Yar Khan.

Published in Dawn, November 12th, 2026