KARACHI, Nov 10: Discarded Test fast bowler Mohammad Sami claimed a career-best eight for 39 to lead Karachi Whites to an emphatic 209-run victory over Sialkot in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship match at the UBL Sports Complex here on Saturday.

The Karachi Whites skipper, who improved his previous best figures in first-class cricket (8-64 for Kent against Nottinghamshire in the English County Championship fixture at Maidstone in 2003), sent a strong reminder to the national selectors who are in the process of finalizing the Pakistan squad for the forthcoming Test series in India.Hopelessly placed at 9-3 at the start of the fourth and final day, Sialkot were sent packing for 142 in their second innings.

Sohail Khan, the 23-year-old Malakand-born pace bowler, continued his outstanding form in the current season by taking a match haul of nine for 158 to help SSGC defeat Hyderabad by nine wickets.

Sohail, who made his first-class debut at the start of the championship, has picked up a remarkable 25 wickets in just three matches.

Another speedster to shine on Saturday was Imran Ali who captured a career-best six for 41 as SNGPL beat Rawalpindi by 94 runs at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi.

The day’s other winners were National Bank who outclassed Multan by an innings and 53 runs at the Gymkhana Club Ground in Okara.

The remaining three matches were all drawn.

Scores on Saturday (final day of four):

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi: Karachi Whites beat Sialkot by 209 runs.

KARACHI WHITES 272 in 101 overs (Javed Mansoor 77 not out, Asim Kamal 62, Misbah Khan 47; Mohammad Wasim 5-82, Mohammad Bhutta 3-76) and 245-8 declared in 62 overs (Khalid Latif 104; Imran Malik 3-36); SIALKOT 166 in 72.4 overs (Hafiz Khalid 51; Tanvir Ahmed 6-43) and 142 in 46.3 overs (Faisal Khan 70; Mohammad Sami 8-39).

At Gymkhana Ground, Okara: National Bank beat Multan by an innings and 53 runs.

NATIONAL BANK 514-9 declared in 122.1 overs (Naumanullah 161, Rashid Riaz 128, Shahid Yousuf 73, Wasim Khan 61; Abdul Rauf 3-123); MULTAN 246 in 72.5 overs (Hammad Tariq 101; Wahab Riaz 3-51, Irfanuddin 3-54) and 215 in 77.1 overs (Mohammad Hafeez 49; Irfanuddin 3-72).

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: Match drawn.

LAHORE SHALIMAR 227 in 88.2 overs (Ali Raza 67, Mohammad Hussain 62; Jaffar Nazir 4-25, Yasir Arafat Sr 4-56) and 289-9 in 108.5 overs (Suleman Khan 129 not out; Akhtar Ayub 4-72); KRL 491-6 declared in 118 overs (Mohammad Wasim 125, Azhar Ali 110, Saeed Anwar Jr 106, Shahzad Malik 48 not out, Bilal Asad 48).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: SNGPL beat Rawalpindi by 94 runs.

SNGPL 306 in 101.5 overs (Saleem Mughal 73, Umar Akmal 61, Khurram Shahzad 60; Yasir Ali 5-81, Mohammad Ayaz 3-56) and 214-7 declared in 38 overs (Umar Akmal 69, Mohammad Hafeez 47; Yasir Ali 3-60); RAWALPINDI 206 in 77.3 overs (Samiullah Niazi 3-57, Imran Ali 3-63) and 220 in 83.2 overs (Usman Saeed 50, Adnan Mufti 45, Mohammad Ibrahim 42; Imran Ali 6-41, Samiullah Niazi 3-43).

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta: Match drawn.

QUETTA 461 in 119.4 overs (Shoaib Khan 185, Naseem Khan 151; Amjad Waqas 6-92); ABBOTTABAD 282 in 107 overs (Wajid Ali 114; Gohar Faiz 3-67) and 284-5 in 978 overs (Fawad Khan 76, Rahim Baz Khan 76, Adnan Raees 75).

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad: Match drawn.

FAISALABAD 268 in 92.1 overs (Ammar Mahmood 87, Mohammad Imran 42; Kashif Raza 4-61) and 269-4 in 108 overs (Ammar Mahmood 106, Usman Arshad 50); WAPDA 447 in 121.3 overs (Tariq Aziz 167, Aamir Sajjad 99, Bilal Khilji 84 not out; Ali Raza 4-83, Ijaz Ahmed Jr 3-59).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: SSGC beat Hyderabad by nine wickets.

HYDERABAD 227 in 70.5 overs (Pir Zulfiqar 49; Sohail Khan 4-68) and 344 in 96.5 overs (Shahid Qambrani 134, Faisal Athar 53, Rizwan Ahmed 40; Sohail Khan 5-90); SSGC 416 in 110.4 overs (Saeed bin Nasir 163, Mohtashim Ali 50, Shahzad Butt 50, Ashraf Ali 44; Pir Zulfiqar 4-72) and 156-1 in 32.4 overs (Asif Zakir 87 not out).