KARACHI: Peshawar’s unbroken sequence of six straight victories in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship Division II came to a halt on Monday as Hyderabad the major part of the fourth and final day to draw their match at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad.
Having resumed at 75-2, the hosts batted through for another 67.5 before being dismissed for 236 in their second innings with Rizwan Ahmed, Ghulam Yasin and Ayaz Jamali all playing invaluable knocks.
Left-arm paceman Waqar Ahmed and slow left-armer Sajjad Ahmed each claimed three wickets.
Peshawar, who were set an improbable target of 225, faced six overs in which they made 26 runs before play was called off.
Peshawar, who had to settle for just three points after taking a 22-run lead on the first innings, now head the Division II standings with 54 points. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), who defeated Lahore Shalimar by 10 wickets on Sunday, also have 54 points but they are second on the table since Peshawar had beaten them earlier in the competition.
Third-placed Karachi Whites were also denied victory by a defiant century from Lahore Ravi’s Mohammad Saad at the Gaddafi Stadium. Saad struck an unbeaten 101 (195 balls, 11 boundaries) while sharing a match-saving partnership of 153 with skipper Usman Salahuddin (80 off 132 balls, 10 fours) after the Ravians were reeling at 17-3 in the second innings.
In the end the hosts reached 217-4.
Earlier, Karachi Whites unwisely opted to bat on despite holding a fair lead at the start of play. Resuming at 381-9, the visitors added 20 more runs before reaching 401 all out to take a first-innings lead of 121.
Scores and results on Monday (final day of four):
At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Match drawn.
HYDERABAD 286 in 113.4 overs (Rizwan Ahmed 104, Lal Kumar 44, Ayaz Jamali 34; Afaq Ahmed 4-54, Waqar Ahmed 3-83, Sajjad Ahmed 2-57) and 236 in 98.5 overs (Ghulam Yasin 38 not out, Rizwan Ahmed 38, Ayaz Jamali 38; Sajjad Ahmed 3-48, Waqar Ahmed 3-82, Israrullah 2-1, Afaq Ahmed 2-71); PESHAWAR 308 in 99.1 overs (Israrullah 79, Akbar Badshah 77, Mohammad Rizwan 52, Jamaluddin 33; Imran Chandio 3-50, Ghulam Yasin 3-55, Nasir Awais 2-49, Mir Ali Talpur 2-70) and 26-0 in 6 overs.
At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: Match drawn.
LAHORE RAVI 280 in 109.1 overs (Usman Salahuddin 120, Mohammad Saad 51; Tabish Khan 4-80, Faraz Ahmed Khan 3-42) and 217-4 in 64 overs (Mohammad Saad 101 not out, Usman Salahuddin 80; Adeel Malik 2-30); KARACHI WHITES 401 in 131.3 overs (Mohammad Hasan 129, Akbar-ur-Rehman 93, Murtaza Majeed 48; Mohammad Irfan 4-100, Asif Ashfaq 3-51, Emmad Ali 2-99).
