KARACHI: Southpaws Fawad Alam and Mohtashim Ali struck fine centuries to put Karachi Whites in total command against Hyderabad on the penultimate day of their fourth-round Faysal Bank Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship match at the Niaz Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Pakistan discard Fawad made undefeated 142 (196 balls, 11 boundaries) and Mohtashim hit 121 off 264 balls with 11 fours and one six as the visitors posted 467-7 to claim a first-innings lead of 162 runs. Mohammad Sami also contributed handsomely to score a 90-ball 65 (six fours) in the unfinished stand of 145 with Fawad.

Sialkot were on verge of victory by reaching 114-1in pursuit of a 209-run chase against Islamabad at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Islamabad, who were 77-3 at start of play, collected 217 all out in the second innings.Multan secured a lead of 61 by dismissing Lahore Ravi for 248 in their first innings at the LCCA Ground in Lahore with left-arm paceman Rahat Ali capturing 5-44 in 25.2 overs and slow left-armer Zulfiqar Babar taking 3-99 in 40 overs.

Multan then consolidated their advantage to reach 180-4 in the second innings to enjoy an overall lead of 241 after Usman Liaquat (65) and Zeeshan Ashraf (51) added 104 for the opening wicket.

The match at the Mirpur Cricket Stadium was set for a close finish as Rawalpindi, chasing 225, reached 164-5 with Umar Waheed (69 not out) and Adnan Mufti (63) reviving their hopes by adding 90 after their side stumbled to 46-4.

Paceman Waqas Maqsood, who claimed 4-62 in the first innings, bagged all the wickets to fall thus far.

Earlier, Faisalabad’s last two wickets added 42 after they resumed at 88-8.

Lahore Shalimar were on top against Abbottabad on day two of the fixture at the Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi by closing the day on 251-1 with the 17-year-old opener Imran Butt striking a maiden first-class century. Imran was batting on 123 (169 balls, 17 fours) in the ongoing second-wicket partnership of 233 with Shalimar skipper Fahad-ul-Haq (114 off 171 balls, 15 boundaries).

The visiting side earlier earned a handy lead of 95 on the first innings when Abbottabad were bowled out for 104 after having resumed the day at 29-6. Emerging paceman Zia-ul-Haq took three of the wickets to end up with 4-24.

Left-handed Karachi batsman Ali Asad compiled a career-best 210 as Quetta amassed 483-8 declared on day two of their tie against Peshawar at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar. The guest player laced his marathon 484-ball innings with 24 fours and a brace of sixes.

The hosts then stuttered to 70-4 in reply.

Close of play scores on Tuesday (day three of four):

Group-I:

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore: ISLAMABAD 193 in 71.3 overs (Imad Wasim 70 not out, Fahad Iqbal 28; Nayyar Abbas 4-27, Prince Abbas 2-27, Umaid Asif 2-42) and 217 in 76 overs (Imad Wasim 50, Faizan Riaz 51, Fahad Iqbal 43; Ali Khan 3-42, Prince Abbas 2-45, Mohammad Imran 2-46, Umaid Asif 2-56); SIALKOT 202 in 59 overs (Nayyar Abbas 67, Bilal Butt 55, Mohammad Ayub Dogar 32; Rao Iftikhar 5-62, Nasrullah Khan 3-3-50, Zohaib Ahmed 2-33) and 114-1 in 25 overs (Hafiz Majid Jahangir 62 not out). At LCCA Ground, Lahore: MULTAN 309 in 88.2 overs (Sohaib Maqsood 107, Naved Yasin 80, Maqbool Ahmed 35, Zulfiqar Babar 27; Adnan Rasool 5-91, Asif Ashfaq 2-41) and 180-4 in 59 overs (Usman Liaquat 65, Zeeshan Ashraf 51; Ali Manzoor 3-47); LAHORE RAVI 248 in 89.2 overs (Irfan Haider 81, Ikhlaq Butt 43, Abid Ali 39, Jahangir Mirza 34; Rahat Ali 5-44, Zulfiqar Babar 3-99). At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar (day two): QUETTA 483-8 declared in 140 overs (Ali Asad 210 not out, Taimur Ali 120, Jalat Khan 49, Qaiser Abbas 47; Akbar Badshah 2-54, Mohammad Imran Khan 2-120); PESHAWAR 70-4 in 30 overs (Naveed Khan 32 not out; Jalat Khan 2-11).

Group-II:

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: HYDERABAD 305 in 104.5 overs (Rizwan Ahmed 105, Sharjeel Khan 64, Nauman Ali 31, Shoaib Leghari 28; Atif Maqbool 5-97, Faraz Ahmed Khan 3-100); KARACHI WHITES 467-7 in 145 overs (Fawad Alam 142 not out, Mohtashim Ali 121, Mohammad Sami 65 not out, Saeed bin Nasir 50, Asif Zakir 38, Ahmed Iqbal 27; Mir Ali Talpur 3-25, Rehan Riaz 2-72). At Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur (Azad Jammu Kashmir): FAISALABAD 226 in 72.1 overs (Mohammad Salman 70 not out, Moazzam Hayat 52, Zeeshan Asif 45; Sadaf Hussain 4-63, Haseeb Azam 3-70, Nasir Malik 2-59) and 130 in 41.3 overs (Mohammad Salman 42; Sadaf Hussain 4-17, Nasir Malik 3-55, Haseeb Azam 2-41); RAWALPINDI 132 in 40.1 overs (Umar Waheed 39, Naved Malik 28; Waqas Maqsood 4-62, Hasan Mahmood 3-6, Naseer Akram 3-57) and 164-5 in 62 overs (Umar Waheed 69 not out, Adnan Mufti 63; Waqas Maqsood 5-62). At Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi (day two): LAHORE SHALIMAR 199 in 59.4 overs (Aamir Sajjad 60, Umar Siddique 26, Hafiz Mohammad Zohaib 26; Khalid Usman 4-55, Fazle Rabbi 4-56, Ahmed Jamal 2-52) and 251-1 in 59 overs (Imran Butt 124 not out, Fahad-ul-Haq 114 not out); ABBOTTABAD 104 in 34.5 overs (Ikramullah Khan 33; Zia-ul-Haq 4-24, Aizaz Cheema 4-43).