Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (2024-25) Discussion Thread

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Lahore Whites won by 8 wickets.

Larkana: 202 & 258
Lahore Whites: 338 & 126-2

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group C update:

Quetta won by an innings & 125 runs.

Dera Murad Jamali: 144 & 169
Quetta: 438


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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Stumps (day 3) at National Ground, Islamabad

Faisalabad: 202 & 346
Islamabad: 153 & 136-7 (38 ov)

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Stumps (day 3) at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad

Abbottabad: 290 & 365-9 (85.3 ov)
Hyderabad: 315

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group B update:

Stumps (day 3) at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Bahawalpur: 248 & 266-9d
Karachi Whites: 214 & 7-0 (2 ov)

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group B update:

Stumps (day 3) at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

Peshawar: 393 & 195
Rawalpindi: 348 & 19-2 (7 ov)

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group C update:

Stumps (day 3) at Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur

Karachi Blues: 171 & 220-9 (57.3 ov)
Sialkot: 297

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FATA stun Lahore Blues on day three​


FATA stunned Lahore Blues on the third day of the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy as they won by six wickets chasing the 178-run target in 46.2 overs at the Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi.

Lahore Blues were bundled out for 120 in 31.4 overs in the second innings after continuing from their overnight score of 119-8. FATA’s Mohammad Usman struck unbeaten half-century and also partnered with Azaz Khan for an unfinished 78-run fifth-wicket partnership in successful chase. Fast bowler Mohammad Abbas’ match haul of 10-74 went in vain.

At Marghzar Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites romped to an eight-wicket win over Larkana after they chased down the 123-run target in 15.5 overs on day three. Opening batter Imran Dogar starred with an unbeaten 50-ball 78 hitting 12 fours and three sixes. Earlier in the day, Larkana continued from their overnight score of 129-4 with a seven-run deficit and they managed 258 all out. Ubaid Shah picked up three wickets, finishing with a match haul of 11-152.

Multan beat Azad Jammu and Kashmir by an innings and 112 runs at Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda. Multan’s Mohammad Ismail picked up 5-62 to bundle out AJK for 168 in 55 overs, after they began the day with 18 for no loss in their second innings and a deficit of 262 runs. Quetta also thrashed DM Jamali by an innings and 125 runs at the Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur. Earlier, Quetta finished their first innings for 438 all out, with Bismillah Khan remaining unbeaten for 166, having continued from overnight score of 402-7. DM Jamali’s Danish Aziz bagged 7-114. DM Jamali couldn’t overcome the 294-run first innings deficit as they were bundled out for 169 in 49.1 overs.

Abbottabad had extended their overnight 13-run second innings lead to 340 as they closed the day with 365-9 at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Mohammad Arif (96, 133b, 12x4s), Khayam Khan (63, 94b, 7x4s, 1x6) and Shahab Khan (57 not out, 6x4s, 2x6s) hit valuable half-centuries while Bahawalpur’s Shehryar Baloch picked up 5-86.

Elsewhere, at National Ground, Faisalabad were only three wickets away from victory at the close of play on day three as they had reduced Islamabad to 136-7, who required 260 more runs to win. Earlier, Musa Khan’s fourth consecutive first-class five-fer triggered a batting collapse as Faisalabad went from overnight score of 238-2 to 346 all out. At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur set a 301-run target for Karachi Whites, who finished the day with seven for no loss. Earlier, half-centuries from Ali Hamza Wasim, Mohammad Sheharyar and Abid Ali took Bahawalpur to 266 all out in their second innings. Peshawar have set a 241-run target for Rawalpindi, who in turn were 19-2 at stumps on day three. Earlier, Rawalpindi fell for 348 all out, continuing from overnight score of 308-6 and conceded a 45-run first innings deficit. Mehran Mumtaz took his third first-class five-fer (5-85) to bundle out Peshawar for 195 in second innings with Maaz Sadaqat top-scoring with 85. Karachi Blues’ Saifullah Bangash smashed a brilliant century (103 not out, 143b, 16x4s) to help his team overcome 126-run first innings deficit against Sialkot, closing the day with 95-run second innings lead and 220-9 on the board. Earlier, Sialkot posted 297 in response to Karachi’s 171. Tabish Khan bagged seven wickets for Karachi Blues. In turn, Karachi Blues were reduced to 112-9, but Saifullah partnered with Mohammad Hamza to put on a fighting 108-run tenth-wicket stand.

Scores in brief (Day 3 of 4):

Lahore Whites beat Larkana by eight wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Group A


Larkana 202 all out, 58.4 overs (Faraz Aziz 36, Akbar-ur-Rehman 35, Mohsin Raza 35, Umar Waheed 26, Bilal Irshad 23, Mohammad Nawaz 22; Ubaid Shah 8-79) and 258 all out, 47.4 overs (Akbar-ur-Rehman 59, Mohsin Raza 58, Mohammad Nawaz 36, Bilal Irshad 28; Mohammad Salman 4-67, Ubaid Shah 3-73, Hikmat Ullah 2-92)

Lahore Whites 338 all out, 70.3 overs (Attyab Ahmed 90, Gauhar Hafeez 71, Mohammad Ahsan 60, Obaid Shahid 27, Abyaz Rizvi 23; Mushtaq Ahmed 6-103, Mohamamd Nawaz 2-49) and 126-2, 15.5 overs (Imran Dogar 78 not out, Obaid Shahid 29 not out; Mushtaq Ahmed 2-47)

Islamabad vs Faisalabad, National Ground, Islamabad, Group A

Faisalabad 202 all out, 47.5 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 61, Faheem Ashraf 39, Hammad Hamza 21, Mohammad Kashif 20; Musa Khan 6-51, Nusratullah 3-48) and 346 all out, 74.1 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 145, Mohammad Kashif 98, Hammad Hamza 24, Faheem Ashraf 21; Musa Khan 5-68, Umair Riaz 2-37)

Islamabad 153 all out, 49.5 overs (Faizan Riaz 63, Shayan Sheikh 24; Asad Raza 4-31, Faheem Ashraf 3-32, Shehzad Gul 3-47) and 136-7, 38 overs (Mohammad Ali Taj 53, Sarmad Bhatti 39; Asad Raza 3-35, Shehzad Gul 2-26)

Abbottabad vs Hyderabad, Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad Group A

Abbottabad 290 all out, 62.5 overs (Mohammad Bilal 102, Khalid Usman 62, Khayam Khan 35, Shahab Khan 28; Mustafa Nasir 3-50, Mohammad Waqar 3-57, Shehryar Baloch 3-84) and 365-9, 85.3 overs (Mohammad Arif 96, Khayam 63, Shahab Khan 57 not out, Mohammad Ali 29, Shujah ur Rehman 24, Gul Rehman 23, Shujah Zaheer 20; Shehryar Baloch 5-86, Mustafa Nasir 3-99)

Hyderabad 315 all out, 80.3 overs (Gohar Ali 86, Ubaidullah 55, Jawad Ali 41 not out, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 31, Haris Khan 30; Khalid Usman 3-65, Aftab Ahmed 2-79, Mohamamd Adil 2-80)

Peshawar vs Rawalpindi, Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Group B

Peshawar 393 all out, 102.2 overs (Sajjad Ibraheem 73, Zubair Khan 69, Israrullah 62, Mohammad Haris 62, Sajid Khan 45, Maaz Sadaqat 43; Munir Riaz 3-56, Mehran Mumtaz 3-98, Mohammad Faizan 2-69) and 195 all out, 53 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 85, Nabi Gul 32, Sajjad Ibraheem 25; Mehran Mumtaz 5-85, Mohammad Faizan 2-28)

Rawalpindi 348 all out, 88.1 overs (Aqib Shah 105, Shadab Khan 51, Umar Amin 51, Mehran Mumtaz 36, Taimur Khan 30; Niaz Khan 4-76, Sajid Khan 3-80, Mohammad Imran Jnr 2-74) and 19-2, 7 overs (Yasir Khan 16; Niaz Khan 1-8)

Bahawalpur vs Karachi Whites, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad, Group B

Bahawalpur 248 all out, 72.3 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 95, Muhammad Imran 60, Abid Ali 49, Mohammad Asif 4-88, Aftab Ibrahim 3-41) and 266 all out, 71.3 overs (Ali Hamza Wasim 65, Mohammad Sheharyar 53, Abid Ali 52, Mohammad Ammar 36, Muhammad Imran 31; Baseer Shah 4-45, Saqib Khan 3-59) and 7-0

Karachi Whites 214 all out, 63.4 overs (Abdur Rahman 62, Khurram Manzoor 53, Saqib Khan 36, Mohammad Tahah Mehmood 36, Saqib Khan 36; Muhammad Imran 6-28, Gulfam Aziz 3-60)

Multan beat AJK by an innings and 112 runs, Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda, Group B

AJK 188 all out, 55.2 overs (Hasan Raza 82, Usman Salahuddin 25, Qazi Muhammad Arbqan 23; Huzaifa Ayub 4-64, Tahir Hussain 3-26, Mohammad Ismail 2-59) and 168 all out, 55.3 overs (Awais Akram Minhas 74, Hasnain Nadeem 34; Mohammad Ismail 5-62, Waseem Akram Jnr 3-45)

Multan 468-6, 96 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 184, Zain Abbas 86, Sharoon Siraj 69, Muhammad Shahzad 38, Uzair Mumtaz 36, Waseem Akram Jnr 23 not out; Aqib Liaqat 3-152)

FATA beat Lahore Blues by six wickets at Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi, Group C

Lahore Blues 287 all out, 64.2 overs (Qasim Akram 109, Imran Butt 46, Umar Siddiq 29, Mohammad Saleem 24, Junaid Ali 21; Arshadullah 5-89, Afaq Afridi 2-72) and 120 all out, 31.4 overs (Mohammad Arsalan 28, Imran Butt 26, Umar Siddiq 25; Afaq Afridi 8-57, Arshadullah 2-48)

FATA 230 all out, 57 overs (Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 67, Afaq Afridi 43 not out, Shahid Aziz 35, Mohammad Usman 23; Mohammad Abbas 6-39, Qasim Akram 2-48) and 178-4, 46.2 overs (Mohammad Usman 57 not out, Azaz Khan 49 not out, Saeed Ullah 44, Mohammad Farooq 21; Mohammad Abbas 4-35)

Karachi Blues vs Sialkot, Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Group C

Karachi Blues 171 all out, 47.4 overs (Fawad Alam 60, Saifullah Bangash 33, Kashif Ali 28; Mohammad Ali 4-51, Amad Butt 3-33, Shoaib Akhtar 3-51) and 220-9, 57.3 overs (Saifullah Bangash 103 not out, Fawad Alam 21; Shoaib Akhtar 4-46, Mohammad Ali 4-86)

Sialkot 297 all out, 98.5 overs (Mohamamd Waleed 75, Ashir Mehmood 55, Amad Butt 42, Abdul Rehman 31, Mohsin Riaz 26, Azan Awais 23; Tabish Khan 7-76, Aftab Khan 2-72)

Quetta beat DM Jamali by an innings and 125 runs at Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur, Group C

DM Jamali 144 all out, 69.4 overs (Abid Ali 67, Taimur Ali 39; Jalat Khan 5-28, Najeebullah Achakzai 4-36) and 169 all out, 49.1 overs (Dawood Khan 54, Danish Aziz 28; Bakhtiar Shah 4-30, Najeebullah Achakzai 3-27, Jalat Khan 2-18)

Quetta 438 all out, 122 overs (Bismillah Khan 166 not out, Jalat Khan 71, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai 57, Mohammad Idrees 50; Danish Aziz 7-114)
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group B update:

Peshawar won by 26 runs.

Peshawar: 393 & 195
Rawalpindi: 348 & 214

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Abbottabad won by 249 runs.

Abbottabad: 290 & 369
Hyderabad: 315 & 95

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group C update:

Sialkot won by 8 wickets.

Karachi Blues: 171 & 224
Sialkot: 297 & 99-2

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group B update:

Bahawalpur won by 198 runs.

Bahawalpur: 248 & 266-9d
Karachi Whites: 214 & 102

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Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Faisalabad won by 247 runs.

Faisalabad: 202 & 346
Islamabad: 153 & 148

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Lahore Whites, Peshawar, Sialkot qualify for triangular stage​


At the completion of the five rounds and 45 matches of the 18-team Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25, three teams, Lahore Whites, Peshawar and Sialkot from Group A, B and C, respectively have qualified for the triangular stage of the first-class tournament.

The single-league triangular stage of the QeA Trophy is set to begin on 25 November with Peshawar and Sialkot taking on each other followed by Lahore Whites facing Peshawar from 1 December at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. The third and last fixture of the triangular stage will be played between Lahore Whites and Sialkot from 27-30 December, while the final is set to be staged from 2-6 January 2025. The venue for the last triangular fixture and the final will be announced in due course.

Peshawar qualified for the triangular stage on the back of heroic bowling effort on day four against Rawalpindi to win by only 26 runs at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi.

Requiring 241 runs to win the game and qualify for next stage, Rawalpindi began their day from overnight score of 19-2 and were bundled out for 214 in 64.3 overs as Umar Amin’s 129-ball 65-run effort went in vain. He partnered with Taimur Khan (42, 70b, 5x4s, 1x6) to take Rawalpindi from 97-5 to 172-6 before they slipped to 196-9. Peshawar’s Maaz Sadaqat and Niaz Khan picked up three wickets each in six and 13.3 overs, respectively. Skipper Sajid Khan snapped two scalps.

Sialkot, who topped the Group C, beat Karachi Blues by eight wickets at Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Sialkot chased the 99-run target in 18.5 overs. Earlier, Sialkot wrapped up the Karachi Blues innings for 224 after they bagan from overnight score of 220-9. Test fast bowler Mohammad Ali completed his ninth first-class five-fer taking his tally of match wickets to nine.

Elsewhere, Faisalabad beat Islamabad by 247 runs at National Ground Islamabad. Faisalabad took only 2.5 overs to snap the remaining three Islamabad wickets, who had resumed from overnight score of 136-7, bundling them out for 148 in 40.5 overs. Faisalabad’s Asad Raza and Shehzad Gul picked up four wickets each taking their match tally to eight and seven wickets, respectively. At Diamond Cricket Ground, Abbottabad beat Hyderabad by 249 runs. Hyderabad were bundled out for 95 in 27.4 overs chasing 345 as Aftab Ahmed picked 5-34 in 6.4 overs. Bahawalpur romped to a 198-run win over Karachi Whites who were dismissed for a mere 102 in pursuit of 301 runs. Bahawalpur’s Mehran Sanwal snapped 5-22 in 6.3 overs.

Scores in brief (Day 4 of 4):

Faisalabad beat Islamabad by 247 runs at National Ground, Islamabad, Group A


Faisalabad 202 all out, 47.5 overs (Atiq-ur-Rehman 61, Faheem Ashraf 39, Hammad Hamza 21, Mohammad Kashif 20; Musa Khan 6-51, Nusratullah 3-48) and 346 all out, 74.1 overs (Muhammad Awais Zafar 145, Mohammad Kashif 98, Hammad Hamza 24, Faheem Ashraf 21; Musa Khan 5-68, Umair Riaz 2-37)

Islamabad 153 all out, 49.5 overs (Faizan Riaz 63, Shayan Sheikh 24; Asad Raza 4-31, Faheem Ashraf 3-32, Shehzad Gul 3-47) and 148 all out, 40.5 overs (Mohammad Ali Taj 53, Sarmad Bhatti 39; Shehzad Gul 4-30, Asad Raza 4-43)

Abbottabad beat Hyderabad by 249 runs at Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad Group A

Abbottabad 290 all out, 62.5 overs (Mohammad Bilal 102, Khalid Usman 62, Khayam Khan 35, Shahab Khan 28; Mustafa Nasir 3-50, Mohammad Waqar 3-57, Shehryar Baloch 3-84) and 369 all out, 86.1 overs (Mohammad Arif 96, Khayam 63, Shahab Khan 61 not out, Mohammad Ali 29, Shujah ur Rehman 24, Gul Rehman 23, Shujah Zaheer 20; Shehryar Baloch 5-86, Mustafa Nasir 4-99)

Hyderabad 315 all out, 80.3 overs (Gohar Ali 86, Ubaidullah 55, Jawad Ali 41 not out, Daniyal Hussain Rajput 31, Haris Khan 30; Khalid Usman 3-65, Aftab Ahmed 2-79, Mohamamd Adil 2-80) and 95 all out, 27.4 overs (Shehryar Baloch 20; Aftab Ahmed 5-34, Mehrooz Rasheed 3-26)

Peshawar beat Rawalpindi by 26 runs at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Group B

Peshawar 393 all out, 102.2 overs (Sajjad Ibraheem 73, Zubair Khan 69, Israrullah 62, Mohammad Haris 62, Sajid Khan 45, Maaz Sadaqat 43; Munir Riaz 3-56, Mehran Mumtaz 3-98, Mohammad Faizan 2-69) and 195 all out, 53 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 85, Nabi Gul 32, Sajjad Ibraheem 25; Mehran Mumtaz 5-85, Mohammad Faizan 2-28)

Rawalpindi 348 all out, 88.1 overs (Aqib Shah 105, Shadab Khan 51, Umar Amin 51, Mehran Mumtaz 36, Taimur Khan 30; Niaz Khan 4-76, Sajid Khan 3-80, Mohammad Imran Jnr 2-74) and 214 all out, 64.3 overs (Umar Amin 65, Taimur Khan 42, Ziad Khan 33, Aqib Shah 26; Maaz Sadaqat 3-21, Niaz Khan 3-57, Sajid Khan 2-65)

Bahawalpur beat Karachi Whites by 198 runs at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad, Group B

Bahawalpur 248 all out, 72.3 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 95, Muhammad Imran 60, Abid Ali 49, Mohammad Asif 4-88, Aftab Ibrahim 3-41) and 266 all out, 71.3 overs (Ali Hamza Wasim 65, Mohammad Sheharyar 53, Abid Ali 52, Mohammad Ammar 36, Muhammad Imran 31; Baseer Shah 4-45, Saqib Khan 3-59) and 7-0

Karachi Whites 214 all out, 63.4 overs (Abdur Rahman 62, Khurram Manzoor 53, Saqib Khan 36, Mohammad Tahah Mehmood 36, Saqib Khan 36; Muhammad Imran 6-28, Gulfam Aziz 3-60) and 102 all out, 25.3 overs (Jahanzaib Sultan 25; Mehran Sanwal 5-22, Gulfam Aziz 2-42)

Sialkot beat Karachi Blues by eight wickets at Mirpur Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Group C

Karachi Blues 171 all out, 47.4 overs (Fawad Alam 60, Saifullah Bangash 33, Kashif Ali 28; Mohammad Ali 4-51, Amad Butt 3-33, Shoaib Akhtar 3-51) and 224 all out, 61 overs (Saifullah Bangash 105 not out, Fawad Alam 21; Mohammad Ali 5-88, Shoaib Akhtar 4-46)

Sialkot 297 all out, 98.5 overs (Mohammad Waleed 75, Ashir Mehmood 55, Amad Butt 42, Abdul Rehman 31, Mohsin Riaz 26, Azan Awais 23; Tabish Khan 7-76, Aftab Khan 2-72) and 99-2, 18.5 overs (Abdul Rehman 39 not out, Azan Awais 26)

On Thursday: Lahore Whites beat Larkana by eight wickets at Marghzar Cricket Ground (Pool A), Multan beat AJK by an innings and 112 runs, Ashfaq Cricket Ground Sirdheri, Charsadda (Group B), FATA beat Lahore Blues by six wickets at Gohati Cricket Stadium, Swabi (Group C), Quetta beat DM Jamali by an innings and 125 runs at Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur (Group C)
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy fifth-round Group A update:

Faisalabad won by 247 runs.

Faisalabad: 202 & 346
Islamabad: 153 & 148

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A combined total of 1 wicket and 38 runs from Shakil Shaikh's nepo kids Arsal and Shayan.

If someone says their numbers this season aren't too bad - please check their overall FC stats. There's no attempt to even hide the corruption in our FC setup.
 
A bit off topic , but does any one knows why our red ball national captain Shaan is not playing in QE Trophy ?
 
A bit off topic , but does any one knows why our red ball national captain Shaan is not playing in QE Trophy ?
Perfectly on topic.

he has played 2 games actually. But he failed as usual

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Triangular Stage Fixtures (26-29 November, 2-5 December, 27-30 December):

Match 1 – 26-29 November – Peshawar vs Sialkot – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Match 2 – 2-5 December – Peshawar vs Lahore Whites - Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Match 3- 27-30 December – Lahore Whites vs Sialkot – TBC

Final

2-6 January 2025 - Top two teams of the triangular stage – TBC
 
Musa Khan topped the wicket-taking charts in this year's Quaid-e-Azam Trophy after the group stage, Mohammad Abbas is a close second sharing it with newcomer Mehran Sanwal.

Mushtaq Ahmed Kalhoro from Larkana took 4 5-fers in this tournament as well.

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Apart from the top wicket-taker of the tournament Musa Khan, Waseem Akram Jr, Mohammad Salman and Mohammad Adil also took wickets at brilliant averages.

Youngster Mohammad Ismail, who rose to fame in PJL, took three 5-fers.

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Adil , Ubaid and Salman are really good prospect with good pace and bounce and both way movement Awais Anwar not in the list but he is also a good prospect, they are definitely better than trundlers we are producing lately. It's good to see that more talented pacers unearthed this season instead of trundlers in previous years.
 
Gulfam Aziz is also a good bowler who seams the ball both ways at 130-135k. A bit like M.Abbas.

Seam bowlers in the range of 130-135k can actually become world class if they are deadly accurate and can extract seam movement on any surface.
 
M.Ismail and M.Amir Khan both are 140k+ bowlers but Amir is very wayward and doesn't get much movement , Ismail get outswing but is too short to be successful.
 
Match 1 – 26-29 November – Peshawar vs Sialkot – Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage first match toss update:

Toss: Peshawar win the toss and elect to bat first against Sialkot at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad.
 
Awais Zafar seems to have something about him , he can play pace and movement really well , really man handled Musa Khan in his last innings who is the top wicket taker this season. Awais looks more like Indian batter who plays with confidence and authority and flair in his shots , even though he is not doing much this season due to horrible pitches but I really liked his last innings , probably the best innings in the whole Quaid Trophy for me.

He looked so assured and in command in all of his shot and hit so many pull shots for 4s.
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Peshawar team bowled out for 171 runs in the first innings against Sialkot.

Owais Ali and Mohammad Ali took four wickets each.

Sialkot first innings 74 runs no player out.
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Abbottabad November 26.

On the first day of the first match of the tri-party phase of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the Peshawar team was bowled out for 171 runs in the first innings due to the excellent performance of the Sialkot bowlers.

Owais Ali and Muhammad Ali took four wickets each.

Sialkot ended the game with no loss in their first innings
 
Sialkot had a productive day against Peshawar after they closed the first day with 74 runs on the board in 20.3 overs before bowling them out for 171 at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

After Peshawar opted to bat first, only No.4 batter, Ubaidullah (35, 44b, 8x4s) managed to cross 30-run mark as wickets tumbled regularly. Peshawar had lost half their side for 93 runs before the last five wickets added 78 runs combined.

Test fast bowler Mohammad Ali returned figures of 16.1-7-35-4, while he was backed up by former Pakistan U19 pacer Awais Ali who also snapped four wickets for 73 runs in 15 overs. Shoaib Akhtar picked up two wickets.

In turn, Sialkot’s opening batters, Azan Awais (38 not out, 63b, 6x4s) and Ashir Mehmood (31 not out, 61b, 5x4s) put on unbeaten 74 runs in 20.3 overs when the stumps were drawn early due to bad light. Sialkot will begin the day two with a 97-run first innings deficit and ten wickets in hand.

Scores in brief (Day 1 of 4):

Peshawar vs Sialkot at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad


Peshawar 171 all out, 46.1 overs (Ubaidullah 35, Zubair Khan 23, Mohammad Amir Khan 21, Abuzar Tariq 20; Mohammad Ali 4-35, Awais Ali 4-73, Shoaib Akhtar 2-50)

Sialkot 74-0, 20.3 overs (Azan Awais 38 not out, Ashir Mehmood 31 not out)
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage first match toss update:

Toss: Peshawar win the toss and elect to bat first against Sialkot at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad.

How stupid. So 2 teams play, one chills and waits forever to play their opponent.

Could have just done top 6 teams, 2 divisions and division toppers after group matches play in the final. At the end of the day, this domestic tournament isn't about which random team full of no-names are crowned champions, it's about development and the players need quality FC cricket to develop.

15 out of 18 teams ended up playing a whopping 5 matches in the FC season. So basically if you were injured for a month, your FC season is over or if you got selected for an international tour like Minhas who got selected, sat on bench and doesn't get to end up playing FC season either - what little PCB had scheduled. When he inevitably goes through international struggles, fans will say how he doesn't play FC or care about it when the scheduling is beyond pathetic.
 
How stupid. So 2 teams play, one chills and waits forever to play their opponent.

Could have just done top 6 teams, 2 divisions and division toppers after group matches play in the final. At the end of the day, this domestic tournament isn't about which random team full of no-names are crowned champions, it's about development and the players need quality FC cricket to develop.

15 out of 18 teams ended up playing a whopping 5 matches in the FC season. So basically if you were injured for a month, your FC season is over or if you got selected for an international tour like Minhas who got selected, sat on bench and doesn't get to end up playing FC season either - what little PCB had scheduled. When he inevitably goes through international struggles, fans will say how he doesn't play FC or care about it when the scheduling is beyond pathetic.
A total shambles organised by complete idiots. Look at Shoaib Maqsoods comments and you realise that idiots these guys are.
 
I don't understand this whole setup of games from PCB. It is pretty confusing.
 
Musa should be inducted in Shaheen team as he has improved quiet alot this season bowling rapidly at hard length and also seaming the ball away and on fuller length he is swinging the ball both ways , pretty sure it's all because of the conditions and underprepared wicket but still hitting hard lengths with high pace is alone enough to be excited for. Plus he has become highly accurate as well this season.
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage first match update:

Stumps (day 2) at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad.

Peshawar: 171
Sialkot: 319-6 (102 ov)

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Azan Awais is on par with Haseebullah Khan talent wise , timid batter who likes to use pace of the bowler and afraid of getting out with no dominating shots either and love getting tons for fun against average bowlers , at least Azan can play short pitch stuff better than Haseebullah who is a complete dud against anything short at 135k+.

The latest one to join the leagues are Shahzaib and Usman Khan from U19 who are also similar players , They all graduated from Imam ul Haq academy for nurdlers.
 

Azan's career-best knock puts Sialkot in driving seat​


Promising opener Azan Awais played a career-best knock to put Sialkot in a commanding position against Peshawar at the close of play on day two of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy triangular stage match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.

Resuming at the overnight score of 38 not out with Sialkot on 74 for no loss in reply to Peshawar’s 171, the 20-year-old left-handed batter remained unbeaten on 161 as Sialkot reached 319 for six. This has given Sialkot a lead of 148 runs with four wickets in hand.

Azan, a former Pakistan U19 batter playing in just his sixth first-class match, has so far faced 312 balls in his fluent knock, laced with 23 boundaries. He reached his century off 198 balls, hitting 14 fours along the way. His previous highest score was 130, achieved against Dera Murad Jamali earlier this month.

Azan anchored two crucial partnerships that shifted the momentum in Sialkot’s favor. After a solid 78-run opening stand with Ashir Mehmood (31), Azan stitched together a 140-run third-wicket partnership with Mohsin Riaz. Mohsin contributed a well-made 64 off 122 balls, hitting eight fours and a six before his dismissal.

Abdul Rehman was the other notable Sialkot batter, scoring 28 and contributing 48 runs for the second wicket with Azan.
For Peshawar, Mohammad Amir Khan was the standout bowler, finishing with figures of 34-4-116-4.

Scores in brief (Day 2 of 4):

Peshawar vs Sialkot at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Peshawar 171 all out, 46.1 overs (Ubaidullah 35, Zubair Khan 23, Mohammad Amir Khan 21, Abuzar Tariq 20; Mohammad Ali 4-35, Awais Ali 4-73, Shoaib Akhtar 2-50)

Sialkot 319-6, 102 overs (Azan Awais 161 not out, Mohsin Riaz 64, Ashir Mehmood 31, Abdul Rehman 28; Mohammad Amir Khan 4-116)
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage first match update:

Sialkot won by an innings & 57 runs.

Peshawar: 171 & 182
Sialkot: 410

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Azan Awais carries bat for 203 as Sialkot trounce Peshawar​


Azan Awais surpassed the 500-run milestone in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on his way to registering a maiden double-century as Sialkot defeated Peshawar by an innings and 57 runs with a day to spare in their triangular stage match at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium.

Azan carried his bat for an unbeaten 203 after resuming the third day’s play at 161. Sialkot were eventually bowled out for 410, having started the day at 319 for six and adding another 91 runs to their overnight total in reply to Peshawar’s 171.

Trailing by 239 runs on the first innings, Peshawar were routed for 182 with fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar proving to be the wrecker-in-chief with figures of six for 51. This gave him match figures of eight for 101. Mohammad Ali also used the conditions to his advantage by following up his four for 35 with three for 43.

For Peshawar, Sajjad Ibraheem (42) and Niaz Khan (35) offered some resistance.

Azan, the 20-year-old opener batted for just over nine-and-a-half hours, facing 407 deliveries and striking 27 fours. Azan’s remarkable performance took his tournament tally to 518 runs, placing him second only to Multan’s Imam-ul-Haq, who has 635 runs. With Multan not participating in the triangular series, Azan has an excellent chance to finish as the leading run-scorer of the competition.

Azan’s innings featured three noteworthy partnerships on Wednesday. On Thursday, he added another 60 runs for the seventh wicket with Usama Mir, who contributed 29 off 57 balls, including five fours. Later, he put on 40 runs for the eighth wicket with Mohammad Ali (16) to further consolidated Sialkot’s advantage.

Mohammad Amir Khan was the standout bowler for Peshawar, claiming his second five-wicket haul of the tournament. He added the scalps of last man Shoaib Akhtar to return figures of 40.1-4-141-5, taking his tally to 26 wickets in the event. This places him in joint-third among the leading wicket-takers, alongside Lahore Whites’ Ahmed Bashir. Islamabad’s Musa Khan leads the charts with 38 wickets, followed by Lahore Blues’ Mohammad Abbas and Bahawalpur’s Mehran Sanwal, who have 31 wickets each.

Israrullah and Niaz Khan chipped in with two wickets apiece, conceding five and 101 runs, respectively.

Scores in brief (day 3 of 4):

Sialkot beat Peshawar by an innings and 57 runs, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad

Peshawar 171 all out, 46.1 overs (Ubaidullah 35, Zubair Khan 23, Mohammad Amir Khan 21, Abuzar Tariq 20; Mohammad Ali 4-35, Awais Ali 4-73, Shoaib Akhtar 2-50) and 182 all-out, 34.4 overs (Sajjad Ibraheem 44, Niaz Khan 35, Zubair Khan 25, Abuzar Tariq 22; Shoaib Akhtar 6-51, Mohammad Ali 3-43)

Sialkot 410 all-out, 133.1 overs (Azan Awais 203 not out, Mohsin Riaz 64, Ashir Mehmood 31, Usama Mir 29, Abdul Rehman 28; Mohammad Amir Khan 5-141, Israrullah 2-5, Niaz Khan 2-101)
 
After Wasim Alam jr it’s Shoaib akhtar to get the wickets rolling .
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage second match toss update:

Toss: Lahore Whites win the toss and decide to field first at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage second match update:

Tea (day 1) at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad.

Peshawar: 227-5 (56 ov)
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Lahore White vs Peshawar.

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Abbottabad. Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Peshawar scored 293 runs for 7 wickets in the first innings against Lahore White.

Moaz Sadaqat could not complete the century just 5 runs short.
Zubair Khan's responsible performance of 71 runs.

Zubair Khan Muhammad Harith added 97 runs to the wicket partnership.

Ahmad Bashir and Naseem Shah took two wickets each.
 
Few months ago, Sirajuddin was at NCA and clocked at 150k and after that he was directly included in champions cup and inducted in quaid trophy and Shaheen side , good work keep it up bro.
 
Nice to see Naseem playing a FC match in preparation for the SA Tests. T20's vs SA begin shortly too and with this match and short turn around to go to SA for the tour, it might suggest he's not on the T20 squad vs SA - which I think would be good because there is literally zero reason for Naseem to play T20 right now & T20 WC is so far away. He'll be in the squad for ODI's and Tests and hopefully he can come good there.
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage second match update:

Lunch (day 2) at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad.

Peshawar: 352
Lahore Whites: 45-2 (19 ov)
 
Peshawar’s skipper Sajid Khan bagged his 16th five-wicket haul as Peshawar took a 116-run first innings lead over Lahore Whites on day two of the second triangular stage fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

Peshawar managed to add 39 runs to their overnight score of 293-7 as they were bundled out for 332 in 72 overs. In turn, Sajid’s 5-56, Mir Hamza’s 3-58 and Niaz Khan’s 2-36 helped Peshawar restrict Lahore Whites 216 all out in 56.3 overs. Peshawar slipped to 14-3 as stumps were drawn on day two as Naseem Shah took two wickets in three overs for just one run.

Earlier in the day, Sajid, continuing from his overnight score of 11 helped his team add valuable runs as he finished with 43 off 76 balls including seven fours. Lahore Whites lost their top three batters to pacers Mir Hamza and Niaz Khan as wickets tumbled at regular intervals.

No.5 batter, Obaid Shahid, who walked in to bat with 45-3 on the board, struck 11 fours in his imposing 75 off 105 balls. Skipper Saad Nasim hit four sixes and one four in his 22-ball 36. Sajid’s five wickets came in 17 overs with one maiden.

Peshawar’s start to the second innings was jolted by Naseem, who removed first innings performer Maaz Sadaqat for a three-ball duck and then pinned Ubaidullah for a three-ball one. Ahmed Bashir took the third wicket as Peshawar closed the day with a 130-run second innings lead and seven wickets in the bag.

Nabi Gul (11 n0t out, 16b, 2x4s) and Sajjad Ibraheem (1 not out, 9b) will be on the crease for Peshawar when they resume their second innings on day three.
 
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Triangular Stage second match update:

Peshawar won by 125 runs.

Peshawar: 332 & 141
Lahore Whites: 217 & 131

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Peshawar stun Lahore Whites to win crucial game​


Peshawar beat Lahore Whites by 125 runs on day three of the second triangular stage fixture of the Quaid trophy to register a crucial victory at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad.

Chasing a 257-run target, Lahore Whites were bundled out for 131 in 23.3 overs as Sajid Khan’s fourth first-class ten-wicket match haul helped his team stay in contention for the final of the tournament. Lahore Whites’ captain Saad Nasim resisted with a 62-ball 56 laced with eight fours and one six but in vain.

Pacers Niaz Khan (3-24) and Mir Hamza (2-38) shared five wickets before Sajid (5-43) took just 6.3 overs to register his 17th first-class five-for and second of the match.

Earlier in the day, Peshawar continued from their overnight score of 14-3 and were dismissed for 141 in 40 overs with No.5 batter Nabi Gul remaining unbeaten for a vital 83 off 138 balls including 12 fours. Lahore Whites’ pacers Mohammad Salman (3-31), Ahmed Bashir (2-29), Naseem Shah (2-30), Ubaid Shah (2-44) shared the ten wickets among them.

Peshawar’s first innings lead of 115 runs came in handy as they managed to set a sizable target of 257 runs. The third and last match of the triangular stage will be played from 27-30 December between Lahore Whites and Sialkot.

Sialkot sit on top of the triangular stage points table with 27 points while Peshawar are second with 25. Lahore Whites, with one match left, have four points to their name and will have a chance to stake a claim in the final when they take on Sialkot as the tournament resumes on 27 December.

Scores in brief (Day 3 of 4):

Triangular stage – Match 2 - Peshawar beat Lahore Whites by 125 runs at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad


Peshawar 332 all out, 82.2 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 95, Zubair Khan 71, Mohammad Haris 45, Sajid Khan 43, Nabi Gul 22; Ahmed Bashir 3-54, Naseem Shah 2-79, Ubaid Shah 2-95) and 141 all out, 40 overs (Nabi Gul 83 not out, Sajjad Ibraheem 27; Mohammad Salman 3-31, Ahmed Bashir 2-29, Naseem Shah 2-30, Ubaid Shah 2-44)

Lahore Whites 217 all out, 56.3 overs (Obaid Shahid 75, Saad Nasim 36, Imran Dogar 27, Attyab Ahmed 25; Sajid Khan 5-56, Mir Hamza 3-58, Niaz Khan 2-36 and 131 all out, 23.3 overs (Saad Nasim 56, Mohammad Salman 24 not out, Gauhar Hafeez 22; Sajid Khan 5-43, Niaz Khan 3-24, Mir Hamza 2-38)
 

Both the quality of FC batsmen and pitches can be determined by the QEA bowling charts this year. Musa Khan averaging 9.81, Bilawal Bhatti averaging 14.61, Tabish Khan uncle tearing it up at 16 apiece.

I'd call it a joke, but jokes are meant to be amusing.
And these guys were struggling to get into the playing 11 when we had 6 teams. Truly awful state of affairs when these guys are topping with such averages.
 
Good to see Nabi Gul get some runs.

He’s at an age where he needs to be playing regular domestic cricket as well as gaining consistency.
 
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