Islamabad, October 30. On the first day of the fifth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Cricket Tournament, Azan Owais, Sarmad Bhatti and Iftikhar Ahmed scored centuries while Muhammad Abbas and Muhammad Azab took five wickets in an innings.
Multan team was bowled out for 164 runs in the first innings against Lahore Whites at Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad. Arafat Minhas scored 45 runs. Muhammad Abbas continued his brilliant bowling and took 5 wickets for 32 runs. He took five wickets in an innings for the 51st time in first-class cricket. Lahore Whites were 121 for 4 at the end of the game. Ali Zaryab Asif is not out on 51 runs.
At Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, the top-ranked team Peshawar was bowled out for 320 runs in the first innings against Faisalabad. Iftikhar Ahmed scored 131 runs with the help of 19 fours and a six. Muhammad Haris scored 88 runs with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. Khurram Shahzad took three wickets.
At Diamond Cricket Ground, Islamabad, Sialkot scored 322 runs for the loss of 4 wickets against Abbottabad. Azan Owais scored 123 runs with the help of 13 fours. Abdullah Shafiq scored 62 runs.
At Imran Khan Stadium, Peshawar, Karachi Blues were bowled out for 217 runs in the first innings against Bahawalpur. Saad Baig maintained his excellent form and scored 73 runs. His number of runs in this tournament has reached 520. Umair Bin Yousuf played an innings of 70 runs. Muhammad Azab took 5 wickets for 70 runs. Bahawalpur were 55 for 5 at the end of the match. Saad Khan was not out on 32 runs.
Batting first against FATA at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad, Islamabad scored 326 runs for 4 wickets. Sarmad Bhatti is not out on 107 with the help of 20 fours and Rohail Nazir is not out on 96 runs. Both have added 215 runs in the fifth wicket partnership.
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