QUAID-I-AZAM TROPHY GRADE II

Maqbool puts Multan in strong position

By Our correspondent

ISLAMABAD: Maqbool Ahmad’s century put Multan into the driving seat against Bahawalpur in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade II match at the Multan Stadium on Sunday.

After bowling out Bahawalpur for 135 in the first innings, Multan hit up 381-8 in the allotted 83 overs with Maqbool Ahmad (106) scoring century.

Bahawalpur were 104-2 in the second innings, needing another 103 to ask Multan bat again.

Brief scores: At Multan Cricket Stadium: Bahawalpur Region 135 in 55.4 overs (Muhammad Imran Sr. 50, Muhammad Umair 27; Sadaf Mehdi 4-39, Ahsan Baig 3-33) and 104-2 in 35 overs (Mudassir Nazir Ahmed 40, Muhammad Wasim 34). Multan Region 341-8 in 83 overs (Maqbool Ahmed 106, Saeed Anwar Jr 94, Zia-ul-Haq 58; Muhammad Imran Sr 3-66, Mohammad Hasnain Ashraf 2-44, Muhammad Imran Jr 2-94).

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Abbottabad Region 287 in 68.3 overs (Imran Shah 114, Sajjad Ali Jr 50; Daniyal Allah Ditta 4-57, Azhar Mehmood 4-73) and 193-1 in 42 overs (Sajjad Ali Sr 102, Imran Shah 72 not out). AJK Region 196 in 64.1 overs (Hassan Raza 66, Usman Maroof 59; Kamran Ghulam 5-33, Junaid Khan 3-58).

At Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad: Karachi Region (B) 398-9 in 83 overs (Jahid Ali 106, Ramiz Raja 106, Asad Shafiq 49; Kashif Bhatti 5-158, Nouman Ali 4-140) and 43-3 in 14 overs. Hyderabad Region 357 in 82.4 overs (Shoaib Laghari 94, Kashif Bhatti 94; Muhammad Asghar 5-116, Muhammad Umar 3-89).

At TMC Ground, Karachi: D.M. Jamali Region 161 in 64.4 overs (Sanaullah 55; Ali Asghar 7-59, Shahnawaz Dhani 2-26)and 83-4 in 40 overs (Faraz Aziz 2-9). Larkana Region 211-9 in 83 overs (Faraz Aziz 69 not out; Zahoor Ahmed 5-29, Rasool Baksh 2-59).

At Diamond Ground, Islamabad: OGDCL 242-10 in 69 overs (Muhammad Naqash 51, Sarmad Bhatti 46 not out, Sohail Ahmed 46, Syed Muzammil Shah 26, Zohaib Ahmed 20; Zeeshan Ahmed 8-65) and 43-5 in 13 overs (Sohail Ahmed 24; Zeeshan Ahmed 3-7). PIA 443-5 in 83 overs (Faisal Iqbal 136 not out, Anwar Ali Khan 115 not out, Fahad Iqbal 54, Shehzar Muhammad 47, Anop Ravi 41; Moeid Sheikh 2-69).

At Army Cricket Ground, Rawalpindi: ZTBL 363-9 in 83 overs (Saad Nasim 112, Mohsin Nadeem 47, Raza Ali Dar 45, Ahsan Karim 36, Saad Ullah Ghauri 27, Hamza Nadeem 24 not out, Aqib Javed 24; Umair Khan 3-82, Ahmed Khan 2-57). Army 180-10 in 53.3 overs (Adnan Younis 41, Abdullah 38, Muhammad Atif 20; Raza Ali Dar 4-29, Hamza Nadeem 4-54, Nasim Shah 2-48) and after follow-on 178-10 in 52.5 overs (Muhammad Atif 85, Aqib Jamshed 31; Hamza Nadeem 3-26, Saad Nasim 3-44, Raza Ali Dar 2-28). Result: ZTBL won by an innings & 5 runs.

At Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi: Pak Saudi 169-10 in 43.4 overs (Muhammad Asif 70, Imtiaz Aslam 48; Aamer Jamal 3-42, Faisal Iqbal 2-16, Kashif Ali 2-42) and 192-10 in 55.1 overs (Raza-ul-Mustafa 80, Imtiaz Aslam 38; Aamer Jamal 4-59, Azam Khan 2-19, Faisal Iqbal 2-32, Faizan Riaz 2-39). CDA 388-10 in 80 overs (Faizan Riaz 113, Umar Kiyani 59, Amer Jamal 58, Ali Sarfraz 57, Naved Malik 51; M Nadeem Babar 2-30, Muhammad Waqar 2-32 Muhammad Akhtar 2-19, Muhammad Waqar 2-53, Abdul Salam 2-75). Result: CDA won by an innings and 27 runs.