Multan beat Quetta in Quaid-i-Azam Trophy

ISLAMABAD: Multan beat Quetta by five wickets in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade II match at the Multan Stadium Tuesday.

Quetta were bowled out for 229 in the second innings with Taimoor Khan (73 not out) playing well. Multan reached the winning target of 115 for the loss of five wickets.Scores in brief: At Multan Stadium: Quetta Region 173 in 64.1 overs (Nizamuddin 51; Sadaf Mehdi 3-35, Zulfiqar Babar 3-61, Ziaul Haq 2-32) and 229 in 75.4 overs (Taimoor Khan 73 not out; Saeed Anwar Jr. 3-16, Ziaul Haq 3-73, Zulfiqar Babar 3-86). Multan Region 288-9 declared in 80 overs (Zain Abbas 103, Abdul Rehman Muzammil 84; Mohiuddin 5-52, M Shahzad Tareen 2-35) and 118-5 in 32.1 overs (Zain Abbas 31; M Shahzad Tareen 5-34). Result: Multan Region won by 5 wickets.

At Dring Stadium, Bahawalpur: Abbottabad Region 214 in 58.3 overs (Kamran Ghulam 54, Farhan Hussain 38; Muhammad Imran Jr. 5-66, Imranullah Aslam 3-55, Muhammad Imran Sr. 2-50) and 327 in 120.4 overs (Sajjad Ali 74, Kamran Ghulam 72; Muhammad Imran Jr. 7-96, Imran Ullah Aslam 2-99). Bahawalpur Region 354-7 in 83 overs (Muhammad Waseem 209 not out; Taibur Rehman 3-78, Nasir Khan 2-53) and 13-1 in 3 overs. Result: Match drawn.

At National Stadium, Karachi: Larkana Region 228-9 in 83 overs (Mohsin Raza 45 not out; Adnan Ghous 5-59, Abdul Rehman 2-24) and 189 in 68.5 overs (Muhammad Urs 48, Zafar Ali 40; Ali Shafiq 3-59, Abdul Rehman 2-34, Nouman Anwar 2-34, Adnan Ghous 2-42). Sialkot Region 258 in 62.4 overs (Nouman Anwar 138; Imran Chandio 6-53, Ali Asghar 4-72) and 160-5 in 36.4 overs (Usama Mir 82 not out; Amir Ali 3-41, Mushtaq Kaimoro 2-42). Result: Sialkot Region won by 5 wickets.