LAHORE: Allied Bank and Pakistan PWD recorded victories in the first round action of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy but not a single ball was bowled in seven other matches on the final day on Tuesday because of rain.

Allied Bank collected maximum points against Multan at Multan Cricket Stadium by an innings and 33 runs when they dismissed the home team for 251 in their second innings. Multan, who conceded a 284-run first innings lead, had resumed the day at 184 for seven. Off-spinner Arshad Khan picked up three wickets for 63 runs to finish the match with figures of seven for 117.

Pakistan PWD outclassed Dadu at the UBL Sports Complex by 97 runs. Off-spinner Aftab Ahmad picked up four wickets for 13 runs while medium-pacer Shakeel-ur-Rehman bagged four for 52 as Dadu, chasing 246 for victory and starting the day at 117 for five, were shot out for 140.

At the National Stadium in Karachi, hosts Karachi Whites were held to a draw by Bahawalpur, who after conceding a 160-run first innings, were 321 for five when the match ended. Opener Mohammad Rashid top scored with 80 that came after 205 minutes of batting during which he received 177 balls.

Only 25 balls were bowled at the Saga Cricket Stadium in Sialkot where the home team progressed from an overnight score of zero for one to 10 for one against Gujranwala who had to settle with three first innings lead points.

The second round action will begin from December 27.

Scores in brief (close of play on day four of four):

Group-I

At Sports Stadium, Sargodha:
National Bank: 171 (Sajid Ali 57, Akhtar Sarfaraz 39, Ahmad Hayat 4-50, Mohammad Sarfraz 3-21) and 89-4 (Saeed Anwar 22, Naumanullah 20, Mohammad Sarfraz 3-33)
Sargodha: 218 (Majid Saeed 62, Mohammad Farrukh 31, Mushtaq Ahmad 5-54)
Result: Match drawn (Points Sargodha 3, NBP 0)

At LCCA Ground, Lahore:
LCCA Blues: 195 (Latif Gohar 40, Ali Hussain 39, Shahzad Butt 26, Farooq Iqbal 3-14, Moazzam Ali 3-65) and 28-0 (Musharraf Ali 17 not out, Ali Hussain 7 not out)
Faisalabad: 352 (Asif Hussain 121, Ijaz Mahmood 50, Sami-ul-Haq 42, Wasim Haider 42, Sajid Ali 6-82)
Result: Match drawn (Points Faisalabad 3, LCCA Blues 0)

Group-II

At Multan Stadium, Multan:
Multan: 158 (Zeeshan Khan 31, Arshad Khan 4-54, Ata-ur-Rehman 3-38) and 251 (Mohammad Fazil 91 not out, Mohammad Ali Niazi 82, Arshad Khan 3-63, Tanveer Ahmad 3-57)
ABL: 442-8 declared (Bilal Asad 151, Naved Latif 120, Aamir Hanif 50 not out, Usman Tariq 33, Azhar Abbas 4-114)
Result: ABL won by an innings and 33 runs (Points: ABL 12, Multan 0)

At National Stadium, Karachi:
Bahawalpur: 167 (Ahsan Raza 31, Nasir Khan 3-42, Owais Athar 3-55) and 321-5 (Mohammad Rashid 80, Ahsan Raza 44, Hasnain Raza 36, Kamran Hussain 35, Bilal Rana 34 not out)
Karachi Whites: 327 (Maisam Hasnain 116, Fahadullah 85, Rizwan Saeed 36 not out)
Result: Match drawn (Points: Karachi Whites 3, Bahawalpur 0)

At UBL Sports Complex, Karachi:
Pak PWD: 116 (Saad Wasim 53, Athar Laiq 4-39, Kashif Ali 4-46) and 196 (Iqbal Imam 34, Saad Wasim 31, Athar Laiq 6-34, Khair Ali 3-69)
Dadu: 66 (Shakeelur Rehman 5-15, Ali Raza 3-23) and 149 (Mohammad Saleem 52 not out, Shahid Qambrani 36, Aftab Ahmad 4-13, Shakeel-ur-Rehman 4-52)
Result: Pak PWD beat Dadu by 97 runs (Points: Pak PWD 12, Dadu 0)

Group-III

At Lahore Country Club, Muridke:
Customs: 276 (Naseem Khan 92, Shadab Kabir 44, Azhar Shafiq 34, Danish Kaneria 5-71) and 165-8 (Naseem Khan 40, Hanif Malik 35)
Habib Bank: 244 (Akram Raza 43 not out, Khaqan Arsal 37, Atiq-uz-Zaman 33, Imran Ali 4-70, Abdul Rauf 3-86)
Result: Match drawn (Points: Customs 3, Habib Bank 0)

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore:
LCCA Whites: 353 (Aamir Sajjad 153, Mohammad Hussain 51, Wahab Riaz 31, Waqas Chughtai 4-111)
Sheikhupura: 397-6 (Mohammad Salim Mughal 137 not out, Mohammad Islam 69 not out, Waqar Ahmad 40, Maqsood Raza 33)
Result: Match drawn (Points Sehikhupura 3, LCCA Whites 0)

At Saga Ground, Sialkot:
Gujranwala: 280 (Kamran Younis 61, Iftikhar Ahmad 51, Imran Tahir 5-88) and 275 (Mohammad Khalid 60, Fayyaz Ahmad 42, Asim Munir Butt 38, Tahir Mughal 4-89, Shahid Khan 3-85)
Sialkot: 231 (Faisal Khan 88, Shahid Khan 44, Naved Arif 5-67) and 10-1
Result: Match drawn (Gujranwala 3, Sialkot 0)

Group-IV

At Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi:
Rawalpindi: 133 (Babar Naeem 91, Rao Iftikhar 4-37, Saad Janjua 3-22, Mubashir Nazir 3-36)
ADBP: 311-8 (Hafiz Majid 83, Faisal Naved 62, Javed Hayat 57, Mohammad Fayyaz 3-59, Mohammad Akram 3-62)
Result: Match drawn (Points: ADBP 3, Rawalpindi 0)

At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:
Peshawar: 414 (Mohammad Jahangir Khan 168, Mohammad Fayyaz 68) and 125 (Imranullah 4-48, Sharif Asadullah 3-60)
KCCA Blues: 288 (Sajid Hanif 91, Khurram Manzoor 73, Imranullah 53, Nauman Habib 4-80)
Result: Match drawn (Points: Peshawar 3, Karachi Blues 0)

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi
PIA: 196 (Kamran Sajid 52, Bazid Khan 45, Mahmood Hamid 32, Jaffar Nazir 5-44) and 1-0
KRL: 238 (Saeed Anwer Jnr 93, Intikhab Alam 42, Umer Gul 6-97)
Result: Match drawn (Points: KRL 3, PIA 0)

On Monday:
Wapda beat Service Industries by 10 runs at At Gymkhana Ground, Okara:
Wapda: 136 (Tariq Aziz 64, Imran Adil 3-38, Mohammad Irshad 3-49) and 177 (Adil Nisar 69, Mohammad Irshad 4-38, Asim Butt 3-36, Imran Adil 3-50)
Service Industries: 110 (Hammad Tariq 24, Faisal Irfan 6-29) and 193 (Rizwan Ahmad 51, Rehan Raffique 30, Mohammad Irshad 30, Kashif Raza 4-48, Waqas Ahmad 4-58)
Points: Wapda 12, Okara 0

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