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Rawalpindi were on top in their Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Group-IV match against Karachi Blues on Sunday with an overall lead of 303 runs at the close of third day's play at the Pindi Stadium.

After having dismissed Karachi Blues in their first innings for 161 to gain a 120-run lead, the home side finished the day at 183 for six in their second innings. Off-spinner Ali Mohammad took four of those wickets by giving away 67 runs off the 15 over he bowled. Babar Naeem who top-scored for Pindi with a 72-ball 63, was one of his victims.

Earlier, when Karachi Blues resumed at 33 for three, they were rocked by paceman Mohammad Fayyaz who snared five for 48 with Junaid Zia, another Pindi pacer claiming three wickets. Jaffar Qureshi led the list of run-scorers with a fine 52.

Meanwhile, KRL continued their domination against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL), setting their rivals a stiff target of 380 runs with a full day's play remaining on Monday.

KRL, 32 for one overnight, put on a massive 303 for five declared, an overall advantage of 379. Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq struck an unbeaten 101 while Intikhab Alam chipped in with 83.

By the close of play, ZTBL had scored 28 without loss, needing another 352 for victory.

PIA scored an emphatic innings and 167-run victory over Peshawar inside three days at Arbab Niaz Stadium.

Pacer Umar Gul captured five for 75 as the hosts were bundled out for 163 in their second innings with opener Zeeshan Mohsin making his second half century of the game.

Earlier, Mahmood Hamid completed a century as PIA carried their overnight tally of 359 for six to 474 all out.

Scoreboard

RAWALPINDI (1st Innings) 281 (Nauman Aman 142, Shiraz Khalid 73; Imranullah 6-51).

KARACHI BLUES (1st Innings, overnight 33-3):

Khalid Latif c Wasim b Fayyaz 39

Zahid Ghauri c Nadeem b Fayyaz 2

Khurram Mansoor run out 7

Tariq Haroon lbw b Fayyaz 8

Anis Shaikh c Nadeem b Junaid 18

Faraz Patel c Akram b Junaid 2

Sajid Hanif c Shiraz b Junaid 1

Jaffar Qureshi b Fayyaz 52

Imranullah c Yasir b Fayyaz 5

Ali Mohammad lbw b Akram 0

Sharif Asadullah not out 2

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-10, W-5, NB-9) 25

TOTAL (all out, 51.2 overs) 161

FALL OF WKTS: 1-6, 2-17, 3-26, 4-91, 5-93, 6-98, 7-107, 8-134, 9-141.

BOWLING: Mohammad Akram 16-4-37-1; Mohammad Fayyaz 17.2-4-48-5; Yasir Ashfaq 5-2-19-0; Junaid Zia 12-1-42-3; Babar Naeem 1-0-4-0

RAWALPINDI (2nd Innings):

Wasim Ahmad c Sajid b Ali 31

Babar Naeem c Sajid b Ali 63

Mujahid Hameed run out 27

Shiraz Khalid b Ali 30

Nauman Aman b Jaffar 4

Pervez Aziz not out 13

Nadeem Abbasi st Sajid b Ali 7

Junaid Zia not out 1

EXTRAS (B-1, LB-5, NB-1) 7

TOTAL (for six wkts, 44 overs) 183

FALL OF WKTS: 1-78, 2-97, 3-144, 4-155, 5-164, 6-177.

BOWLING (to-date): Imranullah 3-0-4-0; Sharif Asadullah 7-0-38-0; Tariq Haroon 5-1-16-0; Ali Mohammad 15-1-67-4; Zahid Ghauri 4-1-23-0; Jaffar Qureshi 10-2-29-1.

Summarised scores of other Group-IV matches:

*At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:

KRL 307 (Saeed bin Nasir 93, Saeed Anwar Jr 60; Rao Iftikhar 3-83, Fahad Masood 2-58, Faisal Naved 2-38) and 303-5 dec (Misbah-ul-Haq 101 not out, Intikhab Alam 83; Fahad Masood 2-38); ZTBL 231 (Faisal Naved 47, Zahoor Elahi 41; Yasir Arafat 5-78, Ali Naqvi 3-37) and 28-0.

*At Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar:

PIA beat Peshawar by an innings and 167 runs.

PESHAWAR 144 (Zeeshan Mohsin 64 not out; Shoaib Malik 5-27, Umar Gul 3-65, Aizaz bin Ilyas 2-9) and 163 (Zeeshan Mohsin 51, Fakhar-e-Alam 32; Umar Gul 5-75, Shoaib Malik 3-22, Najaf Shah 2-32);

PIA 474 (Ghulam Ali 138, Mahmood Hamid 108, Asif Mujtaba 51; Nauman Habib 4-153, Mohammad Siddique 3-109, Asif Khan 3-127).

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