RAWALPINDI: Karachi Blues and Sialkot Blues registered victories as the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold concluded on Thursday, while the other two matches ended in draws.
The third round of the tournament will begin on Sunday.
At the Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, Karachi Blues defeated Multan by 275 runs.
Resuming their second innings at 393-5, Karachi Blues declared at 407-5, with Saifullah Bangash unbeaten on 111 and Rameez Aziz scoring 170.
Chasing a target of 406, Multan were dismissed for 130. Mohammad Raza took four wickets for 42 runs, while Abrar Ahmed claimed three for 14.
At the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Sialkot Blues defeated Faisalabad by five wickets. Faisalabad, resuming their second innings at 194-3, were bowled out for 280, with Athar Mehmood and Hamza Nazar taking three wickets each.
Chasing 187, Sialkot Blues reached their target with five wickets in hand, thanks to a century by Mohammad Huraira, who scored 105.
At Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Lahore Whites and Islamabad played out a draw. Lahore Whites, resuming their second innings at 200-5, reached 251-7, with Zain Bin Farooq scoring 103 and Tayyab Tahir remaining unbeaten on 70.
At the National Ground in Islamabad, FATA and Peshawar Blues also shared points after their match ended in a draw. FATA, resuming their second innings at 116-3, finished at 222-5, with Mohammad Sarwar Afridi scoring 97.
In the silver leg of the tournament, Sialkot Whites defeated Karachi Whites by 54 runs on the fourth day of the match at the Abbasia Sports Complex in Rahim Yar Khan.
Karachi Whites, resuming their second innings at 112-4 while chasing 304, were dismissed for 249.
Maaz Khurram remained unbeaten on 64, while Mubashar Aslam took four wickets for 53 runs.
At Dring Stadium in Bahawalpur, Hyderabad and AJK played out a draw. Hyderabad, resuming their second innings at 46-2, reached 243-7, with Rizwan Mehmood scoring 73, Saad Khan 64 and Zain ul Aabidin 61.
The third round of the Silver tournament will also begin on Sunday.-Agencies