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Karachi Blues Set Sialkot 533 in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Final

Centuries by Abdullah Fazal with Haroon Arshad built a marathon 458 that left the defending champions a towering chase.

Overview

  • Sialkot closed day four at 12 without loss after four overs, needing 520 more to win at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium.
  • Karachi posted 340 and 458, while Sialkot made 266 in the first innings to trail by 74 before the daunting target was set.
  • Abdullah Fazal’s 114 and Haroon Arshad’s 116 underpinned Karachi’s second innings, featuring a 170-run stand that drained Sialkot’s attack.
  • Sialkot captain Usama Mir led a rearguard with 5-98 in 28.4 overs and Mohammad Hasnain added 3-91 as their side fielded for nearly two days.
  • Shan Masood contributed 76 and surpassed 13,000 first-class runs, with Usman Khan’s brisk 47 helping Karachi push the lead out of reach.