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Peshawar back to winning routes as Rawalpindi go top

KARACHI: On an awful day for previous powerhouses, Karachi and Lahore, guarding champions Peshawar ricocheted back on Monday from a last-round misfortune while Rawalpindi surged to the highest point of National One-day Territorial Glass standings.

In the third-round installations, both the Lahore outfits — Whites and Blues — were humiliated by Islamabad and Rawalpindi individually, while Peshawar pounded Karachi Whites and Faisalabad won a high-scoring diversion to leave the Governmentally Regulated Innate Territories (Fata) established at the base of the eight-group table.

Faisalabad, who are being skippered by resigned Pakistan commander Misbah-ul-Haq, ran out agreeable champs in spite of Fata achieving a noteworthy 311-9 in their 50 overs at the Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Up and coming all-rounder Khushdil Shah pummeled a 80-ball 93, highlighting about six sixes and five fours, while Sohail Akhtar beat a quickfire 85 as he and Khushdil built a fine recuperation by putting 87 for the seventh wicket.

Sohail struck seven fours and six sixes in making 85 from only 55 conveyances.

Seamer Mohammad Imran followed up his 4-41 on Saturday versus Islamabad with four for 38.

Faisalabad at that point traveled home with 40 balls to extra as opener Zain Abbas posted his second ton in three days. The left-hander, who made 112 in the 10-wicket drubbing of Islamabad, scored 104 off 92 balls (12 fours and two sixes) as and Asif Ali shared a moment wicket association of 180.

Asif bursted his approach to 133 off just 94 conveyances as the right-hander pillaged 13 limits and upwards of seven sixes.

After Zain and Asif withdrew, it was left to the evergreen Misbah to complete the activity with a 29-ball exertion of 35 (three fours and two sixes).

The left-arm playing trio of captain Sohail Tanvir (3-49), Sadaf Hussain (2-20) and Kashif Bhatti (3-34) sent Lahore Blues reeling to 181 full scale at the KRL Stadium in spite of a rebellious unbeaten 52-ball 50 (eight boun­daries) from No. 9 Bilawal Iqbal.

Rawalpindi battled in the pursuit before winning by four wickets with star Pakistan opener Azhar Ali scoring 68 (off 112 balls, six fours).

Islamabad finished their keep running of two misfortunes forthright via fixing a genuinely necessary 51-run win against Lahore Whites at the Precious stone Club Ground.

A moment wicket remain of 149 between captain Shan Masood (83 off 92 balls, 11 fours) and the in-frame Faizan Riaz (95 off 111, 10 limits) empowered the hosts gather 282-8 in their 50 overs.

Lahore Whites drooped to 32-3 in the eleventh over before captain Usman Salahuddin (81 off 90, 11 fours and one six) and Mohammad Mohsin (61 off 49, six fours and two sixes) consolidated to put on 120. Be that as it may, once both got, their side crumbled to 231 hard and fast with moderate left-armer catching four wickets for 41 runs.

Karachi Whites lost their unblemished two-coordinate streak when they were diminished to only 206-8 at the National Ground. Since quite a while ago disposed of universal Fawad Alam battled a desolate fight with an unconquered innings of 90 (128 balls, five limits).

Israrullah's infrequent spinners brought the Peshawar opener figures of 3-40 out of nine clean overs. The left-hander then scored 45 off 31 balls (five fours and two sixes) as he and Sahi­bzada Farhan (85 off 88, 13 fours) included 86 for the main wicket.

Ashfaq Ahmed (52 off 69, five fours and one six) additionally tormented Karachi by including 101 for the second wicket with Farhan before Peshawar secured a seven-wicket triumph with more than 15 overs left unutilised.

Monday's outcomes:

Third round:

At Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi: Faisalabad beat Fata by seven wickets.

Fata 311-9 out of 50 overs (Khushdil Shah 93, Sohail Akhtar 85, Fawad Khan 40; Mohammad Imran 4-38, Khurram Shehzad 2-83); Faisalabad 316-3 of every 43.2 overs (Asif Ali 133, Zain Abbas 104, Misbah-ul-Haq 35 not out; Hammad Azam 2-45).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi beat Lahore Blues by four wickets.

Lahore Blues 181-9 of every 50 overs (Bilawal Iqbal 50 not out, Saad Nasim 44, Agha Salman 21, Mohammad Saad 20; Kashif Bhatti 3-34, Sohail Tanvir 3-49, Sadaf Hussain 2-20); Rawalpindi 183-6 out of 45.3 overs (Azhar Ali 68, Saud Shakeel 33 not out, Iftikhar Ahmed 33, Naved Malik 25; Agha Salman 2-28, Raza Ali Dar 2-36).

At Jewel Club Ground, Islamabad: Islamabad beat Lahore Whites by 51 runs.

Islamabad 282-8 of every 50 overs (Faizan Riaz 95, Shan Masood 83, Sarmad Bhatti 32, Shahid Yousuf 22; Umaid Asif 3-54, Waqas Ahmed 2-52); Lahore Whites 231 out of 45 overs (Usman Salahuddin 81, Mohammad Mohsin 61, Zafar Gohar 25, Adnan Akmal 20; Nauman Ali 4-41, Shehzad Azam Rana 3-25, Mohammad Irfan 2-35).

At National Ground, Islamabad: Peshawar beat Karachi Whites by seven wickets.

Karachi Whites 206-8 of every 50 overs (Fawad Alam 90 not out, Faisal Iqbal 27, Asad Shafiq 22; Israrullah 3-40, Zohaib Khan 2-37, Taj Wali 2-37); Peshawar 212-3 out of 34.5 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 85, Ashfaq Ahmed 52, Israrullah 45; Danish Aziz 2-23).

Wednesday's installations: Rawalpindi versus Lahore Whites (Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi); Islamabad versus Lahore Blues (Precious stone Club Ground, Islamabad); Peshawar versus Faisalabad (Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar).

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