Rizwan, Najab hit tons in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Najab made 101 not out from 168 deliveries, hitting 18 fours to claim his maiden first-class hundred in only his third match.Earlier, Nabi Gul scored 48 and Maaz Sadaqat contributed 29, while Faisalabad pacer Asad Raza claimed two wickets.At the National Ground in Islamabad, Mohammad Huraira struck his 13th first-class century but Sialkot Blues were dismissed for 241 against defending champions Karachi Blues.Huraira scored 117 off 143 balls, hitting 13….

He shared an 89-run stand with Hamza Nazar, who made 24, before Ahmad Hasan added 43.Karachi pacer Muhammad Umar took 4-19, while Mohammad Asghar claimed three wickets and Danish Aziz two.

Karachi were 9-1 at the close, with Haroon Arshad dismissed by Athar Mehmood.At Diamond Cricket Ground in Islamabad, FATA reached 311-6 against Lahore Whites, with Fawad Arshad unbeaten on 91 and Rehan Afridi scoring 69.The pair added 132 for the sixth wicket to revive FATA's innings after early setbacks.

Lahore's Hammad Aziz took four wickets for 81 runs.Meanwhile, Islamabad were bowled out for 215 against Multan at Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in Rawalpindi.

Mohammad Hammad Khan top-scored 50, while Sarmad Bhatti made 40 and Sudais Ulfat contributed 38.Multan's Muhammad Shahzad and Mohammad Irfan claimed three wickets apiece, while Aamer Yamin took two.

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