Rizwan, Najab hit centuries on opening day of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Mohammad Rizwan and Najab Khan hit unbeaten centuries for Peshawar Blues on the opening day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Gold tournament on Tuesday. Peshawar finished at 306-3 against Faisalabad at Abbottabad Cricket Stadium after being asked to bat first, according to The Express Tribune.

Rizwan was not out on 111 off 142 balls, with 21 boundaries, for his 16th first-class century. Najab Khan was unbeaten on 101 from 168 deliveries, including 18 fours. It was his maiden first-class hundred, in his third match.

The pair added an unbroken 179 runs for the fourth wicket. Nabi Gul scored 48 and Maaz Sadaqat made 29 for Peshawar, while Faisalabad pacer Asad Raza took two wickets.

At the National Ground in Islamabad, Sialkot Blues were dismissed for 241 against defending champions Karachi Blues. Sialkot had slumped to 14-4 before Mohammad Huraira scored 117 off 143 balls, with 13 fours and a six, for his 13th first-class century.

Huraira shared an 89-run stand with Hamza Nazar, who made 24, and Ahmad Hasan added 43. For Karachi, pacer Muhammad Umar took 4-19, Mohammad Asghar 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. Fawad Arshad was unbeaten on 91 and Rehan Afridi made 69, and the two sides' sixth-wicket stand added 132. Lahore's Hammad Aziz took four wickets for 81 runs.

At Shoaib Akhtar Stadium in Rawalpindi, Islamabad were bowled out for 215 against Multan. Mohammad Hammad Khan top-scored with 50, Sarmad Bhatti made 40 and Sudais Ulfat 38. Muhammad Shahzad and Mohammad Irfan took three wickets each for Multan, and Aamer Yamin took two.