Second XI Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: Sindh aim to secure title as final round begins in Karachi.

KARACHI -- The tenth and final round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Second XI (three-day nonfirst-class) tournament commenced at three Karachi venues today (Thursday). Sindh who are in the lead with 45 points tally are aiming to secure the title over the course of their match against bottom placed Balochistan who have 16 points. Second-placed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (36 points) are taking on fifth-placed Northern (21 points) while third-placed Central Punjab (31 points) are squaring-up against Southern Punjab (24 points). Balochistan vs Sindh, KCCA Stadium, Karachi: Balochistan won the toss and asked Sindh to bat first. Sindh were bowled out for 279 runs in 80.3 overs.

Muhammad Taha top-scored with 66 (106 balls, seven fours). Fahad Iqbal contributed 65 runs with the help of nine fours. For Balochistan Gohar Faiz and Raza-ul-Hasan took three wickets apiece while Najeebullah and Zainullah took two wickets each. At close of play Balochistan had reached 15 for no loss after 3.3 overs of batting. Northern vs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TMC Ground, Karachi: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa asked Northern to bat first after winning the toss. Northern were bundled out for 173 in...