KARACHI – Amad Butt led Sialkot from the front as he snapped four wickets to bundle out Peshawar for 258 on the first day of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2024-25 final at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi on Thursday.
In turn, Sialkot made eight runs without losing any wicket before stumps were drawn.
Sialkot opted to bowl first and vindicated their decision by reducing Peshawar to 145-5 and then 258 all out, with none of their batters reaching half-century.
Amad, who bagged 4-51, was helped by young pacers Ali Raza (3-62) and Shoaib Akhtar Jnr (2-60) as the trio accounted for nine wickets giving away 173 runs.
Earlier, opening batter Maaz Sadaqat struck four fours in his 61-ball 32-run stay at the crease while his partner Sahibzada Farhan returned for a mere six off 13 balls. Nabi Gul faced 72 balls for his 44 runs before falling with 106 runs on the board.
For Peshawar, Zubair Khan top-scored with 47 off 126 balls after having walked in at 106-4. He stitched a 39-run fifth-wicket stand with Mehran Ibrahim (31) and a 48-run sixth-wicket stand with Abuzar Tariq (15).
Skipper Sajid Khan (23) and Niaz Khan (31) chipped in with valuable contributions lower down the order to push their team past the 250-run mark. Sialkot will begin the day two, trailing by 250 runs with ten wickets in hand.
