LAHORE: Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur played out an exciting draw in Islamabad as the fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy matches concluded on Saturday. Chasing a tough 302 in 56 overs on the final day, Rawalpindi reached a comfortable 140-1 before they slipped to 166-6 in the Group B game at the Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium. After a flurry of wickets, Atif Khan (25 not out) and Aqib Shah (16 not out) faced a combined total of 76 balls to defy Bahawalpur what would have been a dramatic victory. Earlier in the day, Bahawalpur played 33 overs to take their overnight score of 258-4 to 392-7. Another thrilling draw was witnessed in the Group C match between Quetta and Fata at the Railway Cricket Ground in Haripur as only 17.2 overs of play was possible during the last session of the final day due to overnight rain. Quetta evaded an imminent innings loss when they managed to sneak away with 118-8 in their second innings while still trailing by 38 runs — after having conceded a massive 156-rin first-innings lead — when the match ended in a stalemate. After resuming their second innings at 66-2, Quetta barely managed to avoid a defeat thanks to some resilient batting in the end by Bismillah Khan (seven not out off 32 balls) and Mohammad Idrees (zero not out off nine balls). Arshadullah (4-32) proved most lethal for Fata. Sialkot were made to follow on by Lahore Blues at the Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi but their Group C match ended in a draw. After resuming their first innings at 225-7, Sialkot posted 263 all out. Mohammad Waleed scored his maiden first-class century (109). Following on, they ended the day at 185-4 to take a slim nine-run lead with Mohsin Riaz (42 not out) and Mohammad Waleed (19) defying Lahore Blues any chance to further dent the batting order. The Group B affair between Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Karachi Whites also ended in a draw at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium. Pursuing a 228-run victory target, AJK posted 112 for five in 37 overs before the action concluded. Multan’s Imam-ul-Haq scored his 13th first-class century against Peshawar as the game ended in yet another stalemate at the Ashfaq Cricket Ground, Sirdheri in Charsadda. Left-handed Imam, who struck 60 in the first innings, was retired hurt at 105 in Multan’s second innings as only 51 overs could be bowled during the day with the team posting 233-3. AJK vs Karachi Whites – match drawn. KARACHI WHITES 356 in 74.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 120, Rameez Aziz 107, Jahanzaib Sultan 44; Taj Wali 4-79, Shadab Majeed 3-67, Faizan Saleem 3-88) and 159-8 declared in 39 overs (Habibullah 49, Khurram Manzoor 40; Taj Wali 3-32, Shadab Majeed 3-37); AJK 288 in 86.3 overs (Awais Akram Minhas 69, Qazi Mohammad Arbqan 61, Basit Ali 39, Hasan Raza 37; Saqib Khan 4-73, Aftab Ibrahim 4-77) and 112-5 in 37 overs (Hasan Raza 55; Mohammad Umar 2-25) BAHAWALPUR 233 in 59 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 74 not out, Ali Umar 44, Abid Ali 39; Shadab Khan 5-80, Mohammad Awais Anwar 3-71, Mohammad Faizan 2-36) and 392-7 in 112.1 overs (Abid Ali 100, Mohammad Ammar 86 not out, Ali Hamza Wasim 80, Mohammad Sheharyar 32; Shadab Khan 4-124, Ziad Khan 2-74); RAWALPINDI 324 in 86.3 overs (Aqib Shah 62, Taimur Khan 59, Shadab Khan 54, Mohammad Awais Anwar 50, Umar Amin 46; Mehran Sanwal 4-115, Mohammad Faizan Zafar 2-8, Muhammad Imran 2-56, Gulfam Aziz 2-61) and 198-6 in 42 overs (Umair Masood 77, Ziad Khan 50; Mehran Sanwal 2-49, Shayan Khalil 2-56) Multan vs Peshawar — match drawn. MULTAN 292 in 87.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Mohammad Basit 54, Zain Abbas 30; Mohammad Amir Khan 6-98, Mohammad Imran Jr 2-56) and 233-3 in 57 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 105 retired hurt, Mohammad Basit 46, Muhammad Shahzad 36 not out; Mohammad Amir Khan 2-48); PESHAWAR 251 in 69.5 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 114, Niaz Khan 46; Mohammad Ismail 5-84, Huzaifa Ayub 2-83) QUETTA 187 in 58.2 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Sr 48, Bismillah Khan 41, Nadeem Ahmed 38; Arshadullah 4-53, Shahid Aziz 3-30, Afaq Afridi 2-42) and 118-8 in 34 overs (Hazrat Wali 23, Ikramullah Tareen 23; Arshadullah 4-32, Shahid Aziz 2-49); FATA 343 in 92.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 73, Shahid Aziz 58, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi 58, Khushdil Shah 40, Salman Khan Jr 38; Jalat Khan 4-65, Mohammad Idrees 4-115) LAHORE BLUES 439-7 declared in 100.1 overs (Mohammad Saleem 117, Umar Siddiq 115, Qasim Akram 101 not out, Nisar Ahmed 43; Mohammad Ali 4-110, Awais Ali 2-88); SIALKOT 263 in 81 overs (Mohammad Waleed 109, Amad Butt 61, Usama Mir 37; Mohammad Abbas 6-41) and 185-4 in 61 overs (Ashir Mehmood 74, Mohsin Riaz 42 not out, Abdul Rehman 32; Asfand Mehran 2-28).