LAHORE: Faisalabad and Lahore Whites registered victories on the third day of the fourth round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on Friday. At Marghzar Cricket Ground, Lahore Whites reached the 79-run target in 16.1 overs to beat Abbottabad by seven wickets. Earlier, Abbottabad could only add six runs to their overnight total of 125-8 before being bowled out for 131. Faisalabad chased the 173-run target in 45 overs against Larkana with four wickets in hand after recovering from 44-5 at the National Ground Islamabad. Skipper Ali Shan starred with unbeaten 58 off 109 balls including nine fours. Earlier in the day Faisalabad wrapped up the Larkana innings for 277 all out after they continued from 238-8 on day three. Shahzad Gul and Shahid Ali bagged four wickets each for Faisalabad. Peshawar’s Maaz Sadaqat scored his maiden first-class century as they were bowled out for 251 in 69.5 overs in reply to Multan’s 292 all out. Multan’s Mohammad Ismail returned figures of 5-84. At the close of play Multan were 31-0 in six overs extending their second innings lead to 72. At Gohati Cricket Stadium in Swabi, Sialkot were 255-7, trailing Lahore Blues by 214 runs at close of play as only 66 overs were possible on day three. Lahore Blues’ Mohammad Abbas registered his 45th first-class five-fer while Sialkot’s Mohammad Waleed remained unbeaten 83 at stumps. Test batter Abid Ali registered his 30th first-class ton at Shoaib Akhtar Cricket Stadium to help Bahawalpur overcome Rawalpindi’s 91-run first-innings lead. After Rawalpindi finished their first innings on 324, Bahawalpur notched 258-4 by close of play with 167 runs ahead. Elsewhere, Karachi Whites lead by 219 runs in their second innings against AJK at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium as the former closed the day with 151-6 in 36.5 overs. Earlier, AJK could only add 57 runs to their overnight total of 231-6 as they were bowled out for 288 with a 68-run first-innings deficit. At Railway Cricket Ground, Haripur, Quetta trailed by 90 runs against Fata as they were 66-2 in their second innings when stumps were drawn. Earlier, FATA scored 343 all out after continuing from their overnight score of 152-3, taking a strong 156-run first innings lead. ABBOTTABAD 174 in 53.4 overs (Khayam Khan 49, Shujah Zaheer 42; Ubaid Shah 4-53, Mohammad Salman 3-52) and 131 in 34 overs (Mohammad Bilal 63; Ubaid Shah 3-56); LAHORE WHITES 227 in 52 overs (Ahmed Daniyal 56, Saad Nasim 50; Khalid Usman 3-39, Aqib Khan 3-39) and 80-3 in 16.1 overs (Mohammad Akhlaq 27 not out, Obaid Shahid 19 not out) LARKANA 91 in 40.4 overs (Sabit Ali 30, Mohsin Raza 23; Mohammad Faizan 7-13) and 277 in 65.2 overs (Umar Waheed 105, Imtiaz Legari 65; Shehzad Gul 4-53, Shahid Ali 4-69); FAISALABAD 196 in 34 overs (Mohammad Faizan 61, She hzad Gul 32; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-64, Imtiaz Legari 3-80) and 175-6 in 45 overs (Ali Shan 58 no out, Ali Asfand 40; Mushtaq Ahmed 5-70) KARACHI WHITES 356 in 74.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 120, Rameez Aziz 107, Saqib Khan 24; Taj Wali 4-79) and 151-6 in 36.5 overs (Habibullah 49, Khurram Manzoor 40; Taj Wali 2-32); AJK 288 in 86.3 overs (Awais Akram Minhas 69, Qazi Mohammad Arbqan 61; Saqib Khan 4-73, Aftab Ibrahim 4-77) BAHAWALPUR 233 in 59 overs (Mohammad Sheharyar 74 not out, Ali Umar 44; Shadab Khan 5-80) and 258-4 in 79 overs (Abid Ali 100, Ali Hamza Wasim 80, Shadab Khan 3-88); RAWALPINDI 324 in 86.3 overs (Aqib Shah 62, Taimur Khan 59; Mehran Sanwal 4-115, Mohammad Faizan Zafar 2-8) MULTAN 292 in 87.3 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 60, Mohammad Basit 54; Mohammad Shahzad 20; Mohammad Amir Khan 6-98) and 31 in six overs; PESHAWAR 251 in 69.5 overs (Maaz Sadaqat 114, Niaz Khan 46; Mohammad Ismail 5-84) QUETTA 187 in 58.2 overs (Mohammad Ibrahim Sr 48, Bismillah Khan 41; Arshadullah 4-53, Shahid Aziz 3-30) and 66-2 in 16.4 overs (Hazrat Wali 23; Arshadullah 2-27); FATA 343 in 92.4 overs (Mohammad Farooq 73, Shahid Aziz 58; Jalat Khan 4-65, Mohammad Idrees 4-115) LAHORE BLUES 439-7 (decl.) in 100.1 overs (Mohammad Saleem 117, Umar Siddiq 115; Mohammad Ali 4-110, Awais Ali 2-88); SIALKOT 225-7 in 66 overs (Mohammad Waleed 83 not out, Amad Butt 61; Mohammad Abbas 5-39).