Sarfaraz leads Karachi Whites to lift Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title for the fifth time
Karachi Whites defeated Faisalabad by 456 runs
Sarfaraz Ahmed led the Karachi Whites to lift Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2023-24 title for the fifth time!
Karachi Whites beat Faisalabad by 456 runs on the last day of the five-day final match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Karachi Whites led by Sarfaraz Ahmed walked away with a cash prize of Rs.10 million.
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Meanwhile, Player of the Tournament was awarded to Sarfaraz Ahmed for his 697 runs & 28 dismissals (Karachi Region Whites)
Player of the Final was awarded to Saim Ayub for his innings of 203 in the first and 109 in the second.
Best Batter – Sahibzada Farhan (847 runs) (Peshawar Region)
Best Bowler – Khurram Shahzad (36 wickets) (Faisalabad Region)
Best Wicket-keeper – Ali Shan (29 dismissals) (Faisalabad Region)
Karachi Whites lift Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title for the fifth time
Karachi Whites had been the winner of the title for three consecutive years in 1990-91, 1991-92, and 1992-93.
The regional team last won the title in the 2001-02 season when they defeated Peshawar in the final by eight wickets.
Summary of the final Scores:
Karachi Whites: 543 all out, 120.2 overs
(Saim Ayub 203, Shan Masood 180; Mohammad Ali 3-63, Arshad Iqbal 3-94, Khurram Shahzad 3-120) and 370-7 declared, 98.1 overs (Asad Shafiq 113, Saim Ayub 109, Sarfaraz Ahmed 73; Khurram Shahzad 2-49, Arshad Iqbal 1-41)
Faisalabad: 124 all out, 35.5 overs
(Muhammad Irfan Khan 32, Ali Waqas 27; Mir Hamza 5-44, Shahnawaz Dahani 4-50) and 333 all out, 88 overs (Faheem Ashraf 147, Ali Waqas 48, Taimoor Sultan 31; Ghulam Mudassar 3-62, Shahnawaz Dahani 2-119, Asad Shafiq 1-15, Noman Ali 1-37)
