Fourth round matches begin today

The fourth round of Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship begins on Wednesday with Allied Bank Limited (ABL) certain to maintain an unblemished record.

Having thoroughly outclassed reigning champions Karachi Whites inside three days, ABL should expected a cakewalk against minnows Dadu at Asghar Shah Stadium here.

Karachi Whites, meanwhile, are running out of time since they have so far chalked up just three points in as many matches. They meet Multan at UBL Sports Complex in this penultimate round clash.

The outright results of remaining 10 matches will obviously depend on weather, which of late, has drastically curtailed play in most of the games in the Punjab.

Fourth round schedule (Jan 8-11):

Group-I: National Bank v Servis Industries at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Umpires: M. Akbar Khan and Riazuddin. Match referee: Shafiq Ahmed); Sargodha v Lahore Blues at Sports Stadium, Sargodha (Umpires: Islam Khan and Tasaddeq Jamal. Match referee: Mahmood Rasheed); Faisalabad v Wapda at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (Umpires: Aleem Dar and Rasheed Bhatti. Match referee: Munawwar Agha).

Group-II: Karachi Whites v Multan at UBL Sports Complex, Karachi (Umpires: Iftikhar Malik and Zamir Haider. Match referee: Fahimuddin Alvi); Allied Bank v Dadu at Asghar Ali Shah Stadium, Karachi (Umpires: Khalid Mahmood and Shakeel Khan. Match referee: Mohammad Ilyas); Bahawalpur v Pak PWD at Bahawalpur Stadium, Bahawalpur. Umpires: Jamil Kamran and Ahmed Shahab. Match referee: Farooq Shera).

Group-III: Lahore Whites v Pakistan Customs at LCCA Ground, Lahore (Umpires: Salim Badar and Junaid Ghafoor. Match referee: Sultan Rana); Gujranwala v Sheikhupura at Lahore Country Club, Muridke (Umpires: Ijaz Ahmed and Asad Rauf. Match referee: Pervez Akhtar); Sialkot v Habib Bank at Saga Ground, Sialkot (Umpires: Mian Aslam and Ehtesham-ul-Haq.. Match referee: Anwar Khan).

Group-IV: PIA v Karachi Blues at KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi (Umpires: Sajjad Asghar and Nadeem Ghauri. Match referee: Rizwan Khateeb); Rawalpindi, Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi (Umpires: Iqbal Butt and Javed Iqbal. Match referee: Ameer Akbar); Peshawar v ZTBL at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar (Umpires: Afzaal Ahmed and Zafar Iqbal Pasha. Match referee: Ishtiaq Ahmed).

(Tabulated under played, won, lost, drawn, points):

Group-I

Wapda 3 1 0 2 15

Faisalabad 3 1 1 1 15

Sargodha 3 1 1 1 15

National Bank 3 1 0 2 12

Servis Industries 3 0 2 1 3

Lahore Blues 3 0 0 3 0

Group-II

Allied Bank 3 3 0 0 36

Pak PWD 3 1 0 2 18

Multan 3 1 1 1 12

Bahawalpur 3 1 1 1 11

Karachi Whites 3 0 1 2 3

Dadu 3 0 3 0 0

Group-III

Pakistan Customs 3 1 0 2 18

Habib Bank 3 1 0 2 12

Lahore Whites 3 1 0 2 12

Sialkot 3 0 1 2 3

Sheikhupura 3 0 1 2 3

Gujranwala 3 0 1 2 3

Group-IV

Rawalpindi 3 2 0 1 24

PIA 3 2 0 1 24

KRL 3 1 0 2 18

ZTBL 3 0 1 2 3

Peshawar 3 0 2 1 3

Karachi Blues 3 0 2 1 0

Note: Bahawalpur were docked one point for non-submission of captain's report on umpires.