IN THE Premier Section of the Quaid-e-Azam League, four of the five winners fielded first.

Kashmir Dewsbury must have been confident at tea after scoring 298 against Keighley RZM, who were below par due to cup commitments in other leagues.

RZM were 29-3 and looked to be heading for a rare early-season defeat but a 150 partnership between Majid Inayat (78) and Rehan Khan (66) gave them a chance, and they won by two wickets thanks to Omar Khitab (52no) and a quick 49 from Zafar Iqbal.

Onq also had a close game against Rising Star, who made 163, Onq winning by two wickets, while Bhalot Strikers are also unbeaten, Kamran Hussain's 117 spearheading them to a 93-run victory over Raja.

In contrast, Whiterose and Flix both secured their first wins of the season, while bottom club TABS are still searching for their first win.

In contrast to the Premier Section, four of the five Section A Group One winners batted first, with Shaheen racking up 313 in 39 overs, Biny Hyder (139) and Haseeb Hashmi (64) putting on 228 for the fifth wicket.

Another centurion was Tanvir Bashir (100), who helped Bradford Royals secure a 72-run win over Friends to lead the table, six points clear of Darulshafa and Bradford Moor, who both lost.

In Group Two, the match of the day was between Punjab and Earlmarshall, who won by one wicket to become the new leaders.

Joint front-runners Indus Ghari also remain unbeaten but only defeated MyLahore by 14 runs.