Northern created history at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday when they defeated Sindh by an innings and 55 runs to win their maiden Quaid-e-Azam Trophy title.

They were the finalist on previous two occasion, but failed to cross the winning line.

Starting their second innings with a deficit of 309 runs, Sindh lost six wickets in the first session and were reduced to 105 for six at the lunch.

Though, they managed to score 254 thanks to Fawad Alam’s 43rd first-class century which included a 63-run partnership with first innings top run-getter Asif Mehmood (21 off 33 balls) and a 62-run eighth wicket partnership with Muhammad Umar (36 off 31).

Fawad’s 113-run innings came off 130 balls, which included 18 fours.

For Northern, Aamir Jamal and Musa Khan bagged three wickets each, while Mehran Mumtaz took two wickets.

Moreover, they also swept away individual awards. Mohammad Huraira topped the batting charts with 1024 runs and was awarded best batter of the tournament. He was also named player of the final for double ton in the first innings.

The 20-year-old Mubasir Khan for his all-round performance (522 runs and 31 wickets) was named player of the tournament. He was also named the player of the tournament in the last year.

Rohail Nazir was named best wicket-keeper of the tournament. He completed 43 dismissals behind the stumps and scored 434 runs in the tournament.

Sindh’s Abrar Ahmed was named best bowler of the tournament, he took 43 wickets in 12 innings. The mystery spinner couldn’t feature for his side in the final as he, for his outstanding performance, was named in Pakistan Men’s squad for the three-match Test series against England.