Pakistan, Nov. 5 -- Mohammad Rizwan made a commanding unbeaten double century on the second day of the opening round of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Gold tournament, putting Peshawar Blues in a strong position against Faisalabad at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium and delivering a timely response after a turbulent period following Pakistan's disastrous Test series in England.

The wicketkeeper-batter, who was among seven players sent home after the second Test at Lord's and remains under investigation by the National Cyber Crime Investigation over matters linked to the tour, finished the day unbeaten on 200 off 252 balls, hitting 35 fours and one six.

His innings helped Peshawar declare at 503 for four in 115.2 overs after resuming the day at 3...