SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Faisalabad (October 29, 2021):-Khyber PakhtunKawa and Balochistan have won their matches in the ongoing AS Ali Blind Cricket Trophy 2021 after beating Punjab and Sindh respectively seven and five wickets in Faisalabad on Friday.
KPK Vs Punjab:
Venue: Cricket Ground of Sports Complex Chak No 8 Faisalabad
In the morning KPK won the toss and decided to bowl first. KPK bowlers bowled exceptionally well and didn’t allow Punjab batsmen to set a good target. The Punjab team was bowled out on 331 runs in 39.1 overs. The veteran Mohammad Akram was the highest scorer with 193 runs (off 132 balls) and Moaeen Aslam made 47 runs (off 35 balls). Haseen Ullah and Idrees Saleem took 2 wickets each while Nisar Ali fetched 1 wicket.
The target of 332 runs wasn’t proved tough to the strong batting lineup of KPK and they chased down quite easily in 32 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Sana Ullah Khan shined with the bat and played a superb innings of unbeaten 128 not out runs (off 78 balls) while Shahzeb Haider was the second highest scorer with unbeaten 97 not out runs (off 71 balls). Mohammad Numan, Mohammad Akram and Yasir Malik took 1 wicket each.
Result: KPK won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Sanaullah Khan
Balochistan Vs Sindh
Venue: Boranwali Cricket Ground Faisalabad
Balochistan won the toss and asked Sindh to take guard. Sindh posted a competitive total of 411 runs on the board for the loss of 4 wickets in allotted 40 overs. Badar Munir played a superb inning of 222 runs (off 135 balls) and Mohammad Rashid scored unbeaten 72 not out runs (off 38 balls). Israr Hassan and Husnain Shah shared a wicket each.
Balochistan reached the target in 40th over of the inning for the loss of 5 wickets. Zafar Iqbal played a captain’s innings and he scored brilliant 112 not out runs (off 69 balls) helping his side to beat Sindh by 5 wickets. Faisal Mehmood scored a dazzling 90 runs (off 66 balls). Mohammad Shahzeb and Ehtisham ul Haq claimed 1 wicket each.
Result: Balochistan won by 5 wickets
Man of the Match: Zafar Iqbal
