Sports Bulletin Report
KARACHI: AZ Real Estate Islamabad have won the title of the Naya Nazimabad Bankers Cup Ramadan Cricket Tournament by defeating Attock Sports Karachi by five wicketsin the final on Sunday night under electric lights here at Naya Nazimabad Cricket Stadium.
Attock Sports batted first and scored 178 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted twenty overs. Jahanzeb Sultan played an aggressive innings of 64 runs with the help of four sixes and four fours off 46 balls. Shahid Mirani scored 31 runs and Shahid Mirani scored 23 runs. Zeeshan Malik dismissed two players.
In reply, AZ Real Estate Islamabad achieved their target at the loss of five wickets in the last over of the final match. Opener Owais Zia played an important role in the victory of his team by scoring 84 runs with the help of four sixes and nine fours. Zeeshan Malik scored 31 runs and Ali Imran scored 30 runs.
Chief guest Director General, Rangers Sindh Major General Azhar Waqas, Chairman New Nazimabad Arif Habib, President Bank Al Falah Atif Aslam Bajwa, President Sindh Bank Imran Samad, famous actor Fahad Mustafa, CEO Samad Habib, President Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana Syed Muhammad Talha along with a large number of fans watched the final match.
The winning team was given a trophy and prize money of 1.2 M Rs. While the run-up team was entitled to six lakh rupees and a trophy. Owais Zia was adjudged the best player of the final and tournament. Kent Warriors' Sohail Khan won the Best Wicketkeeper, AZ Real Estate's Owais Zia the Best Batsman, Abdullah Amin the Best Bowler and Umar Associates' Khawaja Nafee the Best Fielder.