By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 26, 2019):-Bahawalpur, Islamabad, Okara and Peshawar overcame their opponents in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind’s Cricket Grade-I on Thursday at two different venues in Bahawalpur.
Day-2, match-1:-Bahawalpur Vs AJK: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Bahawalpur sank Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in a tight finish on Thursday, as Moeen Aslam played a calculated innings of 86 runs to guide his side home in the last over of the innings.
Earlier, batting first after winning the toss, AJK posted161 runs for loss of 2 wickets in allotted 15 overs on the board. Match was reduced to 15 overs a side due to fog in the morning. Nisar Ali again contributed with the bat, he made 79* runs off (45) balls, Tehseen B1 also scored 50 runs off (33) balls. Mujeeb ur Rehman was the only bowler to claim a single wicket.
Bahawalpur chased the target of 162 for the loss of 2 wickets in last over of the innings. Moeen Aslam’s 86* runs innings consumed 43 balls while Mohammad Rashid was dismissed on 35 runs were main contributors.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Moeen Aslam
Day-2, Match 2:-Karachi Vs Islamabad (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Islamabad outclassed Karachi by 10 wickets and won the 2nd game in a row. Karachi batted first made only 88 runs in allotted 15 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Tahir Ali was the only batsmen to enter in double figure, he made 19 runs. Hasnain Shah and Nisar Awan claimed 2 wickets each.
In reply, Islamabad chased the target in just 5.5 overs without any loss. Sohaib B1 made 42 runs off just (14) balls and Anees Javed made 39 off (22) balls.
Result: Islamabad won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Sohaib
Day2, Match-3:-Okara Vs Gujranwala: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Okara defeated Gujranwala by 49 runs. Okara won the toss and decided to bat first. Badar Munir hammered Gujranwala bowlers and scored 122 runs off 56 balls. Okara posted 199 runs in 15 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Iftikhar Tiger got out after scoring 50 runs.
Gujranwala, in reply could able to post 150 runs in 15 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Mohammad Akram scored 41 runs. Iftikhar Tiger took 2 wickets. Okara registered its first win in the tournament.
Result: Okara won by 49 runs
Man of the Match: Badar Munir
Day-2, Match-4:-Peshawar vs Lahore: (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Lahore batted first made 125 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in stipulated 15 overs. Matiullah scored 77 runs off (45) balls and Kamran made 17. Mohsin Khan was the star with the ball, he took 4 wickets, while Rahid Ullah and Haroon Khan took 1 wicket each.
Peshawar in reply, reached home in 14 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Haroon Khan and Safiullah made 47 and 44 runs respectively. Matiullah and Salman took a wicket a piece.
Result: Peshawar won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohsin Khan
