Sports Bulletin Report
Faisalabad:-Sindh and Punjab claimed victories on the opening day of the A S Ali, Blind Cricket Super League (BCSL) 2023 Faisalabad on Friday.
Sindh beat AJK by 7 wickets
Venue: Cricket Ground of Sports Complex Chak No 8 Faisalabad
The 1st match of the event was played between Islamabad-AJK and Sindh. Sindh won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Islamabad-AJK were bowled out on 371 runs in 39.5 overs. Nisar Ali played excellent innings of 129 runs (off 72 balls) and Mohammad Akram made 62 runs (off 39 balls). Mohsin Khan took 2 wickets while Kamran and Husnain Shamim claimed 1 wicket each.
Sindh in reply chased down the target in 38.5 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Riasat Khan played an outstanding innings of 122 runs (off 91 balls) and helped his side to beat Islamabad-AJK by 7 wickets. Mohsin Khan scored 114 runs (off 80 balls). Haroon, Akram and Talha shared 1 wicket each.
Result: Sindh won by 7 Wickets
Man of the Match: Mohsin Khan
Punjab beat Baluchistan by 5 wickets
Venue: Boranwali Cricket Ground Faisalabad
In the morning Punjab won the toss and asked Balochistan to take guard. Balochistan made par score of 343 runs by losing 8 wickets in allotted 40 overs. Irfan was the top scorer for his side with 62 runs (off 43 balls) Mohammad Ejaz chipped in with unbeaten 60* runs (off 53 balls). Akmal Hayyat claimed 3 wickets and Mohammad Ayyaz took 2 wickets.
Punjab reached the target in 34.2 overs by losing their 5 wickets. Sanwal Shahzada played wonderful innings of 116 runs (off 69 balls) and Mehtab Khalil scored brilliant unbeaten 67* runs (off 53 balls). Irfan took 2 wickets.
Result: Punjab won by 5 Wickets
Man of the Match: Sanwal Shahzada
