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Disables Cricket: Islamabad beat Peshawar to reach in final
Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-Islamabad Disabled defeated Peshawar Disabled to reach in the final of the after an easy match to qualify for the final of the International Committee Red Cross (ICRC) Presents Shaid Afridi Foundation (SAF) 7th National Disabled T20 Cricket Championship. The final will be played in Karachi on December 3, 2021, on the occasion of International disables persons day.
In the first semi-final of the ongoing National Championship was organized by Pakistan Feasibility Disabled Cricket Association at Bhutto Ground Islamabad. Islamabad Disabled defeated Peshawar Disabled by 73 runs after a one-sided contest and advanced to the title match.
Peshawar Disabled won the toss and invited Islamabad Disabled to bat first. Islamabad Disabled scored 194 runs for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs. Adil Abbasi scored 89 off 63 balls with the help of eight fours and two sixes while Mohammad Noman Scored 65 off 48 balls with the help of eight fours. Both of them scored 168 runs in the first wicket partnership which laid the foundation for victory. Waqif Shah scored 22 off eight balls, including three fours and a six. Nahar Alam and Osama took one wicket each for Peshawar Disabled.
In reply, Peshawar Disabled team got out at 121. Adeel Khan scored 30 off 17 balls with the help of 6 fours and Wajid Alam scored 21 runs. Waqif Shah from Islamabad Disabled broke the back of Peshawar Disabled by taking 5 wickets for 13 runs. He also made a brilliant hat trick. Zubair Khan took two wickets for 17 runs. Waqif Shah was declared man of the match.
Sindh lifts the title of AS Ali Blind Cricket Trophy 2021
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Faisalabad (November 2, 2021):-Sindh defeated Balochistan by 44 runs in the final of AS Ali Blind Cricket trophy 2021 at Boranwali Cricket Ground Faisalabad on Tuesday. Mohammad Rashid got man of the match award on his sparking innings of 212 runs.
Balochistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sindh openers started the innings briskly and didn’t allow the Balochistan bowlers to get settled. Mohammad Rashid once played a splendid innings of 212 runs off 123 balls while Badar Munir scored dazzling 121 runs off 79 balls. Sindh piled up a mammoth total of 452 runs in 40 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
In reply, Balochistan took a bad start lost their 3 main batters in the early stage of the innings and opened the gate of success to Sindh. However, Haroon Khan and Israr Hassan tried their best to fight back but Balochistan fell 44 runs short of the target. Balochistan made 408 runs in 40 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. Haroon Khan was their highest scorer with 145 runs off 92 balls and Israr Hassan got out after scoring 100 runs off 67 balls. Ehtisham ul Haq was the pick amongst the bowlers he claimed 3 wickets while Badar Munir took 1 wicket.
Col (Rtd) Ijaz Ahmed Nasir, Special Assistant to Chairman Interloop Ltd, Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council & President World Blind Cricket Ltd, Abdul Sattar D O Special Education Faisalabad, Anwar Ali Sial Director Finance PBCC and Syed Mohammad Salman Tariq Bukhari Director Cricket Operations PBCC were the guests of the occasion and distributed prizes amongst the players.
Best player of the tournament:
B1: Zafar Iqbal (Balochistan)
B2: Nisar Ali (KPK)
B3: Mohammad Akram (Punjab)
Best Wicket Keeper: Naseebullah (Balochistan)
AS Ali Trophy 2021: Balochistan and Sindh storm into the final
Ali Ahmed
LAHORE (November 1, 2021):-Balochistan and Sindh stormed into the final of A.S. Ali Blind Cricket Trophy 2021 after thrashing their opponent in the last league matches at Faisalabad on Monday.
Punjab Vs Islamabad AJK
Venue: Cricket Ground of Sports Complex Chak No 8
Punjab won the toss and decided to bat first. Punjab played well and posted a gigantic total of 381 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in allotted 40 overs. Mohammad Akram the veteran batsman once again shined with the bat and played an excellent innings of unbeaten 140* runs off 84 balls. Moeen Aslam missed his ton and made 91 runs off 51 Balls. Mohammad Salman was the successful bowler for Islamabad-AJK, he took 2 wickets.
Islamabad-AJK in reply chased down the target of 382 in 38.2 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Anees Javed played an outstanding innings of 164 runs off 117 balls and Ayoub Khan scored 106 runs off 78 balls. Mohammad Akram, Habib Taj and Abdul Razzaq shared 1 wicket each.
Result: Islamabad-AJK won by 6 Wickets
Man of the Match: Anees Javed
Balochistan Vs KPK
Venue: Boranwali Cricket Ground Faisalabad
Balochistan won the toss and asked KPK to bat first. KPK’s Captain Nisar Ali played terrific innings of 154 runs off 103 balls. He was well supported by Sanwal Shahzada, he made unbeaten 67* runs. KPK piled up 388 runs on the board for the loss of 7 wickets. Fakhar Abbas was the pick amongst the bowlers he claimed 4 wickets while Israr Hassan took 2 wickets.
In reply, Balochistan team’s captain Zafar Iqbal played a marvelous innings of unbeaten 106* runs off 61 balls, helping his side to beat KPK by 8 wickets. Israr Hassan was the second highest scorer with unbeaten 87* runs off 48 balls. Balochistan reached the target in 35.5 overs by losing their 2 wickets. Mohammad Idrees Saleem fetched 2 wickets.
Result: Balochistan won by 8 Wickets
Man of the Match: Zafar Iqbal
Balochistan and Sindh register victories
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
Faisalabad (October 30, 2021):-Balochistan and Sindh registered their victories in the A.S. Ali Blind Cricket Trophy 2021 after beating their challengers at two different venues in Faisalabad.
Balochistan Vs Punjab
Venue: Boranwali Cricket Ground
The 5th match of the event was played between Balochistan and Punjab. Balochistan won the toss and not surprisingly decided to bowl first, as Punjab were in do-or-die position, they have lost 2 games and direly needs a win to stay alive in the tournament. Punjab played well and posted a mammoth total of 382 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in allotted 40 overs.
Moeen Aslam who missed out in the earlier two games played a fantastic innings of 174 runs off 119 balls. Muhammad Akram missed his ton and made brisk 91 runs. Naeem Ullah made fifty (50) in the deck overs and helped Punjab to post a huge total. Matiullah was the successful bowler for Balocshitan, he took 2 wickets.
Balocshitan in reply chased down the target of 383 on the last ball of the innings in a nail-biting finish for the loss of 7 wickets. Haroon Khan played the outstanding innings of 120 runs off 80 balls and Matiullah chipped in with 59 runs. Yasir Malik was the pick amongst the bowler he claimed 3 wickets.
Result: Balocshitan won by 3 Wickets
Man of the Match: Haroon Khan
Sindh Vs Islamabad:
Venue: Cricket Ground Sports Complex Chak No 8
Islamabad won the toss and asked Sindh to bat first. Islamabad got early wickets but Mohammad Rashid’s splendid innings of 136 runs off 88 balls turn the table on Islamabad. He was well supported by Bilal Ali, he made 57 runs. Sindh piled up 383 runs on the board for the loss of 5 wickets. Mohammad Salman took 2 wickets while Babar Ali and Akmal Hayyat claimed a wicket apiece.
Islamabad chasing 384 runs, lost quick wickets. Their most dependent batsman Anees Javed also got retired hurt and Islamabad was left in all sorts of trouble. Ayoub Khan tried to rescue with his impressive unbeaten innings of 121 runs but in vain. Babar Ali made 54 runs off 63 balls. Badar Munir and Ahtesham ul Haq claimed a wicket apiece.
Result: Sindh won by 63 runs
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rashid
AS Ali Trophy 2021: KPK and Balochistan outclass opponents
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
AS Ali Trophy: KPK and Sindh claim victories
SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT
ISLAMABAD (October 28, 2021):-Khyber PakhtunKawa and Sindh have won their matches in the AS Ali Blind Cricket Trophy 2021 after beating their opponents on Thursday at Faisalabad. Col (Rtd) Ijaz Ahmed Nasir, Special Assistant to Chairman Interloop Ltd inaugurated the event. He was accompanied by Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council.
Results (Day-1):
Islamabad-AJK Vs KPK: (Venue: Boranwali Cricket Ground Faisalabad)
1st Match of the event was played between Islamabad-AJK and KPK. KPK won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Islamabad-AJK scored competitive 366 runs in stipulated 40 overs by losing their 6 wickets. Mohammad Salman played excellent innings of 90 runs (off 77 balls) and Anees Javed made unbeaten 82* runs (off 54 balls). Shahzeb Haider took 1 wicket.
KPK in reply chased down the target in 35 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Nisar Ali played a captain’s knock and he made outstanding 213* runs (off 120 balls) helped his side to beat Islamabad-AJK by 9 wickets. Mohammad Talha scored 109 runs (off 76 balls). Ejaz Hussain claimed 1 wicket.
Result: KPK won by 9 Wickets
Man of the Match: Nisar Ali
Sindh Vs Punjab (Venue: Cricket Ground of Sports Complex Chak No 8 Faisalabad)
Sindh won the toss and asked Punjab to take guard. Punjab made par score of 331 runs by losing 9 wickets in allotted 40 overs. Muhammad Akram was the top scorer for his side with 80 runs off (53 balls), Atiq ur Rehman chipped in with 72 runs (off 74 balls). Amjad Hussain claimed 2 wickets while Badar Munir, Muhammad Safdar, Muhammad Rashid and Riasat Khan took 1 wicket each.
Sindh reached the target in 36.3 overs by losing their 4 wickets. Mohammad Rashid played wonderful inning of 86 runs (off 68 balls) and Riasat Khan scored brilliant 80 runs (off 59 balls). Mohammad Akram took 2 wickets while Sajid Nawaz and Kamil shared a wicket each.
Result: Sindh won by 6 Wickets
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rashid
Bilal Satti becomes president ICCB
Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD (October 22, 2021):-Bilal Satti became the president of Islamabad Cricket Club for Blind (ICCB), as the elections of the seven members executive committee held in Islamabad at the Auditorium of Youth Hostel Islamabad.
According t press release of ICCB, five members were elected unopposed. Bilal Satti President , Naveed Hussain Abbasi General Secretary, Tahir Butt Treasurer and Taimoor Imran Ali Khan as PRO while Tanveer Ahmed was elected as Vice President with a convincing margin of 21votes against Mohammad Javed's 13 votes.
Two executive Members Anis Javed and Mohammad Awais were also elected after voting. This Executive Committee of Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind is elected for a period of next three years 2021-2024.
Kashmir win the title of PAF T20 Blind Cricket Champions Trophy
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (October 19, 2021):- Kashmir have lifted the title of PAF T20 Cricket Champions Trophy for Blinds after beating hosts Islamabad by 11 runs in the final at E-9 cricket ground on Tuesday.
Islamabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kashmir scored 220 for the loss of four wickets. Nisar was the top scorer with 108 runs. In reply, Islamabad could score 209 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Kashmir won the final by 11 runs. Ayub Khan scored 88 runs. Nisar Ali was awarded player of the match.
In closing ceremony Chief Guest Air Commodore Mutahir Ul Islam SI (M) Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Admin) distributed Trophies and Prizes among the players. Idreess from Ajk was best player in B1 Catagory, Anis Javed from Islamabad was best player in B2 and Mohammad Akram from Gujranwala was best player in B3 Category. Atiq ur Rehman from Gujranwala declared best wicket keeper of the tournament.
PAF Blind Cricket: Islamabad and Kashmir secure place in the final
Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD (October 18, 2021):-Hosts Islamabad and Kashmir secured their place in the final of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) T20 Cricket Champions Trophy after beating Gujranwala and Peshawar respectively at E-9 cricket ground on Monday.
In the first match, Kashmir won the toss and elected to bat first. Kashmir scored 219 for the loss of two wickets. Nisar scored unbeaten 92 runs. In replyPpeshawar team could score 213 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets, as Kashmir won by 6 runs and qualified for the final.
While in the second match, Islamabad after winning the toss elected to bat first and second 176 runs in allotted 18 overs. Ayub khan was the top scorer with 78 runs. In reply, Gujranwala bold out on 138 runs in 17.3 overs. Aanis from Islamabad took 2 wickets. Hosts Islamabad won the match by 38 runs and qualified for the final.
The final of the PAF T20 Cricket Champions Trophy for the blind 2021will be played between Kashmir and Islamabad at PAF Cricket Ground E-9 Islamabad on Tuesday. The closing ceremony will held at 1230Hrs at same venue.
Blind Cricket T20: Kashmir and Peshawar claim triumphs
Sports Reporter
ISLAMABAD (October 17, 2021):-Kashmir and Peshawar claimed victories against Islamabad by 33 runs and Gujranwala by 5 runs respectively in the ongoing PAF T20 Cricket Championship for Blind at E 9 cricket ground on Sunday.
In the first match of the day, Kashmir scored 204 for 5 runs in their 20 overs innings, as Mohammad Faisal was main contributors with 81 runs. In reply hosts Islamabad could reach at score of 171 for five in 20 overs. Faisal was declared man of the match.
In the second match, Peshawar posted 202 for 7 runs on the board, as the Gujranwala could score 197 for 3 runs in 20 overs per innings fixture. Haroon Khan scored 56 runs for winners while Mohammad Akram scored 120 runs for Gujranwala. Haroon got man of the match award.
Monday’s Fixtures:
Kashmir Vs Peshawar
Islamabad Vs Gujranwala
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