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NBP T20 Blind’s Cricket, Hosts Bahawalpur and Peshawar stormed into the final
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 28, 2019):- Hosts Bahawalpur and Peshawar stormed into the final of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind’s Cricket Trophy (Grade-1) after winning semifinals at Dring Cricket Stadium Bahawalpur on Saturday. Final will be played on Sunday at same venue.
1st Semifinal: Peshawar beat AJK
Peshawar beat Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in a sensational finish. Peshawar reached the target on the last ball of the innings to jump into final.
In the morning, AJK won the toss and decided to bat first. AJK riding on the special ton of Nisar Ali posted 222 runs on the board for the loss of 6 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Nisar Ali made 105 off 54 balls featuring 20 fours. Faisal Mehmood also played well for his 60 runs off 39 balls. For Peshawar, Mohsin Khan was the successful bowler, who took 3 wickets while Shafiullah, Haseenullah and Haroon Khan claimed 1 wicket each.
Peshawar started well and both openers Sanaullah Khan and Haroon Khan shared century opening stand. Haroon Khan’s wicket opened door of fight back to AJK, he was bowled by Arfan Majeed after scoring 58 runs. Sanaullah’s 86 runs off 46 balls helped Peshawar to creep near the target but his wicket fetched another twist in the game. But Mohsin Khan’s 31 balls 51 runs enabled his team to cross the line on the last ball of the innings in a nail biting finish. Arfan Majeed took 2 wickets and Idrees Saleem claimed one.
Result: Peshawar won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Mohsin Khan
Second Semifinal: Bahawalpur beat Islamabad
Islamabad won the toss and put Bahawalpur into bat. Islamabad put tremendous pressure in first 6 overs of the game. Islamabad dismissed openers Moeen Aslam and Mohammad Ijaz cheaply they made 4 runs and 12 runs respectively. Mohammad Ayyaz also got out 14 runs. Thereafter, Mohammad Rashid and Zafar Iqbal played exceptionally well and built 122 runs partnership for 4th wicket and took their team out of whirlpool. Mohammad Rashid made 77 runs off 33 balls and Zafar Iqbal scored 76 off 38 balls. Mohammad Daniyal scored 14 runs and Shahzaib made 10 runs.
Bahawalpur in their 20 overs made 264 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Anees Javed, Yasir Andleeb, Hasnain Shamim took a wicket a piece.
Islamabad in reply scored 196 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Shahzaib Hasan scored 61 runs off 37 balls and Anees Javed made 51 runs. Ijaz and Shahzaib took 2 wickets each.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 68 runs
Man of the Match: Zafar Iqbal
NBP T20 Blind’s Cricket (Grade-I): Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Islamabad and AJK reach in the semifinals
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD (December 27, 2019):- Bahawalpur, Peshawar, Islamabad and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) reached in the semifinals of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind’s Cricket Trophy (Grade-1) after winning their matches played at Bahawalpur on Friday. The both semifinals will be played on Saturday at same venue, as 1st semifinal will be played between Peshawar and AJK while 2nd semifinal will be played between Bahawalpur and Islamabad.
Day-3, match 1:-Bahawalpur Vs Okara: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Bahawalpur overpowered Okara by six wickets. In the morning, Bahawalpur won the toss and put Okara into bat. Badar Munir got out early thereafter Okara innings didn’t take off. Okara posted 128 runs for loss of 6 wickets in allotted 18 overs. Match was reduced to 18 overs a side due to dense fog in the morning. Iftikhar Tiger roared with the bat, he made 50 runs. Usman took 2 wickets and Shahzaib claimed 1 wicket.
Bahawalpur chased the target of 129 runs in 14.2 overs for the loss of 4wickets. Babar remained unbeaten on 40* runs and Moeen Aslam’s was dismissed on 39.Badar and Fakhar Abbass took a wicket a piece.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Babar Ali
Day-3, Match 2: Karachi Vs Lahore (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Lahore whipped Karachi by 94 runs. Lahore batted first after winning the toss, made 266 for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Lahore Captain Matiullah once again excelled and made 114 runs off 47 balls and Salman contributed with 23 runs. For Karachi, Shair Ali and Tahir Ali shared one wicket each.
Karachi in reply made 172 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. Waliullah made 73 runs and Tahir Ali scored 26 runs. Kamran and Karamat took a wicket a piece.
Result: Lahore won by 96 runs
Man of the Match: Matiullah
Day-3, Match-3: Peshawar vs Islamabad: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Peshawar won the toss and decided to bowl first. Islamabad posted 168 runs on the board for the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs. Anees Javed once again played Captain’s innings. He remained not out 101 off 74 balls. Mohsin Khan took 3 wickets.
Peshawar in reply chased the target in only 14 overs without losing any wicket. Haroon Khan and Sanaullah remained unbeaten on 93* and 65* runs respectively.
Result: Peshawar won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Haroon Khan
Day-3, Match-4:AJK Vs Gujranwala: (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
AJK batted first, made 174 runs for loss of 2 wickets in allotted 15 overs. Nisar Ali scored 67 off 38 balls and Tehseen made 42 runs off 33 balls. Tayyab and Zubair took 1 wicket each.
In reply, Gujranwala made 140 for the loss of 5 wickets in allotted 15 overs. Israr Hassan was their top scorer with 26 runs and Tayyab made 24 runs. Nisar Ali took 1 wicket.
Result: AJK won by 34 runs
Man of the match: Nisar Ali
NBP T-20 Blind’s Cricket, Bahawalpur, Islamabad, Okara and Peshawar smash opponents
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
NBP Grade-1, T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019, Bahawalpur, AJK, Islamabad and Peshawar claim victories
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 25, 2019):-Besides hosts Bahawalpur, Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK), Islamabad and Peshawar have won their matches in the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-1) after beating their respective their opponents at two different venues on Wednesday.
Day-1, Game-1
Bahawalpur Vs Gujranwala: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Bahawalpur whipped Gujranwala in 1st match of the event. Mohammad Rashid’s 115 runs off 65 balls helped Bahawalpur to win by 76 runs. In the cool and breezy morning here in Bahawalpur, Gujranwala won the toss and decided to bowl first. But this decision didn’t work for them as Bahawalpur made 236 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Rashid their formidable batsmen opened the innings and scored a ton while Zafar Iqbal was the other top scorer with 46 runs.
Gujranwala in reply made 160 for the loss of 9 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Mohammad Akram made 84 runs off 57 balls. Babar Ali and Sajid Nawaz picked three wickets each and Mohammad Ijaz claimed 2 wickets.
Result: Bahawalpur won by 76 runs
Man of the Match: Mohammad Rashid
Day-1, Game-2
AJK Vs Okara (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
AJK defeated Okara by 30 runs and successfully defended the low total. Okara won the toss and put AJK to bat first. AJK made slow start but in later half recovered it by the hard hitting of Nisar Ali. AJK made 193 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 5. Nisar Ali played the captain’s knock of 110 runs off 64 balls.
Okara in reply got the big thunderbolt in the shape of Badar Munir’s wicket. He was bowled by Mohammad Jameel without opening its account. Thereafter, AJK tighten the grip and didn’t allow Okara to come close to the target. Okara made 163 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Iftikhar Tiger made 62 runs. Mohammad Jameel claimed 3 wickets and Nisar Ali took 2 wickets.
Result: AJK won by 30 runs
Man of the Match: Nisar Ali
Day-1, Game-3
Islamabad vs Lahore: (Venue: Dring Cricket Stadium, Bahawalpur)
Lahore won the toss and has been the case since last 2 matches decided to bowl first. Islamabad with the help of Anees Javed and Ayub Khan two centuries piled up 282 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets.
Anees Javed remained unbeaten on 138 off 68 balls and Ayub Khan scored 104 runs off 48 balls. Kamran and Salman claimed a wicket a piece.
Lahore tried well to reach the target but fell 17 runs short of the target. Matiullah played the brilliant innings of 126 runs off 65 balls. Lahore in stipulated 20 overs made 265 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Anees, Hasnain and Akmal claimed wicket a piece.
Result: Islamabad won by 17 runs
Man of the Match: Anees Javed
Day-1, Game-4
Karachi Vs Peshawar: (Venue: Saqid Public School Cricket Ground, Bahawalpur)
Peshawar beat Karachi by 9 wickets. After winning the toss, Karachi decided to bat first and made just 129 for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Tahir was their top scorer with 62 runs. For Peshawar, Mohsin Khan took 3 wickets and Rahid Ullah claimed 2.
Peshawar in reply chased down the target in only 11 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Sana ullah made 65 off 40 balls and Muhammad Waseem made 34 runs.
Result: Peshawar won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Sanauallah
Attock lift the NBP T-20 Blind Cricket Grade-2 Trophy
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 22, 2019):-Hosts Attock have won the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-2) after beating Multan by six wickets in the final at Attock Cricket Stadium, Attock on Sunday.
Attock won the toss and opted to bowl first. Mohammad Safdar from Multan played the extraordinary unbeaten innings of 139 runs off 66 balls and helped Multan to post 227 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Noman claimed 1 wicket.
Attock in reply, chased the target on 228 in 18.5 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ahtesham-ul-Haq made 74 runs off 39 balls and Bilal Sarwar made 70 runs. Ihsan and Akbar took a wicket a piece for Multan. Atesham ul Haq declared best player of the final.
Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, Sajjad representative of National Bank of Pakistan and Azan Malik, Youth Ambassador of UN were the guests and distributed prizes amongst the players.
Player of the Tournament:
B1: Riasat Khan (Abottabad)
B2: Muhammad Ijaz (Faisalabad)
B3: Gul Sheer (Sargodha)
Best Wicket Keeper: Naseeb Ullah (Quetta)
Brief Summary:
Eight (8) Teams named Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan, Sheikopura, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Abottabad and Attock participated in the event that was played from 18th to 22nd December in Attock. Quetta, Attock, Multan and Abbottabad were the 4 semifinalists. While the Final was played between Attock and Multan and Attock clinched the trophy.
Day-3: NBP-Blind ’ s Cricket Attock Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualify for top-four stage
SB Report
ISLAMABAD:-Besides hosts Attock, Quetta, Abbottabad and Multan qualified for the semifinals on NBP National Blind’s Cricket Trophy Grade II after beating winning their matches at two different venues. Now, the 1st semifinal will be played between Attock and Quetta while 2nd semifinal will take place between Abbottabad and Multan at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Game 1:
Multan Vs Faisalabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Faisalabad won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan managed to score 191 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Ghulam Akbar was the highest scorer with 68 runs. Asad Mehboob took 3 wickets and Ejaz took 1 wicket.
Faisalabad in reply reached the target of 192 runs in 18.3 overs for the loss of 4 wickets. Ejaz Hussain was the star batsmen for Faisalabad he made 78 runs. Ehtisham claimed 1 wicket.
Result: Faisalabad won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Ejaz Hussain
Game 2:
Abbottabad Vs Sargodha (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground, Attock)
Abbottabad won the toss and elected to bowl first. Abbottabad bowling didn’t allow Sargodha batsmen to bat fluently. Sargodha set the competitive total of 242 runs on the board for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. The prominent scorer was Gul Sher with unbeaten 119* runs. Sohail and Riasat Khan claimed 1 wicket each.
Abbottabad in reply chased the target in 15.1 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan was the star batsmen he made unbeaten 116* runs and Naeem Ullah also scored unbeaten 100*.
Result: Abbottabad won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Riasat Khan
Game 3:-
Attock vs Hyderabad: (Venue: Attock Cricket Stadium Attock)
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 77 runs in 14.5 Overs. Obaid Ullah was their top scorer with 22 runs. Haroon, Nuaman and Sohail shared 2 wickets each.
In reply, Attock chased the target in Just 3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Bilal Sarwar made 42.
Result: Attock won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match: Muhammad Sohail
Game 4:
Quetta Vs Sheikhupura: (Venue: Comsats University Cricket Ground Attock)
Quetta won the toss and decided to bat first. Quetta batsmen smashed 364 runs in stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Niamat Ullah played brilliantly and made 146 runs. Majid picked 2 wickets.
Sheikopura in reply made 217 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Asraf Bhatti was their best scorer with 96 runs. Qaiser and Mohsin took 1 wicket each.
Result: Quetta won by 157 runs
Man of the Match: Niamat Ullah
Day-2: Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claim victories
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-Multan, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Abbottabad claimed victories in the ongoing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019(Grade-2) after beating their respective opponents at Attock Cricket Stadium Attock.
Match 1: Multan Vs Quetta:
Quetta won the toss and decided to bowl first. Multan batted well and made 256 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Mohammad Safdar was in the form of his life and scored another century, he made unbeaten 179 runs off 74balls. Abdul Razzaq made 48 runs.
Quettain in reply, managed to score 204 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Abdul Rasheed made 41 runs not out while Qaisar made 34 runs. Ghulam Akbar took 2 wickets. Shahbaz and Safdar claimed a wicket a piece.
Result:Multan won by 52 runs
Man of the Match:Muhammad Safdar
Match 2: Attock Vs Sargodha:
In the morning, Attock won on the toss and decided to bat first. Sargodha bowling didn’t allow Attock batsmen to bat fluently. Their last match hero Ahtesham was bowled cheaply just on 15 runs, Bilal Sarwar played innings of 49 runs maintained their scoring rate. Attock finished at 211 runs on the board for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. The other prominent scorer was Zeeshan with 32 runs. Abdullah was the pick amongst the bowlers, he took 3 wickets and Tanveer claimed 2 wickets.
Sargodha in reply, chased the target in the 17 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Gul Sheer again shined with the bat, he remained unbeaten on 100 runs off 58 balls. Zain got out after scoring 57 runs.
Result: Sargodha won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Gul Sheer
Match 3: Faisalabad vs Sheikhopura:
Sheikopura won the toss and decided to bat first. Sheikopura made 204 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Abdul Sattar played beautifully for his 87 runs off 56 balls while the veteran Ashraf Bhatti made 62 runs off 48 balls. Usman Ali was the only bowler to claim a wicket for Faisalabad.
In reply, Faisalabad chased the target in 13.3 overs for the loss of 1 wicket. Muhammad Ijaz made 75 off 42 balls and Bilal Ali made 71 off 27 balls.
Result: Faisalabad won by 9 wickets
Man of the Match:Bilal Ali
Match 4. Abbottabad Vs Hyderabad:
Hyderabad won the toss and decided to bat first. Hyderabad was bowled out on 122 runs in 14.1 Overs. Obaid Ullah Was their top scorer with 24 runs. Riasat Khan took 3 wickets for 10 runs in his 3 overs. Naeem Ullah picked 2 wickets.
Abbottabad in reply, chased the target just on 5.3 overs without any loss. Riasat Khan made 58 runs off 15 balls and Naeem Ullah also made 58 runs off 18 balls.
Result: Abbottabd won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match:Riasat Khan
Day-1, NBP T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019 (Grade-2), Attock
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD:-National Bank of Pakistan T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy (Grade-2) commenced at Attock Cricket Stadium, Attock on Wednesday. Ali Hanan Qamar Deputy Commissioner Attock, Akhtar Munir, Regional Head National Bank of Pakistan, Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council inaugurated the event.
1st match of the event was played between Attock and Abbottabad. Attock won the toss and decided to bat first. On wet conditions, batting first after winning the toss was a brave move and as fortune favors the brave so do with Attock. Their openers Ahtesham and Muhammad Bilal flatten the Abbottabad bowling and piled up huge total of 286 runs without any loss in allotted 20 overs. Ahtesham made unbeaten 150 runs off 74 balls and Bilal made 87 runs not out off 60 balls.
Abbottabad in reply made only 212 for the loss of 4 wickets. Riasat Khan remained top scorer with 96 runs. Mohammad Sohail was the only bowler to pick wicket.
Result: Attock won by 74 runs
Man of the Match: Ahtesham ul Haq
Game-2
Quetta won the toss and decided to bowl first. Faisalabad posted 213 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Ijaz Ali was their star with 104 runs off (57 balls) and Bilal Hasan made 38 runs. Abdul Rasheed was the only bowler to claim a wicket.
Quetta in reply chased the target in 19th over of the innings for the loss of 4 wickets. Nemat Ullah Khan made unbeaten 86 runs and Abdul Rasheed made 49 runs not out. Noman, Sanaullah and Danish Ali claimed a wicket a piece.
Result: Quetta won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Nemat Ullah Khan
Game-3:
Sargodha won the toss and decided to bowl first. Hyderabad made 180 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Amjad made 66 runs. Sargodha in reply chased down the target rapidly in just 8 overs without any loss. Gul Sheer’s bat sung wildly and smashed unbeaten 108 runs off just 38 balls. Zain was the other batter to remain unbeaten on 43 runs.
Result: Sargodha won by 10 wickets
Man of the Match: Gul Sheer
Game-4:
Multan won the toss and decided to bat first. Multan batsmen smashed 301 runs in stipulated 20 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Muhammad Safdar played brilliantly and made 115 runs off 40 balls, Hafiz Abdul Razzaq scored 52 runs off 24 balls and Akbar made 61 off 31 balls.
Sheikopura in reply made 172 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in stipulated 20 Overs. Iman Ullah was their best scorer with 41 runs. Abdul Razzaq took 2 wickets while Akbar, Shahbaz and Saleem claimed a wicket each
Result: Multan won by 129 runs
Man of the Match: Muhammad Safdar
Blind Cricket, NBP T20 Grade II starts from Wednesday
By Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD:-NBP T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019 Grade II will start from Monday (December 18, 2019) and Grade I from December 25 in two different cities Attock and Bahawalpur respectively.
According to an official, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) is organizing National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Twenty 20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2019 Grade I and Grade II, which will be held in Bahawalpur and Attock separately from December 25 to 29 and December 18 to 22 respectively.
Sports In-charge NBP Iqbal Qasim, SVP/DH CSRD NBP Iqbal Wahid, AVP CSRD NBP Asif Ahmed Khan and Director Marketing PBCC Syed Salman Bokhari, Wing Head Media publication NBP Ibne Hasan and Director Information and Coordination Asif Azeem addressed the media at a local hotel on Monday. Jehangir Manager (CSRD) NBP and Junaid Iqbal Officer (CSRD) NBP were also present on the occasion.
On this occasion former Test cricketer Iqbal Qasim said that cricket was the most celebrated game in Pakistan. "Blind cricket in Pakistan has been recording phenomenal achievements after winning two Cricket World Cups and numerous international bilateral series, "he added.
Meanwhile, Iqbal Wahid said that NBP had been very much interested in promotion of sports in Pakistan and been funding the game development at grass-root levels. “NBP is sponsoring T20 Blind Cricket Trophy for last 10 years and will continue its support in future too,” he said.
Syed Salman Bokhari thanked NBP on sponsoring one event of blind cricket once in a calendar year and said that this initiative helped in the promotion of cricket for the blind across the country and this is reckoned as the largest domestic event of blind cricket as 16 teams are participating in the event.He informed that Grade-2 champion will be promoted to Grade-1 while last team on points table in Grade-1 will be relegated to Grade-2.
At the end of the press briefing, the officials of NBP presented a sponsorship cheque Rs1.1 million for the two Grade I and II events.
Blind Cricket T-20, Pakistan outclass England by 8 wickets
SB Report
AJMAN (November 13, 2019):-Pakistan Blind Cricket Team defeated England by 8 wickets in the 2nd International T-20, which was played today at Ajman Oval Cricket Ground, Ajman on Wednesday.
In the morning, once again Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first. Pakistan’s moral with the yesterday victory was high. England top order again failed and Pakistani bowlers, bowled with some serious pace and variation and didn’t allow England middle order to settle in. Badar’s fiery spell left England wobbling at 59 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in first 10 overs. Badar took 3 wickets for 24 runs.
Dan Field got out after scoring 5 runs, Sam Murray made 21 runs, Andy Powers and Peter Bulliet couldn’t open their accounts, Hollingsworth scored 5, Nathan Foy was caught at 8 runs, Ed Hossell the English Captain made 18 runs, Ameen sustained for his 14 runs, Jimmy went back to pavilion after making 2 runs, Josh Black scored 6 runs not out and England top scorer was Nathan Jamson, he remained unbeaten on 20 runs. England posted 132 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in their 20 overs. The other wickets takers for Pakistan were Sajid Nawaz and Mohammad Shahzaib, they took 1 wicket each.
Pakistan while chasing, lost two early wickets for 16 runs on the board. Sanaullah was caught by wicket keeper after scoring 6 runs while Zafar Iqbal was stumped without opening his account on the very next ball. Jimmy Millard was the bowler who took 2 wickets in one over.
Two quick wickets gave England hope to pull things back, but the unbeaten 3rd wicket partnership of 118 runs by Anees Javed and Mohsin Khan turned the table on England. Pakistan hurried to target of 133 runs in just 13.1 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Anees Javed made unbeaten 55* runs and Mohsin Khan scored 50*.
Pakistan is leading the 6 Match T-20 series by 2-0. The 3rd T20 International will be played under flood lit lights tomorrow at the same ground. Neil Bradshaw, the Disability Operations Manager England and Wales Cricket Board, was the guest of the occasion and gave away man of the match award.
Result: Pakistan won by 8 wickets and 41 balls to spare
MOM: Anees Javed
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