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Sports Bullitin Report LAHORE: Bismah Maroof-led Pakistan are hoping to carry forward the winning momentum gained in the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup as they take on Ireland in the first of the three ICC Women’s Championship ODIs at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on Friday. Ireland, on their maiden tour to Pakistan, will play three T20Is from 12 to 16 November at the same venue following the conclusion of the ODI series. These ODIs will be Ireland and Pakistan’s second series in the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25. While Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in Karachi in June, Ireland lost all three matches to South Africa in Dublin in June. The hosts enter the series on the back of a productive five-day pre-series camp, which included two intra-squad matches and intense training and practice sessions. Pakistan - who are number eight in the ICC Women’s ODI rankings are ready to make an impression in the 50-over format in familiar playing conditions. Meanwhile, Ireland occupy the ninth spot in the ODI rankings. Pakistan enjoy an historic edge over the tourists in ODIs, having won 12 out of the 18 matches played between the two sides to date. The last time the two sides competed in One-Day Internationals was in February 2017 with Pakistan winning the match by 86 runs courtesy two wickets for 25 in 10 overs from left-arm spinner Nashra Sandhu. Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof while talking to PCB Digital, said: “After a good performance in the recently concluded ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup, we are now focused on delivering our best in the ODI series which is a part of the ICC Women’s Championship. “Our aim like other teams would be to get points from the series. We have good blend of experience and youth in our side and it is really good to see young players performing and helping the side to win. “We are here to play a good game of cricket and we want fans to come to the stadium and support the team.” Ireland captain Laura Delany said: “We are delighted to be here in Pakistan, it’s a pretty historical moment for an Irish cricket team to travel to Pakistan for the first time and we will relish the opportunity. “The ODI series will be a competitive one as ICC Women’s Championship points will be up for grabs. We would like to go out there and put a really strong performance in the first game. “It’s a brilliant opportunity for the young girls to come to the stadium and get behind the Pakistan women’s team who have been incredibly successful for the last few years.” The three matches will begin at 9:30am with the toss at 9:00am. The series will be live streamed on the PCB YouTube channel. Pakistan ODI squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) and Umm-e-HaniIreland ODI squad: Laura Delany (c), Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, Celeste Raack, Eimear Richardson, Gaby Lewis, Jane Maguire, Leah Paul, Louise Little, Mary Waldron, Orla Prendergast, Rachel Delaney, Rebecca Stokell and Shauna Kavanagh.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE: Twenty-two women Under-19 cricketers will undergo skills and fitness training at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi from November 4 to 12, 2022. The U19 High Performance Skills Camp is in continuation to last month’s first phase of U19 High Performance Skills Camp, in which 27 players took part at the Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre, Multan. The second phase of the camp is going to provide an opportunity for players to work closely with coaches to hone their skills ahead of the inaugural ICC U19 Women’s World Cup, to be staged in South Africa in January next year. The players will play a number of practice games during the nine-day camp to help them understand different scenarios of a match. The camp will be headed by former Test cricketer Mohsin Kamal. The players will report for the camp at the Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi on 4 November. Chief Selector Asmavia Iqbal: “The ICC has taken a great initiative to organise World Cup at the U19 level. The coaches had worked on the skills of the 27 players camp held in Multan last month. During the camp, the players had played practice games to help them understand how to bat in the powerplay and bowl in the death overs. “The upcoming camp will help the participants to further enhance their skills. It is designed in such a manner which will ultimately help them to compete with the teams in the forthcoming mega event.” Player names:  Aliza Sabir, Anosha Nasir, Aqsa Yousaf, Areesha Noor, Syeda Aroob Shah, Dina Razvi, Eman Fatima, Eyman Fatima, Haleema Azeem Dar, Hania Ahmer, Laiba Nasir, Maham Anees, Mahnoor Aftab, Muskan Abid, Noor Fatima, Quratulain Ahsen, Rida Aslam, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Tahzeeb Shah, Warda Yousaf, Zaib-Un-Nisa and Zamina Tahir Support Staff: Aisha Jalil (manager), Mohsin Kamal (head coach), Jawad Hamid (assistant coach), Muhammad Kamran Hussain (assistant coach), Tahir Mehmood (assistant coach), Rabia Siddiq (Physiotherapist), Mohammad Usman Shahid (Performance Analyst) and Saboor Ahmed (Strength and Conditioning Coach)

SPORTS BULLETIN REPORT Rawalpindi:-The Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday inaugurated the newly-renovated 501 Central Workshop Cricket Ground as known as Chaklala cricket ground Rawalpindi. According to a press release of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the cricket ground was upgraded to provide state-of-the-art sports facility to budding cricketers especially for the youth of twin cities, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. At this occasion, COAS Qamar Bajwa appreciated the efforts of Rawalpindi Corps for renovating the old cricket ground and providing an excellent cricketing facility for the city.

Khurram Shehzad Awan Islamabad:-The cricket spectators of the twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad did not show any interest in the National Cricket T20 Cup at Pindi Cricket Stadium that commenced on August 30, 2022 under the banner of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), as its second Leg will take place at Multan Cricket Stadium from September 10. T20, a most popular cricket format failed to attract the audience and to bring the youth in the stadium that has capacity of over 18,000. Owing to lack of planning, common people rejected the national t20 fixture at Pindi, as the youth were busy in the schools and colleges while adults were on their jobs and had no time to visit the stadium. If there would be day/night cricket it would be possible for the people to enjoy the game of cricket and witness the entertaining contests among the top six national teams. Also, there was no need to sell the tickets. Except the VIP enclosures rest of all should be free for the cricket lovers. It is also important to mention here that there was no shade in the stadium to protect the spectators from hot weather, mostly in Rawalpindi the temperature remained around 35. In the dog days of August and September it was not possible to sit under the sun the whole day. PCB should rethink its policies regarding domestic cricket, especially the National T20 Cup, which is the most popular annual fixture of cricket. Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja should take notice of this negligence to make the domestic tournament valuable for the future. 

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The pre-season camp for the 2022-23 domestic men’s season will commence on Tuesday (August 23, 2022) at the respective cricket centres of the six Cricket Associations. The preliminary squads of Balochistan, Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern, Sindh and Southern Punjab will train at Bugti Stadium, Quetta, LCCA ground, Lahore, Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, House of Northern, Islamabad, Hanif Mohammad High Performance Centre, Karachi and Inzamam-ul-Haq High Performance Centre, Multan, respectively, till 25 August. The players will arrive at the cricket centres today. These squads have been finalised by the national men’s selector, Mohammad Wasim, in consultation with the six Cricket Associations and the final line-ups for the National T20, which begins from 30 August, and Cricket Associations T20, commencing 2 September, will be announced on the last day of the camp. The players and officials part of the ongoing Kashmir Premier League will join their sides when they arrive in Rawalpindi and Quetta on 26 August. The camps at six centres will be conducted by the coaches part of National High Performance Centre panel. Preliminary squads: Balochistan: Abdul Hanan Achakzai, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Abu Huraira, Aftab Ahmed, Akif Javed, Ali Waqas, Ammad Butt, Asad Shafiq, Ayyaz Tassawar, Azeem Ghumman, Bismillah Khan, Dawood Khan, Fahad Hussain, Fahad Iqbal, Faheem Younis, Gohar Faiz, Haris Sohail, Haseeb Ullah, Hazrat Umar, Hazrat Wali, Hidayat Ullah, Hussain Talat, Imam-Ul-Haq, Imran Butt, Jalat Khan, Junaid Khan, Kabir Raj, Kaleem Ullah, Kashif Bhatti, Khurram Shehzad, Latifullah, Mirwais Tareen, Mohammad Ghaus, Mohammad Ibrahim Snr, Mohammad Idrees, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Javed, Mohammad Junaid, Mohammad Shahid, Najeeb Ullah Achakzai, Nasir Khan, Rasool Bakhsh, Raza-Ul-Hassan, Salim Mal, Shan Masood, Shehbaz Khan, Shoaib Ahmed, Taimur Ali, Taj Wali, Tariq Jameel, Yasir Shah, Zain ullah Snr and Zubair Khan Central Punjab: Abdul Sammad, Ahmed Daniyal, Ahmed Safi Abdullah, Ahmed Shahzad, Ali Shafiq, Ali Shan, Ali Zaryab, Ammer Hamza, Asad Raza, Bilal Asif, Bilawal Bhatti, Bilawal Iqbal, Fahad Munir, Gohar Hafeez Butt, Hamza Akbar, Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Hunain Shah, Imran Dogar, Irfan Khan Niazi, Junaid Ali, Kamran Afzal, Mohammad Abu Bakar, Mohammad Akhalq, Mohammad Faizan, Mohammad Irfan Jnr, Mohammad Naveed, Mohammad Rameez Jnr, Mirza Salman, Mohsin Riaz, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Saad, Mohammad Waheed, Mohammad Waleed, Mukhatar Ahmed, Nisar Ahmed, Rizwan Hussain, Saad Naseem, Sadaqat Ali, Saif Badar, Shahrukh Ali, Shoaib Akhtar, Sohaib Ullah, Umar Akmal, Usama Mir, Waqas Maqsood, Zafar Gohar and Zaid Alam Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Adil Amin, Adil Naz, Afaq Ahmad, Ahmed Khan, Aitizaz Habib Khan, Amir Azmat, Arshad Iqbal, Arshad Ullah, Ashfaq Ahmed, Asif Afridi, Farhan Khan, Fazl-ur-Rehman, Gohar Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsan Ullah, Imran Khan Snr, Irfan Ullah Shah, Israrullah, Khalid Usman, Maaz Ahmed  Sadaqat, Maaz Khan, Mehran Ibrahim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Sarwar Afridi, Mohsin Khan, Mohammad Bilal, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Nisar Afridi, Mohammad Usman, Musaddiq Ahmed, Nabi Gul, Najeebullah, Niaz Khan, Rehan Afridi, Sahibzada Farhan, Sajid Khan, Sajjad Ali, Salman Khan, Saqib Jamil, Shahab, Shahid Aziz, Sher Badasha, Tahir Khan, Usman Tariq, Waqar Ahmed, Zeesshan Khan and Zubair Khan Northern: Abdul Faseh, Ali Imran, Ali Sarfraz, Amir Jamal, Aqib Liaqat, Ather Mehmood, Atif Khan, Faizan Riaz, Farhan Shafiq, Hassan Nawaz, Hassan Raza, Imad Wasim, Jamal Anwar, Kashif Ali, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Arham, Mohammad Hammad, Mohammad Irfan, Mohammad Ismail, Mohammad Naqash, Mohammad Shoaib Khan, Munir Riaz, Musa Khan, Nasir Nawaz, Raza-Ul-Mustafa, Rehman Khan, Rohail Nazir, Salman Irshad, Saqlain Gillani, Sarmad Bhatti, Shadab Majeed, Shoaib Amir, Sohail Tanvir, Sufiyan Maqim, Syed Aqib Shah, Taimoor Khan, Taimur Sultan, Umair Masood, Umar Amin, Umar Khan, Umer Waheed, Usman Khan Shinwari, Waqas Ahmed, Zaman Khan, Zeeshan Malik and Ziad Khan Sindh: Abrar Ahmed, Ahsan Ali, Akbar Khan, Alyan Mehmood, Ammad Alam, Anwar Ali, Arish Ali Khan, Ashiq Ali, Asif Ali Jnr, Asif Mehmood, Asim Ali, Danish Aziz, Ghulam Mudassar, Hassan Mohsin, Jahanzaib Sultan, Junaid Ilyas, Kashif Ali, Kashif Iqbal, Khurram Manzoor, Majid Asghar, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Taha, Mohammad Asghar, Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Ali Khan, Mohammad Asad, Mohammad Asad Malik, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Hassan, Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Umar, Mustafa Nasir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Rameez Aziz, Rizwan Mehmood, Rumann Raees, Saad Khan, Saifullah Bangash, Saim Ayub, Shahid Mirani, Sharjeel Khan, Shehzar Mohammad, Sohail Khan, Syed Faraz Ali, Syed Waleed Aazeem, Usman Khan and Zeeshan Zameer Southern Punjab: Abdur Rehman Muzamil, Adeel-ul-Rehman, Ahmad Hasan, Ali Husanian, Ali Imran, Ali Majid, Ameer Mauvia, Amir Yamin, Anjum Naveed, Awais Abbas, Azam Khan, Faisal Akram, Farhan Sarfaraz, Gulfam Aziz, Gulraiz Sadaf, Hassan Khan, Humayun Altaf, Imran Rafiq, Jalat Khan, Kaleemullah, Majid Ali, Maqbool Ahmed, Mohammad Arsalan Zia, Mohammad Asif Fawad, Mohammad Basit, Mohammad Sadaqat, Moinuddin, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ilyas, Mohammad Imran, Mohammad Imran Randhawa, Mohammad Jahangir, Mohammad Junaid Awan, Mohammad Rameez, Mohammad Shehzad, Mohammad Sudais, Mohammad Umair, Musaf, Omer Farooq, Rahat Ali, Saif-ur-Rehman, Sameen Gul, Sharoon Siraj, Sohaib Maqsood, Tahir Hussain, Umer Siddique, Usman Salahuddin, Waqar Hussain, Waseem Rasool, Waseem Akram, Yousaf Baber, Zain Abbas, Zeeshan Ashraf and Zia-Ul-Haq.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-The inaugural Cricket Associations Divisional Senior Tournament 2022-23 in all six Cricket Associations concluded on Sunday. Sargodha Division, Hazara-Mardan Division, Gilgit Baltistan Division and Sahiwal Division were crowned champions in Central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northern and Southern Punjab jurisdictions respectively. In the Balochistan-leg, Quetta-Rakhshan and Sibi-Naseerabad, while in Sindh jurisdiction, Karachi and Sukkur-Larkana Division were declared joint winners after the two finals were abandoned due to rain. Balochistan Cricket Association Quetta-Rakhshan and Sibi-Naseerabad were declared joint winners of the Balochistan-leg. Nasir Khan representing Sibi-Naseerbad Division scored 362 runs from four matches at 90.50. Nasir’s teammate Taimur Ali scored 222 runs from four outings in the tournament. Mohammad Junaid from Quetta-Rakshan scored 160 runs from four matches at 32. Zainullah Snr representing Quetta-Rakshan Division took 22 wickets from four matches with three five-fers. Zainullah’s teammate and left-armer Mohammad Junaid took 19 scalps from four outings in the tournament. Sibi-Naseerabad Division’s Mohammad Javed bagged 17 wickets from four matches. Central Punjab Cricket Association In the Central Punjab jurisdiction, Sargodha Division won the leg due to their first innings lead over Lahore Division in the final staged at the LCCA Ground from 19-21 August. Amongst the batters, Sargodha Division’s Hamza Akbar topped the table with 274 runs from four matches at 91.33. Ameer Hamza representing Faisalabad Division scored 269 runs from three outings in the tournament at 89.67. Sargodha Division’s Mohammad Abubakar scored 257 from three matches at 42.83. In the bowling charts, Lahore Division’s Haseeb-ur-Rehman and Mohammad Rameez Jnr bagged 16 and 15 wickets, respectively from four matches. Gujranwala-Sialkot Division’s Asad Raza grabbed 14 wickets from three matches. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association Hazara-Mardan Division were declared champions of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Divisional leg after taking a first-innings lead over D.I.Khan-Bannu Division in the final held at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium from 18 to 20 August. Left-handed batter Maaz Ahmed Sadaqat representing Hazara-Mardan Division topped the batting list with 395 runs from three outings in the tournament. Second on the list was Mohammad Usman representing Malakand Division who scored 355 runs from three matches at 71. Mohammad Nisar Afridi featuring for D.I.Khan-Bannu Division scored 291 runs from four matches at 58.20. Maaz Khan from Hazara-Mardan Division leads the bowling charts with 18 wickets from three matches. Sher Badshah and Adil Naz representing D.I.Khan-Bannu Division bagged 16 and 15 wickets, respectively. Northern Cricket Association Gilgit Baltistan Division were crowned champions of the Northern-leg on the basis of first-innings lead in the final against Rawalpindi Division staged at the House of Northern from 18 to 20 August. Sardar Hassan Raza representing Rawalpindi Division was the leading run-getter with 346 runs from two outings in the tournament at 115.33. Right-handed batters Taimur Khan and Umair Masood finished the tournament with 218 runs each from four matches each. Shoaib Amir and Saqlain Gillani representing Rawalpindi Division bagged 15 and nine wickets, respectively. Left-arm bowler Mohammad Ismail from Gilgit Baltistan grabbed eight scalps from four games. Sindh Cricket Association Karachi Division and Sukkur-Larkana Division were declared the joint winners of the Sindh Cricket Association Division tournament after the final between the two teams was abandoned due to rain. Karachi Division’s Shehzar Mohammad topped the batting charts with 213 runs from two outings in the tournament at 106.50. Hyderabad Division’s Rizwan Mehmood scored 145 runs in two innings at 36.25. Karachi Division’s Majid Asghar was the most prolific bowler with 14 wickets from two matches. Mohammad Asad and Mohammad Asad Malik representing Shaheed Benazirabad-Mirpur Khas Division bagged nine and six wickets, respectively. Southern Punjab Cricket Association Sahiwal Division clinched the title of the Southern Punjab Cricket Association-leg on first innings lead against Multan in the final staged at the District Sports Ground, Multan from 18 to 20 August.  Bahawalpur Division’s Ali Imran occupied the top spot with 411 runs from three matches at a staggering average of 102.75. Sahiwal Division’s Mohammad Arsalan Zia scored 408 runs from four matches at 136. Mohammad Sudais representing D.G Khan Division scored 308 runs from three matches at 61.60. Amongst bowlers, Sahiwal Division’s Mohammad Jahangir bagged 22 wickets from four matches. Left-arm bowler Mohammad Rameez from D.G.Khan Division grabbed 20 wickets from three matches. Another left-arm bowler Mohammad Junaid associated with Multan Division took 15 wickets from three outings in the tournament.

Sports Bulletin Report LAHORE:-Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the panels of match officials for the 2022-23 men’s domestic cricket season, which will kicks-off with the National T20 on 30 August in Rawalpindi. The second leg of the event will run in Multan from 10-19 September. Former first-class cricketers Aaley Haider, who featured in 90 matches from 1993 to 2005, Mohammad Asif, who participated in 45 matches, Tariq Rasheed, who played 22 matches from 1996-2003, and Muhammad Sajid Khan Afridi, who played five matches, have been promoted to the PCB Elite Panel of Umpires. The four have joined Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Faisal Khan Afridi, Ghaffar Kazmi, Imran Jawed, Nasir Hussain Snr, Rashid Riaz, Saqib Khan, Shozab Raza, Syed Imtiaz Iqbal, Waleed Yaqub and Zameer Haider. There is no change in the PCB Elite Panel of Match Referees, which includes Ali Naqvi, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Anees, Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh, Nadeem Arshad and Prof Muhammad Javed Malik. Apart from the National T20, the elite panelists will officiate in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (27 September-30 November) and the Pakistan Cup (10 December-3 January). Ghaffar Kazmi and Zameer Haider will retire during the year. Aftab Gilani and Qasier Waheed have slipped to the PCB Supplementary Panel of Umpires, which includes few faces in Imranullah Aslam and Qaiser Khan. Other members of the panel are: Abdul Moqeet, Ahmed Shahab, Aslam Bareach, Farooq Ali Khan, Ghulam Sarwar, Kashif Sohail, Khalid Mehmood Snr, Majid Hussain, Mir Dad, Mohammad Imran and Zulfiqar Jan. There are two changes in the PCB Supplementary Panel of Match Referees. Former first-class cricketers Athar Laiq and Bilal Khilji have been added as Azizur Rehman and Tanveer Afzal will be retiring during the season. The match officials in the supplementary panel will be involved in the CA T20 (2-15 September), CA Championship (27 September-23 November) and CA Challenge (10-29 December). PCB Manager Umpires and Referees, Bilal Qureshi said: “We are pleased to confirm our match officials’ panels for the 2022-23 cricket season, which have been finalised following a robust appraisal and performance analysis process in which the match referees and captains reports from the last season were also considered. “I want to congratulate umpires Aaley Haider, Imranullah Aslam, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Sajid Khan Afridi, Tariq Rasheed, and Qaiser Khan, who have earned promotions as well as Athar Laiq and Bilal Khilji, who share 281 first-class matches between them, for breaking into the supplementary panel of match referees. “Azizur Rehman, Ghaffar Kazmi, Tanveer Afzal and Zameer Haider will be retiring during the season and we will give them proper send-offs, but is appropriate at this stage to thank them for their contributions to the game and their role in enhancing the match officials’ image and profile. “Officiating is a challenging and thankless job, but our match officials have recently made big progress in decision-making and player-management, which has contributed in improving the overall health and quality of our domestic cricket. In recognition of this and for the first time, we have decided to introduce monthly retainers for the supplementary panel. “I remain confident that all the match officials will play their integral part in the successful delivery of the 2022-23 domestic cricket and, in the process, will attract more former cricketers to take up this noble profession.” PCB Elite Panel of Match Referees Ali Naqvi (Lahore), Iftikhar Ahmed (Karachi), Mohammad Anees (Lahore), Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh (Hyderabad), Nadeem Arshad (Faisalabad) and Prof Muhammad Javed Malik (Multan) PCB Elite Panel of Umpires Aaley Haider (Karachi), Ahsan Raza (Lahore), Asif Yaqoob (Islamabad), Faisal Khan Afridi (Sargodha), Ghaffar Kazmi (Lahore), Imran Jawed (Karachi), Muhammad Asif (Lahore), Muhammad Sajid Khan Afridi (Charsadda), Nasir Hussain Snr (Lahore), Rashid Riaz Waqar (Lahore), Saqib Khan (Abbottabad), Shozab Raza (Lahore), Syed Imtiaz Iqbal (Karachi), Tariq Rasheed (Lahore), Waleed Yaqub (Lahore) and Zameer Haider (Lahore) PCB Supplementary Panel of Match Referees Ahmer Saeed (Karachi), Aleem Khan Moosa (Karachi), Ali Gohar (Karachi), Athar Laiq (Karachi), Aziz ur Rehman (Lahore), Bilal Moinul Haq Khiljee (Lahore), Kamran Chaudhry (Lahore), Khalid Jamshed (Lahore), Muhammad Aslam (Quetta) and Tanveer Afzal (Faisalabad) PCB Supplementary Panel of Umpires Abdul Moqeet (Lahore), Aftab Hussain Gillani (Bahawalpur), Ahmed Shahab (Lahore), Aslam Bareach (Quetta), Farooq Ali Khan (Abbottabad), Ghulam Sarwar (Sibi), Imranullah Aslam (Bahawalpur), Kashif Sohail (Khanewal), Khalid Mehmood Snr (Karachi), Majid Hussain (AJK), Mir Dad (Islamabad), Mohammad Imran (Sargodha), Qaiser Khan (Lahore), Qaiser Waheed (Lahore) and Zulfiqar Jan (Charsadda) PCB match officials on the ICC International Panel Ahsan Raza (Lahore), Asif Yaqoob (Islamabad), Faisal Khan Afridi (Sargodha) and Rashid Riaz Waqar (Lahore) (all umpires), Ali Naqvi (Lahore) and Prof Muhammad Javed Malik (Multan) (both match referees).

Sports Bulletin Report Lahore:- Babar Azam-led Pakistan ODI squad will face Pakistan Shaheens twice in a seven-day long training camp in Lahore. Sindh middle-order batter Saud Shakeel will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the two 50-over games on 7 and 10 August at the LCCA Ground.  Abdullah Shafique and Zahid Mehmood, part of Pakistan’s 16-player Netherlands bound ODI squad, will represent the Shaheens in the two practice matches.  This will be the first time when both squads will come face-to-face; practice matches between the two Pakistan teams are set to become regular practice in future.  Depending on team and tour requirements, the two squads will feature in different format matches that would aim to provide both practice to the national squad members and exposure to the reserve and upcoming players.  Besides Saud, for the two matches on Sunday and Wednesday, the Shaheens squad will feature talented players like Kamran Ghulam, Abbas Afridi, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Arshad Iqbal, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza and Qasim Akram.  12-player Shaheens squad:  Saud Shakeel (Captain), Kamran Ghulam (Vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abdullah Shafique, Abdul Wahid Bangalzai, Arshad Iqbal, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah (wicket-keeper), Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Qasim Akram and Zahid Mehmood

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-Bowlers dominate the day two proceedings of the first round matches of the National U19 Championship here in Karachi on Sunday. Balochistan Whites’ Jahangir Khan bagged five wickets to dismiss Southern Punjab Whites for 224 at the UBL Sports Complex, while a collective effort from Central Punjab U19 Whites bowlers had Northern U19 Whites following-on in a Pool B fixture. Pool A fixtures: At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Central Punjab U19 Blues spin twins Arham Nawab and Ali Asfand dismissed Northern U19 Blues for 212 in 77.5 overs. Resuming their innings on the overnight score of 77 for two from 25 overs, Northern Blues managed to bat only 52.5 overs more before getting themselves bowled out. Northern’s captain Shamyl Hussain could add only five runs to his overnight score and was dismissed for 61 off 109 balls, hitting seven fours and one six. Central Punjab Blues’ right-arm off-spinner Arham bagged four wickets for 76, while left-arm spinner Ali ended up taking three wickets for 56 from 22 overs. Ayub Khan took two wickets for 28 from nine overs. In return, Central Punjab Blues were in a spot of bother when at stumps they were 98 for five in 37 overs. Abidullah and Amir Hasan grabbed two wickets apiece for Northern U19 Blues. At the KCA Stadium, after first day’s play was a no show due to rain, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues won the toss and opted to bat first on day two against Sindh U19 Blues. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Blues were 91 for two in 23.4 overs when stumps were drawn. Opening batter Afaq Khan top-scored with 56 off 61 balls, striking five fours and one six. In the third fixture of Pool A, only 6.1 overs of play could take place at the TMC Ground in Karachi between Balochistan U19 Blues and Southern Punjab U19 Blues. Balochistan U19 Blues added 17 runs to their overnight score and were 95 for one in 31.1 overs. They lost opening batter Ikramullah for 49 who faced 102 balls and struck six boundaries. Pool B fixtures: At the NBP Sports Complex, Northern U19 Whites were asked to follow-on after they were dismissed for 117 against Central Punjab U19 Whites score of 312 for eight. Resuming their innings on the overnight score of five for no loss in three overs, the pair of Hassan Ali and Hassan Gillani shared seven wickets between them to bundled out Northern Whites inside 53 overs. The right-arm off-spinner Hassan Ali bagged four wickets for 20 from 10 overs, while left-arm orthodox Hassan Gillani picked three wickets for 30 runs. Samama Riaz chipped in with two wickets for 24 from nine overs. After following-on, Northern U19 Whites were 90 for three in 38 overs when stumps were called. Mohammad Ali Taj top-scored with 49 off 101 balls, hitting six fours. At the UBL Sports Complex, after the first day’s play was washed out, Balochistan U19 Whites captain won the toss and elected to field first against Southern Punjab U19 Whites. Balochistan Whites’ Jahangir Khan made full use of his captain’s call and took five wickets for 76 from 29 overs to dismiss Southern Punjab Whites for 224. The right-arm off-spinner Jahangir was equally supported by Hikmatullah and Qurban Ali – both bagging two wickets apiece. At stumps, Balochistan U19 Whites were 1 for one in five overs. At the Rashid Latif Academy Ground, after no play occurred on the opening day, only 5.1 overs were bowled on day two between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites and Sindh U19 Whites after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Whites won the toss and elected to bat first. Scores in brief – Pool A: Central Punjab U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi Northern U19 Blues 212 all out, 77.5 overs (Shamyl Hussain 61; Arham Nawab 4-76, Ali Asfand 3-56, Ayub Khan 2-28) Central Punjab U19 Blues 98-5, 37 overs (Farhan Yousaf 22; Amir Hasan 2-34, Abidullah 2-36) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the KCA Stadium, Karachi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues 91-2, 23.4 overs (Afaq Khan 56, Mohammad Farooq 29) Balochistan U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the TMC Ground, Karachi Balochistan U19 Blues 95-1, 31.1 overs (Ikramullah 49, Basit Ali 42 not out) Scores in brief – Pool B: Central Punjab U19 Whites v Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi Central Punjab U19 Whites 312-8, 83 overs (Ali Razzaq 67, Ali Zoraiz 65, Moiz Rana 61; Abdul Basit 4-100, Mohammad Nabeel 2-55, Abuzar 2-66) Northern U19 Whites 117 all out, 52.4 overs (Mohammad Ammar 41, Dawood Nazar 32; Hassan Ali 4-20, Hassan Gillani 3-30, Samama Riaz 2-24) and 90-3, 58 overs (follow-on) (Ali Taj 49) Balochistan U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi Southern Punjab U19 Whites 224 all out, 72.3 overs (Haseeb Nazim 57, Hamza Nawaz 34, Harib Moeen 34; Jahangir Khan 5-76, Qurban Ali 2-23, Hikmatullah 2-66) Balochistan U19 Whites 1-1, five overs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Academy, Karachi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites 8-0, 5.1 overs

Sports Bulletin Report KARACHI:-Half-centuries by Ali Razzaq, Ali Zoraiz and Moiz Rana helped Central Punjab U19 Whites to a respectable score against Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex on the opening day of the National U19 Championship on Saturday. The other two matches of Pool B and one match of Pool A was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain. In the Pool B match, after being put into bat by Northern Whites, Central Punjab Whites managed to score 312 for the loss of eight wickets from 83 overs. Opening pair of Ali Zoraiz and Moiz provided a solid 127-run stand for the first wicket. Ali scored 65 off 118 balls, hitting eight boundaries. Moiz chipped in with a 115-ball 61, which included nine fours. Ali Razzaq coming to bat at number four top-scored with a 98-ball 67. The right-handed batter struck nine fours during his 180 minutes stay at the crease. For Northern U19 Whites, Abdul Basit with his right-arm leg-spin bagged four wickets for 100 from 23 overs. He was supported by Abuzar and Mohammad Nabeel, both picking two wickets apiece. In return, Northern U19 Whites were five for no loss from three overs when stumps were drawn. Pool A fixtures: At the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground in Karachi, Northern U19 Blues captain Shamyl Hussain scored an unbeaten half-century as his side scored 77 for two from 27 overs against Central Punjab U19 Blues. Due to rain, no further play was held after lunch break. Opting to bat first, left-handed Shamyl and Ali Abbas provided a 58-run start to the Northern innings. After the departure of Ali (17, 55b, two fours), Saad Masood was next to go just on the verge of lunch with 76 runs on the board. Shamyl remained unbeaten on 56 off 85 balls, which included seven fours and one six. At the TMC Ground in Karachi, only 25 overs of play occurred as no play took place in the first two sessions due to rain and wet outfield. After being put into bat by Southern Punjab U19 Blues, Balochistan U19 Blues opening pair provided an unbroken 78-run partnership for the first wicket. Basit Ali scored 40 off 70 balls, hitting three fours, while Ikramullah struck five boundaries during his 80-ball 38-run knock. Scores in brief – Pool A: Central Punjab U19 Blues v Northern U19 Blues at the Hanif Mohammad HPC Ground, Karachi Northern U19 Blues 77-2, 27 overs (Shamyl Hussain 56 not out) Balochistan U19 Blues v Southern Punjab U19 Blues at the TMC Ground, Karachi Balochistan U19 Blues 78-0, 25 overs (Basit Ali 40 not out, Ikramullah 38 not out) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Blues v Sindh U19 Blues at the KCA Ground, Karachi First day’s play abandoned due to rain Scores in brief – Pool B: Central Punjab U19 Whites v Northern U19 Whites at the NBP Sports Complex, Karachi Central Punjab U19 Whites 312-8, 83 overs (Ali Razzaq 67, Ali Zoraiz Asif 65, Moiz Rana 61; Abdul Basit 4-100, Mohammad Nabeel 2-55, Abuzar 2-66) Northern U19 Whites 5-0, three overs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa U19 Whites v Sindh U19 Whites at the Rashid Latif Academy Ground, Karachi First day’s play abandoned due to rain Balochistan U19 Whites v Southern Punjab U19 Whites at the UBL Sports Complex, Karachi First day’s play abandoned due to rain