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Warner and Matthews named ICC Players of the Month
Aamir Ali Janjua
DUBAI (December 13, 2021):-Australia opener David Warner and West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews have been adjudged the ICC Players of the Month for November after their superb performances during the voting period.
Warner’s crucial efforts in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 helped him pip Pakistan opener Abid Ali and New Zealand seam bowler Tim Southee to grab the men’s award while Matthews’s all-round show in ODIs won her the women’s award ahead of left-arm spinners Anam Amin of Pakistan and Nahida Akter of Bangladesh.
Warner won the award on his maiden nomination following his Player of the Tournament show at the T20 World Cup, in which he smashed 53 in the final against New Zealand after 49 in the semifinal against Pakistan. He was also named Player of the Match in an earlier Super 12s match against the West Indies for a blistering 89 not out off 56 balls. Warner aggregated 209 runs at an average of 69.66 and a strike rate of 151.44 in four T20Is during the period.
Jury member Russel Arnold said about Warner: “David was back to his scintillating best during the T20 World Cup and his aggression at the top of the order was outstanding. His 209 runs at a strike rate of 151 in four innings simply tells the story. There was no recovering from the early onslaught by Warner and his stroke play was pleasing to the eye.”
Matthews won the award on her second nomination. She was earlier nominated in July along with captain Stafanie Taylor, who was the winner then. Matthews scored 141 runs and grabbed nine wickets at an average of 13.11 during the period. She starred in a series win over Pakistan, scoring 57 runs and taking three for 31 in the first match before a four for 26 runs in the second.
Jury member Irfan Pathan said about Matthews: “Hayley was the star, performing with both bat and ball. Her all-round performance was one of the reasons the West Indies won against Pakistan, and she deserves to be the women’s Player of the Month.”
SPORTS NEWS - National 13 Dec, 2021
LAHORE (December 13, 2021):-The elections of Punjab Modern Pentathlon Association (PMPA) held on Monday, as House elected Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghumman as the president of PMPA for the term of next 4-years.
Rao Shahid Qayyum was elected Senior Vice-President, Ch Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Amir Raza Khan, Tahir Mahmood Vice-Presidents, Mohammad Ashfaq Secretary General, Amir Shah Finance Secretary, Kaleemullah Farooqi Associate Secretary and Oksana Lyman was elected as Chairperson Women Wing. The members of Governing Body are: Sana Arshad, Khawar Mateen, Shah Muhammad, Qaiser Ali and Mohammad Sajid. (Press Release).
Kaun-Baney-ga Punjab ka Boxing Champion event concludes
Sports Report
LAHORE (December 13, 2021):-The boxing competitions of ‘KaunBaneyga Punjab ka Boxing Champion’ concluded at Nishtar Park Sports Complex Gymnasium Hall on Monday. Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum was the chief guest on this occasion. He also witnessed thrilling boxing competitions of the event.
Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum distributed prizes among the successful teams at the closing ceremony where the participating teams also had group photographs with him. Punjab Boxing Association (PBA) organized the grand boxing event with the collaboration of Sports Board Punjab in which around 180 boxers from all nine divisions of Punjab took part in the boxing event.
Addressing the prize distribution ceremony, Vice-Chairman Sports Board Punjab Rao Zahid Qayyum appreciated the boxing skills of young male and female pugilists belonging to different divisions of the province. “Kaun-Bane-yga Punjab ka Boxing Champion’ provided a suitable platform to talented boxers of the province. “Sports Board Punjab will continue to hold more such boxing events in future,” he added.
LPL 2021: Colombo Stars beat Galle Gladiators by 41 runs
SB Report
COLOMBO (December 13, 2021):-Angelo Mathews returned from an injury to lead Colombo Stars to a much-needed 41-run win over Galle Gladiators with a 57-ball 73 in Lanka Premier League 2021 match on Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo, Sri Lanka.
After electing to bat first, Colombo Stars captain Mathews opened the innings and helped his team in posting a solid total of 162/7 in the rain-curtailed 18-over match. He hit 8 boundaries and 3 sixes in his innings. Colombo Stars innings was also bolstered by Dinesh Chandimal who made 36 off 14, smashing 4 fours and 2 sixes in his innings.
In reply, Galle Gladiators were bowled out for 121 in 16.5 overs with Stars pacer Naveen ul-Haq claiming 3 for 27, suffering their second successive defeat in two days. Kusal Mendis scored 64 runs in 39 balls, with 7 fours and a six in the chase. But he found no support from the remainder of the Galle Gladiators' batting order.
Seekuge Prasanna, who took 2 for 23, and Ravi Rampaul, who picked 2 for 34, also contributed with the ball for Colombo Stars as they picked up only their second win of the season.
Wahab Riaz rates Rohit, Babar and De Villiers as top batsmen
Special Report
Colombo, Sri Lanka (December 13, 2021):-Jaffna Kings fast bowler Wahab Riaz, who has already picked five wickets in three games at the ongoing Lanka Premier League 2021 season, went on to name his picks for top fast bowlers and batsmen in the world at the moment, and he included India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and opening batsman Rohit Sharma in the list.
In a recent interaction, Riaz was asked to name some of the best fast bowlers in the world at the moment, and he went on to praise Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mitchell Starc.
"They have a lot of capability. They read the game and execute their plans really well. If they require yorkers, or if they require slow ones, they would read the wicket and bowl accordingly," Riaz said.
The Pakistan speedster was also asked to name the batsmen he finds difficult to bowl to and he picked AB de Villiers' and also explained the reasons behind the same.
"There are a lot of such players like Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam who are hard to bowl to. But one player I have always been afraid to bowl to is AB de Villiers. He always knows what is coming next from me. He reads the game well, and always plays well against me," Riaz added.
The Pakistan speedster further went on to describe his Jaffna Kings teammate Wanindu Hasaranga as the best leg-spinner in the world right now and credited him for the team's success this season so far.
"If I am honest, Wanindu Hasaranga is one of the best leg-spinners right now in the world. Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana have been really good this season for our team. They really set the tones in the powerplay overs by taking wickets and restricting the opposition," Riaz said.
Kings have won 4 out of 5 games so far in the season and are currently lying at the top of the table. The defending champions Kings had lost their first game against Galle Gladiators but have bounced back superbly since then.
"We learned from the mistakes we made in our first match. Now we are trying to cover all those basics. Everybody is ticking every box and that's why we are winning as a team," Riaz said.
Riaz further went on to praise the Kings management for packing up a stacked squad this season with plenty of options on the bench.
"Hats off to Jaffna coach and captain who have selected this team knowing the conditions and what combinations this team needs. The good thing is that everybody is responding well to all of them," Riaz said.
Speaking on the team's game plan to defend the title, Riaz said that they are making plans game by game and not thinking far ahead.
"You have to play good cricket throughout the tournament. You cannot say you are the favourites in the tournament as that can put you on the back foot. I can see the hunger in boys to win. We are thinking about one game at a time. We are not thinking about championship or too far ahead," he said.
The veteran pacer further went on to praise the Lanka Premier League tournament for giving a chance to youngsters to learn from some of the best cricketers in the world.
"It's great exposure for youngsters as they will learn to play against some of the best players in the world. They will share the dressing room with senior players like Thisara Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, and gain experience. That is the exposure you require to make an impact at the international stage," he signed off.
SPORTS NEWS - National 13 Dec, 2021
Sports Report
Lahore (December 13, 2021):-Faraz Aijaz and Ayesha Aijaz of Softball Federation of Pakistan topped in the Empowering Athletes Seminar’s Quiz competitions that held under the auspices of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) by winning the first positions held in Lahore.
Faraz Aijaz on the first day of the Seminar participating in sports medicines and injuries quiz gained 92.86 points under 1 minute and 29 seconds to grab the first position whereas Javeria Ahmed of Tug of War got second and Mutaiba Arif from Gymnastics got the third position respectively. Ayesha Aijaz in competition manipulation in sports gaining 100 points in 1 minute and 15 seconds grabbed the first position; Sundas and Dawood Baig from Wushu Federation got second and third place.
President POA lt. General (Retd) Syed Arif Hassan, POA Vice President Chaudhry Mohammad Yaqoob, and Secretary General Khalid Mahmood presented honorary shields and gifts to the position winning athletes in the quiz competition.
Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships start at ITC
Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (December 13, 2021):-The Benazir Bhutto Shaheed National Tennis Championships started at Islamabad Tennis Complex (ITC) G-6 Islamabad on Monday with qualifying round matches.
Men singles, Boys Under-18 singles and boys Under-12 qualifying rounds were played. The championship was inaugurated with Quran Khawani, Senator Taj Haider was also present on this occasion. Adel Borghei the ITF Certified International Official will be supervising the championships while Shahzad Alvi the ITF White Badge Official will be the Tournament Referee.
Results:
Men’s Singles (Qualifying Round-1):
Syed Murtaza Hussain Bt Hamza Jawad 6-2; RafayTarrar Bt Mohammad Abdullah 6-0; Zakir Ullah Khan Bt Tajammul Shehzad 6-0; Kamran Irfan Bt Abdul Wahid 6-1; Abdullah shafqat Bt Mohammad Maaz Khan 6-1; Danish Raza Bt Mohammad Danish Ramzan 6-1; Aqil Khan Bt Hamza rehmat 6-0
Qualifying Round-2
Jibran Ul Haq Bt Saad Asjad 6-0; syed Murtaza Hussain Bt Mohammad Abdullah 7-5; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Mohammad Usama Saeed 6-0; Hasam Khan Bt RafayTarrar 6-1; Uzair Khan Bt Mamoon Ilyas 6-4; Parbat Kumar Bt Noor E Mustafa 6-1; Abbas Khan Bt Zakirullah Khan 6-3; Saqib Hayat Bt Mohammad Zaryab Khan 6-4; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Yawar Abbas 6-3; Shaeel Dura bBt Mohammad Ihtesham 6-2; Mohammad Bilal Farooq Bt Talha Saqib 6-1; Tahirullah Khan Bt Nazar Asghar 6-0; Talha Bin Asif Bt Raza Ghaus 6-4; Irfanullah Khan Bt Shafqat Rasool 6-4; Shaheen Mehmood Bt Bilal Taibzada 6-0; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Imran Haider 6-1; Kamran Irfan Bt Hassan Ali 6-4; Farman Shakeel Bt Abdullah Shafqat 6-3; Ahmed Nael Qureshi Bt Mahatir Mohammad Mahatir 6-4; Jabir Ali Bt Azeem Khan 6-4; Kamran Khan Bt Azan shahid 6-3;
Qualifying Round-3
Jibran Ul Haq Bt Syed Murtaza Hussain 6-1; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Hasam Khan 6-2; Uzair Khan Bt Shakir Ullah 6-2; Parbat Kumar Bt Abbas Khan 6-1; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Saqib Hayat 7-6(2); Mohammad Bilal Farooq Bt ShaeelDurab 6-2; Nalain Abbas Bt Tahirullah Khan 6-4; Talha Bin Asif Bt Irfanullah Khan 6-1; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Bt Shaheen Mehmood 6-0; Adnan Rasheed Khan Bt Kamran Irfan 7-6(3); Farman Shakeel Bt Faizan Shahid 6-4; Mohammad Usman Ejaz Bt Danish Raza 6-0; Ahmed Nael Qureshi Bt Jabir Ali 6-1; Mohammad Hamza AasimBt Abdullah Kareem 6-0; Ilham Khan Wazir Bt Aqil Khan 6-1; Abdul Hannan Khan Bt Kamran Khan 6-1;
Qualifying Round Final
Mohammad Talha Khan BtJibran Ul Haq 7-5; Parbat Kumar Bt Uzair Khan 6-4; Sami Zeb Khan Bt Mohammad Bilal Farooq 6-2; Talha Bin Asif Bt Nalain Abbas 6-3; Huzaima Abdul Rehman Bt Adnan Rasheed Khan 6-0; Mohammad Usman Ejaz Bt Farman Shakeel 6-4; Mohammad Hamza Aasim Bt Ahmed Nael Qureshi 6-2; Ilham Khan Wazir Bt Abdul Hannan Khan 7-6(1)
BOYS U-18 Qualifying (Round-1)
Mamoon Ilyas Bt Tajmmul Shehzad 6-1; Mohammad Talha Khan Bt Taimoor Khan 6-0; Saif Ullah Khan Bt Mohammad Ali 7-6(3); Azan Shahid Bt Bilal Taibzada 6-0; Umer Masood Bt Hamza Rehmat 7-5;
Round-2
Reza Ghaus Bt Faizan Shahid 7-5; Mohammad Abdullah Bt Mamoon Ilyas 7-5; Mohammad HamzaAasim Bt Mohammad Ibrahim Saqib 6-1; Umer Masood Bt Mohammad Ibrahim Ashraf 6-4; Mohammad Zaryab Khan Bt Abdullah BB 6-0; Ahtesham Humayun Bt Mustansir Ali Khan 6-2; Mohammad Talha Pes Khan Bt Saifullah Khan 6-2; Mohammad SalaarBt Azan Shahid 6-2.
Pakistan vs West Indies: 1st T20 starts at 6:00 pm at National Stadium Karachi
Special Report
KARACHI (December 13, 2021):-The first T20 International of three-match series between Pakistan and West Indies will start at 6:00 pm today at National Cricket Stadium Karachi. Babar Azam will lead Green Shirts and Nicholas Pooran will be the captain of West Indies team. Toss will be taken place at 5:00 pm at same venue.
Pakistan Squad:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicketkeeper), Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir
West Indies Squad:
Nicholas Pooran (c), Darren Bravo, Dominic Drakes, Shai Hope (Wicketkeeper), Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas, Hayden Walsh, Roston Chase
Schedule:
13 Dec – The first T20I will begin at 1800
14 Dec – The second T20I will begin at 1800
16 Dec - The third and final T20I will begin at 1800
18 Dec – The first ODI will start at 1300
20 Dec – The second ODI will start at 1300
22 Dec – The third ODI will start at 1300.
Faisal Hasnain appointed PCB Chief Executive
Lahore (Press Release):-The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced that, following a robust recruitment process, it has appointed Faisal Hasnain as its new Chief Executive. He will formally assume charge in January 2022.
Faisal is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant and has had a professional career of over 35 years in high-profile finance and sports administration roles with some of the world’s leading blue chip organisations. This includes his role in Monaco and Dubai as the Chief Financial Officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and as the Managing Director of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC).
As the ICC’s Chief Financial Officer, Faisal managed an overall financial portfolio of around $3billion and was also involved in the sale of the ICC’s commercial rights for the 2007-2015 and the 2016-2023 commercial cycles. With Zimbabwe Cricket, he was instrumental in the refinancing of their commercial debts, arriving at the financial arrangements between ZC and the ICC, securing ZC’s funding and status within the ICC and securing hosting rights for the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 – Zimbabwe’s first global event in 15 years.
PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja: “I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Faisal Hasnain as the PCB’s Chief Executive and welcome him to Pakistan cricket family.
“Faisal is a familiar figure in world cricket and is highly regarded, respected and trusted for his excellence in corporate governance, financial management and commercial acumen. With the plans I have for the PCB, Faisal will be a perfect fit as he can utilise his vast experience and knowledge to help us achieve our commercial and financial objectives of making Pakistan cricket bigger and stronger.”
Faisal Hasnain: “I feel honoured and privileged to have been awarded with this once in a lifetime opportunity to serve Pakistan cricket and thank the PCB Chairman and the Board of Governors for having the confidence in my capabilities.
“I am fully committed to playing my part in delivering the PCB Chairman’s vision for Pakistan cricket, fulfilling the expectations and dreams of millions of passionate Pakistan cricket fans and strengthening the relationships with our existing commercial partners, the ICC and other Cricket Boards and developing new partnerships as we move forward.
“These are highly exciting times in Pakistan cricket and I look forward to working very closely with my colleagues at the PCB so that we can collectively further enhance the image, reputation and profile of this great institution.”
About Faisal Hasnain
• Born on 10 May 1959 in Karachi
• Chartered Accountant (England & Wales)
• Chief Financial Officer, International Cricket Council, 2002-2008 & 2010-2017
• Managing Director, Zimbabwe Cricket - 2017-2018
• Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Golf - 2010-2010
• Chief Operating Officer, Dubai Golf – 2009-2010
• Chief Operating officer, Dubai Event Management Company – 2008-2008
• Financial Controller, Citigroup/Saudi American Bank, London – 1992-2002
• Manager, Ernst & Young, Riyadh – 1989-1992
• Assistant Vice-President, Corporate Finance, Chase Manhattan, Karachi – 1986-1989
• Senior Auditor, Westbury & Company, London – 1979-1985
Goalkeepers get Bangladesh Visas
Islamabad (Sports Report):-The senior goalkeepers of Pakistan national hockey team got visas of Bangladesh to join the national squad, which will participate in the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy, scheduled to start from December 14, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
According to an official of Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the both goalkeepers Amjad Ali and Mazhar Abbas have left for Dhaka via Qatar. Before the flight, national hockey goalkeeper Mazhar Abbas said that Green Shirts would try their best to deliver up to mark in the 5-nation international competitions. “We request to whole nation to prayer for the team. Also, special thanks to the PHF and the Ministry of Sports Bangladesh for their diligent efforts in obtaining visas on an emergency basis, “he added.
Goalkeeper Amjad Ali said that he hopes to be part of the national team in the first match of Pakistan. He said that he would do his best for the best performance. The Asian Champions Trophy is being played in Dhaka from December 14 to 22. Pakistan will play its first match against Japan on December 14 at 5:00 pm (Pakistan Time). Pakistan and India are joint defending champions of the Asian Champions Trophy title
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