Islamabad (Sports News): The matches of the third phase of the ICRC National Physical Disability Cricket Championship began yesterday, on the first day Multan and Bahawalpur won their matches. Hyderabad faced defeat by 199 runs and Sargodha by 35 runs.
On the occasion of these matches played at IUB Ground Bahawalpur, Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, Multan Region Head Jameel Kamran, Director PPDCA Mohammad Nizam and others were also present.
In the first match, Multan defeated Hyderabad by 199 runs. Batting first, Multan scored 237 runs for the loss of four wickets. Majid Hussain played a brilliant innings of 94 runs off 54 balls with the help of 11 fours, while Jahanzeb Tiwana scored 49 runs off 22 balls with the help of 6 fours and two sixes, and Muhammad Matloob scored 36 runs with the help of four fours. Arslan Arshad took two wickets while Abdul Hameed and Hamza Hameed took one wicket each.
In reply, Hyderabad's team was bowled out for 38 runs in 11.3 overs. No Hyderabad player could enter double figures. The number of extra runs was 10. Asif Khichi took five wickets for just 2 runs while Muhammad Irfan, Zubair Saleem, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Tariq took one player each. Chief guest Director Sports Islamia University Bahawalpur Amjad Farooq Warraich presented the Player of the Match cash award to Majid Hussain.
In the second match, Bahawalpur defeated Sargodha by 35 runs. Batting first, Bahawalpur scored 192 runs for the loss of five wickets. Muhammad Nauman scored a brilliant century, he scored 103 runs off 59 balls with the help of 14 fours and one six, while Abid Hussain scored 23 and Mirza Waseem scored 22 runs. For Sargodha, Muhammad Akram took two wickets while Ali Raza and Asad Ali took one wicket each.
In reply, Sargodha's team could score 157 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs. Muhammad Naveed scored unbeaten 55 runs off 32 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes, while Muhammad Arshad scored 46 with the help of 6 fours and Ahsan Khalil scored 17 runs. Bahawalpur's Abid Hussain took three wickets which was also a hat-trick feat, Ghulam Muhammad and Abdul Khaliq took two wickets each.
Player of the Match Mohammad Nauman was given the cash prize by Qazi Irfan Khalil, Assistant Director Sports Islamia University Bahawalpur, while Secretary PPDCA Amiruddin Ansari also gave a special cash prize to Abid Hussain for taking a hat-trick.
