Abdul Jabbar Faisal
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Rawalpindi won their matches on the first day of the second phase of the ICRC National Physical Disability Cricket Championship. Faisalabad and Sialkot faced defeat. Islamabad's Zubair Khan took seven wickets.
On the occasion of these matches, Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association President Imran Balwani, Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, Head Coach Sabih Azhar, Regional Heads Javed Ashraf, Mohammad Tahir Raja, Tournament Coordinator Nasrullah, Director PPDCA Mohammad Nizam and others were also present.
In the first match played at Ayub Park Cricket Ground, Islamabad defeated Faisalabad by 67 runs. Batting first, Islamabad scored 157 runs in 19.4 overs. Syed Wazarat Shah played a useful innings of 37 runs off 34 balls with the help of 6 fours and Waqif Shah scored 24 runs off 20 balls with the help of four fours. Muhammad Bilal, batting at number ten, contributed 21 runs off 11 balls with the help of four fours. For Faisalabad, Adnan Butt took four wickets for 19 runs while Saqlain Abbas and Muhammad Abdullah took two wickets each.
In reply, Faisalabad's team collapsed for 90 runs in 17 overs in front of Zubair Khan's accurate and aggressive bowling. Sameer Ashraf scored 33 runs off 32 balls with the help of five fours and Irfan Ali scored 22 runs and were prominent. For the winning team, Zubair Khan took seven wickets for 15 runs and was declared Man of the Match. PPDCA President Imran Balwani presented the Man of the Match cash award to Zubair Khan.
In the second match, after an interesting contest, Rawalpindi defeated Sialkot by 17 runs. Batting first, Rawalpindi scored 146 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Muhammad Tahir scored 39 with the help of two fours, Rasool Badshah scored 25 off 17 balls with the help of two fours and one six, Aslan Madni scored 23 and Qayyum Khan scored 18 runs. For Sialkot, Shahroz Ali, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Mujtaba, Luqman Arif and Raja Ali Abbas took one wicket each.
In reply, Sialkot's team was bowled out for 129 runs in 19.3 overs. Amir Nazir scored 52 runs off 41 balls with the help of four fours and four sixes, but he could not lead his team to victory. Muhammad Nauman was the second prominent scorer with 29 runs with the help of four fours and one six. Rawalpindi's Qayyum Khan took three wickets for 20 runs. Hussain Khan took two wickets while Rasool Badshah, Abdul Basit and Bilal Azim took one player each. Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team Head Coach Sabih Azhar presented the Man of the Match cash award to Qayyum Khan.
