Colombo (Sports Link Report) Srialanka defeated pakistan by 1 run and won the 15th West asia Baseball Cup 2019 here at Colombo. After a tough, interesting and sensational match in the ninth and last inning the final score was 5-4. However, Pakistan also qualified for the Olympic Qualifying Round along with the winner srilanka.from pakistan fazal, sameer zawar, arsalan and faqeer hussain scored 1 run each.According to media co-ordinator Pervaiz Ahmed Sheikh, Sri Lanka won the first position, Pakistan finished second, India third, Iran fourth, Bangladesh fifth, and Nepal sixth.Addressing the players and coaches at the end of a tough final, Pakistan Federation Baseball President Syed Fakhar Ali Shah our team presented a brilliant game against Sri Lanka in eight innings out of nine in front of their home home crowd, but unfortunately in the first innings 3 runs were hindered by success, while Sri Lanka’s 3 incredible catches from deep fielders also made a difference.
Head coach Musaddiq Hanif said that the final match was exactly like the final. Our team performed brilliantly,Since only one team has to win. We were only given the opportunity to set up a ten days camp while the Sri Lankan team has been camping under the 2 years coaching plan for the last 6 months. We are satisfied with our performance.we will reduce the current deficit in an academy and participate in the Olympic qualifying round to be held at taiwan in october instant.