SAF National Physical Disability T20 Cricket: Bahawalpur reaches final
Peshawar defeated by 22 runs, thanks to M Shehbaz’s aggressive century, Lahore defeated Islamabad by 124 runs.
Bahawalpur defeated Peshawar to qualify for the Grade One final of the SAF Disability T20 Cricket Championship. In the second match, Lahore defeated Islamabad. Organized by Pakistan Physical Disability Cricket Association and Shahid Afridi Foundation,
The matches of the ongoing championship with the support of Pakistan Cricket Board are being played in Lahore, Peshawar and Islamabad were defeated on the last day of the league matches.
Bahawalpur defeated Peshawar by 22 runs in the first match at the Race Course Park Ground Lahore on Thursday. and reached the final. Bahawalpur scored 140 runs for four wickets while playing first.
Mohammad Nauman scored 68 runs with the help of 10 fours off 63 balls and Mohammad Shehzad scored 27 runs with the help of four fours. Abed Hussain scored 19 runs and Wasim Mirza scored 14 runs.
Niaz Ali Shah scored two runs. And Gohar Khan got a wicket, in response, the Peshawar team got out after scoring 118 runs in 17.2 overs, Atif Khan scored 31 runs with the help of five fours and Nihar Alam scored 27 runs with the help of three fours. Wajid Alam scored 14 runs and Niaz Ali Shah scored 13 runs for Bahawalpur.
Abdul Khaliq took three wickets, Abed Hussain and Muhammad Asif took two wickets each while Muhammad Nauman got one wicket.
Muhammad Nauman was declared the player of the match for this match and was awarded by regional head Multan Bahawalpur Jameel Kamran.
In the second match, Lahore Overwhelming Islamabad by a huge margin of 124 runs, Lahore scored 224 runs for five wickets while playing first.
M Shehbaz played an electric innings of 121 runs with the help of 13 fours and eight sixes on 48 balls while Shahid Ali Vito scored 37 runs.
Hammad Shawkat scored two while Waqif Shah, Zubair Khan and Sakih Khan took one wicket each. In response, Islamabad scored 100 runs in 14.2 overs. Adil Mehmood 32, Waqif Shah 17 and Usman Paracha were prominent with 16 runs.
Abdullah Ijaz scored three, nine and Zeeshan. Ali took two wickets while Arsalan, Maqsood and Shahid Ali Vito got one wicket each.
Former first-class cricketer Mahmood Rasheed gave the player of the match award to century maker M Shehbaz. On this occasion, Regional Head Islamabad Mohammad Tahir and Mohammad Nizam also gave the award. were present