FEDERAL AREA’S RETAIN THE TITLE OF NBP DISABLED T-20 PENTANGULAR CUP
Karachi: (Sports Reporter): Federal Area’s beat Punjab by heavy margin of 101 runs and retain the title of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at NBP Sports Complex Ground Karachi on Friday.
Punjab captain Abdullah Ejaz won the toss and decide to field first while Federal Area’s posted competitive total of 192 for the loss of only three wickets in allotted in 20 Overs. Captain Jahanzaib Tiwana scored a brilliant half century 68 runs in 52 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixex, Hamza Hameed made 66 in 52 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes both added 130 runs for the third wicket partnership Adeel Khan scored 37 in 18 balls with 8 fours, Muhammad Haris took 1-24.
In reply Punjab Disabled Team were bowled out only for 19 runs in 15.2 overs, Umer Farooq was the top scorer with 28 in 23 balls with 4 fours, Wajid Alam and Waqas Ahmed made 12 runs equity.
Off Spinner Captain Jahanzaib Tiwana captured 2-10 while left arm spinner Gohar Ali took 2-12.
On the occasion of Prize Distribution Ceremony Chief Guest Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid, Manager CSR NBP Asif Ahmed Khan, Member Selection Committee PDCA Sabih Azhar, Vice President PDCA Fawad Mustafa, Dr. Noman Palekar, Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Former International Cricketer Saeed Azad, Treasure PDCA Imtiaz Iqbal was distributed the prizes among the players. Winner Trophy and Cash Prize Rs. 2,00,000 received by Jahanzaib Tiwana Captain of Federal Area’s Disabled Team while Runners-up Trophy and Cash Award Rs. 1,00,000 received Abdullah Ejaz Captain of Punjab Disabled Cricket Team. Jahanzaib Tiwana was the Man of the Match Final received 5,000 rupees. Hamza Hameed (Federal) scored 267 runs was the Best Batsman, Gohar Ali (Federal Area’s) was the Best Bowler he took 9 wickets, Iman Ullah Bhatti (Federal) was Best Fielder he took 6 chaches, Adil Abbasi (Balochistan) was the Player of the Tournament he scored 253 runs and took 3 wickets received 5,000 rupees each.
Member Selection Committee PDCA Sabih Azhar was presented honury Shield to Chief Guest Iqbal Wahid, while Vice President Fawad Mustafa and Dr. Noman Palekar presented the Shield to Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Former International Cricketer Saeed Azad, Muhammad Javed, Javed Ashraf, Sadiq Khatri, Aslam Bareach, Muhammad Imran Khan medals among the players and Officials.
SUMMARISED SCORES:
FEDERAL AREA’S DISABLED 192-3 IN 20 OVERS. Jahanzaib Tiwana 68 in 44 balls (4×9, 6×2), Hamza Hameed 66 in 52 balls (4×5, 6×3), Adil Khan 37 in 18 balls (4×8).
PUNJAB DISABLED 90-10 IN 17.4 OVERS. Umer Farooq 28 in 23 balls (4×4), Wajid Alam 12 and Waqas Ahmed 12. Jahanzaib Tiwana (OS) 2-10, Gohar Ali (SLA) 2-12.
Karachi: Group Photo of Federal Area’s Disabled Team Winner of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 with Chief Guest Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Member Selection Committee Sabih Azhar, Former International Cricketer Saeed Azad, Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Vice President PDCA Fawad Mustafa, Dr. Noman Palekar, Board of Director PDCA Sadiq Khatri, Media Manager Muhamamd Nizam and Shahid Nawab also seen.
Karachi: Chief Guest Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid presents a Winner Trophy to Jahanzaib Tiwana Captain of Federal Area’s Winner of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Member Selection Committee Sabih Azhar, Former International Cricketer Saeed Azad, Vice President PDCA Fawad Mustafa, Dr. Noman Palekar and Shahid Nawab also seen.
8TH NBP DISABLED T-20 PENTANGULAR CUP FINAL TODAY PUNJAB WILL CLASH FEDERAL AREA’S IN THE FINAL AT NBP STADIUM
Karachi: (Sports Reporter): Holder Federal Area’s will clash Punjab Disabled Cricket Team in the final of the 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 today on Friday 1:30pm at NBP Sports Complex Ground. According to the Hon. Secretary and Tournament Secretary Amir Uddin Ansari the Prize Distribution Ceremony will be held at 4:30pm. Chief Guest SVP / Group Head CBG National Bank of Pakistan Jamal Baqar with Program Manager ICRC Younus Alam, Patron in Chief Saleem Karim will distribute the Trophies and Cash awards among the Players and Officials, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan NBP, Member Selection Committee PDCA Sabih Azhar, Javed Ashraf, Muhammad Javed, Aslam Bareach, Muhammad Sadiq Khatri, Muhammad Imran Khan, Current and Former Cricketer will also attend the Ceremony.
After the completed of league matches Federal Area’s won their all four matches and reach in the final while Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan got 4 points each with two wins and two loss but Punjab will qualify the final on better run rate.
SUMMARIZED SCORE:
1st Match at RLCA:
SINDH DISABLED 148-6 IN 20 OVERS. Majid Hussain 47 in 43 balls (4×3, 6×2), Faisal Hayat 32 in 20 balls (4×6, 6×3), Ali Raza 26 in 20 balls (4×4). Zubair Khan (SLA) 3-16.
KHYBERPAKHTOON KHWA DISABLED 150-4 IN 16.3 OVERS. Zubair Saleem 70 in 43 balls (4×7, 6×1), Abdul Jabbar 27 in 28 balls (4×3), Ali Raza 24 in 12 balls (4×2, 6×2). Waqaf Shah (SLA) 2-38, Majid Hussain (RLS) 1-24.
Man of the Match Zubair Saleem (KPK).
2nd Match at RLCA:
FEDERAL AREA’S DISABLED 164-5 IN 20 OVERS. Hamza Hameed 95 in 64 balls (4×8, 6×5), Khalid Mehmood 22 in 25 balls. Adil Abbasi (OS) 2-14.
BALOCHISTAN DISABLED 135-9 IN 20 OVERS. Adeel Abbasi 53 in 35 balls (4×2, 6×1), Matloob Qureshi 25 in 26 balls (4×2). Gohar Ali (SLA) 4-19.
Man of the Match Hamza Hameed (Federal Area’s)
Karachi: Chief Guest Member Selection Committee PDCA Muhammad Javed gives a way a man of the match award to Zubair Saleem (KPK) in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA Ground Gulberg Karachi on Thursday, Member Board of Director PDCA Sadiq Khatri, Imran Khan, Muhammad Tahir (Coach Punjab) and Ehsan Jameel were also seen.
Karachi: Hamza Hameed Federal Area’s Batsman at Rashid Latif Cricket Academy in the last League match in the 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup, is raising the bat after completing the stunning half century against Balochistan. He scored 95 runs in a match wining inning on Thursday.
ASIF STARS AS FEDERAL AREA’S THIRD CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN 8TH NBP DISABLED T-20 PENTANGULAR CUP 2019
Karachi: (Sports Reporter): Left arm spinner Muhammad Asif grabbed 4 wickets only for 2 runs to help his team defending champion Federal Area’s got their third consecutive victory in a row as the defeated host Sindh by 7 wickets while Khyberpakhtoon Khwa beat Punjab by 5 wickets got their 1st victory in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA Ground Gulberg here on Wednesday.
In the 1st match Federal Area’s Captain Jahanzaib Tiwana won the toss and decided to bowl first, while Sindh was all-out only for 93 runs in allowed 20 overs. Captain Majid Hussain was the top scorer with 23 runs. Left arm spinner Muhammad Asif took 4-2.
In reply Federal Area’s reached the target 95 runs in 14.3 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Saif Ullah Khan scored 32 in 25 balls with 2 fours and one six, Hamza Hameed 19, Muhammad Saqlain 15 and Adeel Khan 14 not out also batted well.
In other match Punjab Disabled Team Captain Abdullah Ejaz won the toss and chooses to bat first. Punjab team made 164-7 in 20 overs. Opener Muhammad Shabaz scored brilliant 90 runs in 43 balls with 7 fours and 8 huge sixes, Abdullah Ejaz scored 29 runs not out in 21 balls with two fours and one six. Off Spinner Haroon Rashid captured three wickets for 32 runs.
In reply Khyberpakhtoon Khwa easily reached the target 165-5 in 18.3 overs. Sajjad Khan made brilliant half century 55 in 25 balls with 8 fours and two sixes, Captain Nihar Alam played a responsible inning he scored 42 runs not out in 31 balls with one four, Abdul Jabbar made 34 runs in 38 balls with one four and one six. Left arm medium pacer Abdullah Ejaz took 3-39.
Former Pakistan Captain and President PDCA Rashid Latif send the Video Message he appreciated the efforts of all PDCA Officials specially to Petron in Chief Saleem Karim and Hon. Secretary Amir Uddin Ansari to organized a very successful event he also thanks the Sponsor National Bank of Pakistan, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for excellence support as always.
SUMMARIZED SCORE:
1st Match at RLCA:
SINDH DISABLED 93-10 IN 20 OVERS. Majid Hussain 23 in 16 balls (4×2, 6×1), Altaf Ahmed 13, Faisal Hayat 13. Muhammad Asif (SLA) 4-2.
FEDERAL AREA’S DISABLED 95-10 IN 14.3 OVERS. Saif Ullah Khan 32 in 25 balls (4×2, 6×1), Hamza Hameed 19 in 18 balls (4×3), M. Saqlain 15 in 17 balls (6×1), Adeel Khan 14* in 10 balls (4×1, 6×1).
Man of the Match Muhammad Asif (Federal).
2nd Match at RLCA:
PUNJAB DISABLED 164-7 IN 20 OVERS. Muhammad Shabaz 90 in 43 balls (4×7, 6×8), Abdullah Ejaz 29* in 21 balls (4×2, 6×1). Haroon Rashid (OS) 3-32.
KPK DISABLED 165-5 IN 18.3 OVERS. Sajjad Khan 55 in 25 balls (4×8, 6×2), Nihar Alam 42* in 31 balls (4×1), Abdul Jabbar 34 in 38 balls (4×1, 6×1). Abdullah Ejaz (LMF) 3-39.
Man of the Match Sajjad Khan (KPK).
Karachi: Chief Guest Former First Class Cricketer Sarwat Ali gives a way a man of the match award to Muhammad Asif (Federal Area’s) in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA Ground Gulberg Karachi on Wednesday, Member Selection Committee PDCA Javed Ashraf, Treasurer PDCA Imtiaz Iqbal and Board of Director PDCA Muhammad Imran Khan were also seen.
Karachi: Action Photo of Federal Area’s Left Arm Spinner Muhammad Asif he received Man of the Match Award for his deadly bowling took 4 wickets only 2 runs.
Karachi: Chief Guest Test Cricketer Tanveer Ahmed gives way a man of the match award to Sajjad Khan (KPK) in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA Gulberg Karachi on Wednesday, Match Referee Ahmer Saeed, Member Selection Committee Sabih Azhar, Javed Ashraf and PDCA Official Aslam Baraech also seen.
Punjab, balochistan, Punjab and Federal Area’s wins in 8TH NBP DISABLED T-20 PENTANGULAR CUP 2019
Karachi: (Sports Reporter): Punjab beat Sindh by 5 wickets while Balochistan defeated Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa by 7 wickets, Punjab beat Balochistan by 69 runs while defending champion Federal Area’s defeated KPK by 7 wickets wins in a row on the 2nd day of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA and TMC Ground Gulberg.
SUMMARIZED SCORE:
1st Match at RLCA:
SINDH DISABLED 172-8 IN 20 OVERS. Faisal Hayat 63 in 48 balls (4×7, 6×2), Majid Hussain 31 in 14 balls (4×5). Waqas Ahmed (SLA) 3-21, Sohaib Khan (RLS) 3-31.
PUNJAB DISABLED 173-5 IN 19.3 OVERS. Wajid Alam 68 in 47 balls (4×8, 6×2), Muhammad Shabaz 45 in 24 balls (4×6), Umer Farooq 23 in 21 balls (4×1). Majid Hussain (ROS) 2-22.
Man of the Match Wajid Alam (Punjab).
2nd Match at TMC:
KHYBERPAKHTOON KHWA DISABLED 159-4 IN 20 OVERS. Abdul Jabbar 55 in 44 balls (4×4), Nihar Alam 53* in 41 balls (4×3) both added 124 runs for the 3rd wicket partnership.
BALOCHISTAN DISABLED 160-3 IN 19.1 OVERS. Adil Abbasi 82* in 52 balls (4×3, 6×6), Danish Ahmed 33 in 36 (4×3).
Man of the Match Adil Abbasi (Balochistan).
3rd Match at RLCA:
PUNJAB DISABLED 156-4 IN 20 OVERS. Muhammad Shabaz 46 in 28 balls (4×5, 6×2), Abdullah Ejaz 37 in 24 balls (4×3, 6×2), Wajid Alam 36 in 31 balls (4×4).
BALOCHISTAN DISABLED 87-10 IN 13.2 OVERS. Abdullah Khan 20*, Matloob Qureshi 16 (6×1). Abdullah Ejaz (Captain LMF) 4-20, Muhammad Waqas (SLA) 3-7, Muhammad Haris (LMF) 2-29.
Man of the Match Captain Abdullah Ejaz (Balochistan).
4th Match at TMC:
KHYBERPAKHTOON KHWA DISABLED 131-6 IN 20 OVERS. Ali Raza 37 in 34 balls (4×5), Kashif Nawaz 23*. Sher Ali (RMF) 2-29.
FEDERAL AREA’S DISABLED 134-3 IN 17.1 OVERS. Saif Ullah Khan 51* in 44 balls (4×5), Hamza Mehmood 53 in 37 balls (4×6, 6×1).
Man of the Match Hamza Mehmood (Emerging Player) (Federal Area’s).
Karachi: Chief Guest Board of Director PDCA Muhammad Sadiq Khatri gives a way a man of the match award to Hamza Mehmood (Federal Area’s) in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at TMC Gulberg Karachi on Tuesday. Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari and Match Referee Ahmar Saeed are also present.
Karachi: Balochistan’s Izhar Khan is cleaned bowled on one runs by Punjab left arm pacer Abdullah Ejaz during Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 match at the RLCA Ground Gulberg.
Karachi: Chief Guest Member Selection Committee PDCA Sabih Azhar a way a man of the match award to Abdullah Ejaz (Punjab) on his outstanding al-round performance in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at RLCA Gulberg Karachi on Tuesday, PDCA Officials Javed Ashraf, Aslam Bareach and Sadiq Khatri also seen.
8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 innouagrated Federal Area’s & Balochistan Wins Innaugural Matches
Karachi: (Sports Reporter): Defending Champion Federal Area’s and Balochistan recorded impressive victories on the opening day of the 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at National Sports Complex Ground here on Monday. Iqbal Wahid Head of CSR NBP was the Chief Guest and Inaugurate the event along with Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Event Manager NBP Anwar Farooqui, Abbuzar Umrao, PRO Azmat Ullah, Vice President PDCA Fawwad Mustafa and Dr. Noman Palekar, Treasurer Imtiaz Iqbal, Member Board of Director Muhammad Javed, Khawar Aziz, Sadiq Khatri, Imran Khan, Co-ordinators PDCA Aslam Bareach, Syed Rahat Ali Shah, Javed Ashraf, Media Manager Muhammad Nizam, Trainer Quetta Gladiator Rashid Qureshi, Rameez Ghaziani, Zafar Ahmed and others Sports dignities were also present on the occasion.
Chief Guest Iqbal Wahid appreciated to the efforts of the PDCA Officials to organized a successfully 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 events in Karachi, he also brief about the Sponsorship and promise to more support in upcoming events, Hon. Secretary / Tournament Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari thanks to the National Bank of Pakistan and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Sponsor the 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019, specially thanks to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for excellent support and guidance. First Class Umpire Rasheed Khan and Waseem Uddin were supervise the matches while Match Referee was Muhammad Javed and Official Scorer was Rashid Aslam.
Today’s Tuesday Fixtures:
Sindh Vs Punjab 10am, Punjab Vs Balochistan 1:30pm at RLCA.
KPK Vs Balochistan 10am, Federal Vs KPK 1:30pm at TMC Gulberg.
SUMMARIZED SCORE:
1st Match at NBP Sports Complex:
PUNJAB DISABLED 148-10 IN 19.3 OVERS. Wajid Alam 71, 48 balls (4×8, 6×4), Umar Farooq 37 in 29 balls (4×1, 6×1). Gohar Ali (SLA) 3-19, Jahanzaib Tiwana (ROB) 2-29.
FEDERAL AREA’S DISABLED 149-2 IN 14.5 OVERS. Jahanzaib Tiwana 80* in 40 balls (4×11, 6×3), Hamza Mehmood 34* in 31 balls (4×3) both edit 123 runs for the unbroken 3rd wicket partnership. Muhammad Haris (LMF) 2-28.
Man of the Match Captain Jahanzaib Tiwana (Federal Area’s).
2nd Match at NBP Sports Complex:
SINDH DISABLED 203-3 IN 20 OVERS. Muhammad Aslam 78 in 42 balls with (4×8, 6×4), Altaf Ahmed 65 in 51 balls (4×8, 6×1) boht edit 156 runs for the 1st wicket partnership, Muhammad Shazad 23*. Adil Abbasi (OS) 2-25.
BALOCHISTAN DISABLED 207-5 IN 20 OVERS. Adil Abbasi 118 in 59 balls (4×12, 6×3), Matloob Qureshi 52 in 48 balls (4×7) boht added 161 runs for the opening partnership, Nusrat Ullah 13*. Abdul Basit (OS) 2-34.
Man of the Match Adil Abbasi (Balochistan).
Karachi:- Chief Guest Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid Khan gives a way Man of the Match award to Jahanzaib Tiwana (Captain Federal Area’s) in 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 Inaugural Match at NBP Sports Complex here on Monday, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Hon. Secretary Amir Uddin Ansari were also present on the occasion.
Karachi:- on the occasion of Inaugural Match of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 Ahmed Raza of Punjab was Bowled out from the hand of left arm spinner Gohar Ali at NBP Sports Complex here on Monday.
Karachi:- The Group Photo of Punjab and Federal Area’s Disabled Cricket Teams with Chief Guest Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid Khan, Manager CSR Asif Ahmed Khan, Vice President PDCA Fawwad Mustafa, Dr. Noman Palekar, Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Member Board of Director Sadiq Khatri, Co-ordinator Syed Rahat Ali Shah, Coach Punjab Muhammad Tahir, Coach Federal Rafay Hashmi and others are also seen.
EIGHT NBP DISABLED T20 PENTANGULAR CUP WILL STARTS FROM MARCH 25TH ON MONDAY
KARACHI: The Eight edition of NBP disabled twenty – 20 Pentangular Cup 2019 will starts from 25th march here at the NBP Sports complex Stadium on Monday, four provinces with federal areas teams including host Sindh, Punjab, KPK and Balochistan will participant in the event. The Media Manager PDCA Muhammad Nizam announced here on Saturday. RLCA gulburg and TMC ground will also host some matches during the competitions. The event is being sponsor by the National Bank of Pakistan while ICRC will be the Co-Sponsor and held under the auspices of Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) with the full support of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The Hon’ secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Head of Sports NBP Iqbal Qasim with others NBP officials will announced winners and runner-up cash award and other details soon in a Media conference at NBP Sports Complex Karachi.
NBP AND PDCA OFFICIALS WILL HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY AT NBP SPORTS COMPLEX
KARACHI: March, 20 (Sports Reporter): Head of Sports NBP Iqbal Qasim, Head of CSR National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Iqbal Wahid, Hon. Secretary Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association Amir Uddin Ansari will hold a Press Conference today March 20th Wednesday, to brief the media about the upcoming 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 which will be stated from 25th of March at NBP Sports Complex, The Media briefing will be held at NBP Sports Complex at 1:30pm said the Media Maager Mohammad Nizam here on Tuesday. Patron in Chief PDCA Saleem Karim, Manager CSR NBP Asif Ahmed Khan, Aleem Moosa, Saeed Azad, Abuzar Umrao, Syed Rahat Ali Shah, Muhammad Sadiq Khatri, Azmat Ullah and others Officials will also present on the occasion. Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari will also announced the Five Participating Teams and Officials, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtun Khaw, Punjab and Federal Area’s and Schedule of Tournament Matches and others details.
8TH NBP DISABLED T-20 PENTANGULAR CUP WILL BE INAUGURATED ON MONDAY, MARCH 25TH
KARACHI (Sports Reporter): The 8th edition of NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2017 will begin from Monday 25th March at National Bank Sports complex in Karachi at 01:30pm. This was announced by the tournament secretary and Honorary Secretary Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) Amir Uddin Ansari at a press conference held at the National Bank Sports Complex in Karachi. Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid, Head of sports NBP& Former Test Cricketer Iqbal Qasim, Manager CSR NBP Asif Ahmed Khan, event manager Anwar Farooqi, former international cricketer Saeed Azad, Event Manager NBP Anwar Farooqui, Azmat Ullah PDCA Official Syed Rahat Ali Shah, Muhammad Sadiq Khatri Media Manager Muhammad Nizam and others were present on the occasion. Amir Uddin Ansari said PDCA organized eight events and all sponsored by National Bank of Pakistan while ICRC is the co-Sponsor and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) also supported PDCA. We are very thankful to the National Bank for their support from day one. We also thank Iqbal Wahid, Head of CSR Division National Bank of Pakistan for sponsoring the Tournament. All the matches of this event will be broadcast live on Pakistan disabled cricket association face book page. Amiruddin Ansari said that the main purpose of the tournament is the preparation of the upcoming World Series which is scheduled in England in August this year and the 4-member national selection committee of the PDCA, under Iqbal Imam and Sabih Azhar with Muhammad Javed and Javed Ashraf as members, will pick 30 for the camp after which the National disabled cricket team will be named for the World series. Former Pakistan captain and President PDCA Rashid Latif send the message from Islamabad and said the National Bank, Pakistan Cricket Board’ and ICRC have always been generous supporters of PDCA for the promotion of disabled cricket. He hoped the support will continue. Rashid Latif congratulated all selected players of five participating teams and hoped PDCA selectors will find talented players from this event. Iqbal Wahid in his speech lauded the efforts of PDCA in Disabled Cricket promotion at local and international levels. He said National Bank of Pakistan will sponsor more National and International Events for Disabled Cricket with PDCA. Head of Sports NBP Ex-Test Cricketer Iqbal Qasim said in his brief address that the National Bank of Pakistan had been working with PDCA from the very first day for the development of Disabled Cricket in Pakistan and the PDCA has done tremendous work for Disabled Cricket worldwide, Pakistan Cricket Board has also recognized the PDCA. The media manager Mohammad Nizam thanked all electronic and print media representatives for their support& cooperation with PDCA, media also played a major role in the promotion of disabled cricket. I again thank the National Bank, PCB and the ICRC for their cooperation. The Tournament will be played on the league basis with top two teams qualify for the final. The event is being held under the auspices of Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association and is being sponsored by National Bank of Pakistan. The Winner Team will Get cash Prize of Rs: 1,50,000= (One Lac fifty thousand ) with Trophy while the Runners-up Team will receive Rs: 75,000/= (Seventy five Thousand) with Trophy. Man of the Match for each match will get Cash Prize Rs 2,000 rupees and Man of the final match will get 5,000. Best Batsman, Best Bowler, Best Fielder and Player of the Tournament will get Rs 5,000 each. On the Opening Day, first match, between Federal Areas and Punjab, will begin at 9:30 am. The second match at 01:30pm between Balochistan and Sindh. According to Tournament Secretary other league matches will be played at RLCA and TMC Cricket Ground while final will be held on 25th March at NBP Sports Complex at 10:am. PDCA, PCB and NBP Officials and others dignities will also attend the Opening Ceremony. Five Teams include four provinces and Federal Areas will feature in the Championship with Federal Areas as defending champions. The Chief Selector PDCA Iqbal Imam (Karachi) and Member Selection Committee Sabih Azhar (Rawalpindi), Javed Ashraf, (Lahore), M Jawaid (Karachi) announced the following squads.
SQUADS:
PUNJAB: Abdullah Ejaz (C) , Muhammad Shehbaz (BC) ,Wajid Alam, Umer Farooq- (E), Latif Ullah, Usman Paracha, Adnan Butt,Muhammad Haris,Waqas Ahmed,Farhan Saeed,Zafeer Ali,Ameer Ahmed,Ahmed Raza,Abdul Rehman,Sohaib-(E) ,Ishaq (Jr) Muhammad Tahir– (Coach cum Manager).
BALOCHISTAN: Matloob Qureshi ( c ) , Adil Abbasi Nusrat Ullah Ashfaq Shakir ,Danish Ahmed,Zaheer Ahmed,Izhar Khan,Abdullah khan(VC) M Akram,Inam Khan-(E), Umiz ur Rehman,Fayyaz Ahmed,Umer Ayaz,Raj Wali,Anas Altaf-(E), Mehboob Iqbal – (Coach cum Manager)
KPK: NiharAlam (C ), Abdullah Afridi , Abdul Jabbar-(E) ,Husnain Alam,Ali Raza,Zubair Saleem(VC),Sajjad Khan,Baber Ali ,Zubair Khan,Asad Ali,Kashif Nawaz,Muhammad Kalam,Noman Siddiqui(E) ,Haroon Rasheed, Rashid Mehmood Coach cum Manager
SINDH: Arif Richard (C),Altaf Ahmed,M Aslam ,M Shehzad, M Abid,Rehan Ghanian, Majid Husssain(VC),Faisal Hayat ,M Bilal Khatri-(E) Hamza Gull,Osama,Waqif Shah ,Abdul Basit (E) ,Abdul Rehman,Ali Askar,Qamber Ali– (Coach cum. Manager).
FEDERAL AREA’S: JahazaibTiwana (C), Adeel Khan,Saif ullah (VC),Sadeem Baig,M Husnain,M Saqlain,Hamza Mehmood,Hammad Shoukat -(E),Shair Ali,Nizam Uddin,Rehmat Ali,Iqbal Hussain,Gohar Ali,Inam ullah Bhatti-(E), M Asif, Rafay Hashmi – (Coach cum Manager)
Karachi:- Hon. Secretary PDCA Amir Uddin Ansari, Head of CSR Division NBP Iqbal Wahid, Head of Sports NBP Iqbal Qasim, Manager CSR NBP Asif Ahmed Khan and Media Manager Muhammad Nizam addressing the Media Conference of 8th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular Cup 2019 at NBP Sports Complex Karachi here on yesterday.