KARACHI: Two more matches were decided in the ongoing SSB Shohada-e-Pakistan basketball tournament being organized by Pakistan Sports Welfare Association in collaboration Association at the International Abdul Nasir Arambagh court on Sunday night.

In the first match of the day, Bounce Club beat Falcon Club 44-25.Usman Shabbir was the leading scorer for the winers with as many as 17 points. Other scorers for the winners in this one-sided encounter were Muhammad Danish 9 points and Ammar Ali 8 points.

For the losers, Muhammad Sabih Azhar was prominent with 12 points. Muhammad Shabbir and Muhammad Awais scored 8 points each.

In the second match, Askari Alphas beat Karachi Basketball Club 51-38.

Leading scorers for the winners were Shahmir Zaheer 17 points, Usama Khurram 14 and Syed Bakhtiar 14 points.

For the losers, Jazib Abbasi and Wajih Abbasi scored 10 points each while Zainul Abideen scored 9 points.

Earlier, players of both teams were introduced to KBBA Finance Secretary Agha Muhammad Raza, who was the chief guest on the occasion. Tournament Organizer Ghulam Muhammad Khan, International Abdul Nasir and Muhammad Yaqoob were also present on the occasion.

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2019

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