ISLAMABAD: Bahawalpur won the final of the first Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) Blind Cricket Championship by 137 runs against Gujranwala at the National Cricket Ground here on Friday.
Gujranwala, chasing a big total of 392, were all out for 255 in 30.5 overs.
Winning Captain Mohammad Waqas received the trophy from Deputy Managing Director PPL Muhammad Rafiq Vohra who was the chief guest on the occasion. He also presented Man of the Match award to Mohammad Rashid of Bahawalpur for his outstanding performance. Tournament’s best fielder, bowler and batsman were also named.
Chairman, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council Syed Sultan Shah, General Secretary Islamabad Cricket Club of the Blind (ICCB), Bilal Satti as well as officials from PPL and ICCB were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, two semi-final matches were played between Islamabad and Bahawalpur and Gujrawala and Peshawar teams on Thursday at the Bhutto Cricket Ground, Islamabad.
Starting Oct 30, a total of eight matches were played between six teams from Lahore, Gujranwala, Peshawar, Bahawalpur, Okara and Islamabad during the five-day tournament organised by ICCB. PPL covered the entire expenses of the tournament, including sport kit for each player and team officials.
Published in Dawn, November 4th, 2017
