ISLAMABAD: Balochistan clinched the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) Blind Cricket Twenty20 Super League trophy which concluded at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad on Wednesday.
Balochistan downed Sindh by 26 runs in the final of the league. In the morning, Balochistan won the toss and decided to bat first.
Balochistan openers started the innings briskly and did not allow the Sindh Bowlers to get settle. Badar Munir once again talked with his bat, he made 104 runs off 55 balls. Faisal Mehmood and Muhammad Zafar made 44 and 36 runs respectively. Balochistan piled up 227 runs in allotted 20 overs for the loss of 5 wickets. Shahzaib Haider, Muhammad Ayyaz and Muhammad Akram shared a wicket a piece.
Sindh, in reply, lost Moeen Aslam and Muhammad Ayyaz in the second over of the innings and opened the gate of success to Balochistan. Badar Munir took both wickets. However, Muhammad Akram and Shahzeb Haider tried their the best to fight back but Sindh fell 26 runs short of the target.
Sindh made 201 runs in 20 overs for the loss of five wickets. Muhammad Akram was their highest scorer with 86 runs and Shahzeb Haider got out after scoring 64 runs. Badar Munir was declared Man of the Match.
Syed Sultan Shah, Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council and President World Blind Cricket Ltd, Tariq Ullah ADC (Finance) Abbottabad, Madam Salma Kundi (Director Women Medical College, Abbottabad), Raza Ali Shah (Director Tourism), Tariq Mehmood D.G Sports KPK distributed prizes amongst the players.
Player of the Tournament included B1: Muhammad Ayyaz (Sindh); B2: Badar Munir (Balochistan); B3: Muhammad Akram (Sindh) while Naseebullah (Sindh) was named as the Best Wicket Keeper.