Asher Butt
LAHORE: Lahore clinched the 14th
edition of National Bank of Pakistan T-20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2023 (Grade-1)
on Friday.
Lahore won over Bahawalpur by 9
wickets at Shalimar Stadium in the final. In the morning, Lahore won the toss
and put Bahawalpur into bat. Bahawalpur openers Muhammad Rashid and Moain Aslam
gave them a brisk and solid start. Their first wicket fell at the score of 161
runs when Muhammad Rashid was run out after scoring 93 runs off 54 balls. Moain
Aslam and Zafar Iqbal then made another formidable partnership. Bahawalpur
posted a mammoth total of 231 runs on the board in stipulated 20 overs for the
loss of 2 wickets. Maoin Aslam made 85 runs off 53 balls and Zafar Iqbal played
a little cameo of 22 runs off 9 balls.
Lahore in reply played
exceptionally well and chased the target of 232 runs in the last over of the
innings in a nail-biting finish for the loss of 1 wicket. Badar Munir exceptional form with the bat
continues he remained unbeaten on 123 runs off just 70 balls featuring 20 (4’s)
while Muhammad Salman played a handy innings of 76 runs off 40 balls to guide
their side home. Muhammad Ejaz was the only bowler from Bahawalpur to claim a
wicket. Man of the Match was awarded to Badar Munir.
Rao Abid (Senior Vice President
NBP Islamabad Region), Syed Sultan Shah (President World Blind Cricket Ltd
& Chairman Pakistan Blind Cricket Council), Mr. Abdur Razziq Khattak
(General Manager CSR OGDL), Syed Salman Bokhari (Director Cricket Operations
PBCC), Mr. Shahzad (Deputy Director Sports CDA) were the guests of the occasion
and distributed prizes amongst the players.
Player of the Tournament:
B1: Zafar Iqbal (Bahawalpur)
B2: Badar Munir (Lahore)
B3: Muhammad Rashid (Bahawalpur)
Best Wicket Keeper: Ismail Shah
(Peshawar)
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