Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi visits Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi visited the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday to review security arrangements during the ODI match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi visited the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday to review security arrangements during the ODI match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

During the visit, Naqvi reviewed the security arrangements and said that the Sri Lankan cricket team has been granted the status of state guests and their security will not be compromised at any cost.

“The Sri Lankan cricket team has been given state guest status. There will be no compromise on the security of the visiting team,” he said.

 

“Promoting sports and other activities along with peace and stability is our common goal,” he added.

The first game of the three-match ODI series is underway here with Pakistan posting a challenging total.

Put into bat first in the ODI series opener, the home side piled up 299-5 in their 50 overs despite being reduced to 95-4 at one stage of their innings.

Salman Ali Agha and Hussain Talat starred with the bat, both scoring the bulk of the runs and lifting their team out of trouble with a mammoth 138-run stand on the fifth wicket.

Salman remained unbeaten with 105 from just 87 deliveries, peppered with nine fours, whereas Hussain Talat’s maiden made 62 from 63, striking half a dozen fours and a six.

For Sri Lanka, Wanindu Hasaranga picked up three wickets, whereas Asitha Fernando and Maheesh Theekshana managed to scalp one apiece.

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