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BIRMINGHAM: National Judo player Shah Hussain Shah secured the first medal for Pakistan in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as he outclassed South African opponent Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach in the competition on Wednesday.

Amid Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Judo player Hussain emerged as the hope for the country and secured the maiden medal in the global event.

While the majority of the national athletes in various sports have crashed out of the medal race including the national women’s cricket team. Hussain shone at the glittering event and secured a Bronze medal.

Besides Hussain, national weightlifter Muhammad Nooh Dastagir Butt will be in action in the final of Men’s 109+kg today. Whereas, his fellow Hanzala Dastagir Butt remained unsuccessful in the Men’s 109 kg Final as he finished ninth.

READ: Pakistan’s Nasir, Faiza beat Sri Lanka in CWG Mixed Squash event 

BIRMINGHAM: National players Nasir Iqbal and Faiza Zafar starred in the Mixed Double Squash event in the ongoing Commonwealth Games as the duo outclassed their Sri Lankan opponents to keep the medal hopes alive for Pakistan.

Pakistan’s pair of Nasir and Faiza started their mixed double campaign on a high as they outclassed Sri Lanka’s Sinaly Chanithma and Wakeel Shamil 2-0 to march into the next round.

In a one-sided clash, the duo of Nasir and Faiza dominated Sri Lankan opponents for the majority of the match before running with a consolidating victory with the scores of 11-10 and 11-5.

Another Pakistan pair of Tayyab Aslam and Amna Fayyaz, on the other hand, remained unable to follow the footsteps of their fellows as the pair suffered a crushing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barbados’ mix Best Meagan and Cumberbatch Khamai.

Besides Squash, Pakistan lost to Australia in the Badminton Women’s doubles event as the top pair of Mahoor Shahzad and Ghazala Siddiqui remained clueless against Australian opponents; suffering a crushing 2-0 defeat.

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BIRMINGHAM: The Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team’s Commonwealth Games 2022 campaign came to a disappointing conclusion when Australia defeated the national team in the group stage to hand the latter their third consecutive defeat in the event.

After losing the opening two matches against Barbados and India respectively, the Green Shirts failed to shine in their third match against Australia as well.

Following three defeats in the Group stage, Pakistan’s chances of capturing the medal ended in the cricket event.

In the match, Pakistan bowlers started on a high as they removed two Australian batters Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning at a combined score of 19 before Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath scored half-centuries to bolster the side to a commendable 160/2 in the allotted 20 overs.

McGrath top-scored with a magnificent knock of 78 runs off 51 deliveries, laced with 10 boundaries and a six. Mooney, on the other hand, followed back with a brilliant 70 off 49 balls with the help of eight boundaries and a six and remained unbeaten in the process.

For Pakistan, only Fatima Sana and Sidra Iqbal managed to make one scalp each.

Set to chase 161, Pakistan’s batting line-up failed completely and could only manage to score 116/8 in 20 overs, falling 44 runs short of the target.

Captain Bismah Maroof was among the runs for her team but once again conceded too many deliveries as she scored 23 off 32 deliveries with the help of just one boundary. All-rounder Omaima Sohail, on the other hand, scored a run-a-ball 23.

Fatima bettered her 4/41 with the bat as she played an astounding and unbeaten knock of 35 runs off a mere 26 deliveries including two boundaries and as many sixes.

For Australia, McGrath also led the bowling chart with three wickets, while Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown, Jess Jonassen, and Alana King struck out a batter apiece.

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BIRMINGHAM: National player Faiza Zafar returned an unwanted outcome in the plate semi-final of the Women’s Single Squash competition as India’s Sunayna Sara Kuruvilla outclassed her 3-0.

Faiza, who marched further in the competition after defeating Guyana’s Ashley Khalil in the plate quarter-final on Monday, failed to continue the momentum in the last four.

In a one-sided clash, India’s Kuruvilla handed a crushing 3-0 defeat before dominating Faiza for the majority of the match.

Another squash player Amna Fayyaz, on the other hand, will compete in her respective plate semi-finals tonight.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan’s wait for the medal in the Commonwealth Games 2022 continues as several national athletes have already been ruled out of the medal race.

READ: Pakistan boxer ruled out of CWG following an error in draw

BIRMINGHAM: National boxer Zohaib Rasheed has been unluckily ruled out of the ongoing Commonwealth Games following an error by the management in the draw of the competition.

According to the details, the matter first came under notice when Zohaib’s name was missing from the draws of the competition.

The organization committee then admitted their mistake when Pakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) raised their concerns about the error, the latter claimed.

Despite the fact that the matter was dragged out for three days, the mistake was not rectified, and on competition day, the organising committee informed PBF that the boxer could not be accommodated in the competition.

“This is extremely frustrating and disappointing; it is mental torture for the player who has been in doubt for three days as a result of someone else’s error,” PBF secretary Nasir Tung stated.

“They’ve done injustice to our player and we are not going to stay silent on this issue. Pakistan will not only write to the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the CWG Federation but will also seek compensation from the organizers through the International Court of Arbitration for Sport,” he concluded.

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BIRMINGHAM: Amna Fayyaz reached the Women’s Singles Plate Squash semi-final as she outclassed Trinidad and Tobago’s Charlotte Knaggs 3-0 to keep Pakistan’s medal hopes alive in the Commonwealth Games 2022. 

Amna eased past her opponent in the quarter-final round with the scores of 11-7, 11-4, and 11-5 after her compatriot Faiza Zafar achieved a sensational win earlier in the same round.

Amna will now face Mary Fung-a-Fat of Guyana in today’s women’s singles semifinal. Meanwhile, Pakistani duo, Amna and Faiza, will compete in the Women’s Doubles Round-of-16 against Malaysia’s Arnold Rachel and Azman Aifa on August 4 in the Commonwealth Games.

READ: Pakistan’s Ilyas reaches quarter finals of Commonwealth Games Boxing

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistani Boxer Ilyas Hussain qualified for the quarter-final round of the boxing event in the Commonwealth Games as he defeated Trinidad and Tobago’s Anthony Shawn Joseph in the Featherweight 57kg category, here on Monday.

Ilyas edged his opponent in the Round-of-16 bout after a 3-2 split decision. The bout involved intense offensive and defensive moves by both the competitors with the winner being decided on a point basis after three rounds of the grappling fight.

With the win, Ilyas keeps Pakistan’s medal hopes alive in the Commonwealth Games 2022 as he will now face England’s Jude Gallagher in the third quarter-final of the boxing event on August 3.

READ: Pakistan’s Faiza beats Guyana’s Ashley in CWG Squash plate quarters

BIRMINGHAM: National player Faiza Zafar shone in the Women’s Single Squash competition as she secured a convincing victory over her Guyanese opponent Ashley Khalil 3-2 in the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Amid Pakistan’s dismal show in the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Faiza provided the nation a moment to cherish as she outclassed her opponent 3-2 in the plate quarter-final.

In a competitive quarter-final, Faiza held her nerves calm to edge past Ashley 3-2 with the scores of 11-7, 11-6, and 11-2.

On the other hand, another national player Amna Fayyaz will be competing with Trinidad and Tobago’s Charlotte Knags in the plate quarter-final tonight.

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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan’s ace athlete Arshad Nadeem has reached Birmingham from London to participate in the Javelin-throw event at the Commonwealth Games 2022.

Arshad, who secured the fifth position in the recently held World Athletics Championships, will officially start his Commonwealth campaign on August 5 with the qualifying round of the javelin-throw competition.

Arshad underwent the registration process and mandatory Covid-19 testing at the Games’ welcome centre after he reached here. He was then moved to Shackelton Village after returning a negative corona test.

“I am satisfied with my performance in the Athletics Championships. I have prepared well for the  Commonwealth Games,” said Arshad on the occasion.

He also requested the whole nation to pray for his success at the event.

It is pertinent to mention here that Arshad created history for Pakistan as he became the first athlete from the country to reach a final at World Athletics Cham­pionships. Whereas, he finished fifth at the Tokyo Olympics last year.

READ: Mandhana shines as India thrash Pakistan by 8 wickets in CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: Opener Smriti Mandhana blasted an unbeaten knock of 63 off 42 as India outclassed Pakistan by eight wickets in a rain-hit Group A match of the Commonwealth Games, here on Sunday. 

Pakistan women’s team lost for the second time in a row, ending their hopes of winning a medal at the competition as they currently sit last in their group.

Set to chase a meagre target of 100 runs, left-handed batter Mandhana shone with a powerful knock laced with eight boundaries and three sixes to steer her side towards a comfortable win with more than six overs to spare.

Mandhana set the tone of India’s chase as the openers raised a magnificent 61-run stand in the powerplay before Tuba Hassan finally had the first breakthrough in the sixth over dismissing Shefali Verma on 16 off 9.

Pakistan, on the hand, remained unimpressive throughout the game as the bowlers leaked too many runs after the batters underwent an utter collapse in the first half.

Indian bowlers stormed through the national team’s batting order as the Green Shirts lost the last five wickets for the addition of mere three runs.

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pakistan had a dismal start to their batting as Opener Iram Javed went back to the pavilion without scoring a run in the second over.

Skipper Bismah Maroof and left-handed opener Muneeba Ali then put Pakistan’s team back on track as the pair combined excellently for the second-wicket partnership of 50 before off-spinner Sneha Rana dislodged the pair, dismissing both the batters in the same over.

Following the havoc in the 9th over, Pakistan’s batting lost track and started to lose wickets at regular intervals before tail-enders underwent a disastrous collapse.

Muneeba Ali remained the top-scorer for the side with her 32 off 30 laced with three boundaries and a six.

For India, Rana and Radha Yadav bagged two wickets each while Renuka Singh, Meghna Singh and Shafali Verma made a scalp apiece.

Pakistan Women will now face Australia on August 3 in their final match of the Commonwealth Games 2022

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