KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) beat Southern Punjab (SP) by two wickets to win National U13 One Day (25 overs) Tournament here at UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.
Set to chase 148 runs, KPK’s Nafees Akhtar led his team from the front and scored 44 runs laced with five boundaries. Mohammad Naveed made 26 runs including five boundaries.
For SP, Abdur Rehman bagged two wickets.
Earlier, opening batter Mohammad Umar smashed 56 runs to rescue SP as they were bowled out for 147. Rehman contributed 21 runs.
Zulfiqar Zain bagged three while Nafees and Naveed took two wickets each for KPK.
For his all-round performance, Nafees bagged man-of-the-final award.
KARACHI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)’s head coach Abdul Rehman praised players from KPK and said these players will soon fill all the requirements in the national team.
In a video interview, Rehman said KPK players are so hard working and they are determined to do everything for betterment.
“We have seen exceptional talent in recent past from KPK. These boys are so hard working and good students of the game. Their eager to learn make them different from others,” he said.
“They execute plans so well. We have seen their performances as a team and they are too good. In upcoming days, these players will fill all requirements of Pakistan team,” he added.
It must be noted here that KPK won Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2021-22 which took their title tally to 5 in the new domestic set-up.