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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan blind cricket team continued their undefeated streak in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Blind Games and crushed arch-rivals India in the final by eight wickets to win the Gold medal on Saturday.

This was Pakistan’s fifth consecutive victory in the tournament, after kicking off the tournament with a victory over the same opponents.

India blind cricket team opted to bat first and started the innings in a dominant manner with a 65-run opening stand between VR Dunna (20) and DR Tompaki before Mohammad Salman bowled the former in the seventh over.

Tompaki then stitched a solid partnership of 41 with NB Tumda (22) to help the team breach the 100-run mark, however, Matiullah ran out Tumba to give Pakistan its second wicket.

S Ramesh then joined Tompaki and dominated Pakistani bowling with a quick 65-run partnership to help India post a total of 184 in their allocated 20 overs.

Tompaki scored a 76 runs innings off 57 balls, laced with 11 boundaries, while Ramesh remained unbeaten at 48 off 29 with the help of eight boundaries.

Congratulations to the Pakistan blind cricket for clinching gold at the IBSA World Games 2023 Birmingham 👏🥇

They remained unbeaten in the tournament, winning five games 🙌 pic.twitter.com/fLXIdiyCGc

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 26, 2023

Pakistan team in response raced to 78 runs in the seventh over before captain Nisar Ali departed after scoring 36 off 30. Meanwhile, the other opening batter Matiullah (18) also departed two overs later reducing Pakistan to 96-2 inside nine overs.

However, this proved to be the last success for the Indian side in the game, as Badar Munir and Mohammad Salman knitted an unbeaten 89-run partnership in 32 deliveries to finish the game in the 15th over to hand India an eight-wicket defeat.

Badar Munir scored a brisk 41 off 16, laced with seven boundaries and one six, while Mohammad Salman accumulated 48 runs off 25 balls.

India gave away 42 runs in extras, with 28 wide balls.

Pakistan are our men's cricket winners at the IBSA World Games 🇵🇰🎉

India VI Men184/3
Pakistan VI Men185/2

Pakistan VI Men won by 8 wickets

📸 Maitrayi Buddhdev pic.twitter.com/lgsYnJ6scP

— IBSA World Games 2023 (@IBSAGames2023) August 26, 2023

Notably, Pakistan kick-started their World Blind Games campaign with an 18-run victory over arch-rivals India before handing a seven-wicket thrashing to Bangladesh.

Pakistan blind cricket team then booked their spot in the final of the tournament with a resounding six-wicket victory over Australia before handing a six-wicket defeat to England in their final group stage match.

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BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan blind cricket team registered a thumping seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh to claim back-to-back wins in the ongoing International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Blind Games on Tuesday.

Bangladesh, opting to bat first, could raise 137/6 in the allotted 20 overs despite Arif Hossain’s cautious half-century.

Bangladesh got off to a dismal start to their innings as they lost half of their side in the seventh over with just 37 runs on the board.

Following the slump, Arif Hossain and skipper MM Rashid launched an astounding as the pair knitted a 97-run partnership.

Hossain spearheaded the sixth-wicket stand and notched up his half-century in the process while Rashid rotated the strike before Badar Munir removed him in the final over.

Rashid scored a cautious 31 off 33 deliveries with the help of three boundaries.

Hossain, on the other hand, carried his bat all the way through with a 56-ball 60 and top-scored for Bangladesh.

Badar Munir and Matiullah led the bowling attack for Pakistan with two wickets each while MS Zaib made one scalp.

Set to chase 138, Pakistan blind cricket team comfortably chased down the total for the loss of just three wickets and 49 balls to spare.

In the pursuit, Pakistan too, had a dismal start as they lost three wickets for 33 runs in the third over after Matiullah (15), Naimat Ullah (1) and Kamran Akhter (0) perished cheaply.

With the side reeling at 33/3 inside the powerplay, Riasat Khan was then joined by Badar Munir at the crease and the pair knitted a match-winning partnership.

The duo of Riasat and Badar dominated the Bangladesh bowlers and launched a counterattack with belligerent hitting before steering Pakistan blind cricket team to a convincing victory in the 12th over.

Riasat Khan top-scored for Pakistan with a 35-ball 60, hitting a boundary while Munir scored 41 from 26 balls, laced up with three boundaries and a six.

Notably, this was Pakistan blind cricket team’s second consecutive victory in the ongoing World Blind Games as the green shirts edged arch-rivals India by 18 runs in their campaign opener.

Pakistan next face Australia in their third match on Wednesday (Today).

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Birmingham: Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India by 18 runs in the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Blind Games at King Edward’s School ground on Sunday.

Indian blind team after winning the toss, invited the green shirts to bat first.

Pakistan’s blind team scored 187 runs at the loss of eight wickets in their allocated 20 overs to set a mammoth target of 188 for India.

Pakistan skipper Nisar Ali scored 46 runs, while debutant Mohammad Salman scored a brisk fifty to guide Pakistan to reach a commendable total.

Ajay Kumar Reddy topped the Indian bowling card with four wickets, while Nakula Badanayak picked up three Pakistani wickets.

While chasing a mammoth 188, India started off well with Sunil Ramesh scoring 62 runs, while Durga Rao Tompaki scored 40 runs.

However, Pakistan bowlers pulled them back in the final overs to restrict them to 169 at the loss of seven wickets.

Pakistani bowler Matiullah bowled brilliantly and picked two wickets to restrict the arch-rivals.

Pakistan will face Bangladesh in their next World Blind Games fixture on Tuesday.

Staged after every four years, the IBSA World Games, in a first, is hosting 11 sports competitions after World Blind Cricket Ltd and IBSA agreed to add Cricket for the Visually impaired men and women in this year’s mega event.

Pakistan’s Complete squad

B1 category: Zafar Iqbal, Riyasat Khan, Mohammad Shahzaib, Fakhar Abbas, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Asif

B2 category: Nasir Ali (c), Badar Munir (vc)

B3 category: Matiullah, Mohsin Khan, Kamran Akhtar, Akmal Hayat, Israr Hasan

Team management: Mohammad Jameel (head coach), Maher Mohammad Younus (coach), Tahir Mahmood Butt (trainer).

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ISLAMABAD: The national blind cricket team will participate in this year’s International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games, scheduled from August 18 to 27 in Birmingham.

According to the details, the blind cricket team’s participation in the global event will mark an end to a 16-year hiatus.

The Chairman Syed Sultan Shah of the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) confirmed that the cricket governing body will be sending a 20-member side after selecting the deserved players on merit.

“A 20-member Pakistan team will be sent in the extravaganza after full preparation and selection on merit,” said Shah.

“Pakistan team will feature in the mega event after a gap of 16 years. Prior to it, Pakistan chipped in the event two times in 2002 and 2006. Pakistan team could not participate in the World Games after 2006 as some visa issues had popped up time and again.

“But now we are in contact with IBSA and hopefully, our team will go in the World Games this year.”

Meanwhile, Shah further shared that besides Pakistan, India, England and Australia have also confirmed their participation in the mega event.

The PBCC chairman was hopeful that the strong Pakistan team will make the nation proud by winning as they did in the past.

“Pakistan team is very strong and has already won many laurels for the country. I’m hopeful that the Pakistan team will make the country proud in the extravaganza,” he concluded.

It is worth mentioning here that the IBSA World Games is the largest high-level international event for athletes with visual impairments, which features more than 1000 competitors from more than 70 nations.

Staged every four years, the World Games are the pinnacle of the international sporting calendar outside of the Paralympic Games. With three Paralympic and eight non-Paralympic sports, for some athletes, it is the highest level they can compete at.

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BANGALORE: World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) on Friday awarded the hosting rights of the next T20 World Cup 2024 to Pakistan, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) confirmed.

According to the PBCC, the 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the WBCC took place on Friday. Due to the non-issuance of visas on political grounds, Syed Sultan Shah President of World Blind Cricket Ltd presided over the meeting through video link.

Following the 24th AGM, the WBCC decided to reward Pakistan with the hosting rights for the fourth Blind T20 World Cup, scheduled in December 2024.

The mega event will embark on November 18 and conclude with the final being held on December 3rd – International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Furthermore, the WBCC unanimously passed a resolution to condemn India’s refusal of issuing visas to the Pakistan team to participate in the T20 World Cup 2022.

“World Blind Cricket Ltd unanimously has passed a Resolution to regret the Indian Govt insensitivity in refusing Pakistan Blind Cricket Team visas on Political Grounds, in the ongoing Blind Cricket T-20 World Cup,” said PBCC in a press release.

“WBC is of the view that Pakistan is currently Top ranked T-20 Blind Cricket Team and the Indian Government’s insensitivity has deprived Pakistan to exercise equal rights to take part and win this title,” the statement added.

Meanwhile, the elections of the Executive Committee of WBCC were also held during the AGM, which featured nine out of 10 full member countries.

Syed Sultan Shah, the President of PBCC had been elected unopposed as the President of WBCC for the term of the next two years, with his tenure due to end in 2024.

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LAHORE: India refused to issue visas for the Pakistan team to participate in the Blind T20 World Cup 2022, previously scheduled to commence on Tuesday (December 6) in New Delhi.

According to the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC), the foreign ministry of India has rejected the visa applications of the Pakistan team, halting them to participate in the mega event.

The tournament was supposed to commence in New Delhi today, but it has been postponed due to uncertainty surrounding Pakistan’s participation and arrival.

According to the details, the national blind cricket team was scheduled to leave for India on December 4, however, India’s reluctance in issuing visas has put their world cup campaign in jeopardy.

The top-ranked side and two-time runners-up Pakistan were considered one of the favourites to win the title considering their performances in recent international fixtures.

“This unfortunate incident has left Pakistan Blind Cricket Team in the lurch. Pakistan was a serious contender to win the World Cup as Pakistan has been the Runners-up twice in the earlier two editions of this format of World Cups (2012 & 2017) and has beaten the current T-20 World Champion India five (5) times consecutively in the last five encounters during two Tri-Nation competitions in 2021 and 2022 and won both events,” said PBCC in a press release.

“It was highly likely that Pakistan and India would have locked horns in the Final of the ongoing World Cup and considering the current form of Green Shirts, Pakistan had the high chances to win the World Cup,” the statement added.

Speaking on the occasion, the chairman of PBCC Syed Sultan Shah expressed his disappointment over India’s unprofessional act and asserted that the World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) will take strict action against India.

“It is disappointing to see India once again playing politics in sports,” said the PBCC chairman.

“World Blind Cricket Council (WBCC) will take strict action against India. They might face a ban on hosting events in the future,” he added.

It is pertinent to mention that Shah is also the president of the global blind cricket governing body WBCC.

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LAHORE: Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) on Thursday announced a 17-member squad for the upcoming Blind T20 World Cup scheduled in India.

Under the captaincy of Nisar Ahmed, the national squad include Zafar Iqbal (vice-captain), Riasat Khan, Shahzaib, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Asif, Fakhar Abbas, Badar Munir, Moin Aslam, Anees Javed, Shahzaib Haider, Kamran Akhtar, Mohammad Arshad, Matiullah, Mohammad Safdar, Akmal Hayat and Mohsin Khan.

Two reserve players and four match officials will also accompany the side during the event scheduled from December 4 to 17.

According to the PBCC press release, the players were selected by viewing their performance and physical fitness in the recent National Blind Cricket events.

The Green Shirts will reach India on December 4 and will compete against six other participating teams on a round-robin basis.

Pakistan will lock horns with arch-rival India on December 7 after taking on South Africa a day earlier.  The Green Shirts will then play Sri Lanka, Australia and Bangladesh on December 11, 13 and 14, respectively.

Both the semi-finals will be held on December 15, while the final of the tournament will take place on December 17.

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LAHORE: The Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Ramiz Raja announced rewards for the national blind and deaf cricket teams following their outstanding performance at the international level.

In the PCB General Body meeting, held at the National High-Performance Center, the governing body reviewed the annual report and audited reports of accounts of the PCB under Article 20 of PCB Constitution 2019.

The PCB Chairman Ramiz presided over the General Body meeting. Syed Sultan Shah and Irfan Mairaj, the chairs of the Pakistan Deaf Cricket Council and Pakistan Blind Cricket Council, respectively, were also present.

After analyzing the reports, Ramiz lauded the performance of both teams and rewarded them with prize money of 1 Million PKR each.

A report on Pakistan Cricket was also given to the General Body during the meeting. The men’s national cricket team’s current Test, ODI, and T20 international rankings were provided to the participants.

The attendees were also informed about the upcoming cricket assignments of Pakistan men’s and women’s cricket teams this year.

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QUETTA: The 12th edition of Pakistan T20 Blind Cricket Trophy Grade-2 is all set to kick off tomorrow here, Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC) announced on Thursday.

In an official statement, PBCC announced the commencement of Grade-2 of their premier T20 league from tomorrow. The five-day-long tournament will feature eight teams.

The 15-match tournament will be played from May 27 to May 31 here, with the teams divided into two pools.

Pool A comprises the hosts Quetta, alongside Attock, Faisalabad, and Sargodha. Pool B, on the other hand, features Karachi, Hyderabad, Multan, and Gilgit.

The hosts Quetta will take on Faisalabad in the league’s opener tomorrow, whereas, three more matches will be played on the first day.

The semi-finals of the event will be played on 30th May. Whereas, the final of the event will be played on May 31.

The winner of this Grade-2 event will get the place in the Grade-1 Trophy next year whereas the last team on the points table will be excluded from the next competition.

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ISLAMABAD: Lahore’s captain Mati Ullah (B2) shone with an astounding century in the run chase to help his team overcome Azad Jammu & Kashmir and win the Pakistan T20 Blind Cricket Trophy 2022.

In the final of the championship, Lahore sealed an outstanding victory by nine wickets in a high-scoring thriller.

Lahore’s captain and the star of the final Mati Ullah won the toss and put AJK into bat first. The decision, however, seemed to have not gone in the side’s favour as AJK posted a mammoth 262/1 in the allotted 20 overs.

The captain of the AJK Nisar Ali (B2) led the way for his side with a brilliant century and played an unbeaten 126-runs knock of a mere 59 balls including 21 boundaries and a six. His opening partner Faisal Mehmood (B3) also contributed significantly as he scored an important 81 runs off 41 deliveries, laced with 13 boundaries.

A late cameo from Mohammed Tehsin (B1); scoring 32 off 20 balls, propelled the side to a commendable 262/1 in 20 overs.

Imran Mughal remained the only bowler to pick a wicket for Lahore.

Set to chase a mammoth 262, Lahore’s captain Mati Ullah stole the show with his blistering knock of 111 off just 50 deliveries featuring 19 boundaries and a six. The right-handed batter remained unbeaten and guided his side to the glory.

Lahore’s opener Kamran Akhter (B3) and the top-order batter Mohammad Salman (B1) also starred with tremendous half-centuries; scoring 78 and 50 respectively.

Habib Taj could only pick a wicket for AJK.

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