Karachi: 19th Mar. 2010: A 16-man Disabled Pakistani cricket team left Friday for matches in Malasia and Singapore, becoming the countrys 1st physically challenged cricketers to embark on a forien tour.The team cleared by PCB to tour, will take up invitations to play two matches in Malaysia and three in Singapore.
Since the formation of the disable cricket team we have progressed beyond imagination but these two forien tours are a huge step forward for us and now we are can show the world that being disabbled is no obstacle
said Salim Karim. He also said that
these team has players from all over Pakistan and before playing cricket abroad these players will first realize their dreams of boarding a plane-for 1st time in their lives.
we have applied for PCB affiliation adn once we get that we have invitations from England and the United States, so with this first ever tour we have taken a start which will go a long way,
said by Salim Karim.
SUMMARIZED SCORES:
MATCH 1:
Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team 272-9 in 40 Overs.
Hasnain Alam 142, Jahanzaib Tiwana 33, Arif Richard 26, Danish Ahmed 21.
Muhammad Owais 2-53.
Awaan Cricket Club 90 in 21 Overs.
Hasnain Alam 142, Jahanzaib Tiwana 33, Arif Richard 26, Danish Ahmed 21.
Muhammad Owais 2-53.
MATCH 2:
Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team 197-6 in 20 Overs.
Danish Ahmed 28, Abdullah Khan 28, Nihaar Alam 19.
Sohail Khan 4-28.
Frontier Cricket Club 113 in 20 Overs.
Muhammad Usman 75, Fahmeed Ali 36, Sohail Khan 32.
MATCH 3:
Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team 139-6 in 25 Overs.
Danish Ahmed 40, Farooq Ahmed 33, Hassnain Alam 32.
Sohaib A Razzaq 2-24, Munish Aurora 2-16.
Singapore Cricket Association Invitation XI 145-5 in 24 Overs.
Dharmchnda Muslewn 28, Munihs Aurora 26, Nara 24.
Nihaar Alam 2-18, Muhammad Kalam 2-33, Kamran Butt. 1-26.
MATCH 4:
K-L Cricket Club 102-Allout in 24.3 Overs.
Vishal 47.
Fayyaz Ahmed 4-18, Abdullah 2-10.
Pakistan Disabled Cricket Team 103-3 in 16 Overs.
Danish Ahmed 40* Arif Masih 38.
MATCH 5:
Pakistan Disabled Cricket team 272-9 in 40 Overs.
Maj.Hasnain Alam 142, Jahanzaib Tiwana 33,
Arif Richard 26, Danish Ahmed 21.
Muhammad Owais 2-53.
Awan Cricket Club 90 All-out in 21 Overs.
Muhammad Shahid 32, Fayyaz Ahmed 5-20.
MATCH 6:
Pakistan Disabled 197-6 in 20 Overs.
Danish Ahmed 28, Abdullah Khan 28, Nihar Alam 19.
Sohail Khan 4-28.
Frontier 113 All-out in 201 Overs.
Muhammad Usman 75, Fahmeed Ali 36, Sohail Khan 32.
The Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA) is responsible for the promotion and expansion of the game through its associate and affiliate members throughout the country for all the Physically Disabled Cricketers of the country and PDCA is also recognized by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) who is the governing body of cricket in Pakistan.