DUBAI:- PAKISTAN BEAT ENGLAND IN 2ND T20 MATCH BY 20 RUNS AND COMPLETE THE WHITE WASH WITH 2-0 IN FIRST EVER T20 DISABALITY CRICKET SERIES AT ICC GLOBAL ACADEMY. THE THREE ODI SERIES WILL START ON TUESDAY.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL HAROON LOGART WAS THE CHIEF GUEST IN THE MATCH. BOTH THE TEAM INTRODUCE WITH CHIEF GUEST. HAROON LOGART SAID IN HIS SPEECH THE DISABLED CRICKETERS OF BOTH COUNTRIES ARE VERY TALENTED. THEY SHOWN POTENTIONAL AND THE SPIRIT AND PLAYED EXCELLENT CRICKET WITH DISABILITIES. I MUST CONGULURATE THE OFFICIALS OF PAKISTAN DISABLED CRICKET ASSOCIATION AND ECB. HE ALSO ADDED THAT ICC WILL KEEP AN EYE ON DISABLED CRICKET. AT THE OCCASION PRESIDENT PDCA SALEEM KARIM PRESENTED HONOURY SHIELD AND OFFICIAL TIE OF PDCA TO ICC CHIEF HAROON LOGART WITH AMIRUDDIN ANSARI AND IAN MARTIN THE BOTH ARE SERIES DIRECTORS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRY. MEDIA MANAGER PCDA MOHAMMAD NIZAM WAS ALSO PRESENT.
In the 2nd T-20 match England Captain James WIlliams won the toss and choose to field first.
Pakistan disabled team scored 136/7 in 20 overs. Openers Altaf Ahmed 37 in 30 balls with 5 fours and 1 six and Matloob Qureshi made 30 in 24 balls with 5 fours both added 68 runs for the first wicket, Abdullah 23 with 3 fours and Hasnain Alam countributed 22 runs with 3 boundries batted well for Pakistan disabled team. D.Hamm took 2 wkts for 15 runs, james Williams 1-21 and M. Partington 1-28.
In the reply England disabled restrict 116 all out in 18.5 overs. S.Rigby 27 in 35 balls with 1 six and 1 four and M. Partington 22 with 4 fours was the top scores. Jahanzib Tiwana (OS) captured 3 wikts only for 15 runs, Ameer Ahmad (LAS) took 2 wickets for 27 runs and Fayyaz Ahmad took 1 wicket for 19 runs.
Man of the match Jahanzaib Tiwana (PAK)
Umpires Razzaq Shah and F. Jaary supervise the match. Official Scorer was Owais Nisar while Richard Hill was the match referee.
Summarized Scours.
1- Pakistan Disabled 136/7 in 20 overs. Altaf Ahmed 37 in 30 balls (5X4,1X6), Matloob Qureshi made 30 in 24 balls (5×4), Abdullah 23 in 20 balls (3×4), Hasnain Alam 22 in 24 balls (3×4), D.Hamm 2-15, James Williams 1-2, M. Partington 1-28.
2- England Disabled 116-10 in 18.5 overs. S.Rigby 27 in 35 balls (1×6 1×4), M. Partington 22 in 20 balls (4×4). Jahanzib Tiwana (OS) 3-15, Ameer Ahmad (LAS) 2-27, Fayyaz Ahmad 1-19.
Players defy all odds for a special contest
Dubai: Defying all odds and disabilities, Pakistan and England produced a game of exhilarating cricket at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Global Cricket Academy ground on Saturday evening. In a well fought contest, Pakistan beat England by 14 runs in the first International Physical Disability Twenty20 Cricket Series match. It was cricket with a difference as the physically challenged displayed their talents. Pakistan skipper Salim Karim, whose right leg was left withered by polio and his left leg damaged in an accident, won the toss and elected to bat. Openers Altaf Ahmad and the one-handed Matloob Quraishi put on 26 runs for the opening wicket. Shaun Rigby, who celebrated his 24th birthday during the match, removed both openers but Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Danish Ahmad cracked 42 runs with support from Jahanzaib Tiwani (16) and Hasnain Alam (11). England skipper James Williams produced two brilliant run outs to restrict Pakistan to 120 for 8 in 20 overs. England got off to a great start with openers Gordon Laidlaw and 16-year-old Callum Flynn putting on 44 runs in six overs before left-arm spinner Fayyaz Ahmad struck vital bowls to dismiss Flynn (20) and down Matthew Parington for 6. Skipper Williams hit a defiant 20 before being stumped by Danish Ahmad. After Abdullah trapped Laidlaw leg before for 31, Tiwana picked three quick wickets for 14 runs. Ahmad, taking two tailenders’ wickets, returned with figures of 4 for 12 runs to restrict England to 106 all out and also bag the man of the match award.
Unbelievable skills
Umpire Razzaq Shah, who officiated the match with Fidel Jarry, said: & Bowling and batting with just one arm and one leg, they produced unbelievable skills. It was a delight to watch Pakistan opener Quraishi bat with one hand and take catches.& Pakistan and England were scheduled to play their second T20 match late yesterday and will be involved in three 40-over One Day Internationals. Amiruddin Ansari, the secretary of the Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association (PDCA), is hoping that this series will appeal to countries like Australia, India and Sri Lanka. & We want to stage a World Cup for disabled cricketers, so for that we need the support of other countries and I hope in the next couple of years more and more countries will come to play this brand of the game,& said Ansari, a former Pakistan first-class cricketer.
