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Model Town Club claims 22nd Tauseef Trophy Cricket Championship

Model Town Club won the 22nd edition of Tauseef Trophy Cricket Championship by one point after beating New Iteefaq Club by eight wickets at the Model Town ground in Lahore.

A fine all-round performance by Saad Nasim was the main highlight of the final match which was played two leading teams of the championship that are: Model Town Club and Iteefaq Club.

With the victory, Model Town Club aggregated 42 points, while Apallo Club contesting closely remained second with 41 points.  Al-Bilal Club with 31 points and New Iteefaq Club with 26 points are standing on third and fourth positions, respectively. 

While the 2019 Tauseef Trophy Cricket Championship prize holders include: Muhammad Saleem blonging to the winning team, Model Town Club was declared best Batsman and the best Bowler title went to Muhammad Rameez from Apallo Club.  Ali Sikander of Albilal Club was also awarded with the title of best All Rounder and last but not the least, New Iteefaq Club's Furqan Ahmed was declared the best Wicket-Keeper. 

Following are the summarized scores of the final match: 

1. NEW ITEEFAQ CLUB: 218 all out in 35.1 overs (Ahsan Abdullah 48, Shehbaz Javaid 33; Saad Nasim 4-57, Usman Khalid 3-36);
2. MODEL TOWN CLUB: 222-2 in 30 overs: Saad Nasim 95 not out, Usman Khalid 28, M Saleem 25, M Mohsin 48 not out).

Mr. Zahid Chaudry, Vice President LRCA, was the honorable chief guest who witnessed the final winner being decided and at the end of the match, he also awarded the players and the winning team with trophies for their high achievement in this championship.  

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