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Arham & Arsalan Iqbal CC sparkle in 1st Khi. Defence Cup Ramazan Cricket Tournament

A total of 10 teams are competing for the top honors of Karachi Defence Cup Ramazan Cricket Tournament 2019 which is being held in Karachi.

The opening match of the first ever Karachi Defence Cup Ramazan Cricket Tournament was played between Arham Cricket Club and Bilal Cricket Club in which Arham Cricket team marked their first win by winning the opening match of the tournament against their opponents by 40 runs. 

Batting first, Arham CC scored 154 for 9 in the stipulated 20 overs with Usman Shah (30) and Munawwar Khan (24) batting well. Best bowler from the opposition was Bilalwal Malik who captured 5-27. In response, Bilal Club were bowled out for just 114 in 17.3 overs with only Aisf Izhar (28) batting well. Saim Ayub and Sarish Ali captured three wickets each for the winners. 
While the second match winner stood the Arsalan Iqbal Cricket Club against their enemy team for the game; Karachi Volts as the winner team beat their opponents on a close call of 11 runs. 

Match result

*Arsalan Iqbal Cricket Club:
- 113/10
- 19.4 Overs
- Muhammad Ali 40/38
- Afroze Khan 37/35
- Zulfiqar 5/10
- Man of the Match: Muahmmad Ali 

*Karachi Volts Cricket Club:
- 102/10
- 19.2 Overs
- Shahzaib Nazar 30/36
- Faizan Munim 18/21
- Shoaib Abbasi 3/26
-  Man of the Match: Zulfiqar Lehri

Karachi Defence Cup Ramazan Night Cricket Tournament has been organized by PSSO and Sportics, for the first time ever, which is featuring a total of 10 teams, who have lined up to compete in this tournament that carries an attractive prize pursue of Rupees 135,000 among which the winner team will be awarded with 160,000 Rupees and the runner-up team will get Rupees 40,000 worth of cash prize. Besides, Best Bowler, Best Batsman and Best Player will also be given awards. 

Gohar Raza, Head of Pakistan School Sports Olympics, was the honorable chief guest, who witnessed the matches being played.

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