Madness gets underway in Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament 2019
Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed IX and Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz Shaheed IX emerge winners on the opening day of the 2019 Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament which is being held at Arambagh Basketball Court in Karachi.
Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament commenced at the Arambagh Basketball Court in Karachi where the first game witnessed a clash between Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed IX easily and Hawaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed IX teams and the second encounter was held between Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz Shaheed IX and Pilot Officer Maryam Mukhtar Shaheed IX teams.
Hawaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed IX fell to their opponents just by a difference of 3 points on a final score line of 47-49.
Hassan Iqbal scored the game high for the winners with his total 14 points while Faizan Yousuf and Hamza Khawaja contributed with 12 and 10 points, respectively which made their team etch their name on the winning side on the scoreboard, taking home their first victory of the tournament.
The second clash was also a thrilling encounter as both teams players were fighting closely dubbing shots, equalizing score line one after the other but as the game proceeded towards the end time, it was Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz Shaheed IX team stood the winner with best performances of Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Steven and Richard with 12, 11 and 10 points, each.
Pakistan Sports Welfare Association in collaboration with Karachi Basketball Association has organized Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament that was inaugurated by Chief Executive, Maaz Jee Nadeem.
