Major Tufail Shaheed XI seizes Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament 2019 title
Major Tufail Shaheed XI team defeated Maj Aziz Bhatti Shaheed XI team by 41-40 in a thrilling final to earn the title of Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament 2019 which successfully concluded at Arambagh Basketball Court in Karachi.
Major Tufail Shaheed XI and Maj Aziz Bhatti Shaheed XI teams swiped their ways into the grand finale of Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament 2019 as they both defeated their respective opponents in the semi-final games earlier.
The final encounter was claimed by none other than Major Tufail Shaheed XI team as the boys struggled against their counterparts to finally earn a stunning winning on the final score line of 41-40.
Big props go out to Muhammad Akmal who put on an amazing shooting strategy, making 15 out of the team’s 41 shots that en route to his game-high 15 points. Amazingly enough, he efficiently did his damage throughout the game on the floor.
However, it was not a one-man show as other players hit the remaining 26 points by Asad Imam and Zain Ul Abedeen: 12 and 14 successfully dubs shots, for a blistering 100 percent shooting accuracy. They dominated on the glass with a 41-40 advantage with which it became easy for them to be able to run away with the game.
For the runners up, Muhamamd Shabbir, Talha Amjad and Waqar Zulfiqar with their 18, 12 and 10 points each, tried their best to clinch the title but failed to do so as they fell short to their opponents just by one point which proved in not so much of an embarrassing blowout as they now stands the Runner ups of the tournament.
PTF Vice-president, Khalid Jameel Shamsi was the honorable chief guest who witnessed the final winner being decided who later distributed trophies and awards to winners and runners up teams along with other participating players.
KBBA President, Ghulam Muhammad, Engineer Mehfooz Ul Haq, Shooting Ball Association’s Secretary, Aijaz Ahmed, International Abdul Nasir, Karachi Women Basketball Team Captain, Rija, Social Worker, Qorker Saleem Khamisani and PPP Women’s Wing Leader, Naima Breerho were also present at the venue.
Pakistan Sports Welfare Association (PSWA) in collaboration with Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) organized Defence Day SSB Cup Basketball Tournament into the current year for the basketball lovers of the city of lights: Karachi, where several teams were seen competing against each other so as to emerge the sole title taker of this event to which Major Tufail Shaheed XI team succeeded.
