Karachi U-18 team earns One-Day Allama Iqbal Day Basketball Tournament 2019 title
Total four (4) teams competed in the 2019 One-Day Allama Iqbal Day Basketball Tournament which successfully concluded at Arambagh Basketball Court in Karachi.
The One-Day Allama Iqbal Day Basketball Tournament 2019 went to Karachi U-18 Team as they defeated Reflection School in the final game with a difference of four points as the final score stood 38-34.
Shariq Suleman scored the game high 13 points alongside Hassan Ali, who scored 11 points. Saad Salah Ud Din also contributed 10 points for the title victors. While for the Runner ups, Ibrahim Naveed, Muhammad Daniyal Khan and Ahmed Ali each made 10, 10 and 08 successful scoring attempts.
Karachi Basketball Association (KBBA) in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Welfare Association (PSWA) organized the One-day Allama Iqbal Day Basketball Tournament in which total of four teams competed against each other with all their skills so as to earn the top honors in the tournament.
Following were the participating teams:
1. Karachi Under-18 Team
2. St. Patrick’s Team
3. Reflections School
4. The City School Darakhshan Chapter
Renowned Sports Physiotherapist of Malaysia, Syeda Tanveer Zaidi was the honorable chief guest who gave away prizes to the high achievers of the event.
She said that Malaysia and Pakistan are time tested friends and ties between the two countries will further strengthen in times to come. She was impressed by the quality of basketball displayed by both teams and said the Malaysian government will soon invite the winners of Karachi U-18 for tour of Malaysia.
