Peshawar secured a place in the final of the ICRC National Physical Disability Cricket Championship after defeating Islamabad by eight wickets in the first semi-final at Ayub Park Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Peshawar beat Islamabad by 8 wickets to reach ICRC Championship final
RAWALPINDI, Nov 11 (APP): Peshawar secured a place in the final of the ICRC National Physical Disability Cricket Championship after defeating Islamabad by eight wickets in the first semi-final at Ayub Park Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Chasing a target of 106 runs, Peshawar reached the destination in 15 overs for the loss of two wickets. Adeel Khan was declared Player of the Match for his stellar all-round performance.
Batting first, Islamabad scored 105 runs for nine wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Syed Wazarat Shah scored 27 runs, Salman Ahmed made 23, and Waqif Shah contributed 13. For Peshawar, Adeel Khan and Asad Usmani bagged three wickets each, while Zaidullah picked up two wickets.
In chasing, Peshawar comfortably achieved the target, guided by Adeel Khan (32), Sareer Ahmed (27), Adeel Shehzad (21), and Rahmatullah (20).
At the conclusion of the semi-final, Chief Guest CEO Al-Sayed Marketing Syed Sher Ali Afridi presented the Player of the Match cash award to Adeel Khan in the presence of PPDCA Secretary Amir-ud-Din Ansari, Head Coach Sabih Azhar, and regional heads Javed Ashraf, Muhammad Nizam, and Muhammad Tahir Raja.
The third leg of the championship will be played in Bahawalpur, while the final is scheduled to be held in Karachi on December 3 to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
