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Tuesday, <strong>Feb</strong>ruary <strong>13</strong>, 20<strong>18</strong><br />
Sportlight<br />
7<br />
Thoroughness of Karachi<br />
security 'remarkable': Dickason<br />
ISLAMABAD:<br />
KARACHI: In developments<br />
that have given Karachi's chances<br />
of hosting the 20<strong>18</strong> Pakistan Super<br />
League final a major fillip, ICC<br />
security consultant Reg Dickason<br />
has praised the "remarkably thorough"<br />
security arrangements for<br />
the final, saying what he had seen<br />
was "as good as he had seen in all<br />
my years". He did, however, caution<br />
that these remarks did not<br />
equate to an official approval, with<br />
the final report due to be submitted<br />
in seven days.<br />
Dickason was in Karachi to<br />
inspect a security rehearsal for the<br />
Pakistan Super League final,<br />
scheduled to be held at the<br />
National Stadium in March. While<br />
some international cricket has<br />
returned to Pakistan over the past<br />
year, it has been exclusively confined<br />
to Lahore, with Karachi<br />
unable to win over the approval of<br />
independent security consultants.<br />
Last year's PSL final was also held<br />
at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore,<br />
although several international<br />
players, including Kevin<br />
Pietersen, pulled out.<br />
"We would like to thank the<br />
PCB for providing us with such a<br />
comprehensive, thorough and professional<br />
presentation," Dickason<br />
said. "It is very encouraging, and<br />
that will be reflected in the upcoming<br />
report. We have some things<br />
we need to discuss, however, it's<br />
all extremely positive. From what<br />
we've seen today, and what's been<br />
demonstrated, and the documentation<br />
and the level of commitment<br />
by all concerned parties has left<br />
me very, very satisfied."<br />
Dickason stressed that the final<br />
decision did not rest with him, but<br />
said playing the final in Karachi<br />
"would be a very positive step.<br />
What we've seen today and in<br />
other parts of Pakistan is as good<br />
as I've seen in all my years."<br />
It was reported that over 8000<br />
security personnel from various<br />
law enforcement agencies partook<br />
in Sunday's rehearsal, which<br />
looked to replicate the arrangements<br />
for the teams that arrive in<br />
the city on the day of the final.<br />
With the match expected to be a<br />
fly-in, fly-out arrangement, the<br />
rehearsal was in two parts, covering<br />
the route from the airport to the<br />
hotel, and then on from the hotel to<br />
the stadium.<br />
Relationship with Kohli not dictated<br />
by political situation: Afridi<br />
Former<br />
Pakistan captain Shahid<br />
Afridi has lauded Virat<br />
Kohli's leadership skills<br />
and said that his relationship<br />
with the 29-year-old<br />
Indian captain cannot be<br />
defined by the prevailing<br />
political situation.<br />
Cross-border tension<br />
may have restricted Indo-<br />
Pak bilateral cricketing ties<br />
but Afridi loves to put<br />
across a point firmly. "My<br />
relationship with Virat is<br />
not dictated by political<br />
situation. Virat is a fantastic<br />
human being and an<br />
ambassador of cricket for<br />
his country, just like I am<br />
for my country," Afridi<br />
said this in an interview to<br />
Indian newspaper.<br />
"He (Kohli) has always<br />
shown a lot of respect and<br />
has even gone out of his<br />
way to present a signed<br />
jersey for my Foundation,"<br />
he added. Afridi's foundation<br />
has been working in<br />
providing clean and safe<br />
drinking water for the economically<br />
weaker sections<br />
of society. "There is a lot<br />
of warmth and fellow-feeling<br />
whenever I have spoken<br />
to Virat.<br />
It's not that we get a<br />
chance to speak a lot but<br />
from time to time, he<br />
would drop in a message<br />
and I would do the same. I<br />
congratulated him recently<br />
when I came to know the<br />
he was getting married.<br />
"I believe as cricketers<br />
we can set examples of<br />
how relationship between<br />
individuals can be a template<br />
for relationship<br />
between countries. I think<br />
after Pakistan, the two<br />
countries where I have<br />
received most love and<br />
respect are India and<br />
Australia," said the former<br />
Pakistan captain.<br />
Central Fitness Club won the<br />
S.K. Sabri Memorial Hockey Match<br />
GANGNEUNG: Figure Skating – Pyeongchang 20<strong>18</strong> Winter Olympics – Team Event Women's Single Skating Free<br />
Skating competition final.<br />
Maaz and waqar of Hyderabad Azhar Mahmood<br />
backs limited league<br />
Shabab won the Dr. Shah sand participation for<br />
Pakistani players<br />
volleyball event at Kotri River Indus<br />
KARACHI: Pakistan<br />
Sports Reporter<br />
KARACHI: Maaz and<br />
Waqar of Hyderabad<br />
Shabab won the first ever<br />
Dr.Shah sand volleyball<br />
event here at Kotri bank of<br />
river indus,organised by<br />
jamshoro volleyball association<br />
in collaboration<br />
with hyderabad divisional<br />
volleyball association and<br />
olympic sports committee.<br />
victorious team defeated<br />
Saifullah & Anwer Islam<br />
of hyderabad frontier by<br />
Karachi Whites Clinched National One-day Cup title<br />
Sports Reporter<br />
KARACHI: Fawad Alam<br />
and Danish Aziz shared a mammoth<br />
partnership as Karachi<br />
Whites were crowned champions<br />
when they defeated<br />
Islamabad by five wickets in a<br />
high-scoring final of the<br />
BRIGHTO PAINTS PRESENT<br />
COOL & COOL National Oneday<br />
Cup for Regions at the<br />
Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi.<br />
Fawad Alam (149) and fighting<br />
Danish Aziz (84*) shared<br />
192 for the fifth wicket to<br />
enable Karachi Whites to<br />
achieve the 348-run target with<br />
three balls to spare after losing<br />
five wickets.<br />
Earlier, Pakistan’s test batsman<br />
Babar Azam (105) and<br />
Shahid Yousuf (96*) catapulted<br />
Islamabad to a huge total of<br />
347-4 in the allotted 50 overs on<br />
a batting pitch.<br />
Chasing a huge total,<br />
Karachi Whites found themselves<br />
in deep trouble, losing<br />
their in-form openers Khurram<br />
(21-17)، (15-21) & (15-<strong>13</strong>)<br />
while Ziaullah and Saif ur<br />
Rehman of Kotri Qalander<br />
beat Sadat & Hyder Ali of<br />
jamshoro shahbaz by (21-<br />
12), (21-15) & (15-<strong>13</strong>) and<br />
secured 3rd position.<br />
Director physical education<br />
or government degree<br />
college bhan Saeedabad<br />
Mr.M.Iqbal Qureshi was<br />
the chief guest of the final<br />
while president of human<br />
rights justice & defenders<br />
o r g a n i z a t i o n<br />
Manzoor (7) and Asad (22).<br />
However, Fawad and Akbarur-Rehman<br />
(41) applied themselves,<br />
sharing 106 for the third<br />
wicket to keep Karachi Whites<br />
in the hunt. Medium pacer<br />
Hamza Nadeem (1-70) gave a<br />
much-needed breakthrough to<br />
Islamabad when he bowled<br />
Akbar, who looked in pain<br />
while running between the<br />
wickets.<br />
Akbar hit two fours and one<br />
six in his 67-ball innings.<br />
Nauman Ali (1-61) added to the<br />
miseries of Karachi Whites<br />
when he got rid of Test cricketer<br />
Faisal Iqbal (4). Karachi Whites<br />
were 149-4 in the 27th over.<br />
Fawad and Danish did a glorious<br />
job with the willow to take<br />
their side comfortably home.<br />
When medium pacer Ahmed<br />
Bashir got the wicket of Fawad<br />
off the last ball of the 49th over,<br />
Karachi Whites needed just<br />
seven runs.<br />
The 32-year-old Fawad, who<br />
was dropped by Shan Masood<br />
Mr.M.Yousuf Bareecho<br />
and chief of Kotri special<br />
Engr.Shahid Kazmi were<br />
the guests of honour and<br />
they all welcomed by<br />
organising secretary<br />
Perwez Ahmed Shaikh<br />
and presented Ajraks to<br />
them.earlier in the semi<br />
finals Hyderabad Shabab<br />
team beat Kotri Qalander<br />
by (21-<strong>13</strong>) & (21-15)<br />
while Hyderabad frontier<br />
beat jamshoro Shahbaz by<br />
(21-14) & (21-15).<br />
Fawad Alam declared Man of the Final<br />
in the deep off Raza (1-49)<br />
when on 120, hammered <strong>18</strong><br />
fours in his <strong>13</strong>0-ball career-best<br />
eighth List A hundred.<br />
Imran Tahir faces<br />
racial abuse during<br />
ODI against India<br />
JOHANNESBURG:<br />
South African spinner<br />
Imran Tahir was subjected<br />
to racial abuse by a fan<br />
during the fourth one-day<br />
international against India<br />
in Johannesburg, Cricket<br />
South Africa (CSA) confirmed<br />
on Monday.<br />
The fan was eventually<br />
evicted from the stadium<br />
after the leg-spinner<br />
reported the incident to<br />
the security officials.<br />
"Cricket South Africa<br />
has noted and is aware of<br />
the circulation of video<br />
footage featuring Imran<br />
Tahir on social media and<br />
WhatsApp groups," CSA<br />
said in a press release.<br />
"Imran Tahir was verbally<br />
and racially abused<br />
by an unknown man dur-<br />
Left-handed Danish<br />
smashed six sixes and four<br />
fours in his quick-fire 65-ball<br />
knock. After opting to bat first,<br />
Dr M. Arif Hafeez<br />
Sports Reporter<br />
KARACHI: Central<br />
Fitness Club won the S.K.<br />
Sabri Memorial Hockey<br />
Match 20<strong>18</strong> by thrashing<br />
Cantt Combined 8-2. The<br />
match was organized by<br />
CFC in collaboration with<br />
Karachi Hockey<br />
Association and played at<br />
Karachi Hockey Complex<br />
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.<br />
Large number of viewers<br />
skipper Shan Masood (51) and<br />
Abid Ali (37) provided an 83-<br />
run brisk start to Islamabad.<br />
Asad (1-29) gave Karachi<br />
were present to see this<br />
excited match . Team CFC<br />
outshined Cantt Combined<br />
team and scored 5 goals in<br />
just 17 minutes. Center<br />
Forward Ayub Alam scored<br />
2 goals , while Right Out<br />
Farrukh Kamal, Left Out<br />
Israr, Left in Irfan Ali ,<br />
Right in Imtiaz Ali scored,<br />
Center Half Muhammad<br />
Uzair & Penalty Corner<br />
Specialist Faisal Ismail<br />
scored one goal each.<br />
DSP Abdul Khaliq was<br />
Whites the breakthrough when<br />
he held left-handed Shan off his<br />
own bowling.<br />
Left-arm paceman Zia-ul-<br />
Haq (1-71) then sent Abid back<br />
before left-arm spinner Danish<br />
Aziz (1-31) got rid of Faizan<br />
Riaz (27) to reduce Islamabad<br />
to 153-3 in the 26th over.<br />
Abid smacked two fours and<br />
one six in his patient 46-ball<br />
effort. Faizan, who was trapped<br />
lbw, struck four fours from 25<br />
balls. Babar and Shahid then<br />
batted with great control to take<br />
Islamabad to a big total.<br />
Summarized Scored:<br />
Islamabad Region 347-4 in<br />
50 overs: (Babar Azam 105, 95<br />
balls, 8x4s, 2x6, Shahid Yousaf<br />
96*, 74 balls, 9x4s, 2x6s, Shan<br />
Masood 51, 45 balls, 10x4s,<br />
Abid Ali 37, 46 balls, 2x4s, 1x6,<br />
Faizan Riaz 27, 25 balls, 4x4s,<br />
Saad Ali 26*, 15 balls, 4x4s,<br />
Asad Shafiq 1-29, Danish Aziz<br />
1-31, Zia-ul-Haq 1-71,<br />
Muhammad Asghar 1-86).<br />
Karachi Region White 349-5<br />
the chief guest of this<br />
Memorial Hockey Match.<br />
Karachi Hockey Association<br />
Joint Secretary Javed Iqbal ,<br />
Executive Members Mohsin<br />
Ali Khan & Muhammad<br />
Nadeem were also present in<br />
the prize distribution ceremony<br />
. Central Fitness Club<br />
Secretary Muhammad<br />
Nadeem said that we will<br />
organize the S.K. Sabri<br />
Memorial 5A side hockey<br />
tournament in the coming<br />
month.<br />
Syed Shahzad Shah to Inaugurate 2nd Phase of 6th<br />
National Disabled Championship today on Tuesday<br />
ing the fourth One-Day<br />
International (ODI)<br />
bowling coach Azhar against India at the Sports Reporter EVP Marketing and<br />
Mahmood believes Bidvest Wanderers RAWALPINDI: The Communication (PTCL)<br />
Pakistan Cricket Board’s Stadium on Saturday. second phase of 6th will formerly inaugurate<br />
(PCB) plan to limit country’s<br />
national players’ participation<br />
Tahir reported the incident<br />
to the stadium securi-<br />
National Disabled T- 20<br />
Cricket Championship will<br />
the event as Chief Guest at<br />
1 p.m. while Najum ul<br />
in leagues will ty, and was subsequently kick off here at The Pindi Saqib Head of<br />
help in preparing in a better accompanied by two Stadium and Diamond Communication (ICRC)<br />
way for future series. security personnel to Cricket Ground simultaneously<br />
will preside the opening<br />
Azhar was talking about identify and to have the<br />
from today <strong>Feb</strong>ruary ceremony, Former<br />
the 5-0 loss to New Zealand man ejected from the stadium.<br />
<strong>13</strong>th on Tuesday. Pakistan Captain and<br />
in Pakistan’s last tour where<br />
Syed Shahzad Shah President Pakistan<br />
they lost six consecutive<br />
matches before winning the<br />
three-match T20I 2-1.<br />
“We have had some discussions<br />
on this topic with<br />
the team management, the<br />
PCB, as well as (national<br />
selection committee head) M A N C E S T E R : something from a ground at Manchester City being<br />
Inzamamul Haq to ensure Newcastle won a Premier which manager Jose crowned champions when<br />
that in the future, we will League home game for the Mourinho is yet to win a the teams meet at Etihad<br />
hold off from giving permission<br />
first time since October with league match. But debutant Stadium on 7 April.<br />
to the players to a surprise victory over sec-<br />
Martin Dubravka was excel-<br />
Should both teams win<br />
play in every other league,” ond-placed Manchester lent in the Newcastle goal, all of their league matches<br />
Azhar wrote for United.<br />
denying Jesse Lingard, prior to that, City would<br />
PakPassion. “Priority in Matt Ritchie scored the Anthony Martial, Ashley only need to draw with their<br />
such cases must be given to only goal in the second half Young and Michael Carrick. fierce rivals to secure the<br />
the right type of preparation<br />
as the Magpies climbed out And the hosts could have title that day.<br />
for any upcoming of the relegation zone and had a first-half penalty when Mourinho's decision to<br />
Pakistan tours as service to left the visitors 16 points Chris Smalling tripped select the same starting XI<br />
our country takes precedence<br />
adrift of leaders Manchester Dwight Gayle.<br />
that lost convincingly to toperations.”<br />
over all other consid-<br />
City. The Red Devils missed Defeat for Manchester four rivals Tottenham last<br />
a string of chances to take United raises the prospect of month may have unsettled<br />
Disabled Cricket<br />
Association Rashid Latif,<br />
Founder Patron PDCA<br />
Saleem kareem, Hon. Sec<br />
PDCA Amiruddin<br />
Ansari, Directors PDCA<br />
Sabih Azhar, Muhammad<br />
Sadiq Khatri, Media<br />
Manager and Other<br />
Officials will also present<br />
on the occasion.<br />
Newcastle won a Premier League home<br />
game for the first time since October<br />
some visiting fans.<br />
But, while the Red Devils<br />
were much better here than<br />
during an abject display at<br />
Wembley, some familiar<br />
flaws resurfaced.<br />
Then, Phil Jones<br />
missed a crucial first<br />
header in the build-up to<br />
Christian Eriksen's early<br />
goal. Here, nobody<br />
tracked Lejeune as he ran<br />
between Nemanja Matic<br />
and Paul Pogba to head<br />
down for Ritchie to score.<br />
in 49.3 overs: (Fawad Alam<br />
149, <strong>13</strong>0 balls, <strong>18</strong>x4s, Danish<br />
Aziz 86*, 65 balls, 4x4s, Akbarur-Rehman<br />
41, 67 balls, 2x4s,<br />
Asad Shafiq 22, 20 balls, 4x4s,<br />
Raza Hasan 1-49, Nouman Ali<br />
1-61, Hamza Nadeem 1-70,<br />
Ahmed Bashir 1-76, Shahzad<br />
Azam 1-80)<br />
Result: Karachi Region<br />
White won by 5 wickets<br />
Prize Money:<br />
Winner: Karachi Region<br />
1,000,000/-<br />
Runners-up: Islamabad<br />
R e g i o n<br />
500,000/-<br />
Man of the match: Fawad<br />
Alam (Karachi Region (W)<br />
100,000/-<br />
Best Batsman: Shan Masood<br />
(Islamabad Region) 656 runs<br />
100,000/-<br />
Best bowler: Muhammad<br />
Imran (Faisalabad Region) 14<br />
wickets 100,000/-<br />
Out Standing Player/All<br />
Rounder: Abid Ali 509 runs & 9<br />
Dismissals 100,000/-