By: Asif Awan
Abbottabad Sahir Associates won the President’s Trophy Grade II tournament. They defeated MIT Solutions by a huge margin of 355 runs in the final.With this victory, Sahir Associates also qualified for the President’s Trophy Grade I next season.On the last day of the four-day final at the Abbottabad Stadium, Sahir Associates were bowled out for 449 runs in their second innings. Mohsin Khan was dismissed for 68 runs. Kaleemullah took 5 wickets for 83 runs. Chasing a target of 587 runs in 75 overs, MIT Solutions were bowled out for 231 runs. Muhammad Bilal and Hasnain Nadeem were the top scorers with 70 and 54 runs respectively. Khan Zeb took 5 wickets for 73 runs.Fahad Usman of Sahir Associates was declared the Player of the Match.Atiqur Rahman of PAF (741 runs and 17 wickets) was declared the Player of the Tournament.The Best Batsman and Wicketkeeper of the Tournament were Asim Ali Nasir of Sahir Associates (786 runs and 28 catches stumped) and the Best Bowler of the Tournament was Muhammad Tariq Khan of Wing 999 Sports (47 wickets)These cricketers were given a cash award of Rs. 50,000 each.
