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Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts

Friday, 7 September 2012

Pakistan beat Australia in a thriller, win T20 series



DUBAI: Pakistan won the second Twenty20 against Australia in a thrilling Super Over finish at the Dubai Stadium here on Friday, taking an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

With both tied on 151 runs at the end of 40 fascinating overs in the match, a Super over round was played for the result. Pakistan paceman Umar Gul restricted Australian batsmen David Warner, Shane Watson and George Bailey to 11-1 before Umar Akmal and Abdul Razzaq hit the required runs, the winner coming off the last delivery.

The third and last match will be played here on Monday.

The match provided complete entertainment to a 25,000 sell-out holiday crowd, who were left on the edges of their seat as both the teams tussled for victory in the 40 overs.

Pakistan had made 151-4 with Mohammad Hafeez (45), Nasir Jamshed (45) and Kamran Akmal (43 not out) contributing with the bat.

George Bailey led the Australian run chase with a solid 42.

Australia needed 21 off the last two overs as Bailey hit two leg-side boundaries off Gul but his dismissal, with his team needing 10 off the final over it looked Pakistan were favourites.

Pat Cummins hit Abdul Razzaq over long-on to tie the score but off the last ball the Australian batsman was caught, making it the sixth tied match in all Tweny20 cricket.

David Warner started Australia’s run chase with a brilliant 31 off just 19 balls, hitting two boundaries and a six off Hafeez’s first over.

But once Saeed Ajmal came to bowl, the Australian innings faltered. Ajmal bowled Warner and then had Watson (33), taking his tally to 58 in Twenty20 cricket, the joint top bowler along with countryman Shahid Afridi.

Watson had hit two boundaries and two sixes during his 28-ball knock.

Michael Hussey (23) and Bailey took the secore to 109 before Hussey holed out to Gul. Australia at that point needed 43 off the last five overs.

Hafeez said he was delighted with the series win.

“It was an exciting finish,” said Hafeez. “It was tense, but you know Twenty20 cricket can bring such tense moments. In the end I am happy that we won, even though it was in the Super over. I think we fought well in the 40 overs.”Bailey was disappointed at the loss.

News Details: Dawn News

Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Nishtar College surgeon, a darling of London Olympics


LONDON: A Pakistani spinal neurosurgeon has become a doctor of choice for athletes from all over the world who have developed back pain during tough exercises for the London Olympics 2012.

Dr Irfan Malik, a consultant for spine and epilepsy surge at the King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust London, has treated more than five athletes since the start of the Olympics and currently three athletes are undergoing treatment at the hospital under his supervision.

Most of the patients he has been treating are the ones with severe back pain problems, mainly those from the weightlifting category.

The Nishtar Medical College graduate has become a hit with the Olympians after successfully treating Khadzhimurat Akkayev, a Russian weightlifter of Balkar descent, who is an Olympic, world and European champion. Akkayev underwent treatment at various hospitals in Europe but his back pain problem only compounded. He arrived fit in London for the Olympics last month, but developed severe pain again. He was then referred by another athlete who was treated by the Pakistani surgeon a day ago to see the Pakistani doctor who has been practicing in the UK for eight years.

Dr Malik operated on the athlete’s slipped disc and it took him only three visits to cure the problems of the athlete. The heavyweight lifter is in fit shape now and looks forward to defending his title on 6th of August here.

Speaking to The News, Dr Irfan Malik said: “I am honoured that I have treated many athletes with back pain and they are now able to compete in their games. I believe it’s an honour for Pakistan’s excellent medical education system which has enabled so many like myself to make our mark through sheer professionalism. The athletes have been delighted to know that they were being treated by a Pakistani spinal neurosurgeon”.

Dr Malik explained why athletes get back pain issues. “Most common cause of back pain and leg pain is slipped disc. Between two vertebral bodies, there is a jelly like substance (disc). Disc has two main function, 1): Shock absorber and 2): help in weight transfer. Disc has thick outer fibrous coat and inner jelly like substance. Disc has capacity to support certain amount of body weight”. “Sportsmen sometime try to cross the natural boundaries and expose their spine to excessive forces. Due to heavy lifting it can cause extra pressure on disc which can produce small radial tear in the outer coat and jelly like substance can prolapse through this small tear .This jelly can be a cause of severe back pain and leg pain. If this problem gets worse, it needed urgent attention otherwise it can affect an athlete’s career.”


Dr Malik recently shot to fame after pioneering the ‘minimally-invasive procedure’ also known as the ‘key-hole endoscopic spine surgery’ in the UK. Nearly all British press wrote favourably about the Pakistani surgeon and how he had transformed the lives of so many people through his expertise. He is at the top position in National Health Service (NHS) consultant ratings for last three years. NHS rates its doctors and consultants on the basis of number of patients seen in a year and result of treatment.

News Details: The News

Monday, 23 July 2012

PkStories: Altamish Jiwa

 Altamish Jiwa with boxer Amir Khan

Altamish Jiwa has, over a very short period of time, achieved heights that few anchors and reporters realize in their lifetimes. Altamish joined the main stream Media in 2005 and his first job with an internship at a local Business Channel called SunBiz. In only 7 years, he has been able to reach a level of professionalism and credibility which has landed him exclusive interviews with some of the biggest names in sporting world from World Champion Boxer Amir Khan to Former World no1 Ana Ivanovic, the Giant killing Swede Robin Soderling and current World No 6 Jo Wilfried Tsonga. In addtion to his, he has hosted numerous shows with top Cricketers of Pakistan and England as well as ICC Umpire of the year  Aleem Darr.

What makes Altamish different is that he hasn’t let his success stop him from spending quality time covering local sporting events in the impoverished areas of his hometown Karachi like Maach Goth, Lyari, Empress Market, Yousuf Goth, Orangi town. Covering local communties and bringing them to the mainstream gives him the sense of satisfaction and happiness that is essential for an all round personality.

Altamish  firm conviction that “whatever we strive to do in this life and we are able to do is purely the will of the Almighty Allah” coupled with his sincere passion and love for sports have allowed him to undergo experiences that a 27 year old youth could only dream of. His most memorable moment is visiting the Theater of Dreams the home of Manchester United Old Trafford where he had a chance to interact with the best players of Manchester United as well as Sir Alex Ferguson.

Details: GoodNewsPk

Monday, 25 June 2012

Pakistani girl to be torch-bearer at London Olympics

Zainab Imran

KARACHI: When young Zainab Imran puts on her running shoes on June 28, she will be doing it for her country and her people. The 16-year-old Karachi girl, a student of Nasra Trust School, Malir, will be carrying the Olympic torch as it makes its way to London.

Zainab, who has only recently done her Matric, is one of 21 people selected as torch-bearers from Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Palau, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda and Zambia through the International Inspiration programme.

The programme looks to use the power of sport to enrich the lives of tens of millions of children, young people and grown-ups, too, of all abilities in schools and communities across the world, particularly in developing countries, by offering them the opportunity to access and participate in high-quality and inclusive sport, physical education and play.

“There are young as well as older people [who have been] selected as torch-bearers through the programme and I’m the only one from Pakistan,” teenaged Zainab, who will be flying off to Nottingham on Sunday, excitedly told Dawn. “The oldest person selected as torch-bearer through the programme is a 53-year-old,” she added.

Each International Inspiration torch-bearer was selected either for their dedication and commitment to inspire children and young people in their communities through the power of sport or for the personal challenges they have overcome in their lives.

Zainab, who was nominated by the Nasra Trust School after she demonstrated strong leadership qualities, is also a member of the Young Leader of International Inspiration Club. She has taken Young Sport Leadership training and is also very active to cascade this training in her local community.

The spirited all-rounder enjoys playing netball for her school team. She has also done volunteer work as coordinator for the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), she said. “Then I regularly take part in Dawn’s Spelling Bee competitions, although I’ve yet to win it,” she chuckled. “But I got a position in the Pak-Turk Math Olympiad. I was 20th,” she said with pride.

About her selection, the young leader informed that she had to go through an entire process. “My school, as you may know, is one of British Council’s partner schools also taking part in the International Inspiration programme. So we, the students of Nasra Trust School, were given questionnaires to fill out. From there I was shortlisted for interviews, and I guess my interview must have gone pretty well because I got selected,” she remarked. The school partnerships are managed by the British Council, which has extensive experience of linking schools internationally, working in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, which utilises its expertise in developing teachers and young leaders through sport.

Asked if she has trained well for the Olympic relay, Zainab laughed, saying: “Well, I think so. Although I am not as yet sure what distance and exact route I’ll be taking. That will be disclosed to me after I reach Nottingham.”

But what she is sure of is that she will be running in an area in Nottingham, which has a big Pakistani community, who will be cheering her all the way. She would be needing that, too, as she is travelling alone to the UK, and that, also, for the very first time.

News Details: Dawn News

Friday, 6 April 2012

Wasim and Waqar: the deadly duo

No discussion on the greatest fast bowling duos of all time will ever be complete without mentioning the two W’s PHOTO: AFP
In recent times, cricket has undergone a fast bowling renaissance of sorts. Watching James Pattinson harass a much vaunted Indian batting line-up with speed and bounce in Melbourne and Sydney was a sight to behold. Pattinson is just 21, and he along with fellow Australian Pat Cummins (18) and the South African duo of Vernon Philander (26) and Marchant De Langle (21), represent a growing young breed of top class fast bowling prospects.
There is no dearth of fast bowling talent in Pakistan either. Junaid Khan and Wahhab Riaz, two of the more recent entrants into the Pakistani bowling hall of fame, are solid proof of a burgeoning fast bowling cabinet. Irrespective, discussing the contemporary face of fast bowling is merely an excuse to sneak a peek into the past and glorify two of our very own cricketing legends, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. No discussion on the greatest fast bowling duos of all time will ever be complete without mentioning the two W’s; in their possession was inimitable skill which helped them amass incredible career statistics, and earn dizzily high slots on the fast bowling pedestal.
Waqar’s run up was a glorious sight – a searing gallop to the wicket culminating in a side on action of pure beauty. In his younger days he was one of the fastest ever, breaking stumps and crushing toes in equal measure. Wasim’s was a shorter, more checked run-up in balance and rhythm that led to an explosive whip of the left arm. His mastery over seam and swing was a work of art, and it all happened at blistering speed. A certain Alan Lamb was once bamboozled by a delivery of pure venom, pitched on middle, the ball reverse swung away at ferocious speed to beat the forward defensive prod. Next ball, Chris Lewis was cleaned up by an in-ducker that literally swung a mile. The year was 1992 and the venue was cricket’s very own theatre of dreams, the MCG.
While Waqar was often deemed as the man who really put the reverse into swing, Wasim was labelled as the “grand daddy of reverse swing”. It was on Pakistan’s tour of England in 1992, that the two W’s really came to the fore as a potent bowling duo; using both conventional and reverse swing they blew away the opposition batting line up. Embarrassed, perplexed, and obliterated, certain quarters in England branded their skill as “ball tampering”. Off course nothing untoward was ever discovered or attributed, since then most fast bowlers (English included) have successfully utilized the skills practised and honed to perfection by Wasim and Waqar.
Such was their international appeal that it transcended sporting as well as national boundaries, so much so that the brilliant Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt terms fast bowling his passion and Waqar Younis as his favourite cricketer.  Kumar Sangakkara, Srilanka’s premier batsman once labelled Wasim Akram a “sorcerer”, stating that he was the most skilful and deceptive fast bowler he had ever faced. A great sportsman praising the skill of another is a rare happening, it’s an accolade reserved only for the best of players.
57% of Waqar Younis’s entire Test dismissals were either bowled or leg before, the same stat for Wasim Akram stands at 53%. This is a perfect testimony to their outstanding reverse swing capability and their ability to bowl a full length with the old as well as the new ball. Tail-enders usually stood no chance against spells of sustained hostility and late swing. Victory marches were often swift and opposing sides capitulated in a hurry once the top order was dismissed.
They say that the greatest fast bowlers in cricket always hunt in pairs. The great West Indian fast bowlers of the 1970-1990 eras usually hunted like a pack of hungry wolves; Garner-Marshall and Ambrose-Walsh are worthwhile examples. So did Alan Donald and Shaun Pollock, Lillee and Thomson, and Trueman and Statham before them. Wasim and Waqar were no different in this aspect either; they have the highest number of test wickets (476) for a pair of opening bowlers bowling in tandem, at a stunning strike rate of only 46.05 balls per wicket. 
Admittedly, like many other sporting superstars, their time was not fully devoid of controversy. Infighting and allegations of match fixing have hounded Pakistan cricket long before the Asif, Butt and Aamir saga. But that should not and never will act as a smoke screen that smothers two of the most tremendous fast bowling careers of all time
 Details: Express Tribune

Tuesday, 20 March 2012

UN appoints Afridi as Goodwill Ambassador of Anti Drugs and Crime


Islamabad: Pakistan’s most successful one-day international all-rounder Shahid Afridi has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UN for Anti Drugs & Crime by the United Nations.

During his two-year appointment, Afridi will raise public awareness of, and generate support for, UNODC global programmes aimed at drug demand reduction and drug dependence treatment and care.

The star all-rounder said that the appointment by the UN an honour for him. Afridi said that he never used drugs and would try to work hard with the UN in their assignment.

News Details: The News Tribe

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

After 1st hat-trick,Now Fastest century of BPL from a Pakistani


Dhaka: Pakistani cricketer Ahmad Shahzad has scored fastest ton of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Shahzad of Barisal Burners team has scored a ton on just 40 balls against Duronto Rajshahi at Dhaka. He hit six sixes and 12 fours in his flashy inning of 113 not out.


News Details: The News Tribe

Earlier,  Mohammad Sami completes first hat-trick of BPL

Thursday, 16 February 2012

Mohammad Sami completes first hat-trick of BPL


Dhaka: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Sami has completed first hat-trick of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) against Dhaka Gladiators here on Thursday.

The fast bowler represent Duronto Rajshahi in the BPL and played a vital role in the crucial win for his team by taking three wicket in continuous three deliveries in the last over of inning.

Star Allrounder Abdur Razzaq, Shahzaib Hasan and Khalid Latif among the players who represented Duronto Rajshahi in the match.

Mohammad Sami hat-trick Video.

News Details: The News Tribe

Etihad Airways supports Pakistan’s Special Olympics team

Karachi: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been named the official carrier for the Pakistan Special Olympics team participating in various sporting activities during the year.

Etihad Airways also supported the team in last year’s Special Olympics games held in Athens in which the 82-member Pakistani team bagged 17 gold, 25 silver and 14 bronze medals and participated in eight sports including athletics, aquatics, badminton, basketball, cycling, football and table tennis.

Amer Khan, Etihad Airways’ Country Manager in Pakistan said: “At Etihad Airways, we are keen to support initiatives that are designed to elevate an individual’s desire to achieve. After the hugely successful event in 2011, we are delighted to once again support the many talented individuals representing Pakistan in the Special Olympics. I wish them the best of luck and I am sure they will make Pakistan proud.”

The Special Olympics program in Pakistan was initiated in Karachi in 1989 by a humanitarian group who brought together children and adults with special needs to provide them with activities and a chance to compete in sport. Today, the Special Olympics Pakistan program encompasses individuals with special needs from all over the country with more than 16,000 participants.


News Details: The News Tribe

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Pakistan complete historic whitewash of England


Dubai: Pakistan on Monday completed a historic whitewash of England in the test series defeating the Andrew Strauss’ men by 71 runs  in the third test of three-match-series at Dubai Sports City.

Pakistan set a massive target of 324 and it seemed to be really tough target for the visitors. Pakistan bowlers again proved their guts  and send the whole England team to pavilion at  just 252 runs.

Saeed Ajmal was named ‘Man of the Series’ for his outstanding bowling performance in whole series. While young Azhar Ali was named ‘Man of the Match’ for his critical ton in the second innings of the match.
England faced first whitewash since 2006 when Australia defeated in Ashes series held at Australia.
Pakistan were the only sub-continent team who completed whitewash against England.

After this match, Younis Khan is at 5th and Azhar Ali at 10th in ICC Test Batsmen list.

News Details: The News Tribe

Monday, 30 January 2012

Pakistan gets 2-0 lead against England in Test Series


Abu Dhabi: Spinners have provided a great victory to Pakistan against England by 72 runs in the second test match in Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium.

The victory gives Pakistan an unassailable 2-0 lead with the third and final Test in Dubai. Pakistan won the the first Test by ten wickets in Dubai.

Second test, In reply of target of 145-runs, England were all out on 72-runs and it was the lowest score by England against Pakistan.Only two England batsmen Andrew Strauss and Matt Prior crossed double digit score.  And three batsmen were out on zero score.

Pakistan have won 8 test matches in its last 14 matches under the leadership of Misbah-ul-Haq. Saeed Ajmal rises to no.2 in ICC Test Ranking and Left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman, risees five places to ninth spot in top ten ICC test ranking.

Saeed Ajmal completes his 100 wickets in 19 Tests. He became the fastest to 100 wickets for Pakistan, beating Waqar Younis and Mohammad Asif who reached the target in their 20th Test.

News Details: The News Tribe

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Muhammad Zubair breaks world record in indoor rowing



Muhammad Zubair, a Pakistani youth, broke the world record of individual longest continual rowing in the world.

Muhammad Zubair, 31, a marketing executive of private gym, has rowed continuously for 10 hours in an Indore fitness club in federal capital and broke the world record an Australian citizen named Shane Usher who rowed for 7 hours and 11 minutes (72 kilometer).

Zubair stopped short of completing 100 kilometers for which he started again to finish the remaining 1,200 meters in roughly six minutes.

News Details: The News Tribe

Thursday, 19 January 2012

1st Test: Pakistan beat England by 10 wickets


 Dubai: Pakistan Cricket Team on Thursday defeated England by 10 wickets in Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Earlier, England were bowled out on  160 runs in second innings and set 15 runs target against Pakistan.
Pakistan fast bowler Umer Gul took four wickets in second inning and helped the team to bowled out England on 145 runs. Abdul Rahman and Saeed Ajmal managed to get three wickets each in second  innings.
Saeed Ajmal got 10 wickets in the match.
Scores: England: 192/10 & 160/10.... Pakistan:  338/10 & 15

News Details: The News Tribe

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Pakistan perform hockey sweep against China


 Pakistan has completed a clean sweep of China in their four-match series, the first international hockey event in the country since 2004.

Pakistan won the final match 2-1 on Sunday to emerge unbeaten in the series after taking the first three games in Karachi and Faisalabad earlier this week by 3-0, 5-3 and 3-1.

‘The Chinese played a much improved game today. They kept us tight,’ said Pakistan captain Muhammad Imran.

Pakistan, however, gifted the series trophy to their rivals to acknowledge their support for the violence-hit country. ’China lost the hockey series but won the friendship series by coming to Pakistan. So, we will give this trophy to them,’ Asif Bajwa, the secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation, said at the awards ceremony.

News Details: GoodNews.Pk

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Pakistan`s Cricket achievements in 2011

Green Team


Main Team achievements :

>Pakistan won 26 matches in total of 34 Matches, Most successful team in this year.

> Pakistan team won all 6  series of this year.

> Green team, clean sweep against Bangladesh in ODI & Test Series.

> Pakistan reach in the semi final of 2011 World Cup

Players Achievements:

> Pakistan players occupying the top two positions in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers

> In top 10 ODI bowlers, Saeed Ajmal has been ranked first in ICC ODI Ranking.

> Mohammad Hafeez became only the third player to achieve the double of 1000 runs and 30 wickets in a calendar year.

> Mohammad Hafeez become the 2nd leading scorer of 2011.

> Mohammad Hafeez completed 1000 ODIruns in 2011 and become the 2nd Pakistan's batsman to do so

> Shahid Afridi becomes the 9th leading ODI wicket taker, followed by Sri Lankan Sanath Jaysuria.

> Shahid Afridi become the only cricketer of the history to score a half century and took 5-wicket haul in a single match, two times.

>  Shahid Afridi become the 2nd highest wicket-taker of 2011, as he took 39 wicketsthis year

> The first time that two Pakistan batsmen have scored centuries in an innings against West Indies in the West Indies.






Other than Main team  achievements:


> Pakistani Umpire Aleem Daar got  ICC Umpire of the Year 2011 award

> Pakistani company develops Official ICC World Cup 2011 game

> Pakistan won the Super Sixes Championship in Hong Kong

> Pakistan’s women’s cricket team not only reach in the semifinal of ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier also succeeded in earning a berth in the next  Women’s World Cup.

> Nida Dar has become the first Pakistani woman cricketer to score a 100 score in International cricket.

> Pakistan women team  have risen to sixth in the women's ODI rankings this year

> PCB: First Cricket Board obtained sponsorship for UDRS System.

Pakistan won South Asian Karate Championship


Pakistan Karate squad grabbed first position by defeating strong India in the team Championship final besides winning seven gold medals, four silver and four bronze medals in the South Asian Karate Championship to stand first overall at the points table of the South Asian Karate Championship played at New Delhi, India.

The 17-member Pakistani Karate squad including six female players gave stunning performances in various categories in the first South Asian Karate Championship

Benish Akbar recorded first gold medals in -50kg, Kulsoom got gold medal in -69kg, Uzma Asghar claimed silver medal in -55kg besides the teams comprising Uzma, Benish Akbar and Kalsoom took bronze medal. In the Individual Kata, Kulsoom won bronze medal.

Ramzan also has the honor of winning gold medal in the last South Asian Games held in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

News Details: The News Tribe

Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Pakistan blind team beat India in T20 series



Karachi: Abdul Razzaq-led Pakistan blind cricket team clinched the three-match T20 series against India 2-1 after winning the 3rd game by five wickets at the Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore.

Jameel was declared the player of the tournament among the partially sighted cricketers taking part in the series, whereas India’s Jai Prakash bagged the award in the partially blind players’category.

Pakistan captain Abdul Razzaq praised the performance of the tourists and was looking forward to the one-day series.

“The one-day series will be really challenging for us. They (India) have a lot of new players and it can be productive for them.”


News Details: Dawn News

Friday, 25 November 2011

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets in T20



Abu Dhabi: Pakistan cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by five wicket in sensational  One-off T20 match here in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

Pakistan’s skipper Misbah-ul-Haq guided national team to achieve the target of 142 runs in 20th over with three ball remaining. Misbah was a top scorer of Pakistan with 48 run not out while Asad Shafique made 33 and Shahid Afridi scored 22 runs on 15 deliveries with two massive sixes.

Misbah said in the ceremony, “It is all to do with the teamwork, including the management. We were under pressure when we started bowling and the spinners did really well.” he added, “We thought they were going to score 200 but we (me and Afridi) discussed that if we both stayed till the end we would pull it off.”

Earlier, Pakistani team one ODI series with 4-1.

News Details: The News Tribe

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Pakistan win series against Sri Lanka by 4/1


Abu Dhabi: Pakistan skipper Misbahulhaq and middle order batsmen Omar Akmal’s tremendous innings earns their team an interesting 3 wicket win against Sri Lanka in their fifth one-day international today.

“Everything went well for us,” said Misbah, under whom Pakistan have won nine one-days, losing just one. The victory lifted Pakistan to fifth in the International Cricket Council’s one-day rankings.

Pakistani all rounder Shahid Afridi declared Men of the Series after his extraordinary bowling and batting in all five matches.

News Details: The News Tribe

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Pakistan Women team qualifies for Cricket WC 2013



Pakistan women team entered into the semifinal of ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier after beating the Netherlands by 193 runs in the quarterfinals being played at Narayanganj Osmani Stadium, Fatullah Dhaka.
With this victory Pakistan Women team qualified for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2013 scheduled in India and for ICC T20 Championship scheduled to be played in 2012 in Sri Lanka.

In 2008, Pakistan team had to participate in the ICC Women World Cup Qualifiers which were held in South Africa and after the event the team qualified for the ICC Women World Cup which was held in Australia in 2009; therein the team played exceptionally well and made its presence felt and proceeded to the super sixes stage. In this Event team improved their ranking from no. 10th to no. 6th in the world.

Under the dynamic leadership of the current Chairperson Mrs. Bushra Aitzaz and the full fledged support of the Pakistan Cricket Board, the current Pakistan Women Team achieved another hallmark and historic feat by qualifying for the ICC Women World Cup, 2013 and for the ICC World T20, 2012.


News Details: PCB Site