Results from double wicket compeition in Pakistan (23 Apr 1997)

23 April 1997

Pakistan, India, N.Z & S.A. win

Sports Correspondent

LAHORE, April 22: Pakistan, India, New Zealand and South Africa won their respective matches on the opening day of the first International Double Wicket Cricket Tournament under the floodlights at the Qadhafi Stadium on Tuesday.

Pakistan beat UAE: A forceful knock of 88 runs by slogger Shahid Khan Afridi enabled Pakistani pair to beat UAE by 31 runs. Batting first the pair of Pakistan Shahid Khan Afridi and Aaqib Javed scored 97 runs for three dismissals which reduced their total to 67 (10 runs less to each dismissal). Shahid Khan Afridi hit nine big sixes and seven fours off just 27 balls. He was out for two time. Aaqib Javed scored seven runs with one six off nine balls. He also out for one time.

For UAE Sultan Zarwani got two wickets for 46 runs while Riaz Poonwala took one wicket for 49 runs. In reply, UAE pair could muster 56 runs for two dismissals and their net total was 36. Riaz Poonwala scored 40 runs off 23 balls. He cracked five fours. Sultan Zarwani made 13 runs off as many balls. Both were out for one time each. Shahid Khan Afridi was declared man of the match. Shakoor Rana and Khizer Hayat were the umpires while Athar Zaidi was TV umpire.

India win:

Batting first Sri Lankan's pair of Umagiliyedurage Upul Chandana and Galage Pramodya Wickremasinghe scored 45 runs with five dismissals and set an easy target of -5 for India. U.U. Chandana scored 31 runs with three dismissals. He hit four fours and one towering six. G.P Wikremansinghe made only eight runs off 16 balls with two dismissals. For India Atul Satish Wassan took three wickets for 14 runs and was declared the man of the match. Sanjah Vijay Manjrekar claimed two wickets conceding 28 runs.

In reply, Indian pair overtook the target comfortably as scored 39 runs with one time dismissal of A.S Wassan. S.V Manjrekar contributed 18 runs with four boundaries off 14 balls. A.S Wassan scored 18 runs with one dismissal. He despatched the ball three times to the rope. For Sri Lanka G.P. Wickremasinghe took one wicket for 18 runs. Shakoor Rana and Siddique Khan supervised the match. Mian Aslam was the TV umpire.

New Zealand triumph:

Batting first the Australian pair of Damien Richard Martyn and Joe Angel scored 65 runs with two dismissals and set a target of 45 runs for New Zealand. D.R Martyn scored 33 runs with three six and four fours off just 16 balls. He got one dismissal. J.Angel produced 30 runs with two six and one four off 20 balls and also got one dismissal. For New Zealand Simon Blair Doull snapped-up two wickets for 34 runs. In reply, S.B. Doull with Stephan Paul Fleming scored 56 runs with one dismissal. S.B Fleming scored 28 runs with three fours off 22 balls. S.B Doull scored 24 with one dismissal. He hit three fours. S.B . Doull was adjudged the man of the match. Mian Aslam and Siddique Khan were the umpires. Khizar Hayat was the TV umpire.

Victory for SA:

In the last match, South African's pair of Adam Bacher and Louis Koen defeated Zimbabwean duo Eddo Andre Brandes and Guy Whittal by 41 runs. Batting first Zimbabwe scored 50 runs but for five dismissals so could set a target of zero for South African. G. Whittal scored 13 runs with one four and got out for two times. Brandas made 35 with three dismissal. He hit two six and three fours off 20 balls. For South Africa A. Bacher took two wickets for 22 and L.J Koen two wickets for 29. In reply, South African pair scored 41 runs without any dismissal. L.J Koen scored 23 with four fours. A. Bacher made 14 with two fours. A. Bacher was the man of the match. Athar Zaidi and Mian Aslam were umpires while Shakoor Rana was the TV umpire.

Four more matches will be played on Wednesday.

Source:: Dawn (https://xiber.com/dawn/)