The captain of Lahore Badshah Club, winners of the Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) Division C, receiving the Qatar Airways Cricket trophy from Ali Akbar Al Farabi, Sales Manager, Qatar Airways.
Doha: Lahore Badshah Club put in a compact team work to win the Qatar Airways Division C title of Qatar Cricket Association (QCA).
In the final at the West Bay Grounds, Lahore Badshah Club proved too strong for Doha Warrior Club in the Qatar Airways sponsored tournament.
Batting first, Lahore Badshah Club ran up a healthy 239 in all out in 38 overs.
Sufiyan, continuing his good form in the tournament, struck an attractive 56.
Butt also played well but missed his half-century merely by a run, while Awais complemented their efforts with 30.
Shoaib was the pick of the bowlers for Doha Warrior Club, snapping four wickets. Adnan and Gurjeet also picked two each. Najeeb and Akbar removed other two remaining batsmen.
Doha Warrior Club failed to get going against some fine bowling by Bakshi and Ibrahim. The loss of quick wickets eventually brought about a premature end to their chase as they collapsed at 202 in 33 overs only.
Akbar was their best scorer, getting 47. Saleem made 33 and Farhad hit 25. Baqshi grabbed four wickets and Ibrahim returned a two-wicket haul. Amaan Butt and Abdur Rahman dismissed one player each to ensure their facile triumph.
Ali Akbar Al Farabi, Sales Manager, Qatar Airways, was the chief guest at the closing ceremony and gave away the prizes in the presence of QCA officials.
The QCA officials present on the occasion included Manzoor Ahmad, General Secretary, Gul Khan Jadoon, Head of Domestic Affairs, Chaudhury Ahmad, senior coach, Malik Nazar, technical advisor, and Nawas, umpires’ coordinator.
Al Farabi was delighted with the way both the teams performed in the final. He congratulated both the finalists.
On behalf of the QCA President, MA Shahid, Ahmad thanked the Qatar Airways, its CEO Akbar Al Baker and Al Farabi for extending the partnership for promoting cricket in Qatar.
“We extend our heartiest wishes to Qatar Airways and its CEO Akbar Al Baker for backing our activities for another year. We hope that our association will continue to grow for many more years to come.”
The Peninsula
