AKU STAFF TEAM LIFTS AKU SPORTS CENTRE CRICKET TROPHY

AKU BAG ALL MAJOR AWARDS

AKU Staff Team won the Aga Khan University (AKU) Sports & Rehabilitation Centre Cricket Tournament 2004 after beating ABN AMRO Bank by 48 runs in the final at AKU Sports Centre Ground on Sunday, 26 September 2004. The highlights of the final were the exciting scoring by Mir Afzal Baig (87) Shahid Hussain (47), Zahid Raza (34), Salman Butt (25) Tidy bowling by Adnan Siddiqui (4-37), Moiz Wali (3-26), Adnan Jafri (3-28) and smart piece of wicket keeping by Clifford Lucase (2 St, 1 Ct) respectively. AKU Staff Team scored 190 for loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 25 overs. Opener Mir Afzal Baig and Shahid Hussain shared 127 runs in 2nd wicket partnership. Mir Afzal Baig scored 87 while Shahid Hussain contributed 37 runs. Adnan Siddiqui and Moiz Wali bold with length and direction and captured 4 and 3 wickets costing 37 and 26 runs respectively. In their turn ABN AMRO Bank was bold out for 142 runs in 22.5 overs. Zahid Raza 34, Shiraz Khan 27, Salman Butt 25, Humair Shaffat 19 n.o. were the main run getter. Adnan Jafri 3-28, Aslam Jindani 2-16 and Rahim Suleman 2-18 bold for their side to victory. The chief guest Nadeem Mustafa Khan, Director General & C.E.O. AKUH and Guest of Honour Mr. Sikander Bakht, Former Test Cricketer distributed the prizes amongst the players. The Winning Trophy was received by Aslam Jindani, Runner's Up Trophy by Moiz Wali. All the major awards were bagged by AKU Staff Team. Best Batsmen by Shahid Hussain of HIMS (230 runs in 4 innings), Best Bowler by Moiz Abdul of Purchase Dept. (12 wickets/108 runs), Player of the Tournament Adnan Jafri of Marketing Dept. (270 & 10 wickets/109 runs) and Man of the Final match by Mir Afzal Baig of HIMS. All team players were given individual prizes.

Nadeem Mustafa Khan in his address appreciated the efforts of the Sports Centre for the successful completion of the tournament and hoped that the tradition would be kept on in the following years. Sikander Bakht praised AKU for having such a beautiful ground and was impressed by seeing excellent facilities for members and users of the Sports Centre. Sikander Bakht especially thanked Riaz Akbar Contractor and his colleagues for inviting him in such a prestigious and colourful ceremony. Earlier Riaz Akbar Contractor described the main features of the tournament. He mentioned that 12 teams of repute of Karachi (including AKU Staff Team) participated and hoped that the organizations will also cooperate in future programmes too. Riaz Contractor in his welcome speech thanked Nadeem Mustafa Khan, Sikander Bakht and other distinguished guests who spared their valuable time to attend the function.