KARACHI: Medicam Group of Companies has announced that it will continue to support tournaments of the Regional Cricket Association Karachi (RCAK) in future, apart from the U-15, U-17 and U-19 competitions.<\/p>\n
Zafar Riaz Bari, Director Admin and External Affairs of Medicam Group of Companies, expressed these views while speaking at the opening ceremony of the final phase of the RCAK Talent Hunt Programme, the Medicam Trophy Under-19 Inter-Zonal Cricket Tournament, at Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana Ground on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He congratulated the office-bearers of RCA Karachi for successfully organising the tournaments.<\/p>\n
RCA Karachi Vice President Syed Muhammad Talha, speaking on the occasion, advised cricketers to give special attention to fitness. He said Naya Nazimabad Gymkhana would fully cooperate with RCAK for the promotion of cricket in Karachi.<\/p>\n
RCA Karachi Secretary Ali Hussain said young players of Karachi should make full use of the RCAK Talent Hunt Programme. He said players must give their best performances in the tournament so they could get opportunities to represent the city in future.<\/p>\n
Tournament Committee Chairman Khalid Nafees said RCAK President Nadeem Omar\u2019s vision was to hold club cricket competitions at every level in Karachi. He said club cricket tournaments were being conducted in all seven zones of the city under the same vision, providing new talent with opportunities to come forward.<\/p>\n
Khalid Nafees added that, on the instructions of Nadeem Omar, special coaching camps would also be arranged for players who perform well in the U-19 tournament.<\/p>\n
RCA Karachi Joint Secretary Muhammad Touseef Siddiqui said that, after the U-15 and U-17 tournaments, matches of the U-19 event would also be shown live on the YouTube channel of the Regional Cricket Association Karachi.<\/p>\n
He thanked Medicam Group of Companies for sponsoring the RCAK Talent Hunt Programme. He also appreciated the support and cooperation of all zonal office-bearers of RCA Karachi, especially Khalid Nafees and Azam Khan.<\/p>\n
RCA Karachi Coordinator Azam Khan also addressed the ceremony.<\/p>\n
In the opening match, Zone-IV Blues defeated Zone-V Blues by 31 runs.<\/p>\n
Batting first, Zone-IV Blues scored 199 for seven in 40 overs. Sardar Abdullah struck 58 with five fours, while Ali Hamza made 25 and Farzam scored 22. For Zone-V Blues, S.M. Ali Mahdi took two wickets for 28 runs, Rafe Taj claimed two for 31 and Rashid captured two for 33.<\/p>\n
In reply, Zone-V Blues were bowled out for 168 in 35.1 overs. Syed Hasnain scored 28 and Abid made 23. Mehrab took two wickets for 27 runs and Arbaz claimed two for 51.<\/p>\n
Sardar Abdullah of Zone-IV Blues received the Medicam Man of the Match award.<\/p>\n
Assistant Secretary of RCAK Muhammad Rehan Siddiqui, Zone Six President Saim Ahmed, Zone Four President Musarrat Raza, Zone Five Secretary Muhammad Saeed Jabbar, former Zone Six President Zia Ahmed Siddiqui, Zone Four Vice President S.M. Asim, Zone One Secretary Umar Touseef, Zone Five Joint Secretary Shahbaz Qureshi, former Zone Two Treasurer Zafar Khan, former Zone Seven Secretary S.A. Fahim, Zone Seven Treasurer Zaib Iqbal, Naveed-ul-Amin, other respectable personalities of the city and a large number of players were also present on the occasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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