29th July 2018

Cricket Hong Kong hosted the Hong Kong World Tape Ball Cricket 8s Pakistan qualifier “Jinnah Cup” (Pool B) last Sunday at Po Kong Village Road Reservoir Ground sponsored by Kowloon Zalmi Hong Kong, Tayyarah.com and Shaffi’s Indian Restaurant.

5 teams with around 50 participants competed against each other on the day for the remaining 2 spots in the Pakistan qualifiers Playoffs. Kwun Tong United came out on top of the table with Hong Kong Tigers coming second. These two teams will join the winners of Pool A and C this coming Sunday to compete for the only spot in the Main Event.

Points table for last Sunday is as follows:

Khizar Hayat- Kwun Tong United (Captain)

“It was a great day of Tape Ball Cricket, I have been playing Tape Ball cricket for more than 10 years and this was something exceptional. The competitiveness across all squads was of a high standard and the way Cricket Hong Kong delivered it matched the desire of the players. We are looking forward to winning the Jinnah Cup this coming Sunday. “

Ashraf Muhammad- Hong Kong Tigers (Captain)

“I have never enjoyed Tape Ball Cricket any better. Our team is looking forward to win the Jinnah Cup this Sunday”.

As the group stage finishes, 6 teams are left to represent Pakistan in the Hong Kong World Tape Ball Cricket 8s Main Event. The teams participating this coming Sunday are as follows;

Kwun Tong United: Khizar Hayat ( C ), Arif Asad , Ali Adnan, Younas Afzal, Shahid Adnan, Ali Zamir, Mahmood Nasir, Khan Abdul Saeed, Babar Hayat, Hussain Adnan

SSP ALL Stars: Khan Amanat (C), Zafar Sikandar, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Rashid Khan, Qaiser Rana Muhammad, Niaz Ali, Qasim Mahmood, Zeb Ameer, Khan Jahanzaib, Aizaz Khan

Geo Cricket Club: Ghulam Hussain ( C ), Mahroof Hussain, Ramzan Zafran, Hussain Sada, Khan Hamid, Awais Muhammad, Nazam Muhammad , Ehsan Nawaz, Khan Muhammad Amir, Haseeb Amjad

KTCC: Mujahid Ali (C), Kamran Qureshi, Suleman Khan, Mehmood Waheed, Muhammad Shahzeb Hassan, Zain Ali , Murtaza Ghulam , Ayaz Ehsan , Mohammad Idris , Mujtaba Ghulam

Kwai Chung Stallions：Yasir Mohammad (C), Zeeshan Ali , Daniyal Bukhari , Iqbal Ateeq ul Rehman , Awais Mohammad, Faizan Mohammad, Ishtiaq Muhammad, Ahmed Parwaiz Akhtar , Mudassar Muhammad, Asad Hussain

HK Tigers： Ashraf Muhammad ( C ), Asim Muhammad, Ahmed Waseem, Syed Hamza, Sarwar Khan, Sultan Arshad, Naeem Muhammad, Bilal Mohammad, Ahmed Irfeq, Zaid Waheed

Ajaz Khan, Tournament Director Hong Kong World Tape Ball Cricket 8s

“It was phenomenal to watch all the teams compete in the Jinnah Cup Qualifying rounds. The talent and the quality of cricket on the display was exceptional. Come down and watch this coming Sunday as the best 6 play against each other with the trophy at stake