KHYBER
Kurram guloona cricket club clinched the winning trophy while beating Khyber green azmari eleven by six wickets in first deputy commissioner (DC) cricket tournament final match played here at sports complex, Jamrud last day.
DC, Khyber Shah Fahad was the chief guest on the occasion.
Eight best teams from across the merged districts participated in the tournament that continued for a week and a large number of sports lovers witnessed the cricket match.
Before the start of the final match players of the both teams were introduced to the chief guest. Batting first, Khyber green azmari club scored 156 runs in 20 overs.
Chasing the target Kurram guloona cricket club achieved it in 18th over at the loss of four wickets and thus won the tournament.
At the end the chief guest gave away prizes and trophies to the winning and runner-up teams and shining players.
Speaking on the occasion DC Khyber Shah Fahad and others said that the aim of initiating the sport activity was to unearth local talent and to encourage the youth community to discharge their energies in extracurricular activities.
Lieutenant col Haidar,members provincial assembly Shafiq Sher and Shafiq Afridi,PCB governing board member Kabir Afridi,assistant commissioners Landi Kotal and Jamrud Irshad Ali and Shakeel Ahmad,disitrct emergency officer Syed Shoab Mansoor,district health officer Zafar Khan, director agriculture Ziaul Islam Dawar,tehsil chairman Said Nawab Afridi,scores of elders witnessed the final cricket match.
The local gymnasts also showed aerobics and entertained the audience.
