Lahore, March 11, 2023 (PPI-OT): The 17th edition of National Women’s Baseball Championship begins in Pakistan Sports Complex Islamabad. The event will be held from March 12 – 15, 2023. Teams from Baluchistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad, Army, WAPDA and HEC are participating in the event. Sheikh Mazhar Ahmad Secretary General PFB while talking with media told that Syed Fakhar Ali Shah President PFB was the Chief Guest and Mr. Ghulam Murtaza Cheema General Manager Bahria Town Sports was the Guest of Honour on the Opening Ceremony of the Championship. MR. Tahir Mehmood Treasurer PFB, Mr. Jamil Kamran, Mr.
Tariq Nadeem and Miss Ayesha Irum Member at Large PFB along-with other officials welcome the honourable guests. After the National Anthem, the Chief Guest was introduced with the players and officials. Chief Guest pitch the ball to open the championship. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah while formally opening the championship said that there is a wide talent of baseball in Pakistan. The purpose of organizing this championship is to prepare the players for the best game in the future. He informed that during the championship talented players will be selected for the National Training Camp of Pakistan Women’s Baseball Team for the participation in 3rd Asian Women’s Baseball Championship 2023 Hong Kong.
Therefore, the players should present their best game. He further said that keeping the weather and other things in mind, the reserve day of March 16 has been kept. The first match of the event was played between Islamabad and Baluchistan. Islamabad defeated Baluchistan with a score of 9 – 4. For Islamabad Shazia scored 2 runs while Chaman, Gul Pari, Shameer, Anum, Anum Malik, Suman and Hina contributed with 1 run each. While for Baluchistan, Farzana, Nargis, Nayab and Farzana Ali score 1 run each.
The second match was played between K.P and Sindh. K.P defeated Sindh with a score of 9 – 2. For K.P Asia scored 2 runs while Shawal, Faryal, Purkha, Nafisa, Sidra Amin and Tehzeeb contributed with 1 run each. While for Sindh, Kainat and Tulsi score 1 run each. The third match was played between K.P and Islamabad. K.P defeated Islamabad by 19 – 9. For K.P Asia, Shawal and Faryal score 3 runs each while Parkha, Nafeesa, Sumbal, Sidra and Rameen contributed with 2 runs each. For Islamabad Shazia score 3 runs, Chaman and Anum Naseeb score 2 runs each while Gul Pari and Shameer score 1 run each.
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Pakistan Federation Baseball
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Lahore, Pakistan
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