Logar won the final of the six-team Peace Cricket Tournament
KABUL, May 10 (Pajhwok Afghan News):

Logar won the final of the six-team Peace Cricket Tournament defeating Khost by 85 runs on Wednesday.
The limited over match was played at the Cham-i-Hazoori stadium of this capital city. Hundreds of cricket fans thronged the stadium to enjoy the final match of the tournament.

Winning the toss, Logar skipper Raees Ahmadzai opted to bat first. The team set a huge target by piling 218 runs in the limited 30 over for the loss of seven wickets. 

Ahmadzai was the top scorer with 61 runs followed by Sher Mohammad with 55 in the Logar side.

In reply to the huge target, the opening batsmen of Khost side presented a promising performance and pushed the score forward. However, the crumbling down of their middle order paved the way for Logar to clinch victory.

Basit and Muhammad Nabi from Logar side presented stunning performance with the ball by sending Khost batsmen back to the pavilion and restricting their opponents to 133 runs.
The two bowlers got three wickets each. Khost players were all-out in the 24th over the game. Logar skipper Raees Ahmadzai was declared man-of-the-match for his best performance with the bat.

Speaking to Pajhwok, Ahmadzai said their victory was the result of team work. He said the government should encourage the players by construction playgrounds and providing other facilities for them.

Minister for Counter-Narcotics Habibullah Qadiri, head of the Afghanistan Cricket Federation Shahzada Massoud, mayor of Kabul city Rohullah Aman, chief of the National Olympic Committee Anwar Jagdalak and other senior officials were present to witness the match.
Later, the minister and other officials distributed awards among the players. The champion trophy was handed over to Logar skipper Raees Ahmadzai amid cheers from cricket fans present there to see the match.

Khost was given the runner-up trophy while medals and prizes were distributed to players from other teams for their best performance in batting, bowling and fielding departments.

Addressing the ceremony, Shahzada Massoud said there was great passion for sports among youths in the country. He demanded of the government to provide facilities to players for promotion of sports in the country. 

Massoud disclosed that the Kabul municipality had approved construction of a cricket ground in Kabul and work would soon be launched on the project.
Zubair Babakarkhail

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