LONDON – Pakistan on Friday won the final match of Inter-ParliamentaryCricket World Cup played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Worsley BridgeRd, Beckenham (United Kingdom).
The Inter-Parliamentary Cricket World Cup kicked off on last Tuesday in theUnited Kingdom (UK) with lawmakers from Pakistan, England, Australia, NewZealand, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Lawmakers of Pakistan won the World Cup by defeating Bangladesh in theFinal.
The 25 member squad of Pakistani Parliamentarians was led by MNA MakhdoomZain Hussain Qureshi.
The Final was played between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Worsley Bridge Rd,Beckenham.
Bangladesh batted first and scored 104 runs at the loss of eight wickets in20 over.
From Pakistani Side, Federal Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur played aremarkable innings and scored 52 runs. This put Pakistan on a strongfooting.
Pakistan won by nine wickets and completed the given target in 12 overs.Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan Mr Asad Qaiser also witnessedthe match and encouraged the fellow Parliamentarians.
According to a statement of Pakistan High Commission London issued onSaturday, the Member of British Parliament, Chris Heaton- Harris, was thearchitect of this Inter Parliamentary Cricket World Cup.
The Parliamentarians were hosted by the Speaker of the House of Commons andForeign Secretary of the UK at the House of Lords and Foreign andCommonwealth Office, respectively, earlier.
The ceremony for distribution of trophies will be held at the British PrimeMinister’s official Residence at 10-Downing Street, where a Garden Partyhas been arranged for Sunday, July 14, 2019.