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The Pakistan volleyball team secured a 3-0 victory against South Korea in the knockout match of the play-off stage in the ongoing Asian Games 2023.

The sets were closely contested, with scores of 19-25, 22-25, and 21-25 ending in favor of the Men in Green, advancing them to the quarter-final stage.

The Green Shirts will now come face to face against Qatar in the much-anticipated quarter-final, scheduled to take place on October 24 in Hangzhou, China.

Last week, the national team secured a 3-0 victory against a strong Chinese Taipei in their second game to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament.

In their opening game of the marquee event, the Green Shirts defeated the 58th-ranked Mongolia team in straight sets, 25-17, 25-19, and 25-20, on Tuesday.

The team moved to the top of the points table after defeating the 44th-ranked Chinese Taipei, who won Bronze in 2018 with scores of 25-18, 25-20, and 25-19.

The most notable accomplishment for Pakistan in Asian Games volleyball history occurred when they secured a third-place finish during the 1962 Jakarta.

Source: Pro Pakistani

India have won final of Asia Cup 2023 beating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets at Colombo today [Sunday].

Batting first, Sri Lanka were all out at 50 runs in just 15.2 overs.

In reply, India achieved the victory target only in 6.1 overs without any loss.

India have won the title for eighth time.

For India, Ishan Kishan with 23 runs and Shubman Gill with 27 runs remained the main scorers.

Mohammed Siraj of India, who secured six wickets, was declared Player of the match, while Kuldeep Yadav remained Player of the Series.

This is the lowest total in the history of Asia Cup (ODI) history since the record was previously held by Bangladesh, who scored 87 runs against Pakistan back in 2000.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The emerging Pakistani batter, Saim Ayub, has been showcasing his batting skills and talent in the ongoing edition of the Caribbean Premier League 2023 in the West Indies.

While representing Guyana Amazon Warriors, the left-handed batter is currently the leading run-scorer in the 11th season, helping the team to sit atop the points table.

The 21-year-old batter has so far scored 304 runs in eight matches at an average of 43.42 and a strike rate of 149.01, including three half-centuries, with the highest score being 85.

Saim Ayub scored 84 runs off 53 balls against Jamaica Tallawahs, 58 runs off 35 balls against Barbados Royals, and 62 runs from 43 balls against Trinbago Knight Riders.

Batter Team Matches Runs Average Strike Rate 50s 100s

Saim Ayub Guyana Amazon Warriors 8 304 43.42 149.01 3 0

ADS Fletcher St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 8 267 44.50 146.70 3 0

MJ Guptill Trinbago Knight Riders 9 261 37.28 116.51 1 1

Nicholas Pooran Trinbago Knight Riders 9 257 36.71 162.65 2 1

Shai Hope Guyana Amazon Warriors 8 247 41.16 128.64 3 0

Guyana Amazon Warriors have won six out of eight matches while they will play their last two group stage games against Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals on September 17 and 18.

Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders are the only teams to have qualified for the play-off stage while they will also meet on September 21 in the play-off game.

Source: Pro Pakistani

Muhammad Shabbir won the title of 27th Chief of the Naval Staff Open Golf Championship.

In a statement, Pakistan Navy said, the closing and prize distribution ceremony of Championship was held at Karachi Golf Club.

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi graced the occasion as Chief Guest.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chief of the Naval Staff commended the untiring efforts of Karachi Golf Club staff and organizers for seamless conduct of the championship and congratulated the winners for their remarkable success.

Naval Chief lauded the high standards of the game that provided exciting and quality entertainment to the participants. He also appreciated the sponsors in supporting the game of golf and conduct of the championship.

The four day long Golf championship held from 13 – 16 September has become a major event in golfing circles since 1995.

The categories in the championship included professionals, amateurs, veterans, ladies and juniors. 72 holes matches were played for professionals, 54 holes for amateurs, 36 holes by KGC professionals, 18 holes for seniors and ladies whereas 9 holes matches were contested among juniors category ‘A’ and ‘B’ and veterans.

The event continues to be the highest prize money golf event of the country, wherein; more than 600 enthusiast golfers participated from across the country.

The ceremony was attended by various civil and military dignitaries including officers, organizers, sponsors, golfers and media fraternity.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Iftikhar Ahmed has been one of the top performers in white-ball cricket for Pakistan for the last couple of years and has helped the side win many matches.

The right-handed batter has averaged more than even top-ranked Pakistani batters like Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, and Fakhar Zaman during the ongoing year 2023.

In 2023, the 33-year-old batter scored 348 runs in seven ODI innings at an average of 69.60 and a strike rate of 114.09, including one century and one half-century.

Wicket-keeper batter, Mohammad Rizwan is second on the list, scoring 628 ODI runs in 15 innings at an average of 62.80 and a strike rate of 92.76, including six half-centuries.

All-format captain, Babar Azam is third on the list, scoring 745 runs in 15 innings at an average of 49.66 and a strike rate of 85.43, including two centuries and six half-centuries.

Left-handed opening batters, Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are fourth and fifth on the list, scoring 644 runs at an average of 46 and 448 runs at an average of 40.72, respectively.

Batter Innings Runs Average Strike Rate 100s 50s

Iftikhar Ahmed 7 348 69.60 114.09 1 1

Mohammad Rizwan 15 628 62.80 92.76 0 6

Babar Azam 15 745 49.66 5.43 2 6

Fakhar Zaman 15 644 46.00 85.75 3 1

Imam-ul-Haq 11 448 40.72 78.73 0 5

Source: Pro Pakistani

Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in their last match of the Super 4s stage of the Asia Cup 2023. The highly-anticipated encounter between the two sides will determine the second finalist of the competition, who will go on to face India on 17 September.

Pakistan will be looking to overcome a massive defeat against arch-rivals India in their previous encounter and book their place in the final of the competition.

The Men in Green have made five changes to their playing XI, three enforced and two tactical. Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, and Salman Ali Agha have been ruled out of the match due to injuries suffered in the India match while Faheem Ashraf and Fakhar Zaman have been replaced after a less than impressive outing so far in the tournament.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka too will be looking to bounce back quickly after their narrow loss against India. Sri Lanka, the defending champions, will be hoping to secure a place in the final for the second consecutive time.

Pakistan’s Line-up:

Babar Azam (c) Shadab Khan (vc) Mohammad Haris Imam-ul-Haq

Mohammad Rizwan (wk) Saud Shakeel Iftikhar Ahmed Mohammad Nawaz

Shaheen Afridi Mohammad Wasim Jr. Zaman Khan

Match Timings

The virtual knockout Pakistan-Sri Lanka Super 4s match in the Aisa Cup 2023 will take place at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka with the game starting at 2:30 pm Pakistan Standard Time.

Fixture Date Time Venue

Pakistan Vs. Sri Lanka 14 September 2023 2:30 PM R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Source: Pro Pakistani

In the 2nd One Day International of three match series, South Africa women beat Pakistan women by six wickets in Karachi on Monday.

Batting first, Pakistan Women were all out at 168 runs in 44.2 overs.

In reply, South Africa women achieved the target in 34 overs for the loss of four wickets.

South Africa women leads the series by two-nil.

The third and last ODI will be played at the same venue on Thursday.

Source: Radio Pakistan

In the Super four stage of Asia Cup at Colombo, Pakistan is chasing a victory target of 357 runs against India.

Earlier, batting first India scored 356 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in allotted fifty overs.

KR Rahul and Virat Kholi scored centuries for India while Rahul Sharma and Shubman Gill scored half centuries.

For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Shahdab Khan captured one wicket each.

In tomorrow’s, match India will take on Sri Lanka at the same venue at 2:30pm Pakistan Standard Time.

Source: Radio Pakistan