Batting first, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peace XI led by Inzamam ul Haq, scored 180 runs with a loss of 5 wickets. Salim malik was the top scorer of the side with 50 of 27 balls. Shahid Afridi took two wickets. In reply, Pakistan Peace XI led by former spinner Abdul Qadir with the help of Afridi’s 66 of just 19 balls managed to achieve the total in the 19th over. Afridi hit 9 boundaries in his innings with one six smashing the glass wall of the commentary box.
Chief guest Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, while speaking after the T20 Peace Cricket match, announced plans to build large stadiums in all districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
Imran Khan said that a talent hunt will be started for under 17s in K-P. He added that coaches will be hired to carry out the search in the seven agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to find strong players to play in the K-P cricket team.
The Pakistan team will be made stronger by the K-P team, said Imran, adding that Shoaib Akhtar was discovered during a talent hunt.
No international cricket has been played in Pakistan since the terrorists attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009. While the last time there was an international cricket match at the Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar was in 2006 between Pakistan and India. After almost 8 years when PTI government took the initiative to organize a T20 cricket match here in Peshawar, the cricket fans of the province felt on top of the world.
Pakistan Peace XI:
Abdul Qadir(Captain), Shahid Afridi, Yasir Hameed, Kamran Akmal, Rana Naveed, Muhammad Irfan, Shoaib Malik, Hammad Azam, Umar Gul, Shabbir Ahmad, Nasir Jamshed, Anwar Ali, Wajahat Ullah Wasti, Rao Iftikhar, Moin Khan.
KPK Peace XI:
Inzam-ul-Haq(Captain), Imran Nazir, Ahmad Shahzad, Muhammad Yousaf, Ijaz Ahmad, Salim Malik, Younis Khan, Abdul Razzaq, Khalid Latif, Sohail Tanveer, Mushtaq Ahmad, Shoaib Akhtar, Umer Amin, Rashid Latif, Manzoor Elahi. - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/10/13/news/sports/playing-for-peace/#sthash.fGAfZkc8.dpuf
