Captain Natha Khan Sher Jang Memorial Volleyball Tournament

Author: Staff Report

KOTLI: Pakistan WAPDA, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Navy won their respective matches in the ongoing Captain Natha Khan Sher Jang Memorial Volleyball Tournament here on Tuesday. WAPDA beat Khyber Pakhtunkhawa 25-23, 25-16, 25-20, Army defeated Police 25-21, 25-22, 25-20, PAF humbled AJK 25-19, 25-17, 25-14 while Navy tamed Punjab 25-19, 25-14, 25-11.

National champions WAPDA faced tough resistance from young lads of Khyber Pakhtunkhawa who demonstrated their aggression to amuse the spectators. WAPDA continued to struggle against inexperienced but vigorous youth who were close to upset them winning the first set. However, they missed the opportunity amidst two wrong smashes in the end. Mazhar Ali of KP smashed hard in the gaps and Zain Ahmad served well to earn points for his team. WAPDA also struggled hard to get points in the last set as well, as both teams were level at 17-17. However, internationals Naseer, Muneer and Mohammad Mubarak blocked and smashed effectively to guide their team to victory.

Today’s matches:

Punjab vs Police

KP vs AJK

Navy vs Army

WAPDA vs PAF.

Published in Daily Times, November 7th 2018.

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