Daily Times

The Australian High Commission (AHC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the support of Serena Hotels on Saturday hosted the 4th AHC-PCB Girls’ Cricket Cup at the Marghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad.

The AHC-PCB Girls’ Cup 2019 involved teams from four schools: Special Education School for Girls with Hearing Impairment H-9; Mashal Model School Bari Imam; Pakistan Sweet Homes H-9/4 and Islamabad Model School for Girls I-9/1 Islamabad. The girls attended a five-day coaching clinic in the lead-up to the competition conducted by first class women cricketers and PCB coach Farrukh Hayat.

Australia’s Acting High Commissioner to Pakistan, Brek Batley congratulated the schools on their participation and welcomed the continued support of the PCB and Serena Hotels for the annual PCB-AHC Girls’ Cricket Cup. He also presented an autographed bat of Australian Cricket Team to the best player of the tournament.

“Sharing a passion with Pakistan for cricket, the Australian High Commission was pleased to again join with the PCB and Serena Hotels to host this initiative to empower girls through cricket and promote gender equality through sports,” Batley said.

“We were particularly pleased to have the participation of first class women players who helped to build confidence, foster team spirit and encourage the girls to push beyond their boundaries,” he said.

Published in Daily Times, January 20^th 2019.