KARACHI:The quarterfinals of All Karachi Professor Ejaz Ahmad Faruqi Invitational Cricket Tournament, which was postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, will be played from September 3.
According to schedule of the tournament, the matches will be played between Dawood Sports vs. Airport Gymkhana, Alamgir Gymkhana vs Shameel Cricket Club and Pakistan Cricket Club will play against Al Noor Gymkhana.
Meanwhile, Bilal Friends Cricket Club has already reached semifinals.
Tournament Committee Chairman Muhammad Tauseef Siddiqui said that two quarterfinals will be played on September 3 at TMC Cricket Ground where Dawood Sports Cricket Club will face Airport Gymkhana while Alamgir Gymkhana and Shameel Cricket Club will compete at KCC Stadium.
The tournament’s third quarterfinal will be played between Pakistan Cricket Club and Al Noor Gymkhana at the CCA Stadium on September 4.
The Bilal Friends Cricket Club has already qualified for the semifinals. Both semifinals of the tournament will be played on September 8 at TMC Cricket Ground, where the winner of Group A will face the winner of Group C.
The other semifinal will be played at KCCA Stadium where winner of Group B will play against the winner of Group D. The date of the final match will be announced later. A total of 80 teams from Karachi participated in the tournament and all matches were played on turf wickets. There was no entry fee for the tournament.
Tournament Secretary Jamil Ahmed said the tourney started on January 19 and by March 5, 72 matches had been played before the tournament was forced stop due to COVID-19. Now that the situation has improved, the committee has decided to complete the tournament.