Pakistan on top in Blind Cricket World Cup

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan beat West Indies by 10 wickets to take top place in the single league preliminary round of the 3rd World Cricket Cup for the Blind on Tuesday.
In two other matches on the last day of the preliminary round, Australia thrashed New Zealand by eight wickets while India also chalked up an equally impressive 280 runs victory over Sri Lanka.
Pakistan finished on top of the points table with 24 points followed by India (21). England and Australia stood third and fourth on points table securing 17 and 16 points respectively.
Under the rules, Pakistan will clash with fourth-placed Australia in the first semi-final at F-9 Park on Wednesday while in the second semi-final, India will take on England at Pindi Cricket Stadium on Thursday.
The final is scheduled for Saturday.
On Tuesday, Windies opted to bat first after winning the toss and hit 136 runs all-out in 33.5 overs in their match against Pakistan at PAF Ground, E-9.
Pakistan got to the target of 137 runs in the 10th over without losing any wicket. Aamer Ishfaq scored 74 and landed man-of-the-match award while his fellow opener Muhammad Akram bagged 54 runs.
In the second match of the day, played at F-9 Park ground, Australia thrashed New Zealand by an overwhelming margin of eight wickets. New Zealand batted first and scored 104 off 40 overs for six wickets, setting Australia a target of 105 runs.
In reply, Aussies achieved the target in 13th over. Man-of-the-match Brett Wilson remained not out at 59. In the third match, India outplayed Sri Lanka by 280 runs at Pindi Cricket Stadium.
Sri Lanka won the toss and invited Indians to bat first on which they scored 412 for six wickets off 40 overs. Shekar Naik was declared the man-of-the-match for scoring 151 runs. The Lankans fell an easy prey to Indian bowlers and were dismissed for 132 for six wickets.

—Agencies