Fielding sinks Switch XI

Switch XI seems to be out of luck this week. As they get defeated by Unknown XI by 9 wickets. Unknown XI won the toss and elected to bowl first. Unknown XI struck on the very first ball as wicket keeper batsman Etrut nicked the delivery and keeper Hisham shaikh very well executed the catch. It couldn't get any worse when Switch XI were 33 for 4. Then Mugheer Aftab and Hussain Naeem batted very well and made the score reach to 133. Hussian Naeem was runout then. And then the miracle happened. Awais Ahmed struck 48 from the second last over with a flurry of extras. With 30 runs of the last over. Switch XI ended their innings on 209-6. Mugheer Aftab made an unbeaten 84*.
         The start was very well for Unknown XI. Saad Mahmood missed a catch on the gully and later a boundary on long on. Hisham Shaikh was unstoppable today and along with a new partner Hassan he was looking even better. Zaheer then slipped of a catch and poor fielding continued when Awais Ahmed dropped one more down at the gully. Things were out of hand until Mugheer Aftab struck at third last over and Hisham's disastrous innings came to an end. But then Hassan took the torch and fought till the end to secure a relatively easy win.

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Pak Challengers Or Switch XI?

Big Changes are brought in effect as the OAK cricket tournament is around the corner. Pak Challengers central committee has decided to go with the name "Switch XI' for the upcoming tournament. Though none of the players have stated any specific reason for the change. At the same time, P.C.C.C have come up with a new captain, after Saad Mahmood resigned from his captainship due to the growing opposition. Sheroze Ali is the new elected captain while Saad Mahmood takes up the position of the Vice Captain. Mustafa Ali, Saad Omer & Raied Mir were stripped from the squad. Mohammed Asfar, Arsalan Saad, Mugheer and Etrut Ali are the new inclusions. Awais Ahmed takes up the post of Head Practice dept. while Sohaib Zaman is the new manager. Switch XI are officially registered for the OAK cricket tournament starting from June 24th 2012. Switch XI will play their first match on Thursday, June 28 2012 against Unknown XI.

Full Squad Announced

The Challengers central Committee has announced the 15 member squad for the upcoming tournament. Though P.C.C.C has made a change by making Awais Ahmed,the new vice captain. The 15 member squad is as follows:

1. Saad Mahmood (Captain)
2. Awais Ahmed (Vice Captian)
3. Moiez Haider
4. Raied Mir
5. Mustafa Ali
6. AbuBakr Asif
7. Bilal Jahingir
8. Maaz Siddique
9. Hassan Sabir
10. Hussain Naeem
11. Saad Omer
12. Shoaib Ejaz
13. Abdullah Khan
14. Shehroze Ali
15. Abdullah Waqar

Though P.C.C.C has reported that Mustafa Ali has refused to be the keeper and will be playing as a regular player.

The Announced 11 players of the Squad

Captain: Saad Mahmood
Vice Captain: Awais Ahmed

The team central committee has given the names of the eleven players who are a part of the squad for the upcoming tournament. Though Ismail Siraj is no more the media manager. Mohammed Qasim is the new name that has been suggested to be the Media Manager. The names are as follows:

1. Saad Mahmood (Captain)
2. Awais Ahmed (Vice Captain)
3. Moiez Haider
4. Abu Bakr Asif
5. Hassan Sabir
6. Maaz Siddique
7. Mustafa Ali
8. Bilal Jahangir
9. Saad Omer
10. Hussain Naeem
11. Raied Mir

The other possible names for the squad include Abdullah Khan, Abdullah Waqar & Shoaib Ejaz.

Challengers Eyeing a Come Back

Pak Challengers who are out of action from June 2011, have shown hints of participating in the upcoming Royal Cricket Tournament 2nd Edition. Challengers were out of any update after they were eliminated from the R.C.T first round. Former Captain Adil Zafar, Abdullah Waqar and Haseeb Tariq wont be possibly available for the tournament. Though Awais Ahmed has been reported to make a come back almost after 1.5 years. Saad Mahmood have been constantly updating Challengers's Facebook Page about the team's return. Saad also reported that two new faces will be seen. Though due to Adil's absence Saad and Moiez Haider are considered to be the favourates to lead the team. However the practice sessions may begin on 14 or 15th of June most probably. Mustafa Ali may go on to be wicket keeper. While Raied Mir and Sohaib uz Zaman may keep up with opening. R.C.T 2nd edition is reportedly to start on from late June.