Pakistan Army and Wapda moved into the semifi-nals in the departmental category of All Pakistan 3×3 Ramadan Cup Basketball Tournament here at outdoor basketball courts of Pakistan Sports Com-plex on Saturday.
The tournament was organized under the um-brella of Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBBF) in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
Army Greens, who were having the services of some young players, recorded victory against the Navy by 21-8 points and qualified for the semi-final round. Army’s Shiraz Aslam scored nine points while Muhammad Usman scored six points. In the second quarterfinal match Wapda (A) overpowered Police Greens in another one-sided game by 22-10 points. Zain ul Hasan scored 10 points and Ali Raza scored 7 points for Wapda A. In the third quarter final, Wapda Greens defeated Police Blues by 22-9 points while Army (A) won against Wapda Red by 21-17 points.
In the women’s category quarterfinals, Army players were far better against AK Club leading with 9 points as the match was concluded with 17-8 points. Army player Aamina Mohsin scored 10 and Aiman Riaz scored 5 points. In the second quarter-final, Lions C defeated Night Blues by 4-13 points. Madiha Nawaz scored six points while Maria Khan scored five points in the match. In the second quarter-final, Lycans C defeated Knight Blues by 13-4 points. Madiha Nawaz scored six points while Maria Khan scored five points in the match while Lycans A defeated Lycans D by 16-5 points and Lycans B defeated AK White by 5-0 points in the quarter-final matches.
Wapda Greens would face Pakistan Army A while Wapda A will face Army Greens in the semifinals of the tournament.—APP
