Houstn, TX – US Zalmi announces squad for Global Zalmi League, Muhammad Naeem named Captain of the side, two Indian players also included .
US Zalmi has announced their 16 member Squad for the upcoming Global Zalmi League. The experienced Muhammad Naeem has been picked to lead the side, which will be in the UAE to compete against 15 other teams from all across the world in the much awaited Global Zalmi League. two Indian players, Varun Reddy and Sundanshu Mahajan, have also been included in the team for the mega event.
The complete squad is as follows: Fayaz Khan (President), Raheel Anwar (Manager/Coach), Mohammad Naeem (Captain), Abdullah Nazari (VC), Varun Reddy (WK), Waseem Shazhed, Zia Khan, Tariq Farooqui, Usman Shahid, Shaheer Hassan, Usman Ashraf, Talib Naqvi, Hammad Qureshi, Jahanzaib Khan, Ilias Nazari, Fahad Babar, Sudhanshu Mahajan, and Syed Abdullah.
Peshawar Zalmi USA representative Fayaz Khalil has wished the side the very best and appreciated the platform that the Global Zalmi League is all set to provide.
He also added that Global Zalmi League has succeeded the Zalmi World Cup, both of which are initiatives taken by Peshawar Zalmi to realize their vision of the development of cricket and the betterment of young cricketing talent.
The tournament will kick off on the 11th of February, lasting for 9 days, until the 19th. It’s all set to be played in Ajman, UAE.
PEARLAND: The Moosa stadium witnessed history in the making as the Nepali Rhinos overpowered the star-studded Houston Sparks to lift the first 2xCricket USA cup here on Sunday.
Sparks put Rhinos into bat, after winning the toss, and the Paras Khadka-led outfit managed 73 runs for 3 wickets. In reply the Sparks scored only one more run (74-3).
In the second innings the Rhinos cut loose and hammed 124 runs to give Houston Sparks a very stiff target of 124 runs. Shawn Findley and captain Paras Khatka stroked blistering knocks of 77 and 61 runs respectively. Asad Ali and Muhammad Khalil took 2 wickets apiece.
In the second innings, Houston Sparks failed to replicate their semi-final performance and bundled out with 55 more runs to get. Shahzeb Hassan topped the batting chart with 38 runs. Shawn Findlay took 3, Paras Khatka grabbed 2 wickets.
The winning captain Paras Khatka and runner-up skipper Kamran Akmal applauded the 2x format and expressed willingness to be part of this event next year as well.
In the end, the vice president of Mitsubishi motors for North American region, Don Swearingen presented trophy to the winning captain with a purse of $60, 250.
The runner-up team, Houston Sparks got $17,250.
The 8-team event began on November 9th and apart from the two finalists, Florida Underdogs and UAE falcons also qualified for the semi final games.
Montgomery sports management, Pak Punjab, Smart Choice and Somerset Cavaliers were the other teams participated in the tournament with a unique format of 4 innings in a T20 game.
Zeeshan Maqsood of UAE falcons, scored 265 runs with a century and 2 fifties, was declared the best batsman of the tournament while best bowler’s award went to Asad Ali of Houston Sparks who took 11 wickets in the competition. The most valuable player’s award was given to Shawn Findlay of the Nepali Rhinos who scored 193 runs and took 10 wickets during the course of the tournament.
HOUSTON – The FIFA world rankings sometimes don’t accurately measure the ability and potential of a national team. But no one will make the mistake of questioning Argentina’s No. 1 status. Not after the display of magnificence a sold-out NRG Stadium crowd witnessed on Tuesday.
The Argentines played like the best team in the world in their Copa America Centenario semifinal against the United States, and much of that had to do with the best soccer player on the planet doing whatever he wanted.
Jun 21, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Argentina midfielder Lionel Messi (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the first half against the United States in the semifinals of the 2016 Copa America Centenario soccer tournament at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Lionel Messi continued to make himself at home in this one-off tournament to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the South American championship. The reigning Ballon d’Or winner set up the first and final goals and scored one of his own on a spectacular free kick to lead Argentina to Sunday’s final with a resounding 4-0 victory over the U.S.
Messi’s goal moved him to the top of Argentina’s all-time scoring list, surpassing the 54 scored by the great Gabriel Batistuta. The victory earned La Albiceleste its third straight final in a major tournament after finishing runner-up at the 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa America.
The Americans, despite their disappointing performance, get to play one more game. They face the loser of Wednesday’s Colombia-Chile semifinal on Saturday in the Copa America third-place game in Glendale, Ariz.
“We played against a very good team,” U.S. captain Michael Bradley said. “You have to take every little detail in the best possible way. I don’t think we did that tonight.”
Messi needed just three minutes to make his mark. A sliding clearance by Fabian Johnson rolled the ball to the top of the penalty area where Messi calmly sized up the situation and chipped the ball over the U.S. defense to the back post. His pass found Lavezzi, whose header back across goal caught goalkeeper Brad Guzan too far out of his net for a 1-0 lead.
The entire Argentine team, not just Messi, was here to put on a show, complete with backheels and stylish (and effortless) ball possession that made the Americans look helpless. Argentina ended up with 68 percent possession in the first half.
But there’s no better showman in the sport of soccer than Messi. And he gave the sellout crowd and the TV audience a memory of individual brilliance they will never forget.
After Messi got tackled to the ground by Chris Wondolowski, a surprising selection among the U.S. starting eleven, Argentina’s No. 10 patiently stood over the ball to take the free kick. He had already scored from a dead-ball situation in his tournament debut en route to a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Panama.
That free kick was exceptional. But the one he struck in the 32nd minute was even better – unstoppable, really – as Messi, from about 25 yards out, lifted the ball over the U.S. wall as if it were controlled by strings or remote control and into the top right corner for a 2-0 Argentina lead.
Wondolowski was replaced just before the second half by 17-year-old Christian Pulisic, the Borussia Dortmund prodigy from Hersey, Pa. Argentina, however, merely added to its lead five minutes after halftime.
Lavezzi whipped a ball into the box where Gonzalo Higuain had timed his run perfectly. Guzan blocked Higuain’s first shot but gave up a rebound that the Napoli man easily tapped home for a 3-0 cushion in the 50th minute.
The Americans, to their credit, kept their energy up as they tried to get a goal back. That said, with 15 minutes left, the U.S. still had yet to record a shot on goal in response to Argentina’s seven. They nearly got that first shot in the 77th minute when Pulisic had the ball with space in the box but chose to pass to Zardes instead. Argentina broke up the play and cleared.
Messi was not finished. He pounced on a lazy giveaway deep in the U.S. third and played an incredible cutback through the box to an awaiting Higuain for the striker’s second goal and a 4-0 Argentine lead.
“We’ll get ourselves ready for another game,” Bradley said.
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