Red Bull Street Cricket took place for the first time in Karachi, Pakistan and the finale of the tournament held on June 8, 2018. The event took place in the Parking lot at Hill Park.

Street cricket is something momentous for Pakistani cricket followers. Red Bull took an initiative for such enthusiasts by arranging Red Bull Street Cricket to showcase national talent. The tournament had 32 participating teams representing all corners of Karachi including (Defence, Clifton, Gulshan, PECHS and North Nazimabad).

Rules of the tournament were personalized according to the ground requirements to make the sport more exciting. Hit leg side boundary (1 run), Hit the off side boundary (2 runs), Directly goes over the boundary on the off side (Out), Straight boundary (4’s and 6’s as usual). In the duration of the innings both sides were given 2 super-balls each. If the bowling team took a wicket on a super ball, the team on the batting side would lose 5 runs. The batting side when called the super-ball doubled the amount of runs scored on that ball.

Following are the intricacies of the tournament:

1ST SEMI FINAL2ND SEMI FINALFINAL MATCH
KARACHI SPORTS v/s MD SPORTSMODEL SPORTS V/S HASSAN SPORTSMODEL V/S KARACHI SPORTS
1st inning1st inning1st inning
Karachi sports (56 runs)Model sports (51 runs)Model sports (35 runs)
2nd inning2nd inning2nd inning
MD SPORTS (29 runs )Hassan sports (22 runs)Karachi sports (36 runs)
KARACHI SPORTS WON BY 28 RUNSMODEL SPORTS WON BY 30 RUNSKARACHI WON BY 6 WICKETS

Best Bowling Award was presented to Muhammad Zohaib from Karachi Sports whereas Best Batsman Award was deserved by Asad Shah from Model Sports.

“Red bull had chosen a very good and secure place. We should appreciate Red Bull for the way they have organized this tournament for boys. I think this activity should be continued because it’s a very healthy activity in Ramadan. Night cricket in Karachi has always been a trend whether its tape ball or tennis ball. We must appreciate this initiative and I am delighted to see such an amazing crowd here! I am also here because even my cricket initially started with tape ball and tennis ball. Today, the way they have organized this event is really commendable and I hope Red Bull will continue arranging such events because it is a very healthy activity for boys who stay up till Suhoor. Well done Red Bull!” – Moin Khan, Former Pakistan Cricket Team Captain.

Street cricket being such a prevalent sport, the tournament arranged by Red Bull got massive response from both media and Karachi Street’s denizens.

Special Thanks to Walnut Communications

Dr. Sundus

Dr. Sundus is a Media Professional; a Journalist/TV & Radio Broadcaster and an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mass Communication, NUST; she has work experience in Electronic, Print, and Web Media, she has been serving Magazine Journalism since 2006, and Ph.D. in Strategic Communication from University Utara Malaysia.

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