Askari Alphas claims 5th Essa Lab Basketball Tournament 2020 title
Askari Alphas displayed brilliant game to edge past Bahria Club 76-50 in the thrilling final and lifted the 5th edition of Essa Lab Basketball trophy at the Arambagh-Abdul Nasir court, Karachi.
Askari Alphas displayed brilliant game to edge past Bahria Club 76-50 in the thrilling final and lifted the 5th edition of Essa Lab Basketball trophy at the Arambagh-Abdul Nasir court, Karachi.
For the winners, a fantastic performance was given by Anas Usman who was in the form of his life and scored 28 points. Anas was well assisted by Saifullah Nosherwani (22 pts) and Shahmeer Zaheer (21 pts).
Bahria Club’s Aun Akram due to his brilliant game was named Player of the Tournament while Anas Usman was Man of the Match. Special performance awards were given to Humaira Siddiqui, Zaeema Khatoon, Uzma Shahid, Saleem Khamisani and wrestler Sher Khan.
Director Sports Essa Lab Maryam Farhan Essa graced the closing ceremony as a chief guest distributed the prizes among the teams.
She said Essa Lab will hold two basketball tournaments next year.
“The first tournament will be girls basketball tournament in January and the second will be boys tournament which will be held in November,” said Maryam. She also thanked DC South Irshad Ali Sodhar for renovating the historic court.
Dr Farhan Essa praised KBBA for holding a fine event and expressed hope that sports and healthy activities will contribute a lot towards building a healthy society.
