KG Ramazan T20 draws announced

KARACHI: The draws of the 33rd Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Twenty20 Cricket Tournament for the Omar Associates Trophy were taken out in the presence of the representatives of the teams at the club on Tuesday.

Last year’s winners Advance Telecom and losing semi-finalists Dollar East are not playing this time, but quite a few outfits will make their debut in the tournament, which begins on the first day of Ramazan.

Technical Committee Member, Riazuddin, an international umpire-turned-event organiser, conducted the draws. The tournament is being contested by 16 teams, divided in four groups for the preliminary round at the end of which the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals.

Last year’s runners-up Tapal Cricket Club have been placed in the Group A alongwith debutants Quetta Gladiators Academy, Momin Seeds Cricket Club and Sindh Police. The Group B consists of Omar Cricket Club, Acme Technologies, Emerging Cricketers Academy and SUPARCO Sports.

Hosts Karachi Gymkhana are with Mateen Enterprises, Qasmi Gymkhana and Ashfaq Memorial Hospital in the Group C. Last year’s losing semi-finalists New Al Habib Cricket Club feature in the Group D in the company of Agha Steel, Dubai Hawks and Heroes Cricket Club Quetta.The draws ceremony was also attended by Ambreen Saqib, Vice President of Karachi Gymkhana, and Akhtar Munir, the club’s Convener Sports.