It is with great pleasure that we announce the final match in our event season, the 2016 Sumbal Cup, to be held at historic Rupertswood Cricket Club in Sunbury on Labour Day, 14th March 2016.
This is the second Sumbal Cup to be played at Rupertswood. After the success of last year’s match we were extremely keen to lock in the event as a yearly fixture.
Once again a Sumbal XI will take on a Rupertswood combined XI,
The third Fayyaz Sumbal Cup in Lahore on Saturday was the biggest day in the Foundation’s two year history. In brilliant conditions at the historic Lahore Gymkhana Club, the Gymkhana XI were victorious in a hugely entertaining game.
Led by a magnificent 63 from Pakistan women’s vice-captain Bismah Maroof, the Australian XI posted 184 from their 30 overs, with international representative Udnan Akmal chipping in with some handy runs in the lower order.
But a Gymkhana side featuring former Pakistan skipper Salim Malik were not to be outdone,