Rawalpindi (Staff Report): Pakistan XI set a 254 runs target for UK Media XI in Miranshah, North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
UK Media XI earlier won the toss and opted to field at the picturesque Younis Khan Stadium.
UK Media XI won the toss and opted to field against Pakistan XI in Miranshah, a town in the North Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
In a tweet posted on Wednesday, DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor said the match will be telecast live from Miranshah.
Cricket in NWA. Pak XI plays UK Media XI on 21 Sep 17. Live telecast from Miranshah. Peace & prosperity is our destiny. #PeacefulPakistan???????? pic.twitter.com/inPVojxaYw
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) September 20, 2017
The UK team is part of an 18-member group of journalists, lawyers, businessmen and academics aged between 21-62, which is touring Pakistan with the aim to improve the country’s image as a sporting nation, it added.
Of the 18 members of the squad, 14 are players, one is an umpire while the rest, including two women, are the organisers.
