KARACHI: Umaima Sohail, who is the all-rounder of the Pakistan women’s cricket team and an international player, has tied the knot and therefore started a new chapter in her life.
The wedding was a private affair that took place in Karachi, it was simple yet elegant and was attended only by close family, relatives and friends. Umaima and her husband Muhammad Ghaus received the prayers and best wishes from the attendees at the wedding.
The event was the talk of social media, with a lot of pictures and videos from the wedding ceremony being uploaded and cricket fans and well-wishers congratulating the lady cricketer and showing their admiration.
Umaima Sohail is considered as one of the maybe top players in women’s cricket in Pakistan and has represented the country in a number of international tournaments, thus gaining recognition through her performances along with her dedication to the sport.
Ever since the announcement of her wedding, the cricket world has been sending her congratulations and well-wishes continuously not only to share her joy but also to wish her good luck in her future plans.
The wedding was a landmark event too as Umaima Sohail who had made the country proud with her cricketing skills has now taken on a different journey on a personal level at the same time as being a bright young star in the eyes of the future sportsmen and women in her country.
Sameer Minhas shatters world record with fastest Under-19 century
Meanwhile, Sameer Minhas, the Pakistan Under-19 opener, will live on in the record book as he scored the fastest century in Under-19 cricket, surpassing the long-standing world record of the Indian player who held it till now.
The rising star of Pakistan made this historic move during the final of the One-Day Tri-Series in Harare against the Zimbabwean U-19 team, the hosts. Minhas finished the one-day match with his three figures of century in merely four dozen balls, which made it the fastest hundred ever recorded in youth one-day international cricket.
The prior record holder was India’s Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who had scored a century off 52 balls against England in July last year.
Meanwhile, Minhas did not let the final slow him down as he scored 114 runs from 51 balls which included 17 fours and five sixes. His intense batting knocked down the Zimbabwe bowlers and hence proved to be the winning factor in the match.
Pakistan Under-19 team, which only needed to score 159 runs, did it quite easily, losing just one wicket and thus, won the One-Day Tri-Series title without any difficulty.
The record-breaking performance of Sameer Minhas has not only indicated the increasing power of Pakistan in the youth category but also the upcoming star batters in international cricket.
