Commonwealth Bank Cricket Masala Match in Sydney
Pakistan Afghan Under 18 Champions 18's
The inaugural Commonwealth Bank Cricket Masala was played last week and crowd of over 3000 at Bankstown Oval witnessed the Rest of the World led by Southern Stars vice captain Lisa “Shaker” Sthalekar, defeat the NSW Aboriginal Allstars in a thrilling final to become the Open Commonwealth Bank Cricket Masala Champions. In the Under 18’s tournament the Combined Pakistan-Afghan team downed fellow underdogs Bangladesh in a see-sawing struggle.
In a frenetic day of action, a total of 64 sixes were hit and the NSW Aboriginal Allstars fell 4 runs short of the mythical 100 run total against India. (Off 5 overs)
Geoff Coates, Executive General Manager - Business Development, International Financial Services today said “We are very happy with the outcome of the event and the way it was conducted. We are happy to be involved again.”
Mark Waugh, ex Australian batsman and Event VIP said “What a fantastic day and thanks to the organisers. The South Asian passion for cricket now has an outlet in Sydney and the more community events like these the more our communities will come together.”
Cricket Masala all team's photo
