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AHC-PCB Girls’ Cup 2019 – empowering girls through cricket
The Australian High Commission (AHC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the support of Serena Hotels hosted the 5th AHC-PCB
The Australian High Commission (AHC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the support of Serena Hotels hosted the 5th AHC-PCB Girls’; Cricket Cup at F-9 Cricket Ground, Islamabad.
Australia’;s Acting High Commissioner to Pakistan, Mr Brek Batley, congratulated the schools on their participation and welcomed the continued support of the PCB and Serena Hotels for the annual AHC-PCB Girls’; Cricket Cup.
“The Australian High Commission has been sponsoring girls’; cricket in Pakistan since May 2016 to promote gender equality through sport. We began with a single annual tournament in Islamabad but expanded in Lahore and Karachi this year,” Mr Batley said. “Our countries share a passion for cricket, so we’;re very pleased to support this event. Cricket and other sports can help tear down barriers and stereotypes. Every time these girls hit a boundary or make a catch, they are taking a step towards greater equality,” he said.
The girls attended a five-day coaching clinic in the lead-up to the competition conducted by PCB first class cricket coaches and the Manager of Pakistan Women’;s Emerging Squad, Fizza Abid.
Mr Batley highlighted that Australia will host the 2020 ICC Women’;s T20 World Cup final on International Women’;s Day. At the tournament, Australia will become the first cricketing nation to close the gender gap in prize money -Cricket Australia will top up any prize money won by the Australian team to ensure parity with men’;s winnings.
Mr Aziz Boolani, CEO Serena Hotels, said, “Cricket is a passion in Pakistan and as a sport it embodies all the best attributes of any game – encouraging teamwork, discipline, hard work and strategic thinking. Under Serena Hotels Sports Diplomacy initiatives we support, facilitate and sponsor numerous sporting events and our commitments to sports diplomacy and women’;s empowerment have found expression in the AHC-PCB Girls’; Cricket Cup. This tournament provides a wonderful vehicle for promoting and highlighting the importance of gender equality in sport.” The AHC-PCB Girls’; Cup Islamabad involved teams from four schools: SOS Children’;s Village H-11,Sky School System F-11/3, Islamabad Model School for Girls G-11/1 and Islamabad Model School for Girls I-9/1 Islamabad. This year’;s competition was also supported by Malik Sports through the donation of cricket equipment and the Capital Development Authority which provided the ground facilities.
