PAKISTAN V INDIA CHARITY CRICKET MATCH at CLYDESDALE GLASGOW

This was a charity match organised by the UCare Foundation between Scottish Pakistanis and Scottish Indians , the Pakistani team contained the brilliantly named Yasir Arafat , a talented professional who has recently played in a whitewash for the Senior Pakistan side in a whitewash of England.
The foodstalls were a big attraction for the large crowd who will soon be fasting during Ramadan in about a weeks time.The kids were fascinated by the large bouncy slides , a petting section containing owls and birds of prey and pony rides.
The stall dishing out free sliced mangoes was very popular for attenders of all ages.
The cricket was entertaining too , Pakistan made 152-7 after their 20 allotted overs.The Indian bowling and fielding performance was impressive , stopping many runs in the outfield and making catches near the boundary look very simple.
There was also a running commentary from an installed PA system that used the actual runs scored and overs bowled as a general guesstimate rather than a precise figure , at one stage the scoring went backwards so the century mark came , and went , and came back again over a period of two overs , going from 107 to 93 to 109.
Being a sub-contintental organised event there were many speeches and encomiums of self-important dignitaries who reminded the crowd many times over just how important they are just in case anyone failed to realise just how important these people are to them.
Alas the kids got a bit bored of all the activities and we had to leave before the Indian innings began.

Talking about important , this article sums up how important this highly enjoyable charity family gala event was for the organisers and the community.

Sai Majeed, Chairman of the Western District Cricket Union and captain of the Scottish Pakistani team, added:
"We are thrilled to be involved in this charity sports day, with such an exciting cricket match as its showpiece.
"In this year of the Commonwealth Games coming to Glasgow, the event aims to show the whole country how communities can come together in sport while raising money for charitable causes.
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As part of the Scottish Asian Sports Gala T20 Commonwealth 2014 event, the match is a fund-raiser for the Ucare Foundation, which has along with the Pakitan Consulate and the Western District Cricket Union, organised the match. - See more at: http://www.cricketworld.com/glasgow-to-host-charity-t20-match/38004.htm#sthash.7yX8IRfO.dpuf

As part of the Scottish Asian Sports Gala T20 Commonwealth 2014 event, the match is a fund-raiser for the Ucare Foundation, which has along with the Pakitan Consulate and the Western District Cricket Union, organised the match. - See more at: http://www.cricketworld.com/glasgow-to-host-charity-t20-match/38004.htm#sthash.7yX8IRfO.dpuf

As part of the Scottish Asian Sports Gala T20 Commonwealth 2014 event, the match is a fund-raiser for the Ucare Foundation, which has along with the Pakitan Consulate and the Western District Cricket Union, organised the match. - See more at: http://www.cricketworld.com/glasgow-to-host-charity-t20-match/38004.htm#sthash.7yX8IRfO.dpuf