Defending champions Army defeated Police 6-3 on the first day of the first Shaheed Kamran National Inter-departmental Baseball Championship at the UCP ground here on Saturday. The match lasted three hours and ended in the 9thinnings. Mohammad Arif gave Army first run in the first innings while Police failed to score. No run was made in the next two innings by either sides. In the fourth innings, both Army and Police earned two runs as Army led 4-3. While Mohammad Arshad and Iftikhar scored one run each for Army while Nasir Adeeb and Muzaffar Hussain scored one run apiece for Police. Again no run was made in the 5th innings.
Army again scored two more runs through Iftikhar and Arshad to build up the lead to 5-2. In the next innings Arif added his second run, while Police again failed to make any addition. In the 9th innings Police made their third run through Ahsan Beg but only to lose the match 6-3. Wapda will meet Army in the second match on Sunday. Secretary Pakistan Federation Baseball Khawar Shah inaugurated the championship, which is named to Shaheed Kamran, who was baseball player from Army and lost his life in the war against terrorisms. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah Director Tournment told that Mr. Shuakat Javed President Pakistan Federation Baseball and Vice President Pakistan Olympics Association will be the chief guest on final day and Brig Iqtidar will be among the guests.