The inaugural IoBM Super League (ISL 2024), an inter-university cricket tournament hosted by the Institute of Business Management, concluded in thrilling fashion on Thursday.
In a nail-biting final, the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) defeated IoBM, with a narrow 6-run victory to claim the first ISL Champions Trophy in a dramatic finish.
Held from November 18-28, 2024, ISL 2024 brought together eight university cricket teams from across Karachi in a thrilling series of 15 fiercely contested matches. The teams included KASBIT, Salim Habib University, Denning University, FAST, MITE, and Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto University of Law (SZABUL).
Organized by IoBM’s Students and Sports Affairs Department, the tournament featured live-streamed matches on IoBM’s YouTube channel, complete with professional commentary, on-screen graphics, on-ground analysis, and interviews. The pool matches and semi-finals were held at the Rashid Latif Cricket Academy, while the much-anticipated final took place at the Naya Nazimabad Cricket Ground, showcasing some of the finest young talent in the city.
The cricket tournament concluded with several outstanding performances. Mujtaba Suleman (IBA) received the Man of the Match award, Maheer Ahmed (IBA) was named Best Bowler, and Muhammad Imran (IoBM) earned the Best Fielder title. Harris Bin Tahir (Denning University of Law) was awarded Best Batsman while Bilal Khalid, the IoBM captain, was honoured as the Player of the Tournament.
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