T20 World Cup: KU offers free scholarships to Pakistan cricketers

Karachi University on Thursday offered free scholarships to the Pakistan T20 World Cup squad for recoding impressive victories against India and New Zealand, ARY News reported.

This was announced by Vice-Chancellor Karachi University Professor Khalid Iraqi in a video statement.

Prof. Khalid Iraqi further said that the Pakistan cricket team will be invited to visit Karachi University.

It is pertinent to mention here that Pakistan on Tuesday defeated New Zealand by five wickets and record their second successive win in the Twenty20 World Cup.

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Boosted by their brilliant performance in the 10-wicket rout of arch-rivals India on Sunday, Rauf inspired the 2009 champions to victory in front of a boisterous Sharjah crowd mainly comprised of Pakistani expats.

Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell both scored 27 for New Zealand, while skipper Kane Williamson made a laborious 25 off 26 balls as New Zealand were held to a below-par 134-8.