YSS cricket team to lock horns with PHE in finals

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Dec 14: The employee’s team of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) Department defeated SDRF by 7 wickets and sailed into the finals of the ongoing league cum knock out ‘2nd Inter-Department (Employees) T-20 Cricket Tournament 2021’ being played at the University of Kashmir Ground, here today.
SDRF won the toss and elected to bat first but could hardly manage to score 83 runs. Nasir Parray and Wahid Ahmad took 4 wickets each and Mohd Saleem took 2 wickets for his team. In reply, Youth Service and Sports achieved the target in the 12th over. Mubashir Ahamad scored 14, while Adil Sofi made 30 runs for the team.
Nasir Parray was declared as ‘Man of the Match’ for his brilliant overall performance.
Youth Services and Sports will take on the Departmental team of PHE in the final match of the tournament.
Director of Youth Services & Sports, Gazanfar Ali hailed the brilliant efforts of the YSS team in winning an important match of the tourney. He hoped that the team will play a great innings in the finals of the tournament as well.
He added that besides teaching and coaching abilities, the field staffs of the department (employee) is full of talent and every possible step would be taken to provide them a proper platform for showcasing their hidden talent.