Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 29: NSF Legends outclassed Press Club Jammu XI and lifted the second Trimurti Balidan Cricket T20 tournament at Jammu University Ground, here today.
Former member BCCI and Joint Secretary JKNC, Ankush Abrol was the chief guest at the concluding ceremony. Dr Vikas Sharma Zonal Secretary JKNC Presided over the function. Senior Journalist Vishal Bharti, Gobind Chouchan and Dinesh Mahajan were the guests of honour.
The Press Club XI won the toss and elected to bat first. In stipulated 20 overs, Press Club batsmen put a score of 150 runs on the scoreboard. The disciplined bowling of NSF Legends was spearheaded by Dr. Vikas Sharma who claimed 3 wickets giving away just 14 runs in a spell of 3 overs. Ashok and Danish also claimed 2 wickets apiece.
For Press Club, Rajesh Sharma was the top scorer who made a fighting 55 runs. He was ably supported by few others but could not convert into a big score. NSF chased the required total in 16.3 overs scoring 153 runs. Vishal was adjudged as Man of the Match for playing a brilliant innings of 48 in just 28 deliveries. Rupesh Kumar was adjudged as Man of the Series for delivering outstanding performances throughout the tournament.
Ankush Abrol appreciated National Secular Forum (NSF) for organizing such events which promote a sense of competitiveness among youth and also an occasion to pay befitting tributes to the martyr trio of Indian freedom struggle.
Dr Vikas Sharma appreciated the sportsmanship of all the participating teams. He mentioned that the tournament was being organized every year by the National Secular Forum (NSF) to pay homage to the great martyrs who laid down their lives in the prime of their youth.
The tournament is being held under the overall supervision of Vikshay Vashist, Secretary of NSF who is being assisted by Mohd. Umar Farooq President University Unit, Abhishek Uppal, Roshan Sharma, Vineet Gupta and Aditya Kargotra working as President University Unit.
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