STATE TIMES NEWS
SUNDERBANI: Simula Revengers on Saturday defeated Friends Club Baja Bain in the Seventh Friends Club Cricket Tournament and lifted the trophy.
Earlier, led by Abhishek Sudan Friends Club opted to bat first but the final match was rendered to a one side affair after the splendid bowling performance by the Simula Revengers disrobed the FC batters who were collapsed like a house of cards after they posted a modest 75 runs on the scoreboard in 15 overs.
In their run chase, Simula Revengers were phenomenal to reach home comfortably by losing just one wicket, thus, lifted the Season 7 Trophy.
Vikas of Simula Revengers was adjudged the Man of the Match and Man of the Series as well while Akashvir was adjudged the Batsman of the Tournament and Vikas as the Best Bowler of the Tournament.
MLC Surinder Choudhary was the Chief Guest of the final who presented the trophies to the winners. The MLC appreciated the efforts of the organisers for engaging the youth in the right direction especially when the atmosphere around the border belt was quite disturbing.
He called upon the youth to participate in sports which he termed as an important element of healthy lifestyle.
SDM Sunderbani, Kartar Chand and ACR Reasi Harbans Sharma were the Guests of Honour.
Pertinently, a total of 16 teams participated in the seventh edition of the tournament from different parts of district Rajouri.
Prominent among others present on the occasion included Vijay Sharma, Principal New Pubic School Sunderbani, Joginder Kumar, Principle IPS Baja Bain and Satpal Sharma Ex Sarpanch.
