T20 Knockout Cricket tournament
STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Friends Cricket Club Akhnoor defeated Diamond Cricket Club Simbal Camp by six wickets in the final and lifted the trophy of T20 Cricket Tournament organised by Range Police Hqrs Jammu under Civic Action Programme 2023-24 under the guidance & directions of DIG JSK Range, Dr. Sunil Gupta-IPS and overall supervision of SO to DIG Jammu Rajinder Singh Katoch SSP at Jammu University ground, here on Thursday.
Bhanu Gupta was declared as Man of the Match for scoring 48 runs and grabbing one wicket in the final.
A T20 Friendly Cricket Match between RPHQ Jammu-XI and Brothers Cricket Club-XI was also played in Jammu University Cricket Ground, in which Brothers XI won the match.
SO to DIG Jammu Rajinder Singh Katoch, SSP welcomed the Chief Guest DIG JSK Range Dr. Sunil Gupta and Special Guest Director Sports & Physical education Jammu University, Dr. Daud Iqbal Baba.
Sunil Gupta, while addressing to media, said that such type of events may strengthen the police and public relations and youths should take more part in sports activities and stay away from drugs and bad company.
He further stated that sports activities are important for personality development, positivity, good health and keeps the individual away from the negative forces.
Dr. Sunil Gupta Rajinder Singh Katoch SSP, SP South Jammu Ajay Sharma, DySP RPHQ Jatinder Singh felicitated the winner team as well as runner up team with trophies, and cash prize of Rs. 10,000 to winning team and cash prize of Rs. 7000 to runner up team Cash Prize of Rs. 3500 to Man of the Series and cash prize of Rs. 1500 to Man of the Match.
Chief Guest congratulated the winner/runner up teams and expressed that Police is committed to give boost to the sports and other youth development activities in the area and transform/mould the sportsmen in the right direction. On the occasion, team CAP RPHQ, ASI Tarsem Lal, ASI Jasbir Singh, SgCt Sudesh Sharma, Jit Kumar, Shashi Pal and Vishal Verma were present in the venue for smooth functioning of the tournament.