Praise hits ton as Combined Dist. XI emerge Champs

Hyderabad: Riding on swashbuckling 180 runs by vice-captain Keerthan Praise Combined District XI registered a massive 205-run win over Hyderabad District in finals of the inaugural edition of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jr. State Cricket League-2022 played at SKN Cricket Grounds, Boduppal, Hyderabad.

The tourney was being organised by School Sports and Games Federation (SSGF) in collaboration with Emerging Cricketers Development Group (ECDG) to commemorate the 125th Birth anniversary of Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose which falls on January 23.

The prize distribution function was graced by chief guest Dr. Faheem uddin Khaja (Secretary, SSGF & Principal, Crescent Model English School) and Mohammed Faiyazuddin Ghazi (Secretary, ECDG)

AWARDS: Man-of-the-Match (Finals): Keerthan Praise; Most Valuable Player: Sravan G; Player of the Tournament: Hrishikesh Goud; Best Batsman: Ashwin Sooraj; Best Bowler: Ameer Shaikh; Best Fielder: Ambarish B; Best Allrounder: Nomaan Mirza; Best Wicket-Keeper: Aakash Y; Game-Changer-Award: Bharath Kumar; Emerging Player: Varshik G; The Spirit of Cricket Award: Samridh S and Promising Player: Rahul Reddy.

Brief Scores: SSGF Combined Dist. XI : 352/3 in 35 overs (Keerthan Praise 180, Bharath Kumar 57, Hrishikesh Goud 50 not out, Nomaan Mirza 52 not out ; Abdul Quader 2/48) beats SSGF Hyderabad District: 145 allout in 22.3 overs (Anil 42 ; Ameer Shaikh 3/15, Ambarish 3/20, Sravan 3/8)