Ashok Sodhi Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
Jammu, May 9: KT Lions Cricket Club (KTLCC) and Jaguars Cricket stage a thrilling finale in the Ashok Sodhi Memorial T20 Cricket Tournament organized by the Jammu Press Club in memory of Daily Excelsior photojournalist Ashok Sodhi. is now in place. The club (JCC) emerged victorious in the semi-final match played at the Parade Ground here today.
KT Lions CC won a close match against Game Changers Cricket Club by just one run, while Jaguars Cricket Club defeated Pansal Cricket Club by five wickets in the final over of the second semi-final match. . The final match between KT Lions and Jaguars Cricket Club will be played under lights at the MA Stadium in Jammu on Saturday.
Senior journalist Vinod Kumar was also present at the venue and highly praised the performance of all the teams and encouraged the players to give their best in the final. He also started the semi-final match with a ceremonial toss.
In the first match, KT Lions batted first and scored 167 runs, with Sahil Kumar scoring 32 and Varun scoring 31 and taking two wickets. Game Changers Cricket Club tried to chase down the target but fell just one point short. Gurav Manhas was the top scorer with 58 runs, while Shankar and Gurav took two wickets each. Varun was named Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
In the second match, Pansal Cricket Club took the lead, scoring 154 runs in 20 overs with Shiv Kumar taking 36 runs and Ajeet taking 2 wickets. Ayub also took one wicket. Jaguars Cricket His club chased the target and in the final over of the match he won by 5 wickets. Chamkor was the top scorer with 48 runs while Robin contributed with 40 runs. Tabu was the star of the show, taking five wickets and winning the Player of the Match award.