Emotional wins T20 tourney at Reshi

GANGTOK, 09 June: The final match of the Harka Bahadur Memorial Challenge T-20 Cricket Cup was played between Emotional Team of Dalep, West Bengal, and Tarpin Secondary School on 06 June at Reshi near Shivalaya Mandir, East Sikkim.
Emotional lifted the winner’s trophy defeating Tarpin Secondary School by 11 runs. The latter team was bowled out for 112 runs while chasing a target of 123 set by Emotional.
The winning team were presented cash award of Rs. 3,000, trophy and medals while the runner up received Rs. 1,500, trophy and medals. The man of the series title went to Pukar Shivakothi of the Dalep team.
The match was umpired by Basant Tamang and Reshap Pradhan while the score board was maintained by Gopal Pathak and Bhusan Adhikari, informs a press release.

The tournament had started on 01 May with a total of 20 teams. The final match was declared open by a national youth awardee, Santosh Kumar and conducted by Devraj Chettri with the welcome speech delivered by president, organizing committee, Thakur Bishwakarma.
The chief guest, Headmaster, Reshi Primary School, Dhurva Bashistha highlighting the importance of the consistency of such events, thanked  JE PHE, Tilak Pradhan for making his land available for the tournament.
Guest of honour, PI Rhenock, Bishal Rai in his address said that the games should be played with greater aspiration. Gopal Pathak, a local youth, expressed that awareness on cricket should be brought right from the village level and appealed for a co-operative effort in preparing a permanent cricket ground.
The finals also featured cultural items put up by the young artists, Shristi & group, Aditi Pradhan, Pranita Pradhan and Philip Lepcha, from Kasing Pedong.
A tug-of-war for men and musical chairs for women were also organized.
Other guests to witness the match were ACF, Pralad Pradhan, teacher, Reshi School, Kishore Kumar Rai, journalist, Bhanau Raj Thapa, panchayat, Reshi, Khush  Narayan Bhujel, principal, Mount John School, Basant Tamang, Cheli Morcha member, Aruna Rai, Hemant Niroula, Bhusan Adhikari, Bikash Bhujel, Krishna Kumar Pradhan and the locals.
The match concluded with the Vote of thanks proposed by Arjun Bhujel.
The event was supported of vice president and general secretary, Organizing Committee, Kishore Pradhan and Himal Pradhan, with contributions from Krishna Pradhan, Tikaram Pradhan, Ratan Pradhan, Rabin Pradhan, Pravin Sharma, Rajen Pradhan, Savin Pradhan, Sanjeev Pradhan, Loknath, Ravin Sharma, Deepen, Navin, Santosh and Ravin Sharma, adds the release.