One of the most prestigious tournaments of Doda- J & K - All India 14th Gufran Memorial 20-20 Cricket Championship 2018, organized by Young Star Cricket Club Doda (J & K) was played between 23rd Jun.’18 to 26th Jul.’18 at Doda.
69 teams from various cities across India participated in the tournament. An all-important final of this much followed tournament was played on 26th Jul.’18 at Sports Stadium Doda between Masood Cricket Club Bhaderwah and Rehman Cricket Club Jammu.
Masood Cricket Club Bhaderwah won the toss and opted to bat. The decision did not seem to go well for the team as none of the players managed to go beyond 10’s and team crumbled at a meager score of 56 runs in 13.1 overs. Highest score was of 14 runs made by Akshay Saini. Majority of the players failed to play against strong bowling attack by Rehmat Cricket Club Jammu and were dismissed at single digits. Though all the bowlers did a great job, pick of the lot was Saawan Manhas with 3 wickets. Teena and Piyush too chipped in with 2 wickets each contributing significantly in the early collapse of Masood Cricket Club Bhaderwah.
While chasing, it was a smooth sailing for Rehmat Cricket Club Jammu as they chased down the target in just 4.5 overs with the loss of 1 wicket. Captain Abhimanyu Khod almost single handedly managed to take his team towards victory as he smashed 40 runs in just 18 balls with 6 boundaries and 2 sixes. He was supported well by Piyush from the other end, who added 15 runs in 9 balls helping team reach at the target easily.
Rehmat Cricket Club Jammu displayed and all-round performance and registered a huge 9 wicket win over Masood Cricket Club Bhaderwah in the final of All India 14th Gufran Memorial 20-20 Cricket Championship 2018.
Abhimanyu Khod from Rehmat Cricket Club Jammu was awarded as the player of the match.
Team CricHeroes congratulates the winning team.