Shri Siddaraj Manik Prabhu Cricket Tournament 2018 was organized between 2nd Feb.’18 to 5th Feb.’18 at Bidar.
Out of the 9 participant teams, the final was played between Karnataka Cricket Team Kalburgi and The Rising Star CC on 5th Feb.’18 at SMPL Maniknagar Ground-Bidar.
Karnataka Cricket Club Kalburgi won the toss and elected to bat. Opening batsman Santosh Matti started well as he scored 28 runs in 25 balls.Captain Srinivas Kanti too played a good innings and made 27 runs off 25 balls. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, team closed the innings at a reasonable score of 123 runs in 20 overs by losing 8 wickets. Pick of the bowlers was Sanju Kolare from The Rising Star CC, who took 3 wickets in 3 overs.
While chasing, The Rising Star CC played a wonderful innings and chased down the target in 19.2 overs with the loss of 3 wickets. Major contribution came from Mallikarjun, who smashed 60 runs in 52 balls with 9 boundaries. Remaining players too scored at a good pace making it an easy win for the team.
The Rising Star CC won the final of Siddaraj Manik Prabhu Cricket Tournament by 7 wickets against Karnataka Cricket Club Kalburgi.
Mallikarjun from The Rising Star CC awarded as the player of the match.
Team CricHeroes congratulates the winning team.