Jammu, Dec 9: Ashok and Rafkat of Doda and Ramban districts respectively sparkled and registered convincing victories over their rivals in the ongoing LG’s Rolling Trophy Cricket Tournament, being organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports at Khel Gaon, Nagrota, here.
In the first match, Doda defeated Kathua in an easy contest by 4 wickets. Batting first, Kathua scored 142 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Doda chased the target by losing 6 wickets, thus winning the match by 4 wickets. Ashok was awarded Man of the Match for scoring brilliant 53 runs.
In another match, Ramban got the better of Poonch by 6 wickets. Batting first, Poonch scored a modest total of 122 runs in the allotted overs. In reply, Ramban chased the target easily in 24.2 overs by losing 4 wickets to win the match by 6 wickets. Rafkat scored brisk 27 runs off just 10 balls and took 2 important wickets which fetched him the Man of the Match award.
The Man of the Match awards to the winners were presented by Joint Director Youth Services and Sports Jammu, Suram Chand Sharma in the presence of District Youth Services and Sports Officer Jammu, Sukhdev Raj Sharma.
The tournament is being held under the chairmanship of Director Youth Services and Sports J&K, Subash Chander Chibber and under the supervision of Deputy Director Central, Jitender Mishra.
