Anantnag wins YSS Cup Cricket title

Winners and dignitaries posing for a group photograph at Kashmir University on Sunday.
Winners and dignitaries posing for a group photograph at Kashmir University on Sunday.

Excelsior Sports Correspondent

SRINAGAR, May 15: District team of Anantnag won the title of YSS Cup Cricket by defeating team Baramulla at Kashmir University Ground, here today.
After winning the toss, Anantnag chose to bat and set a huge target of 215 runs for their opponents. Baramulla could only make 179 at the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Zahid from Anantnag was declared man of the match for his outstanding knock of 87 runs off 37 balls. Hyder Ali from Baramulla was declared man of the tournament for his magnificent 216 runs and 11 wickets in six matches.
Team Bandipora stole third place in the tournament after winning a hardliner match against the District team of Srinagar. Team Bandipora could manage a decent score of 189 runs in the allotted overs while the city boys collapsed at just a meagre score of 72 runs.
Fourty four matches of this mega tourney were played at six different venues and about 200 officials of the Department were deputed for the successful conduct of the tournament. The tournament was played on a league cum knockout basis. Nineteen teams from 19 districts of the UT participated in the mega event.
Pertinently the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams were honoured with the cash prizes of Rs 50000, 30000 and 20000 respectively along with trophies and mementos.
Conveners of different committees which were established to ensure the best possible arrangement for the conduct of the tournament were also honoured with mementos.
Bashir Ahmed Joint Director Kashmir of the Department of YSS while lavishing praise on the winning team said that playing a game is more important than winning or losing because every game we play has its own importance and value in our life.
“The Department has already started the process of registration for the second phase of YSS Cup and on the same pattern like YSS Cup-21, teams for 4 games i.e. Volleyball, Cricket, Kabaddi and Kho-Kho are being selected at Panchayat or Municipal Committee level.’’ he added.
Besides others who were present on the valedictory cum award ceremony of the sports extravaganza included Assistant Director Department of Physical Education University of Kashmir Tauseef Ahmed, District YS&S Officer Srinagar Balbir Singh, DYSSO Anantnag Mushtaq Ahmed and other senior officers and officials of the Department of YS&S.
Shah Shabir Ahmed, an official of the Department conducted proceedings of the function.