LUCKNOW- Team Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) lifted the trophy of the 2nd season of Sardar Patel National Divyang T20 Cup which culminated on Monday. Brajesh Pathak, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, handed over the trophy to the winners at the K D Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow.
After a heartening support from UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, the second season of the tournament commenced a week ago on October 31, 2022 in Lucknow. The Divyang Cricketers were at their best and the spectators witnessed some thrilling matches.
Some of the highlights involved Hyderabad team’s S Prashanth claiming 5 wickets in 5 balls against Karnataka, and Maharashtra’s Ravindra Sante smashing 5 sixes in their match against Karnataka. In the end, Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir made it to the finals and Jammu & Kashmir emerged victorious.
The final scores were – J&K at 87/10 in 16.2 overs, while Haryana made 71 /10 in 18.3 overs. J&K beat Haryana by 16 runs. The performance of Aamir Hassan from J&K was outstanding, and he was named man of the match for scoring 29* in a low-scoring match and then taking crucial 3 wickets.
J&K’s Wasim Iqbal was adjudged the ‘Man of the Series’ for his great all-round performance. The tournament was the biggest ever cricket platform for differently abled cricket players and had the highest amount of prize money ever given. Nearly 400 players and officials from 20 different states participated in the tournament. (ANI)
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