Maharashtra win National Cricket Championship for Deaf
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 12
Maharashtra won the fifth T10 Women’s National Cricket Championship for Deaf organised by the Indian Deaf Cricket Association and UT Cricket Association at DAV Public School, Sector 8, here.
The winning team defeated Delhi by six wickets and two balls to spare in a thrilling encounter. Maharashtra won the toss and put Delhi to bat. The side scored 40/2 and in reply Maharashtra achieved the target with the help of Neelam Kini (20).
UTCA president Sanjay Tandon felicitated the winning and runner-up teams in the presence of IDCA president Sumit Jain.
Earlier in the semifinals, Punjab (24/3) lost to Delhi (46/1) while Maharashtra (41/3) defeated Andhra Pradesh (34/1). Neelam Kini of Maharashtra was awarded the Player of the Match, while Needa Jabi of Maharashtra was awarded the Best Batter of the Tournament. Shraddha Vaishnav of Delhi was awarded the Best Bowler of the Series and Player of the Series titles. During the event, Chandigarh player Manish Jain was honored for representing India in the Bilateral T20 International Deaf Series in England.
