GUWAHATI: Bokakhat emerged champion in the Kanaklata Barua Women’s Inter-District Cricket Tournament that concluded at Goalpara on Wednesday. They outplayed Dibrugarh by 9 wickets in the final.
Bokakhat won the toss and elected to field first. It turned out to be a wise decision as Dibrugarh struggled to get going, losing wickets at regular intervals. The entire team was bundled out for 46 runs in just 22.4 overs. Gayatri Gurung top-scored for Dibrugarh with 13 runs, while Rashmi Dey was the pick of the bowlers for Bokakhat, taking 3 wickets for just 3 runs. Pallak Kumari also chipped in with 2 wickets for 2 runs.
Chasing a modest target of 47 runs, Bokakhat got off to a steady start with openers Avantika Munda and Tinamoni Patgiri putting on 21 runs for the first wicket. Although Munda was dismissed for 15, Tinamoni and Uma Chetry made sure that there were no further hiccups and the side chased the target in just 12.1 overs.Tinamoni remained unbeaten on 12, while Chetry was not out on 9. Rashmi Dey was named the player of the match for her excellent bowling performance.
The office bearers of the Assam Cricket Association (ACA) including its Secretary Tridib Konwar, Vice President Rajdeep Oja, Joint Secretary Rajendra Singh, Treasurer Chiranjit Langthasa and CEO Pritam Mahanta among others were present during the prize distribution ceremony. Secretary Konwar announced a monthly scholarship of Rs 1,000 for every Under-15 girl who represented their district in the ACA-conducted tournaments. They will be entitled to the scholarship till they are in the U15 age group.
Individual awards: Best batter: Gayatri Gurung (Dibrugarh, 235 runs), Best bowler: Rima Pegu (Bokakhat, 12 wickets), Player of the tournament: Rashmi Dey (Bokakhat,198 runs and 10 wickets).
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