WED Bureau
New Delhi
The
finals of WCL #T20 Inter-College Talent Hunt Tournament played at Roshanara
Club, New Delhi today between the most deserving women cricket teams of JMC
College & Gargi college was won by Jesus & Mary College (JMC) who beat
Gargi college by 37 runs.
Jesus
& Mary College (JMC) won the toss and elected to bat. Jesus &
Mary College (JMC) scored 88 Runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Gargi College were
all out for 51 runs.
The
Award Ceremony was graced by former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi, ‘Dronacharya’ Cricket Awardee Sunita Sharma &
other eminent Sports Personalities.
The
winning trophy was awarded to the Captain and the team of JMC College by Shri.
Bishan Singh Bedi, Former India
Captain at the Award Ceremony
held at Roshanara Club amongst all the Chief Guests, participating teams,
Coaches, Umpires, eminent Sports Personalities.
Bishan
Singh Bedi said “Women Cricket League is a very good beginning. They should keep
supporting this earnest endeavour to promote women cricket in India. He gave his heartiest wishes and
blessings to women cricketers to do well Nationally & Internationally.”
Sunita
Sharma said “The students are lucky to have the WCL #T20 Inter-College Talent
Hunt Tournament. More such cricket tournaments in School & College level,
State & City level should take place. There should be more job
opportunities to encourage young girls to start taking sports (cricket) as
their career option. Good sponsors should come forward to support women cricket
in India.”
Speaking
at the Award Ceremony, the enthused Mrs. Vandana Thakur, Managing Partner, WCL
said “We are very happy that the first ever WCL #T20 Inter-College Talent Hunt
Tournament was a mega success. Some very talented outstanding women Cricket
players in the field of bowling, batting & fielding have been identified.
These players have great potential to play at National & International
level if given right training.”
WCL
#T20 Inter-College Talent Hunt Tournament was played between six brilliant
women teams from Gargi college, Lakshmibai College, Bharti College, KLM Dayanand
college, Jesus & Mary College (JMC) and Kamla Nehru College (KNC) of Delhi
University from 10th March, 2017 with finals on 24th March, 2017.
Gargi
College reached finals by defeating Kamla Nehru College by 6 wickets in the
Semifinal match and JMC College reached the finals by defeating Lakshmibai
College with 99 runs in Semifinals.
Woman
of the Match was awarded to Neha Chillar of Jesus & Mary College (JMC) who
bowled 4 overs 5 wickets 12 runs.
Best
Player of the Tournament was given to Aarti Dhama of Gargi College who scored
94 runs 2 wickets.
Although
Gargi College couldn’t win the finals, Shweta Sharma their fast bowler took the
maximum number of wickets (11 wickets) in the tournament. Also Aarushi Goyal
player of Jesus & Mary College (JMC) scored maximum runs (99 runs) in the
tournament.
Speaking
at the Award Ceremony, Pooja Sharma, Managing Partner, WCL said “We are getting
good responses from women cricketers across India. It is time India has leagues
like Women Big Bash Cricket League, Australia or Women’s Cricket Super League,
London. We are more than optimistic that WCL will take Indian Women Cricket
beyond boundaries and get them long due International name and fame they
deserved.”
“The
main aim of organising WCL’s #T20 Inter-College Talent Hunt Tournament which is
first in the series of our activities was to scout the hidden talent to provide
exposure and platform to promote Women Cricket in India. We are glad to
complete the first initial phase of WCL effectively and plan to initiate the
next phase soon to scout more budding talents from across India” Vandana Thakur
added.
Sharing
future plan of Women Cricket League Parul Jain said “WCL will scout hidden
talent from schools and colleges in small towns and cities in India by
organizing similar WCL #T20 Talent Hunt Tournaments, international clubs and
even non-cricket playing countries.”
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| Bishan Singh Bedi, Former India Captain awarding the winning trophy to the Captain and the team of Jesus & Mary College (JMC) |
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Bishan
Singh Bedi, Former India Captain awarding the Runners Up trophy to the Captain
and the team of Gargi College
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