Koko Memorial Gold Cup T20 Cricket Tournament Begins
Arafat Rahman Koko, BSS
The Arafat Rahman Koko Memorial Gold Cup T20 Cricket Tournament has begun. The tournament, organised by Desh Rokkha Tareq Mancha, was inaugurated yesterday at Shahjahan Field in Pahartali by Israfill Khasru, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director and chairman of its Finance Committee.
A total of 24 teams are taking part in the tournament. In the opening match, Chittagong-11 defeated Durbaar Sangha by 32 runs. Batting first, Chittagong-11 scored 186 runs for five wickets. In reply, Durbaar Sangha managed 154 runs for seven wickets after losing wickets at regular intervals from the start. Asim of the winning team was named Player of the Match.
Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, State Minister for Land and Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs, attended the opening ceremony as the chief guest. Habib Rashid, State Minister for Railways and Road Transport, was the keynote speaker. Mosharraf Hossain Dipti, founder of Desh Rokkha Tareq Mancha and president of the Metropolitan Jubo Dal, along with other sports organisers, was also present.
