Kashmir: India Army organises Women's Cricket League at Panzgam
Srinagar/IBNS: Indian Army has organised a Women's cricket league at Panzgam to empower and nurture talented girls in the field of sports.
As per the Army's statement, cricket is one of the most loved and played sports amongst Kashmiri youth.
"Taking the ongoing International Women’s Cricket World Cup as an inspiration to empower girls in sports activities and further provide them with a platform to showcase their talent and interest towards this sport, today a Women’s Cricket Super League at Panzgam village was organised," it said.
Four teams have registered for the T-10 cricket tournament.
On Monday, the inaugural match of the Cricket Super League was played between Rawatpora Rider and Chowkibal Chargers.
Rawatpora Riders won the toss and invited Chowkibal Chargers to bat first.
Chowkibal Chargers posted a huge total of 110 runs in which Captain Fareeda scored 60 runs off 22 balls, including seven sixes and two fours.
The run chase seemed impossible until Rawatpora Riders’ Captain Muskaan came out to bat and single-handedly pulled up her team to level the scores.
The nail-biting match went up till the last ball and finally ended up in a super over wherein Rawatpora Riders defeated Chowkibal Chargers.
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