Rangpur Shishu Niketon High School emerged as the new champions of the Prime Bank National School Cricket Tournament after beating Meherpur Government High School by 59 runs at the Shamsuzzoha Sports Complex in Narayanganj Monday.
Put in to bat first in the final, Shishu Niketon finished at 102/10 in 37.1 overs, and later they restricted Meherpur High School to 43/10 in 20.2 overs to lift their maiden title.
Ahmed Tejan Kaibya top-scored (28) for the champions. Arafat Aman Riyan of Meherpur picked up four wickets for nine runs.
Shishu Niketon captain and leg-spinner Shykh Imtiaz Shihab was adjudged man of the final for taking five wickets for 14 runs.
Deputy Commissioner of Narayanganj Monjurul Hafiz was the chief guest at the final and distributed the trophy.
Managing Director and CEO of competition’s sponsor Prime Bank Hasan O Rashid, former national cricket team captain and current national team selector Habibul Bashar Sumon, former national team pacer Hasibul Hossain Shanta, Tanveer Ahmed Titu, media committee chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), and Iftekhar Ahmed Mitu, BCB umpires’ board chairman, were also present.
Source: United News of Bangladesh