Chennai Super Stars clinch Divyang Premier League title

Chennai Super Stars clinch Divyang Premier League title

Chennai Super Stars

The Divyang Premier League tournament organized by the Divyang Cricket Board of India was held at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium this year and turned out to be a grand success. Featuring 6 teams and 90 physically challenged players from all over India participating, the tournament ended with the Chennai Super Stars side clinching the title, beating Kolkata Knight Fighters in the final.

Upon the completion of the event, Haroon Rasheed, the Secretary General of the Divyang Cricket Board of India talked of how the event is one the ‘most beautiful’ ones. Further, he stress on how all organizers, umpires and scores were all Divyang, adding to the beauty of the event. Further, there are plans to expand the tournament to include 8 teams from next year, while also adding overseas players.

Chennai Super Kings defeat Kolkata Knight Fighters in the final

Divyang Premier League
Action from a Divyang Premier League match

On the day of the final, Chennai Super Stars captain Sachin Shiva decided to bat first upon winning the toss. However, the side’s start wasn’t ideal as they lost three quick wickets. However, the lower middle-order came up with some usual contributions with Santosh Kumar top-scoring with a 35 and Chennai reached a total of 147 runs, which was a competitive total on the wicket.

In reply, Kolkata came all guns blazing and looked to be on course for a victory, reaching 46/0 in the first six overs. However, two quick strikes brought Chennai back into the game. The choke was then applied and run-getting proved to be difficult for Kolkata as they finally managed only 124 runs in 20 overs. The hero for Chennai was Kailash Prasad who picked up three crucial wickets and he was awarded the Man of the Match.

The Divyang Premier League is set to be held in Sharjah next year as well.

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