Cricket Excellence Center Kathmandu (CEC) has emerged victorious in the Gaurishankar Super League U-17 Boys Cricket Tournament. In the final held on Wednesday, CEC defeated Angels Sports Academy by 36 runs to claim the championship. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, CEC posted a total of 105 runs in 20 overs after losing all wickets. Dinesh Bohara was the top scorer with 27 runs off 10 balls, featuring 2 fours and 3 sixes. Buddhi Man Bist contributed 19 runs, while captain Prashiddha Jaishi added 17 runs. Dhiraj Yadav and Prahlad Gautam of Angels each took 2 wickets.
Chasing a target of 106 runs, Angels were bowled out for 69 runs in 18.2 overs. Vishal Air made 21 runs, but the rest of the batting lineup failed to make the expected impact. Dinesh Bohara delivered an outstanding all-round performance, taking 3 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs. Aniket Singh also supported the team by taking 2 wickets.
The final was graced by Paras Khadka, Secretary of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), as the chief guest. Other dignitaries included RAKEP member Jagat Tamata, social worker Kedar Khadka, and Uma Magar Sherpa, Vice Chairperson of Gaurishankar Rural Municipality. The guests distributed awards to the winners and runners-up. Sandeep Saud of Angels was declared Player of the Tournament. Joy Thapa received the Best Batsman award, while Simon Pant was honored as the Best Bowler. Saud also earned the batting award for his excellent performance.
The champion team, CEC Kathmandu, received a trophy, medals, and a cash prize of NPR 101,000, while the runner-up Angels Sports Academy earned NPR 41,000.
