A friendly cricket match was played at Madhyanchal Professional University on Thursday to celebrate New Year.
During the match, academic and administrative staff from all departments participated, in which two teams were formed. The teams were MPU XI and Prof. Chancellor XI. The Captain of MPU XI was Registrar Shailesh Jain and captain of Prof. Chancellor XI was Ajit Singh Patel.
In the match, MPU team won the toss and chose to bat first. The team scored 69 runs in 12 overs and gave the target of 70 runs to Prof. Chancellor XI.
The team of Prof. Chancellor XI was also able to score 69 runs in the prescribed 12 overs with Prof. Chancellor XI scoring 34 runs. Even after Sumit Utreja made it, he could not win the match and the match ended in draw.
All the staff of the university attended the cricket match to watch it and encouraged the two teams in the cricket match.
Besides, a Tambola game was also organised for women staff on the same day, in which prizes were given for scoring runs.
The first day of the new year was filled with entertainment for all.
University's vice-chancellor Matthew Patel, Pro. Chancellor Ajit Singh Patel and Executive Director Dinesh Patel were present.