The 4th Edition of CII Cricket Cup Tournament 2013 concluded at Selaqui Academy of Higher Education, Selaqui, Dehradun on saturday.
The event was organised by CII Uttarakhand to celebrate the spirit of competitiveness amongst the industry. In his address Sports Minister Dinesh Aggrawal said “The tournament is a great encouragement for sports in the State, especially Cricket. He appreciated Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for promoting sports culture in Uttarakhand". In the presence of Shri Dinesh Agarwal, Minister Sports, Uttarakhand &Dr Ajai Kumar Pradhyot, Secretary Sports, Govt of Uttarakhand at Selaqui Academy of Higher Education, Selaqui, Dehradun. Shri Dinesh Agarwal, while addressing the participants said, Simula Software Solutions & Research Centre Pvt ltd, Jammu, emerged as the winner of the tournament and Bhavya Bhumi Industries Pvt ltd, Rudrapur, was the runner up.
The tournament which started on November 10, 2013 at Rudrapur and Roorkee has been well received by sports lovers from the industry. Sports secretary Ajay Kumar Pradyot, Dr S Farooq, Ex-Chairman, CII Uttarakhand State Council & President (Dehradun Unit), The Himalaya Drug Company; Rajiv Berry, Past Chairman, CII Uttarakhand State Council & Partner, Anand Industries and Rohit Pathak, Head Master, Selaqui International School were present during the final match. Industry representatives from NTl Electronics, Avon Beauty Products, E Durables and Marico ltd were also present at the occasion.
The final match (Bhavya Bhumi Industries VS Simula Software Solutions) was played at Selaqui, Dehradun, on Saturday. After winning the toss Bhavya Bhumi Industries decided to bat first and scored 108 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Batting second, Simula Software Solutions scored 109 runs for loss of 6 wickets in 18.4 overs and won the match by 4 wickets.
Following awards were also given at the ceremony: Man of the Final Match - Shashi Kumar (Simula Software Solutions); Man of the Series –Dhruv Mahajan (Simula Software Solutions); Bowler of the Tournament–Pankaj Pandey (Bhavya Bhumi Industries) and Batsman of the Tournament–Anshuman Sharma (Simula Software Solutions). The tournament attracted 15 teams from the industries concentrated in and around Rudrapur, Haridwar and Roorkee.