The 28th Jiji Irani Challenge Cup Cricket Tournament kicked off with a fanfare at Keenan Stadium. Chief Guest for the occasion Sunil Bhaskaran, vice president, corporate services, Tata Steel declared the tournament open by releasing balloons in the air.
The highlights of the inaugural ceremony included march past by the five participating teams and a band performance by Tarapore School, Agrico which enthralled the audience.
Before the start of the first match the three generations of Irani’s played for an over in which Dr Jamshed J Irani batted which was bowled by his son Zubin Irani while his two grandsons- Rehaan and Ayush fielded. Many dignitaries from Parsi community and Sports department were also present on the occasion
In Jamshedpur vs Nagpur at Keenan Stadium – Nagpur won the toss and elected to field. Jamshedpur scored 108 runs in 24 overs. In reply Nagpur were bowled out for 85 runs. Finally Jamshedpur won by 24 runs.Man of the match was awarded to Homyar Dumasia (Jamshedpur), Ramin Balsara and Zubin Jokhi were best batsmen, Jaksis Patrawala and Delzd Patel were best bowler, Jahabux Patel and Yohann Doongaji were declared best fielder for Jamshedpur and Nagpur respectively
In Surat vs Kolkata at Armoury Ground- Kolkata won the toss and elected to field. Surat scored 242 for the fall of 5 wickets in 30 overs. In reply Kolkata made 182 runs losing 7 wickets. Man of the match was Porus Bharucha ( Surat), Kaizad Wadia and Manoj Sivava were the best batsmen , Adil Doctor and Kaizad Bulsara were best bowler , Farzan Ambapardiwala and Numi Mehta were declared best fielders for Surat and Kolkata respectively.