TCC TAPED BALL SPRING 2024 PROFESSIONAL | WINNERS: THE LEGENDS | RUNNERS UP: MASTERS

Spring 2024 Professional Final for TCC Taped Ball sponsored by

Desi Junction

was played on a warm sunny afternoon for cricket on 15th June 2024. The final was between The Legends (previously known as Champions CC II) in their third final, and Masters in their first final. This tournament is once in a year opportunity for Div II teams to play for their own championship trophy

The Legends batted first after winning the toss trusting the batting form of Khurram, Saad and Khawar and the support of Umair, Saifee, Usman, Shinwari, Khalid and Adnan the captain. The score at the end of 10 overs was 68/4 and 143/8 at the end of 20 overs. Usman Ashraf with a top score of 32 and Adnan with a quickfire 15 batted well in the end overs. Saad and Khawar chipped in with useful 20+ scores. For Masters, Vishnu, Naveen and Jagadeesh took 2 wickets each

In the chase, Masters were aggressive and started with good knocks from Ashish, Chirag and Gagan. The required run rate steadily increased due to good bowling and fielding and the score was 100 runs in 16 overs. Masters increased the pace in the17th and 18th overs and scored 29 runs. It was a thriller in the end with 16 required out of 12 balls. Khurram bowled a good 19th over for 5 runs. Saad defended 11 runs in a thrilling final over and The Legends won by one run!. For Masters, Gagan top scored with 33 with supporting knocks of 20+ runs from Ashish, Chirag, Manish and Vishnu. For The Legends, Said and Usman took 2 wickets each.

The presentation ceremony was organized by Jagadish Biradar and as always, was enjoyable. Jagadish mentioned contributions by Dinesh from Gladiators for his voluntary efforts in creating league schedules for each tournament and presented a thank you note to him.