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AIT Cricket Team wins Bangkok Cricket League for the third time in five years

19 May 2015
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AIT team captain Hadi Hassan Khan, who took 20 wickets in the
tournament, was also declared best bowler in the division.

Losing the toss, AIT were asked to bat first and they scored 198 runs
losing six wickets in 25 overs. Janitha Yasasvi was the top-scorer for
AIT with 65 runs, followed by Muhammad Shafiq with 47, Darshana
Abeyrathna with 46, and Terrence Levangama with 12. For BCC, Manish
Saxena was the top wicket-taker with two wickets.

Asked to chase, Bangkok Cricket club could score only 139 runs losing
nine wickets in the process. Shubham Agarwal, who took four wickets for
AIT was declared man of the match. Captain Hadi took two wickets, while
Muhammad Shafiq, Darshana and Terrence took one wicket each. For BCC,
Shishir Turilay with 32 runs was the top scorer.

Hadi Hassan Khan, under whose captaincy the AIT team has won three
division titles, also took the opportunity to announce farewell as
captain. BCC was captained by Anurag Mehrotra, while Asrif Ansari and
Sarbjot Sukhija were the match umpires.

The tournament also saw remarkable performances by AIT cricketers.
Janitha Yasavi was top scorer for AIT with 284 runs scored at an
average of 94.67, while Hadi was the leading wicket taker in division
with 20 wickets. Shubham, with 261 runs and 13 wickets, won five man of
the match titles to emerge as an outstanding all-rounder this season.
Other top tournament all-rounders included Muhammad Shafiq with 275
runs and 9 wickets, and Darshana with 191 runs and 13 wickets.

The AIT team had won the ‘A’ division in 2011 and 2013, and were
semifinalists in 2012 and 2014 (third position).



AIT team being handed over the Bangkok Cricket League
trophy.