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United Cricket League (UCL) concludes Night League

2022 Championship with an exciting finale

OUR BUREAU

Chicago, IL
CL hosted a competitive
Night League 2022 that saw
Uan exciting grand champion-
ship game between Horizon Cricket
Club & Cougars at the Skokie
Sports Park in Skokie, Illinois on Au-
gust 19, 2022, that brought together a
gathering of cricket fans and cricket
enthusiasts to witness a very spirited
night championship game. The match
was played in T20 format.
The final game between Cougars
Cricket Team and Horizon Cricket
Club elevated the value of the game
considerably as both the teams put
up an exciting performance to clinch
the coveted United Cricket Club’s
Night League 2022 Championship
trophy. Cougars won the toss and
decided to bat first. With a great line-
up of batters Airaj Syed and Kam-
ran Syed opened the game. Kamran
scored a blistering 63 off 28 balls
which included 8 sixes and 2 fours
and managed a partnership of 95
runs with Zarif Gul. Airaj, Shreyas,
Ahmedullah, and Zeeshan could not
get into double digits. Adnan Bajwa
who came 5 down and helped score
what appeared to be an insurmount-
able lead against the energetic bowl-
ing attack.
Cougars wrapped up their in-
nings with a great total of 181.
Horizon Cricket Club’s open-
ers showed intent with Challenor
Jack and Raid Ally putting togeth-
er and excellent partnership of 69
runs. Challenor fell for 22 runs of
Ahmedullah’s excellent cutter at
the end of power play while the new
batter Muhammad Fahad could only
score 9 runs before he was sent back
to the pavilion by Jasim Sajjad. Raid
fell a couple of overs later, but not
before he scored 44 of just 28 balls.
Rupnarine led the middle order Salman Khan captain of Cougars consisted of Dominators, IIE Elgin, cessful without the help of volunteers
in runs with 28 of 20 with little sup- received the Championship Trophy Maharishi XI, Strikers; and Group B and sponsors.
port from rest of the team. Awais for UCL Night League 2022 while Teams consisted of Cougars, Devon The United Cricket League’s
Tariq, Osman Syed, and Marlon Cal- Rupnarine received the Runner- Up Cricket Club, Horizon Cricket Club 2022 Night League was sponsored
iste provided single digits to the total trophy. Kamran Syed was adjudged and Star Boys team. Out of the eight by United Cricket Club in the lead
score while Leon Hyde and Vishwa- the Most Valuable Player, while Raid teams, four have been qualified for with other sponsors including Pep-
nath Sankarasubramanian managed Ally and Awais Tariq picked up the the playoff games. si, Sabri Nihari, Nirav, NP Jewelers,
to barely scrape into double digits. Best Batsman and the Best Bowler UCL Owner Adil Azeem Khan Air Tours, AV Stone, Sahil Bou-
Cougars with their tight bowling spell awards respectively. thanked all the participating teams tique, Studio Elite, American Crick-
managed to peel the game away from The United Cricket League’s for making this tournament a success et, Skokie Sports Park and Midwest
Horizon CC giving away 157 of 20 2022 championship games consist- again this year. He also mentioned Cricket Club.
overs and securing their win by 24 runs. ed of eight teams: Group A Teams that any big tournament is never suc- --Asian Media USA

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