HMT Srinagar, March 15: In the grand finale of the HMT T20 Knockout Championship, today Chinar Sports defeated FCC Chanapora in a nail-biting finish by 5 runs to lift the trophy.
Batting first, Chinar Sports managed to score a competitive total of 163/8 in alloted 20 overs. Umar Lefty top scored with 57 runs while as Aadil Reshi added 20 runs. For FCC Gowhair took 4 wickets.
Chasing the target, FCC Chanapora fought hard and took the match to the last over but eventually fell short of the target by 5 runs(158/10 in 19.4 overs). Adil played a valiant knock of 71 runs while as Ishtiyaq Robby scored 44 runs. For Chinar Sports, Gowhar Leggy scalped 3 wickets.
Chinar Sports emerged as the champions of the tournament and Gowhar was declared as player of the finals for his brilliant bowling spell.