The cricket oval of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja was in festive mood on Sunday with all lovers of the game in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja and their families on hand to witness the epic final of the CCA Olam Agri T20 Blast 2022.
The cricket fans and their families including foreign nationals who came to see how the competition would pan out were not disappointed by the quality of play as they watched Cricket Club Abuja (CCA) Tigers beating Indian Millennium by a slim one-run margin to emerge champions and smiled to bank with the cash price of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000) for the winners.
CCA Tigers won the keenly contested final with an emphatic 122 runs after chasing the Indian Millennium down for 121 runs.
Speaking after the match, CCA Tigers captain Saad Tariq-Butt, attributed his side’s victory to discipline, unity and determination.
“The secret is discipline and unity. We stayed together throughout the tournament with common focus and determination. At the beginning it wasn’t easy and I commend the Indian Millennium for putting up a good fight,” Tariq-Butt said.
For Indian Millennium captain, Madan Sharma, CCA deserve their victory. “We fought but the score was not enough. Our bowlers did a good job, restricting them but they were able to have their way. I congratulate the team. We’ll have to plan for next season and we’ll take it to another level.”
CCA Panthers beat Millennium Challengers to win the third place match.
Other sponsors of the tournament are Aspira, Fiullmark, Cilantro Restaurant, Prime Housing, KnF Food Art.
