Young Stars Jeddah wins Karnataka Noble Trophy

JEDDAH — Young Stars Jeddah beat Target Lothers on the last ball of the thrilling final to clinch the Season 2 Karnataka Noble Trophy (KNT) crown here recently. Sixteen Jeddah teams took part in the tournament. Eight of them made the quarterfinals. While Target Lothers beat the Masters XI in the first semifinal, Young Stars got the better of Barik ATS in the other one. Jammiyatul Falah Jeddah and Karnataka NRI Forum Jeddah jointly organized the cricket tournament. Syed Masood Ahmed, principal of International Indian School Jeddah (IISJ) was chief guest at the awards presentation ceremony. He presented the trophies to Young Stars Jeddah and Target Lothers teams. Addressing the gathering, Ahmed recalled his college life and congratulated all the teams that took part in the event. He also appreciated the organizers for playing their part in the social welfare of the society. Aftab from Young Stars was named the Man of the Final for his amazing bowling figures of 2 overs, 1 maiden, 3 wickets and 3 runs. Al-Saggaf Eye Clinic sponsored the award. Safayar from Target Lothers was adjudged the Man of the Series for his outstanding all-round performance in the tournament with total score of 91 runs and 9 wickets. Intermodal Services of SA sponsored the award. Safayar from Target Lothers picked up the Best Bowler award for his tournament figures of 9 for 18. IOE Freight Forwarders sponsored the award. Amer Siddiqui from Young Stars was named the Best Batsman for scoring 99 runs in the tournament. Majdi Foods & Marketing Co sponsored the award. Iqbal Mirza, president of Jammiyatul Falah Jeddah, welcomed the guests, while Roshan Rodrigues, president of KNRI Forum, delivered the keynote address. The two leaders jointly presented a memento to Syed Masood Ahmed. The event earlier started with recitation of the Holy Qur’an by Shaikh Saoud from Jammiyatul Falah. Sabu Chandran from KNRI Forum anchored the program. The guests and audients also enjoyed the event as a number of them won amazing prizes such as DSLR camera, LED TV, tablet, mobile phones, home appliances and many other gifts following a raffle draw. Shaikh Saoud thanked the participating teams, members of the organizing committees and the sponsors for their generous contribution. Among the guests who attended the event were: H.V. Hegde of Intermodal Services of SA; Mohammed Mansoor, NRCC Ameer Jammiyatul Falah; Sharif Mashaly from Al-Saggaf Clinic; Mohammed Mushtaq from IOE Freight Forwarders; Abdul Khader Kudrolli from AB Industrial Supplies. — SG