Bangladesh Embassy cricket team emerged as the champions of the Ambassadors’ Cup Cricket Tournament in Washington, DC, USA recently.
The tournament, first ever in its kind in Washington DC, was jointly organised by the embassies of New Zealand and Trinidad and Tobago.
Teams from the Embassies of eight of the Test playing nations, namely, Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and Trinidad & Tobago (West Indies) took part in the tournament.
The Tigers beat Australian Embassy team by nine wickets in a final that they dominated from the beginning. The ceremonial captain of the Bangladesh team Ambassador Akramul Qader won the toss and decided to field. Batting first, the Kangaroos scored a total of 76 for six wickets in their allocated ten overs.
Hard-hitting batsman Gillum scored 36. In response, Tigers made the winning total of 77 for the loss of only one wicket in 7 overs. Tauhidul Islam Rocy hit a spectacular 45-run innings with the help of three sixes and five boundaries.
Earlier, Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first match of the tournament before winning their semi-final against Sri Lanka by four wickets.