The excitement was boundless and the emotions were there for all to see as the juvenile cricketers, taking part in the final of the Young Tigers National School Cricket Tournament, played for the very first time at the home of cricket on Monday.
And it was Tangail School and College who made it an occasion to remember as they emerged as the champion, defeating Dinajpur High School by three wickets at Mirpur's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
Taking first guard, Dinajpur were skittled out for just 133 in 47.4 overs with player of the final Rifat Hasan bagging three wickets. Rifat later starred with the bat as well, scoring 44 unbeaten runs to guide Tangail to the title.
The champion team received Tk 50,000 and a glittering trophy while the runners up side pocketed Tk 25,000.
The tournament got underway earlier this year with the respective district champions facing each other for the right of divisional winners. The divisional champions then battled against each other in the national round, which started last Tuesday.
A total of 534 schools partook in 965 matches across the country with as many as 10,800 players participating in the four-month competition.
Prime Bank Limited sponsored the tournament and has an agreement in place with the Bangladesh Cricket Board to sponsor the competition for a further four years.
