ITANAGAR, Nov 19: The 7th edition of the Arunachal Pradesh Central Government Inter-Departmental Cricket Tournament started at the RGU Ground on Sunday. This year eight teams – Prasar Bharati, BSNL, India Post, SBI, RGU, NEEPCO, Kendriya Vidyalaya and AG– are participating in the tournament.
Dr. Saket Kushwaha, VC, RGU, attending the inaugural ceremony as Chief Guest  encouraged the participants to play with a sporting spirit. He also congratulated the organizer for successfully conducting the tournament every year. The inaugural programme was also attended by Saket Verma, General Manager BSNL, Vikal Sharman, Regional Manager SBI, Shri SP Kanchan, Head of Office DDK Itanagar, Kaushik Das, Deputy Accountant General, and Oni Apum, DGM, NEEPCO.
The opening match was played between defending champion India Post and Kendriya Vidyalaya.
Winning the toss, KV invited India Post to bat first. Batting first, India Post scored 128 runs in 20 overs. In reply, KV could score  only 119. Kunal Sahu of India Post was adjudged the Man of the Match. He scored 8 runs and took two wickets.
The second match was played between NEEPCO and BSNL. Batting first NEEPCO scored a total of 162 runs in 20 overs. Danial B scored 47 runs and Taba Ethan scored 40 runs for the team. Chasing the total, BSNL was bowled out for only 100 runs in 18.1 overs.

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