9th Edition of Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T20 Cricket Tournament-2024 concludes

By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Mar 11: The closing or prize distribution ceremony of the ‘9th Edition of Nepal-Pakistan Friendship T20 Cricket Tournament-2024' was held on Sunday. 

The event which commenced on March 2 saw the closing on March 10. 

The Vice-president of the National Sports Council, Shiva Koirala 'Jwala'n graced the event as a Chief Guest where he presented the trophy to the winning team of the Cricket Excellence Centre Kathmandu. The Lee Cricket won the runners-up trophy, according to the press release issued by the Embassy of Pakistan in Nepal.

Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Abrar H. Hashmi congratulated the winning teams and lauded the organizers on successfully materializing the event. 

He added that the tournament contributed to providing opportunities to emerging cricket players in Nepal.

 He committed to continue to bring the youths of the two countries together by organizing such events in the future as well.

This yearly event since 2014 has been an avenue to forge strong relations between both countries.

Chief Guest Koirala lauded the Pakistan Embassy’s initiative for successfully organizing the event.  He added that the event will be on the calendar and strengthen the close relations between Nepal and Pakistan, read the press note.

Special guest, Golam Sarwar, Secretary General SAARC, Noha Hamdy Ahmed Elgebaly, Ambassador of Egypt to Nepal, Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal and Xie Yu Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Chinese Embassy in Nepal, Utsav Dhungana, General Manager, Cricket Association of Nepal, Prachanda Bahadur Shrestha, Chairman Himalayan Bank Limited and. Ashoke SJB Rana, Chief Executive Officer, Himalayan Bank Limited, graced the event. 

The Special Guests presented the prizes to prominent players and officials of the T20 Cricket Tournament. 

In his remarks, Ambassador Abrar H. Hashmi congratulated the winning teams and lauded the organizers on successfully materializing the event. He added that the tournament contributed in providing opportunities to emerging cricket players of Nepal. This yearly event since 2014 has been an avenue to forge strong relations between both countries. He committed to continue to bring the youths of two countries together by organizing such events in future as well.