OPaL Shines in the Second Season of Corporate Cricket Tournament
  • 01 - Jan - 2020

OPaL's dream team left a lasting impression in its second year of Corporate Cricket Tournament. This year, Team OPaL participated in two prestigious tournaments - Royal Cup T20 Corporate Tournament at Ankleshwar and Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Cricket Tournament. In both the tournaments, OPaL stood runner up. Team OPaL conquered its way to the final match under the inspired leadership of Shri Rashesh Shah, Assistant Manager-Mechanical (HDPE). Shri Shah marshalled the 16 men team brilliantly and stormed into the finals in both the prestigious events. In Royal Cup T20 Corporate Tournament at Ankleshwar, 10 teams participated. Team OPaL blistered through the league stage winning all four league matches to enter the Qualifier round. Team OPaL was humbled in the qualifier but was quick to regain the winning streak in Elimination round against last year's champions to enter the final. Though team OPaL fell a bit short in the finals to win the championship, the team performed splendidly and gave a tough fight till the end.

Shri Saumya Chakrabarti with the OPaL cricket team

In Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Cricket Tournament, organized by Reliance Dahej unit, 28 teams participated. Continuing its stellar form, OPaL won all its seven league matches to enter Quarterfinal. Staying true to its reputation of a giant slayer, in this tournament too, team OPaL beat the defending champions of the tournament. OPaL team won Quarterfinal and entered eliminator where it defeated two strong teams before entering the Finals. In the final, OPaL was defeated by Filatex Ltd by a narrow margin of 6 runs. Team OPaL received phenomenal support from the employees and top management. Shri Manoj Kumar Srivastava, President-OPaL, and Shri Saumya Chakrabarti, COO-OPaL, were present at the venue to cheer Team OPaL in the Finals. In both Corporate tournaments, organizers acknowledged OPaL Cricket teams' extraordinary performance. OPaL is proud of its boys and congratulates them for their committed performance.