Hazoor Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji inaugurated the stadium on 29th August, 2004 with the launch of “The True Trophy’s” First Tournament
The first Tournament in the history of this exceptional structure in the form of “The True Trophy” was held from 30th August to 2nd September 2004. This special news
imbibed a sense of joy & exhilaration amongst the the followers of
Dera Sacha Sauda and all the lovers of the game in the nearby areas of
Haryana, Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan, that helped in filling the
stadium to its fullest.
‘.....joining the world by joining the ribbon’
Hazoor Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji joining the ribbon to inaugurate the Shah Satnam Ji Cricket Stadium, while Sh.Jasmeet Singh Insan (President - Shah SatnamJi Stadium Cricket Academy) enthrall the occassion
Guruji tossed the coin to start the first match
Guruji inaugurates the tournament by facing the first ball bowled by Sh. Parveen Amre. Guruji was an avid sportsman & still follows sports keenly
Participating Teams:
Shah
Satnam Ji Cricket Academy,
Sirsa
State Bank of Patiala (SBOP)
Rajesh Chouhan Cricket Academy (RCCA), Chattisgarh
Lal Bahadur Shashtri Cricket Club (LBSC), Delhi
Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)
Air India, Mumbai
Ringside view of stands filled by enthusiastic spectators
The grand score board (20’x30’) showing ‘German engineering & Swiss percision!’ Made in India!!
Indigenous Drinks Trolly for the parched lips
HIGHLIGHTS
The 1st tournament in form of ‘The True Trophy’ was held from 30th Aug. to 2nd Sept 2004 in which 6 National Teams participated - Air India Mumbai, LBS Cricket Club Delhi, SAIL, SBOP Patiala, Rajesh Chauhan Cricket Academy Chattisgarh & Shah Satnam Ji College Cricket Academy Sirsa.
This tournament also witnessed some prominent cricketers in form of Sh. S.K. Bansal, Sh Desraj (Int’l Umpires) Parveen Amre, Pankaj Dhirmani, Amit Mishra, Joginder Sharma (Int’l Cricketers)
12 Digital Cameras supported the third umpires for impeccable decision making not common even in national level matches.
Hazoor Pitaji, showering his blessing on 1st ‘The True Trophy’ winner Shah Satnam ji College Cricket Academy. Also seen Mr. Rajeev Shukla (Vice President BCCI) & Mr. Jyoti Vajpee (Tresurer BCCI)
SCOREBOARD - FIRST TRUE TROPHY
LBSC vs SAIL
Toss won by SAIL
Score:LBS – 205/7 in 30 over
SAIL – 153/9
Match won by LBSC
SBOP vs AI
Toss won by AI
Score:AI – 146/9 in 30 over
SBOP – 131/9
Match won by AI
SSCA vs AI
Toss won by AI
Score:AI – 185/9 in 30 over
SSCA – 188/6 in 28.2 over
Match won by SSCA
SAIL vs RCCA
Toss won by RCCA
Score:RCCA – 143/10 in 24.5 over
SAIL – 144/4 in 27 over
Match won by SAIL
LBSC vs RCCA
Toss won y RCCA
Score: RCCA – 144/10 in 30 over
LBSC – 144/6 in 23 over
Match won by LBSC
SSCA vs SBOP
Toss won by SSCA
Score:SSCA – 144/9 in 30 over
SBOP – 140/10 in 25 over
Match won by SSCA
FINAL
SERIES
SSCA vs LBSC
Toss won by SSCA
Score: LBSC – 179/6 in 35 overs
SSCA – 180/7 in 33.2 overs
True Trophy won by SSCA
Man of the Match – Sanjay Gill
Man of the Series – Sanjay Gill
Best Batsman
– Tapan Jain (LBSC, Delhi)
Best Bowler
– Joginder Sharma (LBSC, Delhi)
Best Fielder
– Satwinder Singh (Sadhu,Dera Sacha Sauda)
SCORECARD - FIRST TRUE TROPHY (FINAL MATCH)
LBS Cricket Club, Delhi
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Tapan Jain
c. Satvinder b. Bist
46
64
2
0
Sumit Rana
b. Saini
11
19
2
0
R. Gupta
Runout Bist
22
31
1
0
Yadav
b. Saxena
20
31
0
1
Jogindera
st. Satvinder b. Bist
0
2
0
0
Gaurav*
Not out
3
8
32
4
Mishra
c. Atiq b. Chandela
13
14
1
0
Narendra*
Not out
28
13
2
1
Extra
2
Total
(6 Wicket, 35 Overs)
179
Bowling
Gill
7-0-39-0
Vikas
2-0-13-0
Saini
3-0-14-1
Chandela
7-0-46-1
Saxena
7-1-25-1
Rajeev
6-0-27-0
Bist
3-0-16-2
Shah Satnam Ji College Cricket Academy, Sirsa
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
Vikas Sharma
b. Joginder
5
14
0
0
Sanjay Gill*
Not out
68
96
4
0
Bist
lbw Joginder
7
8
1
0
Mohd. Atiq
lbw. Narinder
28
45
1
0
Saini
c & b Mishra
10
11
1
0
Deepak
b. Sharma
16
16
1
0
Chandela
b. Sharma
0
1
0
0
Satvinder*
Not out
7
5
0
0
Extra
27
Total
(7 Wicket, 33.2 Overs)
180
Bowling
Sharma
7-1-20-3
Nitin
5-0-32-0
Rana
1-0-10-0
Abhishek
6-0-37-0
Narinder
7-0-33-2
Mishra
5-1-24-2
Sirsa won the match by 3 wickets
Man of the Tournament - Sanjay Gill
Man of the Final Match - Sanjay Gill
Best Fielder - Satvinder Kumar
Best Batsman - Tapan Jain
Best Bowler - Joginder Sharma