Defending champions, Anchor Industries, have vowed to retain the FMB T20 Cricket Knockout Tournament when they meet Fattani Printers in the final at Mpingwe Sports Club (MSC) Sunday.<\/p>\n
Anchor defeated Fargo Limited to win last year\u2019s tournament and this year, the defending champions are also the favourites.<\/p>\n
Ahead of the final, Mpingwe Sports Club and FMB officials met captains of both teams where a call for fairplay was emphasised.<\/p>\n
Anchor Industries Captain, Karamat Chaudhary, said they cannot let go the title.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team’s spirit is just amazing. We know that our counterparts equally want the trophy, but we will do all we can to keep it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
His counterpart, Saeed Limdawala of Fattani Printers, said they were determined to stun Anchor Industries.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was not easy to reach this far. We are the only the team that is capable of beating them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, MSC Chairman, Farouk Nathanie, has appreciated the commitment of the club\u2019s Executive Board and Sports Director, Abdu Jagot, for transforming the club through the tournament.<\/p>\n
Wahab said he brings new ideas to the organisation of such tournaments<\/p>\n
\u201cNow the FMB T20 Cricket Knockout Tournament is the most famous cricket competition in the country,” Jagot said.<\/p>\n
FMB’s Head of Corporate, Agness Jazza, said that they were happy with how the tournament has been run.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe wish the teams that have reached the final the best but they should also observe fair play,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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