Ecole Secondaire de Tourisme et Hôtellerie Gasogi were crowned champions of this year’s mini cricket tournament after finals played at Ndera Seminary on Friday.

Gasogi beat Groupe Scolaire Ndera in both finals of the senior boys’ and girls’ categories while Groupe Scolaire Ndera won the junior trophy after defeating St Eprit by 43 runs.

In the senior girls’ final, Gasogi won the toss and batted first and went on to score 177 runs in 12 overs. In reply, Ndera managed 96 runs in 12 overs. Gasogi won by 81 runs.

While in the boys’ category, Ecole Secondaire de Tourisme et Hôtellerie Gasogi again defeated Ndera after they batted first and set a target of 170 in 12 over, and in their chase, Ndera managed 140 runs in 12 overs, thus falling short by 30 runs.

"I am so happy for this win, it was a wonderful performance from our two teams to win the two finals,” Gasogi coach Dieudonne Ngoga said afterwards.

The tournament that started with 16 teams two weeks ago was organised by the Rwanda Cricket Association with sponsorship from Cricket without Boundaries, a UK-based Non Profit Organization that, through the sport of cricket, fights the spread of AIDS in schools.

Cricket without Boundaries Project Coordinator, Holly Colvin hailed the finalists. "These kids are talented and the future is bright for Rwanda cricket,” said the former England international women cricketer.