KUCHING: The Sarawak T20 cricket team’s remarkable achievement of reaching the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) finals for the first time has been hailed as a historic milestone.

Sarawak Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development, Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah praised this achievement as a testament to the significant progress cricket has made in Sarawak.

“The cricket team has done well. Now they are fighting against Kelantan, a good chance, they could win the championship,” he said when met by reporters during the finals of the SUKMA 2024 T20 cricket match between Sarawak and Kelantan here, on Monday.

Earlier on Sunday, the Sarawak team advanced to the finals after defeating Terengganu with a 14-run victory.
In addition to cricket, Dato Sri Abdul Karim also praised the success of Sarawak’s taekwondo team which exceeded expectations by winning 11 gold medals, despite an initial target of 7 golds.

On another matter, Dato Sri Abdul Karim said that the SUKMA 2024 Closing Ceremony will be held in the Petra Jaya Unity Stadium due to less participation of athletes from each contingent as most of them have already departed from Sarawak.

"If I’m not mistaken, only 50 people from each contingent will attend the closing ceremony, compared to the 150 per contingent present at the opening ceremony," he said. -UKASnews