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RAIPUR: All India Civil Services Cricket Tournament began at Shaheed Veer Narayan International Cricket Stadium in Raipur, on Sunday. The tournament is being organised under the aegis of Central Civil Services Culture and Sports Board, Delhi.Borah said, "After successful conduct of All India Civil Services Basketball Championship , it is a pleasure that youth welfare department is hosting another tournament in Chhattisgarh. After the inaugural ceremony, two matches were played in which teams from host Chhattisgarh won.In the opening fixture, Goa batted first and put up 105 runs for the loss of nine wickets. In the second tie, RSB, Raipur was bundled out for 169 runs in 16 overs. However, Uttarakhand lost as it could manage only 124 runs.Earlier, chief minister Raman Singh declared the event open and met members from 31 teams, comprising states and public sector undertakings..