Excelsior Sports Correspondent
REASI, Feb 15: Simula Cricket Club defeated Bhawani Cricket Club, Katra by 21 runs to move into the next round of the ongoing Reasi Cup T20 Cricket Tournament, being organized by Reasi Cricket Club at Sports Stadium, here.
Winning the toss and batting first, Simula Club scored a fighting total of 146 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 wickets in the process. Shashi Kumar (34), Dhruv Mahajan (22) and Sameer Khajuri (15) were the main contributors.
In reply, Bhawani Club Katra managed to score 125 runs in the stipulated overs for the loss of 9 wickets, thus lost the match by 21 runs. Himalaya was the top scorer with 24 runs, while Sachin and Shibu contributed 16 and 14 runs to the total respectively.
For Simula Club, Sameer Khajuria and Raman Dutta bagged 3 wickets each, while Sahil Sharma claimed 2 wickets. Sameer Khajuria was adjudged man of the match.
The match was officiated by Nadeem Bhat and Jugal Khajuria as umpires, while the tournament is being organized under the supervision of Nadeem, Vikas Sharma, Vikas Baru and Surinder Sharma.
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