Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: Clinical performance by Jammu University (JU) Employees team thrashed JK Media XI by 2 wickets in the friendly match, here today.
Jammu University team led by skipper Rajesh Salhotra first restricted JK Media XI to 129 runs and then chased the target in 19.1 overs to script a convincing victory. Sandeep Bakshi played sensible innings of unbeaten 49 runs, while Balwant Singh contributed 25 runs. Niranjan and Avtar scored 15 runs each, while Shammi Bharat contributed 13 runs to the total.
Skipper Rajesh Salhotra, Pawan Singh Bhau and Balwant took 2 wickets each, while Niranjan also took one wicket.
From JK Media XI, Sahil scored 45 runs, while Yash and Nitin took 2 wickets each. This is JU’s fifth victory against Media XI in the last six games.
Dr Daud Iqbal Baba, Director Sports JU and Pawan Singh Bhau, Manager JU Employees Cricket Team lauded the efforts of the team for series of victories.