Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 25: Magnif-icent performance by Amit, Dev Thakur and Faheem Tak helped Media-XI Cricket Club Jammu to register win over Jammu and Kashmir Police XI (JKP-XI) by 22 runs in an exhibition match played at K C Sports Club ground, here today.
Media XI CC skipper Rahul Khatri won the toss and elected to bat first. Media XI CC posted a challenging 139 runs on scoreboard for the loss of 9 wickets in stipulated 18 overs. The match was curtailed to 18 over per side game due to delay in start.
Amit Sudan played a splendid inning of 24 runs, while Amit Kumar chipped in 19 runs. Dev Thakur made 18 runs, Sunil Bali scored 17 runs and Rahul Khatri made 12 runs in 6 balls.
For JKP XI, Shashi and Bhat shared 3 wickets each whereas Akshay Khajuria and Rakesh Koul scalped one each.
Chasing the target, JKP-XI failed to climb the target as the Media XI bowled disciplined and kept JKP starving for runs in the middle overs. JKP batters kept losing wickets on regular interval thus lost the match by 22 runs. For JKP XI, Shashi was the top scorer with 22 runs, while Rohan Gill made 20 runs and Rajesh Gill chipped in 12 runs.
For Media XI CC, Faheem Tak with 2 wickets remained the pick of the bowlers, whereas Dev Thakur, Rahul Khatri and Vivek Suri shared one wicket apiece.
Dev Thakur was adjudged as Man of the Match for his all round performance.
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