*Abhay-Shivam, Vikas-Nitin pairs script wins in Badminton
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, July 8: Cricket lovers, enthusiasts in particular and the spectators in general were delighted to watch prominent Kashmiri Pandit leaders-Dr Agnishekhar and Dr Ajay Chrungoo testing their cricketing skills amid scorching heat in the one-off exhibition Veterans Cricket Match as Jagti Veterans tamed roaring Jammu Veterans by 7 wickets in the ongoing PK’s Annual Sports Extravaganza at Jagti near here today.
In the Badminton tournament, the pair of Abhay Bhat & Shivam Razdan and the duo of Vikas & Nitin defeated their rivals convincingly to move into the next round.
The event is being organised by Panun Kashmir with an objective to help youth get rid of fear and tension caused by the ongoing global Coronavirus pandemic, besides helping them hone their sporting skill.
Earlier, Jammu Veterans skipper Titoo Ganju won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Jammu Veterans scored a good total of 139 runs in the stipulated 15 overs. Sanjay Raina coming in lower-down the order at number-7, top scored with power-packed 59 runs, studded with 6 fours and 4 massive sixes, while Ravish Handoo and Dr Ajay Chrungoo contributed 31 and 18 runs to the total respectively. Ravish hit 5 boundaries in his innings while Chrungoo smashed 2 fours in his knock. For Jagti Veterans, Pyare Lal was the pick of the bowlers, who took 3 important wickets, while Padroo claimed 2 wickets.
In reply, Jagti Veterans chased the target easily in 9.2 overs by losing 3 wickets, thus won the match by 7 wickets. Surinder Bhat top scored with 61 runs, hitting 11 fours and 2 sixes, while Anil Zutshi contributed 25 runs to the total. For Jammu Veterans, Rahul took 2 wickets and Sanjay Raina claimed one.
Meanwhile, in the Badminton tournament, the pair of Abhay Bhat and Shivam Razdan prevailed over the duo of Manas Pandita and Ronak Pandita (2-1) by 21-13, 23-21, while in another doubles match, the pair of Vikas and Nitin defeated the duo of Rajan and Shivam in two straight sets (2-0) by 21-11, 21-13.
The event is being held under the supervision of Susheel Pandita and Pyare Lal.
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