Practice matches
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Well-knit Jammu and Kashmir drubbed formidable Chandigarh by 4 wickets in the ongoing practice matches as part of JKCA’s preparatory camp for senior women’s T20 team at JKCA Hostel ground, here today.
Earlier, winning the toss and batting first, Chandigarh managed to score a modest total of 100 runs in the stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 wickets in the process. Almost all the J&K bowlers showed discipline and hit the right areas to restrict the rival team to a modest total.
Shivani Thakur top scored with 44 runs off 43 balls, studded with 3 boundaries, while Shivangi Yadav and Aaradana Bisht contributed 17 and 16 runs to the total respectively. In reply, J&K chased the target in 19.2 overs by losing 6 wickets in the process, thus winning the match by 5 wickets.
Explosive middle-order batter Rubia Syed top scored with 36 runs off 29 balls, studded with 5 delectable boundaries, while Sarla Devi scored unbeaten 21 runs off 23 balls with one boundary. Anju Tomar also contributed valuable 16 runs to the total, while Bawandeep Kour and Shivanti Gupta chipped in with 8 runs each. The match was officiated by Deepak Gupta and Sapna Jamwal as Umpires, while Ashwani Sharma and Aditya were the scorers.
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