Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 28: A brilliant display of batting by Sachin Kumar helped KV Masters to defeat Media Cricket Club (Media CC) by 5 wickets in a T-20 match which was played under the guidance of KV2 (Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2) Principal Bhushan Kumar at KV2 School Ground, here today.
Media CC won the toss and opted to bat first. Aman Dhingra’s 34 runs, Amit Kumar’s 28 runs and Vishal Khajuria and Vivek Suri’s 25 and 19 runs respectively helped Media CC to post a challenging total of 156/6 on the scoreboard in the stipulated 20 overs. From the bowling side, Sunny Kotwal was the leading wicket taker who took 3 wickets, while Suhail Ahmed, Sikander Oberoi and Sachin Kumar took 1 wicket each.
In reply, KV Masters lost 3 quick wickets for 14 runs. The 104 runs partnership between Sachin Kumar (74 not out) and Sikander Oberoi (40 runs) got KV Masters back in the match. A late quick fire by Manjeet (15 runs) and Samendar Rathore (12 runs) chased the target in the last over with remaining 5 wickets in hand.
Shubham took 3 wickets, Ashish took 1 wicket for Media Cricket Club.