POWERGRID Inter Regional Cricket Tournament 2024
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 16: The third day of the POWERGRID Inter Regional Cricket Tournament 2024 was filled with exciting cricket action, as six teams battled for a spot in the semi-finals. NR-II had already qualified, and after today’s performances, CC, NR-I, and ER-II made it to the next stage. The semi-finals will be held tomorrow at MA Stadium and Jammu University Grounds respectively.
In the first semi-final at MA Stadium, CC will take on NR-I, while hosts NR-II will face ER-II at Jammu University Grounds. Both matches promise intense competition as teams fight for a place in the final.
The result of today’s matches:-WR-I defeated SR-II by 84 runs. Batting first, WR-I posted 188/8 and SR-II could only manage 104/8 in reply. Shrikant Raspelli of WR-I, with a brilliant 109*(51), was named Man of the Match.
WR-II triumphed over NER in both of their league matches. In the first match, WR-II scored 174/6, and NER replied with 153/4. Vikas Chowdhary of WR-II, with 81 runs, won Man of the Match award. In the second encounter, WR-II set a target of 130/8 and NER could only muster 118/9. Sachin Singh of WR-II took home Man of the Match award.
CC defeated NR-III by 107 runs. CC posted 188/6, and NR-III was bowled out for just 81 runs in 12.3 overs. Mukesh Bhakar of CC, who scored 53 runs and took 3 wickets, was declared as Man of the Match.
NR-I won against ER-II by 5 wickets. Batting first, ER-II scored 116/8, and NR-I chased down the target in 17.4 overs. Ramesh Bishnoi of NR-I, with 3 wickets, was named Man of the Match. SR-I defeated ER-I with SR-I scoring 165/5. ER-I managed to score only 152/5 in response. Shaik Baji of SR-I, who scored 42*(21), was announced as the Man of the Match.
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