3rd Prof Pran Nath Malhotra Memorial Cricket Tournament
Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: After scoring 64 runs and scalping 3 wickets in the match against Poonch XI yesterday, Mohd Saleem of Samba XI again proved his sheen with both bat and ball today to guide his team to a 6-wicket win over Friends Cricket Club (FCC), Jammu in the ongoing 3rd Prof Pran Nath Malhotra Memorial One-Day Cricket Tournament, being organized by Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at GGM Science College Hostel ground, here today.
Electing to bat first, after winning the toss, FCC bundled out for a modest total of 163 runs in 31.4 overs. Ankit Bason was the top scorer with 49 runs including 7 boundaries, while Shubam Pundir contributed 24 runs and Kunal 14. Arjun was the most successful bowler for Samba XI, who captured 3 wickets, while Mohd Saleem and Nagender claimed 2 wickets each.
Sailing on a magnificent knock of power-packed 83 runs by Mohd Saleem, Samba XI chased the target in 26 overs by losing 4 wickets in the process, thus won the match by 6 wickets. Sahil and Jaktar contributed 15 runs each to the winning cause. Kunal took 3 wickets for FCC, while Rajnesh claimed one wicket.
The match was officiated by Saleem-ur-Rehman and Mohan Lal as umpires, while Sohail acted as scorer.
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