Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 1: Samar Cricket Club & Singh Cricket Club Akhnoor registered wins over their rivals to enter the quarterfinals of the ongoing Winter Shield T20 Cup, being organized by SCA, J&K State Sports Council under the supervision of its Secretary Dr Naseem Javaid Choudhary.
The slogan of the tournament is “Let’s play together and enjoy T20 Cricket”.
In the first match, Samar Cricket Club defeated Eleven Stars Rajouri by 4 wickets.
Batting first, Eleven Stars Rajouri bundled out for a paltry total of 71 runs in 17.1 overs. Anuj (21) and Manpreet (11) were the main scorers. From Samar Club, Robin was the pick of the bowlers, who took 4 important wickets, while Aman bagged 2 wickets. Gagan and Bawa claimed 1 wicket each.
In reply, Samar Cricket Club chased the target in 14.4 over for the loss of 6 wickets, thus won the match by 4 wickets. Samar top scored with 26 runs, while Rinku contributed 13 runs to the total. From Eleven Stars, Monty took 3 wickets, Arun bagged 2 and Umesh claimed one wicket. Robin was declared as the man of the match.
In another match, Singh Club Akhnoor defeated Poonch Royals by 3 wickets.
Batting first, Poonch Royals scored 123 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Vikas top scored with 47 runs, while Sunil contributed 27 and Devansh chipped in with 11 runs. From the bowling side, Happy took 3 wickets, Robin took 2 wickets while Sham Singh, Sunil and Mittu claimed one wicket each.
In reply, Singh Club Akhnoor chased the target in 17.2 overs for the loss of 7 wickets, thus won the match by 3 wickets. Rohit played a brilliant innings of 69 runs, while Jagbinder contributed 23 runs to the total.
From Poonch Royals, Sachin and Vikas took 3 wickets each while Imran claimed one wicket. Rohit was declared as the man of the atch.
The matches were officiated by Vijay, Dayal and Ashok Kumar.
In tomorrow’s fixture, Patel Cricket Club will take on KC Sports Club at 9.30 am, while Simula Cricket Club will face Lucky Cricket Club at 1 pm.
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