Excelsior Sports Correspondent
KATHUA, May 20: United XI Billawar defeated Palli XI Kathua by 22 runs in the Kathua District Cricket Tournament, being organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at Police Lines ground, here.
Batting first, United XI Billawar scored 157 runs in 27.4 overs. Sachirt and Bhavnesh contributed 31 and 19 runs to the total respectively. From Palli XI Kathua, Rohit and Balbinder took 3 wickets each.
In reply, Palli XI managed to score 135 runs in 29.3 overs, thus lost the match by 22 runs. Balbinder top scored with 37 runs, while Sidhant contributed 27 runs to the total. Bishan was pick of the bowlers from United XI, who took 4 important wickets, while Sharan claimed 3 wickets.
The match was officiated by Jitender Singh and Sourav Sharma as umpires.