CHANDIGARH, JAN 17 : Chandigarh defeated Zone B by seven wickets in a rain-affected match in the Punjab Inter-District Cricket Tournament for FC Mittal Trophy at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.
Batting first after winning the toss, Chandigarh, Zone B scored 178 for 9 in the allotted 35 overs. Baldeep Singh (28), Hitesh Anand (45), Harmanjit Singh (25) were their main scorers. Vishwas Bhalla (3 for 47) and Gaurav Gambhir (2 for 24) were the main wicket takers for Chandigarh.
In reply Chandigarh achieved their target by scoring 179 for 3 wickets in 33.2 overs. Sarul Kanwar scored a brilliant knock of 73 runs in 85 balls with 8 fours. Vishwas Bhalla 66 runs in 87 balls with five fours, Uday Kaul and Sumit Dhawan remained not out on 22 and 12 respectively. Arjun bagged 2 for 32 for Zone B.
Brief score: Zone B: 178 for 9 wickets in allotted 35 overs (Baldeep Singh 28, Hitesh Anand 45, Harmanjit Singh 25, Vishwas Bhalla 3 for 47, Gaurav Gambhir 4 for 24, Siddharth Kaul 1 for 37, Satnam Singh 1 for 27, Naresh Gogyan 1 for 24.
Chandigarh: 179 for 3 in 33.2 overs (Sarul Kanwar 73, Vishwas Bhalla 66, Uday Kaul 22, Sumit Dhiman 12 not out, Arjun 2 for 32).
At the Burlton Park in Jalandhar snatched an exciting two-run win over Mohali. Batting first Jalandhar were all out for 154 in 19.4 overs. Pargat Singh (35, 5x4s and 2x6s), Taruwar (22, 4x4s) and Robin Singh (43, 4x4s) were the main scorers for Jalandhar. Amanpreet Singh (3 for 26), Varun Khanna (4 for 26) and Jaskaran Singh (3 for 38) were the main wicket takers for Mohali.
In reply Mohali scored 152 for 9 in allotted 20 overs. Sunny Sohal (51, 6x4s), Mayank Siddana (33, 4x4s), Namneet Singh (26, 2x4s, 1×6) and Harpreet Singh (19) were the main scorers for Mohali . Rahul Kumar got 3 for 23, Taruwar Kohli 2 for 28 and Rahul Sharma 3 for 29.
Brief scores : Jalandhar: 154 all out in 19.4 overs (Pargat Singh 35, Taruwar 22, Mandeep 17, Robin Singh 43, Amanpreet Singh 3 for 26, Varun Khanna 4 for 26, Jaskaran Singh 3 for 38). Mohali: 152 for 9 in allotted 20 overs (Sunny Sohal 51,Mayank Siddana 33, Namneet Singh, Harpreet Singh 19, Rahul Kumar 3 for 23, Taruwar Kohli 2 for 28, Rahul Sharma 3 for 29 and Pargat Singh 1 for 14).
At the Dhruv Pandove Cricket Stadium in Patiala, Patiala routed Zone by seven wickets. Zone A scored 87 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs. Gurpreet (25) and Harkrishan Kali (15) were their main scorers. A. Sarabjit Singh Ladda bagged 4 for 15 and Amitoz Singh 2 for 14.
Patiala replied with 88 for 3 in 16.1 overs. Ravi Inder (22) and Pankaj Dharmani (29) were the main scorers for Patiala. Rajveer Singh got two wickets for 17 runs. Brief scores : Zone A: 87 for 9 allotted 20 overs (Gurpreet 25, Harkrishan Kali 15, Sarabjit Singh Ladda 4 for 15, Amitoz Singh 2 for 14). Patiala: 88 for 3 in 16.1 overs (Ravi Inder 22, Pankaj Dharmani 29, Rajveer Singh 2 for 17).
At the Gandhi Grounds in Amritsar, Amritsar defeated Ludhiana by six wickets.
Brief scores: Ludhiana: 150 for 9 in 25 overs (Karan Goel 55, Gaurav Marwaha 24, Tarun Sharma 2 for 24, Munish Bhatia 2 for 28, Charanjeet 2 for 17 and Lakshay Seth 2 for 20). Amritsar: 151 for 4 in 24 overs (Manish Bhatia 36, Vipan Chauhan 68, Sumit Sharma 18, Gagandeep 1 for 31, Deepak Bansal 1 for 34, Gagandeep Dhand 1 for 19 , Ankur Kakkar 1 for 20).