Scorpio XI defeats Maharaja XI by 148 runs
Our Sports Reporter

Ludhiana, May 11
Scorpio XI demolished Maharaja XI by 148 runs and MC XI beat Double Deckor XI by three wickets in the 8th Invitation Cricket Cup Tournament being organised by College of Agriculture of Punjab Agricultural University here today.

Scorpio XI, batting first hoisted a big total of 237 for 5 in the stipulated 25 overs. Mohit cracked 73 runs and Amit Behl remained not out on 63. Maharaja XI, in reply were bundled out for 89 runs in 20 overs.

Brief scores: Scorpio XI- 237 for 5 ( Mohit 73, Amit Behl 63 n.o, Tajeev Gandhi 29, Rishi 27, Salesh 2 for 59, Raju 1 for 39, Harmeet 1 for 34 and Bunty 1 for 25)

Maharaja XI- 89 all out ( Ritesh Kakkar 28, Sachin 21, Yash Pal Mehmi 4 for 22 and Sanjeev 1 for 15).

In the second match, MC XI defeated Double Deckor XI by three wickets to register their second win in the tournament. Chasing Double Deckor XI's 167 for 9, MC XI scored 168 for 7 in 21.5 overs.

Brief scores: Double Deckor XI- 167 for 9 ( Harish 40, Chinton 26, Harmeet 25, Tinku 18, Dharminder 4 for 25, Pardeep 2 for 36, Johny 1 for 28 and Manjeet 1 for 29).

MC XI- 168 for 7 ( Pradeep 53 n.o, Anil Singla 38, Harmeet Batra 31, Richa 3 for 21 and Manu 3 for 28).

PAU XI, Sports Club win

The PAU XI and the Sports Club registered emphatic wins in the VIIIth Invitation Cricket Cup Tournament being organised by the College of Agriculture Club of Punjab Agricultural University at the PAU ground here on Saturday. PAU XI routed the Sunrise Club by 69 runs while the Sports Club trounced Brothers XI by 7 wickets.

In the first match, PAU-XI, batting first, made 174 for 4 in 25 overs. Sunrise Club were skittled out for 105 runs in 16.3 overs.

Brief scores: PAU XI- 174 for 4 (Varun 78 n.o, Tarun 57, Nazim Hussein 1 for 22 and Salil Kaushal 1 for 22); Sunrise Club 105 all out (Salil Kaushal 21, Amrinder Channa 19, Akash Verma 16, Harjit 7 for 30 and Baljit 1 for 10).

In the second match, Brothers XI were all out for 123 in 22.5 overs. Sports Club achieved the target in 21.1 overs losing three wickets.

Brief scores: Brothers XI — 123 all out (Rajesh Kala 31, Munish 25 n.o, Raju 17, Vicky 3 for 19, Mithun 3 for 22 and Baldev 2 for 19); Sports Club- 124 for 3 (Bhuvnesh 31, Minta 59 n.o, Raju 1 for 23, Rajesh Kala 1 for 32 and Rajeev 1 for 31).

Cricket tourney

Anil Singla (62 n.o) and Sunil Sharma (33) helped the Municipal Corporation Cricket Club to score an easy eight-wicket victory over the Oshan Club in an exhibition cricket match played at the SD Government College ground here on Saturday.

Batting first, the Oshan Club scored 157 runs in the allotted 25 overs. The main scorers were Harpal and Prince who contributed 36 and 17 runs, respectively. For the Municipal Corporation Club, Sidarath Sharma, Dharminder and Harmeet Batra took two wickets each.

In reply, the Municipal Corporation Club scored 158 for 2 in just 15 overs. Anil Singla top scored with 62 runs which included 12 fours while Pardeep's innings of 43 runs was studded with five hits to the boundary. Sunil Sharma made 33 runs laced with 7 fours. Aman of the Oshan Club scalped two wickets for 30 runs.