Ludhiana, January 22
Fine batting by Chintan Sehgal (56) and Karan Goel (47), BBF XI registered 107 runs victory over the Laddi Club and the Sports Club defeated VCC XI by 73 runs to advance into the semi final of the 8th Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised by the Shastri Young Society at the Daresi Ground here today.
In the first match, BBF XI, batting first made 177 for 5 wickets in 18 overs. Chintan Sehgal hammered 56 studded with four fours and two sixes. Karan Goel smashed 47 with the help of four sixes while Salil contributed 25 runs.
Then, BBF XI bowlers contained the Laddi Club to a meagre total of 70 runs in 15.4 overs. Sachin and Ashish were the main wicket
takers. They took four and two wickets each.
In the second match, the Sports Club set a target of 161 for VCC XI for an outright victory. However, VCC XI could muster only 87 runs in 14.3 overs.
Brief scores:
Sports Club- 160 for 8 ( Harbhajan Kala 29, Bhuvnesh 23 not out and Birender 25; Kuldeep 3 for 17 and Irfan 3 for 22)
VCC XI
87 all out ( Rajesh 17 and Kamal 22; Vicky 3 for 8 and Baldev 2 for 11
