Vinoo Mankad Trophy: Bawa steers Chandigarh boys to victory
Chandigarh, September 29
A day after losing to Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh defeated Himachal Pradesh by five wickets in a Vinoo Mankad Trophy match in New Delhi today. Put in to bat, Himachal boys were all out for 170 runs in 50 overs. Mridul Surroch (60) and Vaibhav Kalta (45) made useful contributions to the total.
Paras Amarjit and Arbab Iqbal claimed three wickets each. In reply, Chandigarh reached home in the 48th over with skipper Raj Angad Bawa scoring a solid 55. Iqbal contributed 42 runs to the chase. Chandigarh will now play Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Odisha beat Bihar
At Mohali, Odisha boys defeated Bihar by 61 runs.
Batting first, Odisha scored 179/9 in 50 overs. Sushil K Barik made 41 runs, while Sambit S Baral chipped in with a timely 36. In reply, Bihar were bowled out for 118 runs in 36.5 overs.
Andhra boys, meanwhile, registered a 68-run win over DDCA in a rain-truncated match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium at Mullanpur. Batting first, Andhra rode on skipper SK Rasheed’s 108-run knock to score 283/5 in 50 overs.
In reply, DDCA could only make 196/8 after being set a revised target of 264 in 44 overs due to rain.
Punjab eves win
Punjab women defeated Karnataka by 22 runs in an Inter State U-19 Women’s Cricket Tournament match in Jaipur on Wednesday. Batting first, Punjab scored 168/8 in the allotted 50 overs. In reply, Karnataka were all out for 146 in 49 overs. — TNS
