DAV in campus cricket final

Jaipur, May 16 

DAV College, Chandigarh, and Hindustan College, Chennai, advanced to the Red Bull Campus Cricket national finals after winning their respective semifinal matches against Alfala College, Delhi, and MMC College, Pune, here on Thursday.

Opting to bat, DAV boys scored 129/7 in 20 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Alfala University, in reply, failed to cross the line as they could only manage 127/8 in the allotted overs. 

DAV’s Gurnoor Brar was adjudged Man of the Match. He picked up three wickets for 22 runs. 

Earlier in the day, Hindustan College beat last year’s winners and World Finals runners up MMC, Pune, by 41 runs. 

MMC Pune restricted Hindustan College to a paltry 122/9 after electing to bowl. The side, however, failed to overhaul the target as they were bowled out for just 81 runs in 16 overs. 

Harish NS took four wickets for of Hindustan College and was named Man of the Match.

The National winner will represent India in the Red Bull Campus Cricket World Series Championship 2019. 

Over 300 college teams from across the country participated in the 2019 edition of the tournament. 

Dharamsala and Meerut were the two new cities that were added to the roster of this highly competitive college cricket competition taking place across four zones. — Agencies