Karnal cricket academy clinch trophy

Patiala, October 19

Haryana Partap Cricket Academy (HPCA), Karnal, defeated Thrive Cricket Academy, Agra, by 35 runs to win the fifth edition of the annual Dussehra Cup Cricket Tournament held under the auspices of Black Elephant Cricket Club, Patiala.

Karnal won the toss and elected to bat first. It scored a reasonable total of 175 for 5 in 50 overs. Ayush (66) and Kabir (46) played super knock for Karnal.

In reply, the Agra team started its innings in sound knock and managed to score 63 runs in 20 overs after losing 2 wickets. Later, a fine spell by Abhisek left the batting side crumbling as he took 4 wickets. Ultimately, the Agra team was bundled out for 140 with 9.2 overs to spare.

Brief score

Haryana Partap Cricket Academy, Karnal: 175 for 5 in 50 overs (Ayush 66, Kabir 46, Jaiveer 13) (Harsh 3 for 15, Krishana 3 for 17)

Thrive Cricket Academy, Agra: 140 all out in 40.4 overs (Harish 43, Kartik 25, Sameer 21) (Abhisek 4 for 28; Gaurav 2 for 17) — TNS