Patiala beat Nawanshahr in cricket, enter final

Chandigarh, September 27

Patiala lads registered an eight-wicket win over Nawanshahr in the Punjab State Inter-District Senior One-Day Limited Overs Tournament today. Batting first, Nawanshahr scored 112 runs before getting all-out in 37.3 overs.

Karan Bhatti (34), Ravi Sharma (32) and Amandeep Ghuman (25) scored for the side. Akul Pandove (4/15) was the pick of the bowlers, followed by Aryaman Singh (3/30), Kuljit Singh (2/17) and Karan Kaila (1/12) were the other main wicket takers. In reply, Patiala scored 116/2 in 16.2 overs.

Sanvir Singh (64) and Jiwanjot Singh (43) were the two main scorers for the side. Jatinder Kumar and Ujjwal Thapiyal claimed one wicket each. In the second match, hosts Amritsar defeated Mohali by nine wickets. Batting first, Mohali scored 240 runs before getting all-out in 49.2 overs. Vishvanath Partap Singh (118) topped the score chart with the support of Prabhnoor Bhalla (35), Abhijeet Garg (27) and Anshul Chaudhary (24). Kamal Passi (4/45) claimed maximum wickets, while Abhinav Sharma, Rohit Kumar, Vinay Chaudhary and Ashwani Kumar took one wicket each. In reply, Amritsar chased the target in 40.4 overs with the help of Abhay Chaudhary (101 off 118 balls) and Sharad Lumba (100 off 115 balls). Barinder Sran claimed the only wicket. The final will be played on October 7 at IS Bindra PCA Stadium. — TNS