Amritsar rout Ludhiana in U-16 tourney, reach final

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, August 22

Amritsar routed hosts Ludhiana by eight wickets to storm into the final on the penultimate day of the four-day semifinal in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District U-16 Cricket Tournament, played at the GRD Global Education Institute, Hambran Road, today.

Ludhiana were all out for 139 runs in 73.3 overs in their first innings while Amritsar scored 165 in their first essay and yesterday, at draw of stumps, the hosts, in their second innings, were in dire straits at 88 for nine.

This morning, Ludhiana added only five runs as their innings folded at 93 runs in 63.2 overs. Needing just 68 runs, the visitors faced little challenge as they made 70 runs in 24.4 overs after losing just two wickets to wrap up. Rahul Kumar remained unbeaten on 49, the knock coming off 66 balls with the help of eight boundaries.