CP Academy beat Team Dominator by 80 runs

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 22

CP Academy scripted a convincing 80-run victory against Team Dominator in the ongoing first edition of the GNSA Cup (U-14) Cricket Tournament being held at the Jassian Road grounds here today.

Batting first CP Academy scored a challenging total of 195 runs after losing five wickets in the stipulated 40 overs. Their innings revolved around Deepinder Singh (53), Harish Kumar (52), Robin Sharma (38) and Gurbaljeet Singh (22).

For Team Dominator, Parveen took two wickets for 34 runs and Ishaanveer chipped in with one wicket after conceding 36 runs.

Target set by CP Academy turned out to be an uphill task as Team Dominator’s innings folded at 115 runs in 28.1 overs. Harviraj was the top scorer, contributing 31 runs and he was followed by Hemant Verma, Rajat Gujral and Tejasman Singh, who made 17, 16 and 14 runs, respectively.

For CP Academy, Himanshu and Harish Kumar captured three wickets each after giving away 16 and 39 runs, respectively, while Karanbir Singh secured two wickets for 14 runs and Sargun claimed one for 10.

Deepinder Singh, who made 53 runs off 59 balls with the help of seven boundaries, and played a pivot role in CP Academy’s easy win was named player of the match.