Ludhiana beat Ropar by 60 runs

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 31

Ludhiana beat Ropar by 60 runs in group B match in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District (U-19) One Day Cricket Tournament played at GRD Global Education Institute ground on Hambran Road here on Saturday.

Batting first after winning the toss, hosts Ludhiana posted a decent score of 248 runs for the loss of four wickets in the stipulated 50 overs.

As it began raining after the culmination of hosts’ innings, the target for Ropar was revised. They were required to score 213 runs in 41 overs which they could not achieve and lost the match squarely.

The architects of Ludhiana’s innings were Sanyam Gill, Saksham Vij and Bharat Madhok. Sanyam cracked a century (102) in 126 balls with the help of seven hits over the ropes while Saksham chipped in with 68 runs off 101 balls, studded with eight boundaries. Bharat contributed 42 runs, including one six and one four.

For the visitors, Kirandeep Singh captured two wickets while Shubhanshu Yadav and Karmanpreet claimed apiece each.

In reply, Ropar could muster 152 runs after losing four wickets. Their innings revolved around Mayank Gupta (52 not out), Karmanpreet Singh (36) and Gurtaj Singh (24 not out).

For the winning side, Gurmehar Singh bagged two wickets for 31 runs in nine overs while Sanyam Gill got two for 19 in eight overs and helped their side contain the opponents’ innings to a meagre total. Ludhiana now will play against Moga in their last league match on August 4 at Moga.