Ludhiana lose tamely to Mohali

Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 7

Ludhiana suffered a huge defeat by eight wickets against Mohali in the third league match of group B in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District (U-25) One Day Cricket Tournament, played at the Endeavours Cricket Hub ground, Banur, on Thursday.

This was the second defeat for Ludhiana in the three matches. They had lost to Moga by five wickets but recorded a 56-run victory against Fatehgarh Sahib.

Ludhiana skipper Nehal Wadhera won the toss and chose to bat first. They could not survive 50 overs and their innings folded in 40.2 overs at 120 runs.

Lovepreet Singh was the highest scorer, contributing 32 runs with the help of three boundaries off

69 balls. Harshit Takkar followed him with 19 runs while Tikshan Tangri chipped in with 13 runs, Rishi made 12 runs

and Bhavish Sethi scored 11 runs.

For Mohali, Harry Dhaliwal was the most successful bowler, securing three wickets for 36 runs in nine overs. Anshul Negi captured two wickets for 8 runs and Armaan Singh took two wickets for 27 runs whereas Ayush Goyal, Ramandeep Singh and Kunal Vishwa grabbed one wicket each.

The target set by Ludhiana turned out to be a meagre one as Mohali consumed only 20.3 overs to overhaul the total after losing just two wickets and wrapped up the issue hands down, by eight wickets.

Their innings revolved around Anshul Chaudhary and Anil Yadav. Anil made 51 runs off 57 balls, including seven hits over the ropes, while Anshul remained unbeaten on 47 runs, laced with an equal number of boundaries.

For the losing side, Rishi scalped one victim for 21 runs and Harshit Takkar took one wicket for 27 runs. Harry Dhaliwal was named the player of the match.

In the fourth and last league match, slated to be played at Ludhiana on October 9, the hosts will take on Ropar.