Ludhiana restrict Ropar to 116 runs in 1st innings

Ludhiana, August 11

Ludhiana restricted Ropar to a small total of 116 runs in the first innings in the third group B match in the ongoing Punjab State Inter-District (U-16) Cricket Tournament being played at Government College ground, Ropar, on Wednesday.

Batting first, hosts Ropar appeared clueless and were bowled out in 63 overs. Except for Jeevanjot Singh, Bhavyam Jain and Arshjot Singh, no other batsman looked comfortable. Jeevanjot contributed 39 runs while skipper Bhavyam scored 16.

For Ludhiana, Anmoljit Singh and Shabd Tangri were the main wicket takers. Singh sent down 20 overs, gave away 26 runs and scalped four victims whereas Shabd captured three wickets in 14 overs after conceding only 11 runs.

Ludhiana began its reply on a positive note, posting 23 runs on the board in 12 overs without losing a wicket. Soham Baggan and Jaiveer Singh were at crease with 12 and 10 runs against their names. —OC