Ludhiana script 8-wkt facile win over Ropar

Sprots Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 9

Hosts Ludhiana scripted a facile victory by eight wickets over Ropar in the fourth and last group B league encounter of the Punjab State Inter-District (U-25) One Day Cricket Tournament, played at GRD Academy ground, on Hambran Road, here on Saturday.

This was second win for Ludhiana. They were already out of contention in the ongoing tournament. Mohali with three wins from as many matches tops the table while Moga with two victories after three ties, followed them at the second spot whereas Ropar with one win and Fatehgarh Sahib yet to open their account too have made an exit.

Batting first, Ropar scored 188 runs in 47.2 overs in which the main contributions came through Nitin Kamboj, Resham Sharma, Kunwarjeet Singh and skipper Madhav Pathania, who chipped in with 74, 26, 24 and 20 runs, respectively.

For Ludhiana, Rishi was the main wicket taker, scalping four victims after conceding 38 runs in 10 overs. Sanyam Gill accounted for two wickets for seven runs while Harshit Takkar, Aradhya Shukla, Nehal Wadhera and Siddhant Om Tiwari captured one wicket each.

Ludhiana required 33.2 overs to achieve the target. They accomplished the task after losing two wickets. Skipper, former India U-19 player, Nehal Wadhera led from the front, playing a fiery innings of 83 runs off 52 balls, studded with 11 boundaries and four sixes.

Tikshan Tangri remained unbeaten on 59 runs while Bharat Madhok contributed 28 runs and Harshit Takkar was not out on 10. The two wickets were shared between Kawalpreet Singh and Resham Sharma. Resham claimed one for 25 and Singh took one for 15. For his useful batting contribution of 83 runs, Ludhiana skipper Nehal Wadhera was adjudged the player of the match.