Ludhiana, Jalandhar eves, RCF men script victories

Our Sports Correspondent

Ludhiana, November 19

Ludhiana district and Jalandhar district in the women’s section while Rail Coach Factory (RCF), Kapurthala, in the men’s section scripted victories on the penultimate day of the 26th Senior Punjab Basketball League being conducted at Gureh village, near here, today.

Ludhiana eves beat their opponents from Amritsar 51-46 after trailing by three points (30-33) at the half time.

Ludhiana players, not only wiped out the deficit, but surged ahead to clinch the cliff-hanger with a narrow margin 51-46.

Kirandeep Kaur of Ludhiana contributed 22 points, which played the decisive role in their win. Samriti fought well for the losing side chipping in with 11 points.

Jalandhar district (women) faced a little resistance from Mansa district, whom they defeated 55-22. The winners led 25-20 at the end of the second quarter.

For the winners, the bulk of scoring was done by Manpreet Kaur who sank in 32 baskets, while Prabhdeep Kaur scored 11 points for the losers.

In another match in women’s section, Mansa district, despite a fine performance by Prabhdeep Kaur, who dropped in as many as 24 points, failed to take any advantage as they went down 38-49 against Punjab Police.

Harjeet Kaur accounted for 16 points for the winners that played the crucial role in the outcome of this encounter.

The match in the men’s section was played between RCF, Kapurthala, and Jalandhar district, in which the former came out victors 95-67 after leading 42-33 at the half time. Harman Duggal was the top scorer for the winning side with 22 points and Rohin contributed 20 points for the losers.