CAG Delhi beat UTCA Chandigarh by 4 wickets

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 1

Arpit Vasavada hit an eye-catching century before Shorya Sanandia claimed a five-wicket haul to help CAG Delhi beat UTCA, Chandigarh, by 47 runs in the opening match of the 26th All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali today.

Electing to bat, CAG Delhi were in all sorts of trouble at 0/3 in 2.1 overs. However, a 125-run partnership between Vasavada and Ankit Kaushik for the sixth wicket helped the visitors reach 245 runs in 49.5 overs.

Vasavada was dismissed by Bhagmender soon after he completed his century. His 138-ball 100 included 11 hits to the fence.

Kaushik made a quick-fire 63 off 67 balls. Jagjit Singh Sandhu was the pick of bowlers for UTCA, claiming 4/50.

Defending a modest total, CAG bowlers led by Sanandia bundled out UTCA for 198 runs to register a 47-run win.

Sanandia was declared man of the match for his brilliant spell.

In another match, Ranstar Cricket Club, Delhi, beat Minerva Cricket Academy at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh.

Put in to bat, Minerva were bowled out for 124 runs in 36 overs. Chetanya Bishnoi claimed 4/19, while Pradeep Prashar bagged 2/30 for Ranstar. Yuvraj Chaudhary (30) was the top scorer for Minerva Academy.

In reply, Ranstar Club rode on Aditya Sharma’s 76-ball 71 to reach home in 26.1 overs with four wickets to spare.

Rock Zone emerge champs

Chandigarh: Rock Zone girls beat Plaza Zone by four wickets to win the Women’s UTCA Domestic Cricket Tournament here on Wednesday. Chetan Sharma, chairman, selection committee, BCCI, awarded the winners. UTCA member and former cricketer Vivek Atray, meanwhile, announced that Rama Atray Women’s Memorial Tournament would be restarted from next season.