Mohali restrict hosts Ludhiana to 156 runs in first innings

Our Sports Correspondent
Ludhiana, August 17

Mohali restricted Ludhiana to a modest total of 156 runs in the first innings on the opening day of the two-day match in the Inter-District (U-16) Cricket Tournament being played at GRD Academy on Hambran Road here on Saturday.

Batting first, Ludhiana was off to a shaky start, losing the wickets at regular intervals. Their first essay eventually culminated at 156 runs in 63 overs.

Only Sayyam Gambhir and Vansh Arora put up some resistance, chipping in with 30 and 38 runs, respectively.

For the visitors, Arjun Dhingra was the most successful bowler, claiming three wickets, while Sehajman Singh and Aarav Mahajan captured two wickets each. Raghuvar Narang and Himanshu Masih secured a piece each.

Mohali, too, had a bad start, losing two early wickets. At the draw of stumps, they were 35 for 2 after 14.2 overs.

Brief scores

• Ludhiana (first innings): 156 all out in 63 overs (Ankit Singh 21, Sanyam Gill 21, Sayyam Gambhir 30 and Vansh Arora 38; Arjun Dhingra 3 for 40, Aarav Mahajan 2 for 19, Sehajman Singh 2 for 32, Raghuvar Narang 1 for 15 and Himanshu Masih 1 for 33).
• Mohali (first innings): 35 for 2 after 14.2 overs (Sehaj Khanna 8, Gurtaj Singh 11 and Dushyant Thaman 14*; Sidhant Tiwari 1 for 10 and Saksham Vij 1 for 18).