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This is an archive article published on May 8, 2009

Lucky’s effort goes in vain

A Valiant half-century by Lucky (57 runs) went into vain as MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy lost to Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy by two runs in a league match of the ongoing Saupin's Summer Cricket Tournament on Thursday.

A Valiant half-century by Lucky (57 runs) went into vain as MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy lost to Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy by two runs in a league match of the ongoing Saupin’s Summer Cricket Tournament on Thursday.

Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to bat first. They posted a respectable total of 128 for 2 in the allotted 20 overs. Arjit was the top scorer for Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy as he played an unbeaten knock of 60 runs. Vineet Dhaka played a patient knock of 36 runs as Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy posted a total of 128 for 2. For MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy,Anish claimed one wicket for 28 runs while Shubham Vij claimed one wicket for 15 runs. Chasing the target,MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy could manage a score of 126 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs and lost the match by a narrow margin of two runs. Lucky played a valiant knock of 57 runs but his effort went into vain as MCM Blue Caps lost the match by two runs. Shubham Vij contributed 25 runs while abhishek scored 18 runs. For Guru Nanak Public School and Chandigarh Cricket Academy,Arpit claimed two wickets for 26 runs while Rizul claimed one wicket for 20 runs.

In the second match of the day,Bharti Vij St Soldier Cricket Academy scored a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Shri Shri Cricket Academy. Shri Shri Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to bat first. Batting first,they posted a total of 148 for 4 in the allotted 20 overs. Nipun was the top scorer for Shri Shri Cricket Academy as he played a knock of 78 runs while Jasinder played a knock of 41 runs. For Bharti Vij St Soldier Cricket Academy,Harsh claimed two wickets for 35 runs while Divyanshu claimed one wicket for 14 runs.

In reply,Bharti Vij St Soldier Cricket Academy reached the target for the loss of three wickets in 18.5 overs. Saurav played a match winning knock of 44 runs while Abhishek contributed 33 runs. For Shri Shri Cricket Academy,Swaran claimed one wicket for 11 runs while Harshit claimed 1 for 23 runs.

Brief scores:

GNPS and CCA : 128 for 2 in allotted 20 Overs (Arjit 60 no,Vineet Dhaka 36,Anish 1 for 28,Shubham Vij 1 for 15),MCM Blue Caps Cricket Academy : 126 for 5 in 20 overs ( Lucky 57,Shubham Vij 25,Abhishek 18,Arpit 2 for 26,Rizul 1 for 20 ); Shri Shri Cricket Academy : 148 for 4 in allotted 20 overs (Nipun 78,Jasinder 41 ,Harsh 2 for 35 , Divyuashu 1 for 14),Bharti Vij St. Soldier Cricket Academy : 150 for 3 in 18.5 overs (Saurav 44,Abhishek 33,Swaran 1 for 11,Harshit 1 for 23).

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