July 25, 2009 1:59:33 am
A Quick-fire unmbeaten century by Delhi under-16 player Unmukt Chand (104 off 48 balls) and half-centuries by Samarth Singh (52) and Abhishek Kapoor (51) helped DDCA Star Under-19 XI thrash Ford House Cricket Club by 196 runs in their opening match of the England tour.
Unmukts innings was studded with 12 sixes and four boundaries.
Earlier,after stand-in skipper Milind Kumar won the toss and elected to bat,the power-hitting by the Delhi lads Unmukt,Abhishek and Samarth propelled Delhis innings way past the 300-run mark.
Brief scores: DDCA Star XI 334 for 4 in 40 overs (Unmukt Chand not out 104,Samarth Singh 52,Abhishek Kapoor 51,Milind Kumar 24); Ford House Cricket Club 140 for 7 in 40 overs (D Hussain 58; Vikas Singh 2/10,Kuldeep Mirchi 1/16,Tushar Khattar 1/37)
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