A blazing century from Manpreet Gony helped MCA Cricket Academy defeat Mohali Gymkhana by 50 runs in the final to win the JAL Mohali Premier League held at Yadavindra Public School on Sunday. MCA elected to bat first after winning the toss. However,their decision backfired as both their openers returned to the pavilion inside the first six overs. Nitin then played a sensible innings of 50 runs that provided some stability to MCA batting. Later,Manpreet played some audacious shots and sent the opposition team on a leather hunt. His century included four boundaries and seven towering sixes. His innings came to an end when going for a big shot he was caught off the bowling of Navdeep Singh. MCA innings ended at 191 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 25 overs. Kamal Walia and Navdeep Singh picked up two wickets each. Chasing the target,Mohali Gymkhana were bundled out for 141 in 23 overs. Mohali Gymkhana got off to a disastrous start as their star batsman,Sunny Sohal,was run-out in the eighth over. A third wicket partnership between Gurkirat Mann (34) and Yuvraj Singh (66) steadied their innings. However,none of the batsmen could rise to the occasion after their dismissal and the team bowed down meekly. Varun Khanna took three wickets for 34 runs,while Gony contributed with the ball also by picking up two vital wickets. Brief scores:MCA CA: 191 for 7 in 25 overs (Manpreet Gony 100,Nitin 50 no,Gunjot Singh 12,Kamal Wali 2 for 18,Navdeep Singh 2 for 22); Mohali Gymkhana: 141 all out in 23 overs (Yuvraj Singh 66,Gurkirat Mann 34,Sunny Sohal 16,Varun Khanna 3 for 34,Manpreet Gony 2 for 21). Manan shines for Saupin'sBouyed by Rajat's sparkling knock of 81,Greenfield Cricket Academy,Mohali,inflicted humiliating defeat of GNPs & CCA-36,Chandigarh,by 107 runs in the opening match of the Under -10 Eugene Saupin Cricket Tournament played at Saupin's School-32 in Chandigarh on Sunday. Greenfield Cricket Academy won the toss and chose to bat first and scored daunting total of 180 runs for the loss of three wickets in allotted quota of 20 overs. The batting duo of Rajat (81) and Ritesh (59) scored freely throughout the park and plundered quick runs. The GNPs & CCA-36 bowlers bowled wayward line and length. In the second match of the day,played at the same ground,Saupin Cricket Academy-32 registered a thumping 130-run win over Kundan Cricket Academy-46. Manan Chadha Saupin Cricket Academy emerged as the star taking a hattrick and also contributing with 32 runs with the bat. Batting first,Saupin Cricket Academy posted a big total of 183 runs losing seven wickets in the allotted quota of 20 overs. Prabhjit Sr.(52) and Manan (32) contributed with useful knocks. In reply,Kundan Cricket Academy were bundled out for 53 runs in 12 overs. Manan (4/15),Prithvi (3/12) and Prabhjeet (3/10) demolished the Kundan batting line-up with splendid bowling efforts. Gaurav registers winPANCHKULA:Gaurav Dhingra got the better of Bharat Sharma 2-1 in a sub-junior snooker event during the 23rd Haryana State Billiards and Snooker Championship held in Sector 11 on Tuesday. In the first frame,Gaurav hit breaks of 19 and 23,while in the second Bharat made a good comeback to snatch the frame from Gaurav. In the final frame,Gaurav kept his cool and finished the game. In another match,Bharat outplayed Raman 2-0,while Gaurav registered an easy 2-0 win over Raman. Arjun bowls CCJ to winA superb bowling performance from Arjun (5 for 20) helped CCJ Cricket Club inflict a 66-run drubbing unto Kundan Cricket Academy in the second league match of Under-13 Monsoon Cup Cricket Tournament held in Chandigarh on Sunday. Batting first,CCJ Cricket Club posted a mammoth total of 160 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. Akhil top scored with 36 runs. Utkarsh picked up four wickets for 18 runs. Chasing the target,Kundan Cricket Academy were bowled out for 95 runs in 18.1 overs. Gaurang emerged as the top scorer with 35 runs.
