CHANDIGARH, May 27: Mohali were sitting pretty having scored 188 for 6 after dismissing Bathinda for 74 runs on the opening day of their two-day Punjab Minor Inter-District Cricket Tournament at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here today.Mohali opener Sukhwinder Singh Tinku contributed a brilliant knock of 57 off 72 deliveries. During his stay at the crease for 85 minutes, Tinku reached the fence 11 times.He along with the other opener Ravi (18) put on 73 runs for the first wicket stand before Ravi was caught by Sunil of the bowling of Ranjeet (2 for 30). Kamal Walia made a breezy 38 with four fours and two sixes. Captain Krishan Mohan and Deepak were at the crease with 30 and 12 runs respectively.Earlier, Bathinda had a bad start as they lost opener Manjit (5) with scoreboard reading 9. Their wickets continued to fall at regular intervals. Ravi topscored for Bathinda with 23 runs. Bathinda were skittled out for 74 in 30.2 overs in 130 minutes.Manoj Phulka claimed three wickets for 16 runs while Sukhwinder Tinku, Araminder Singh and NP Singh got two wickets apiece.Brief scores: Bathinda: 74 in 30.2 overs (Sunil Kumar 11, Roshan Lal 8, Manpreet 6, Ravi 23, Satiya Bhushan 7, Sukhwinder Tinku 3 for 16, Manoj Phulka 2 for 21, Arminder Singh 2 for 5, NP Singh 2 for 20).Mohali: 188 for 6 (Sukhwinder Tinku 57, Ravi 18, Kamal Walia 38, Avinash Kumar 17, Krishan Mohan batting 30, Deepak 12, Ravi 2 for 26, Ranjeet Singh 2 for 33).Cricket tourneyThe third Uttarkhand Cricket Trophy will be held at Government Model School in Sector 23 from June 6. Entries close on June 3, with Bhagwati Prasad Gour, chairman, Garhwal Cricket Club, at HNo-2169, Sector 23-C.
