St Stephen8217;s regain title after 19 years

Batting first, St Stephen8217;s made 244 for six in the stipulated 40 overs, thanks to fine contributions from Himachal Ranji player Sangram Singh 66, Sohail Dhand 69, skipper Sidharth Verma 30 and Salman Shah 26. They scored 99 runs in the final 10 overs. Sangram struck seven fours and three sixes while opener Dhand made his runs with the help of six fours off 88 deliveries.

Khalsa skipper Nitish Malik left-arm spin was the most successful bowler with two for 46.

Khalsa openers Vicky Dhir 37 and Varun Kumar put on 45 runs in four overs but medium pacers Sangram 3 for 25 and Sidharth 3 for 37 took charge and restrcited the team to 187 in 38.4 overs.

Gaurav Diwan 51 with three sixes batted brilliantly but could not take the former champions to the target.Brief scores: St Stephen8217;s College: 244 for 6 in 40 overs Sohail Dhand 69, Sangram Singh 66, Sidharth Verma 30, Salman Shah 26, Sayantar Bannerjee 25, Nitish Malik 2 for 46, Rajeev Uniyal 2 for 49, Rajesh Gahlaut 1 for 40.
Khalsa College: 187 all out in 38.4 overs Gaurav Dewan 51, Vicky Dhir 37, Sanjeev 29, Sangram Singh 3 for 25, Sidharth Verma 3 for 37, Sohail Dhand 2 for 17, Vinay Mohan 1 for 25.