Ubaid saves PUNCOM from blushes

The Godrej left-arm spin trio of Madan Lal, Girish Bhanot and Amit Kakria kept pegging on even as the medium pacers had failed to make a mark early on. After the PUNCOM openers Bhupinder Singh Sr and Sukhwinder Tinkoo had given their side a good start, it appeared as if Godrej Club had lost the battle. But, a spate of wickets in the middle overs rocked their boat somewhat before Ubaid blasted three sixes and a four in his whirlwind knock.

Earlier, the Godrej top-order batted as if they were aliens in this form of the game. Take Rahul Panta8217;s 27 runs out and it was a total disaster. Towards the end Amit Kakria and Girish Bhanot batted sensibly to lend some respectability to their total.

The PUNCOM spinners, Bharti Vij and Kailash Sanwal bowled an immaculate line and picked up three wickets each.

Indian Airlines take on PCA Colts XI in the first semifinal tomorrow.
Scores
Godrej: 149 in 45.1 overs Rahul Panta 27, Amit Kakria 25, Girish Bhanot 21; Bharti Vij 3-19, Kailash Sanwal 3-38 lost to PUNCOM: 150 for 6 in 48.4 overs Ubaid Kamal 29 n.o., Ajay Mehra 28, Bhupinder Sr 26, Sukhwinder Tinkoo 23; Madan Lal 2-22, Girish Bhanot 2-30.