JOIN USIn a low-scoring affair, Merchants Cricket Club (2) bowlers shone as they pulled off a 11-run victory over Duleep Cricketers in the KSCA Group I, Division IV league cum knockout tournament for the Metro Shield here.
After the match was reduced to 20 overs a side due to a wet outfield, Merchants batted first and posted a respectable 132 all out.
Hemraj was the star of the show with the ball for Duleep as he returned figures of five for 16.
Shabaz Pasha (40) and Anil (30) made valuable contributions with the bat for Merchants.
Chasing a gettable total, Ashok stood out for Duleep with 43 but the other batsmen failed as Duleep could post only 121 for nine. Gautham (3/13), Aevant (2/16) and Navees (2/19) shared the majority of the wickets for Merchants.
In another game, Wadiyar Cricket Club beat Friends XI Cricket Club by 100 runs.
Brief scores: Merchants Cricket Club (2): 132 all out in 20 overs (Shabaz Pasha 40, Anil 30; Hemraj 5-16) bt Duleep Cricketers: 121/9 in 20 overs (Ashok 43; Aevant 2-16, Navees Shankar 2-19, Gautham 3-13). (Match was reduced to 20 overs per side due to wet outfield).
Wadiyar Cricket Club: 189 all out in 47.2 overs (Syed Fawad Hussain 40, Shaik Habib Hussain 53, Muzzammil 34; Parth 5-26, Syed 4-24) bt Friends XI Cricket Club, D’Pura: 89 all out in 28.1 overs (Ajithesh 39, Md Azghar Pasha 3-33, Mohammed Ajmal 4-27) by 100 runs.
Eleven Brother’s Cricket Club: 237/8 in 42 overs (Abhishek P 65, Ved Bidri 64, Nikhil S 28; Nishanth 2-54, Asif 4-38) bt Hanumanthnagar Cricket Club: 162 all out in 30.2 overs (Dhusyanth Venkat 64, Vineeth Ashok 29; Faizan 2-27, Pranav NV 3-55).