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| Despite Nukul’s 73 Haryana loses to Punjab | | | Early Times Reporter
JAmmu | Sep 25
Needing a last ball six runs and Haryana could not do it thereby losing the match by five runs to Punjab in the Vinoo Makand under-19 North Zone cricket tournament being organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) at Kashmir University grounds, here today.
Chasing a target of 204 runs, Haryana exhausted their allotted quota of 50 overs at 198 runs with last wicket intact.
Earlier, finding the pitch in good shape, Haryana opted to field after winning the toss. They succeeded in their game plan and managed to restrict the strong side of Punjab to a total of 203 runs. Punjab even could not play the full 50 overs and bowled out sparing 2.2 overs of their innings.
Bharat Malhotra remained the top scorer with 80 ball 46 runs while Amitoz Singh contributed 42 (off 52 balls). Amarpreet Singh also played nice innings of 31 runs facing mere 24 deliveries. From Haryana, Nitin Saini took three wickets giving away just eight runs while Rajwinder Singh claimed two. Mohit, Ashish and Jayant shared one wicket each.
In reply, Haryana started well with first wicket partnership of 42 runs in eight overs. But, to their dismay, Punjab could not reach the required total despite a brilliant knock of 73 by Nukul Dager. Rushel Bhasker and Nitin Saini also played well contributing 31 and 27 runs respectively. From Punjab, Rajvinder, Himanshu and Lakshya shared two wickets each. Amarpreet and Sidharth bagged one each.
Today’s match was officiated by BCCI umpires, Balwant Sharma of Rajasthan and P S Rawat of Railways. Anil Sharma was match referee. Arshad and Ghulam were the scorers.
The ongoing tournament is being observed by the Sanjeev Sharma, who is chairman junior selection committee, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Commenting on today well contested match, a senior cricketer present in the ground said, “Haryana could have won the match had their tale-enders controlled their nerves and showed the patience”.
Next match: J&K to take on Haryana at Kashmir University and DDCA to meet Punjab at Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium on September 27 at 9.30 am.
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