Attacking opener Karan Hatkar continues to impress with another half century (68) in the Kanga Knockout Tournament ‘18

Played at the Hindustan Construction Ground, Prime Group CC took on Young Association Cricket Club where in Young ACC won the toss and elected to field first looking at the pitch conditions which had some due for the bowlers.

Their decision to bowl first was spot on as Prime Group CC were reduced to 209all out in 44.2 overs with no.3 batsman Dinesh Gurnani being the highest scorer with a solid looking 52 off 93balls which had 5fours and a six in it while the rest of the batsman struggled to make much of an impact. From the bowlers, everyone chipped in with wickets bowling really well while off spinner Vinay Singh with 3/41 was the pick of the bowlers bowling really tight.

Chasing 210, it’s not the easiest of job but Karan Hatkar who has showed this season his skills with the bat with attacking starts continued to impress scoring 68 off 54balls opening the innings. Karan who smashed 11fours and a six mostly dealt in boundaries while he also got good support from Sanjay Yadav who scored 42runs coming at no.3 stitching a crucial 81run partnership. Vinay Singh who was the pick of the bowlers also made a crucial contribution with the bat down the order smashing a quick 30(2fours, 2sixes).

Young Association Cricket Club eventually won the match by 1wkt where in Prime Group bowlers did gave a tough fight with Dinesh also bagging 3wkts along with a half century. It was a nice win in the end where in Karan Hatkar again stood out with his blazing batting.

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