Bal Bhawan Ajmal Khan CC clinches a finals win in the 18th Manav Chopra Cricket Tournament 2017(U/19)

After a hard fought series for both the teams, it was the all important finals between Bal Bhawan & Noida Wonders at the Rajokri Cricket ground in Delhi.

Batting first. Noida wonders made a decent score of 174/10 in 35.3 overs. Though they could have batted till the end to score atleast 200-220 to make a very competitive score. Kavish was the top scorer with a 33ball 34 while Utkarsh & Jaiveer chipped in with 28each. Not a single batsman was able to convert their good start which made them restrict to a somewhat low total. Right-arm spinner Mayank Rawat was the pick of the bowlers taking 3/26 in his 7.3overs followed by 2/24 by left arm spinner Mohit Badesra.

Bal Bhawan Ajmal Khan CC who have a strong batting line up chased down the score in just 22 overs.  Nikhil Gautam scored a fiery 21ball 42 while Ayush also scored a blazing 22ball 47 followed by a run a ball 34 by all-rounder Mayank Rawat. Bobby yadav & Sankalp Singhal took 2wkts each but lacked support from the other end.

Bal Bhawan CC won the finals by 4wkts and Mayank Rawat was declared ‘man of the match’ while Nikhil Gautam & Mohit Badesra were declared ‘best batsman’ & ‘best bowler’ of the tournament. Harshit Sethi was declared the ‘man of the series/tournament’ in the presence of chief guest Pushpender Sinha, organizing secretary Mr. Vijay Mishra, Pawan Sharma, Sanjay Singh, Anand Mishra & Rajesh Chopra and sponsored by Solosun international & NIZ Sports.

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