BGN Cricket Academy’s Shaurya Pandit shines with bat and ball in the 3rd Challenger Cup, Delhi
In one of the league matches of the 3rd Challenger Cup that was played at BGN Cricket Academy RK Puram in New Delhi, Vision Sports Academy locked horns with BGN Cricket Academy in a 35-over per side encounter. The match was played on November 23, 2021. BGN Cricket Academy won the toss and elected to field first.
Put in to bat, Vision Sports Academy put together 242 runs in 32.1 overs before the team was bowled out by BGN Cricket Academy. Middle order bat Sankit top scored with 87 runs off just 48 balls, including 16 boundaries and two sixes. With the ball for BGN Cricket Academy, Saksham Aswal and Sandeep Kumar were the leading wicket-takers with three wickets apiece.
In reply, BGN Cricket Academy chased down the score in just 29.3 overs, winning the match by three wickets. Captain and top order bat Shaurya Pandit led the run chase scoring a delectable 86 off 76 balls, smashing a dozen boundaries and a couple of sixes. The southpaw came in to bat in the very first over of the innings and was there till the 27th over to ensure that his team was in a safe position. Early in the match, he showed his class with the ball as he scalped 2-44 in his six overs. For Vision Sports Academy, Vivek Pal was the pick of the bowlers as he struck with 4-28 in his five overs.
The 12-year old Shaurya Pandit told CricketGraph, “This was the first match of the tournament and taking those two points was very essential. As a captain, I motivated my team and asked them to play fearless cricket and not take any kind of pressure. It was important for me to lead from the front. The wicket on which we played was wet. It was difficult to bat. But once I went past 30 I was more confident. On the other hand, the conditions for bowling were favourable. I enjoyed bowling on that surface.”
At the end of the tournament, Pandit won the best batsman, best bowler and player of the tournament award.
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