Centurion Kapil Mehta helps Blazewell beat Praxis in the 1st Manager Cup Cricket Tournament match
Blazewell locked horns against Praxis on 15th April at Gurgaon during the 1st Manager Cup 40-over Cricket Tournament. Batting first, Praxis posted a strong total of 281-6 in 40 overs. Apart from the opening bat Sandeep, who departed without troubling the scorers, rest of the Praxis batting line-up chipped in with useful contributions. Chandrapratap (51 runs off 63 balls) and Gulshan (53 not out off 22 balls) scored wonderful half centuries, with Usman making a patient 48 off 57 balls. Gulshan and Anwar (20 not out off 10 balls) accelerated towards the end of the innings to help their team to put up a respectable total on board. Akash was the pick of the bowlers picking up 2-47 in his eight overs.
Though Blazewell did not get off to the best of starts, the middle order batting that was led from the front by Kapil Mehta (163 not out off 110 balls) won the match for them. Kapil was simply exceptional with the bat as he smacked the Praxis bowlers all-round the park. Even after reaching to the century milestone, Mehta did not let loose and ensured that his team was home safe. He scored at an aggressive strike rate of close to 150. Ashutosh (25 runs off 23 balls), Nitin (22 runs off 24 balls), Ashwini (17 runs off 23 balls) and Karan (21 not out off 15 balls) chipped in with useful contributions. Blazewell acheieved the target in 36 overs, winning the match by four wickets. Anjeev and Shahid grabbed couple of wickets apiece.
Kapil Mehta (1-38 in 8 overs and 163 not out off 110 balls) was honoured with the Man of the Match award for his scintillating knock.
