Delhi: Smashtress CCL 4 Round Up (22nd March 2015)
Venue: Ingram Institute, Ghaziabad
Report by: Sumanyu Jain
Match 1: Aakaar defeats HMV in a tricky chase
HMV won the toss and elected to bat against Aakaar. Riding on Bobby’s quickfire 51 off 34 balls and healthy contributions from Pradeep &Hardeep, HMV scored a decent 141 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Aakaar’s bowlers Naresh and Suraj returned with identical figures of 2 wickets each for 35 runs.
Half of Aakaar’s team was back in the hut with just 52 runs on the board in the eighth over. With the fall of Naresh at the score of 88 in the 14th over, HMV would have believed that they could defend their modest total. But Rohit (32*) and No. 8 Ankit (27*) ensured that Aakar chased down the total with 3 balls to spare. Naresh, for his all-round effort bagged the man of the match trophy.
Brief Scores:
HMV: 141/6 in 20 overs (Bobby-51, Pradeep -35, Hardeep- 34, Naresh: 2/35, Suraj: 2/35)
Aakaar: 142/6 in 19.3 overs (Rohit-32*, Ankit-27*, Hardeep: 2/20, Mahul: 2/27)
Aakaar won by 4 wickets
Match 2: CCPL wins over Pearson Strikers
Pearson Strikers won the toss and elected to field against CCPL. In an all-round batting effort, CCPL managed 208 runs for the loss of 4 wickets with contributions from Aradhya (49*), Nimish (35), Jogender (34) and Ayush (29). Pearson bowlers were nowhere close to maintaining their line as extra runs amounted to 40. Only Salil could return with respectable figures of 2/25.
If Pearson’s bowlers’ day was forgettable then the batsmen were no different. They showed no intent or application while chasing a big total and were bundled out for merely 76 runs in 11.3 overs. Opener Ravi Khurana managed to score 37 but rest of the batting collapsed. For CCPL, Ankit was the pick of the bowlers bagging 3 wickets and giving away just 18 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Aradhya, for his well-made 49* received the man of the match award.
Brief Scores:
CCPL: 208/4 in 20 overs (Aradhya-49*, Nimish-35, Salil: 2/25)
PS: 76 all out in 11.3 overs (Ravi-37, Ankit: 3/18, Aman 2/0)
CCPL won by 132 run
Match 3: Omkar spins UFC to victory over Nokia
UFC won the toss and decided to set a target for Nokia in the third and final match of the day. They managed to score 167 runs in their stipulated 20 overs, losing 8 wickets in the process. Nikhil retired hurt after top scoring with 39 runs. Munish contributed with fine knock of 35. Nokia bowler Himanshu gave away 41 runs for his 3 scalps in his quota of 4 overs.
Nokia batsmen did not apply themselves in what was a quite achievable total. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and finally folded for 109 inside 16 overs. It was UFC Spinner Omkar who made the batsmen danced to his tune with 4 wickets in his 4 overs and giving away just 23 runs. Nokia batsman sagar top scored with 26. For his excellent bowling, Omkar was adjudged man of the match.
Brief Score:
UFC: 167/8 in 20 overs (Nikhil- 39*, Munish- 35, Himanshu: 3/41, Jitender: 2/14)
Nokia: 109 all out in 15.4 overs (Sagar-26, Omkar: 4/23, Walli: 2/13)
UFC won by 58 runs