DU Inter College: Deshbandhu College beats Shaheed Bhagat Singh College by 140 runs
Deshbandhu College showed a perfect example of team play in their inaugural match against Shaheed Bhagat Singh College (SBSC) as each player contributed either with bat or ball in their thumping 140 runs victory over SBSC in the DU Inter College knockouts.
Played at PGDAV College, Deshbandhu College batted first and put up an excellent total of 262 runs and were all out in the last over of their innings. There was a not a single big individual score but hand contributions from Kapil Chauhan (52), Ashwani SIngh (37), skipper Nitin Bhardwaj (32) and most importantly some late order fire works by No. 10 batsman Akash Chaudhary (42 runs, 23 balls) helped Deshbandhu College put up a fighting total.
SBSC bowled well and picked up wickets at regular intervals but were done in by the lower order of their opponents. Rahul Kumar and Anubhav Srivastava captured 3 wickets each and Dev and Siddharth captured a couple each.
In reply, SBSC batsmen were not able to offer any real resistance, let alone going anywhere near the target as they folded for mere 122 runs in 32.1 overs. Skipper Harsh Kamal top scored with 34 but wickets keep falling at regular intervals leaving SBSC with no real chance to overhaul a stiff target.
For Deshbanshu College, Manik Sirohi captured 3 wickets. He was well supported by Mridul Sharma and Ajay Mangeria who picked up 2 wickets each and helped their team register and easy victory.
Brief Scores:
Deshbandhu College: 262 all out (Kapil Chauhan 52, Akash Chaudhary 42, Rahul Kumar 3/36, Anubhav 3/39)
SBSC: 122 all out (Harsh Kamal 34, Manik Sirohi 3/27, Mridul Sharma 2/08)
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