DU Inter College: Vinay Singhal’s ton powers Dyal Singh College (M) to 23 run victory over Ramanujan College
A superb century by opener Vinay Singhal (107, 143 b, 4×11, 6×1) and a good show by the bowlers helped Dyal Singh College (M) prevail over Ramanujan College by 23 runs and keep their chances alive in the DU Inter College Cricket Tournament.
Batting first Dyal Singh College put up a total of 242 runs in 50 overs, losing 9 wickets. Apart from Vinay’s century, Sagar contributed with 35 and Tushar Sudan scored 28 runs lower down the order. For Ramanujan, Prince Yadav captured 3 wickets while Mahender Pratap Singh captured 2 wickets.
Chasing a tricky 243 runs to stay alive in the tournament, Ramanujan top four batsmen were upto the task with each one contributing either individually or in partnership to get closer to the desired score. Opener Prince Yadav scored 52, Gautam Parashar contributed with 38 and No. 4 Naseeb Singh compiled 51 runs. But once Naseeb got out, the lower order could not complete the task and the batting fell apart handing the opponents a 23 run victory.
Abhay Bhardwaj was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets to his name. Abhimanyu Bhasker and Sandeep Kumar captured 2 wickets each.
Brief Scores:
Dyal Singh College (M): 242/9 in 50 overs (Vinay Singhal 107, Sagar 35, Prince Yadav 3/53)
Ramanujan College: 219 all out (Prince Yadav 52, Naseeb Singh 51, Abhay Bhardwaj 3/46)
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