Explosive knock of 118* by Neeraj Sehgal in the opening match of Synergy T20 Cricket Tournament

Tournament Name:- Synergy T20 |  Venue:- RSKP, Pitampura, Delhi  | Match Scorecard

The second edition of Synergy Sports T20 Blast received a ceremonious opening with a pre match cake cutting ceremony followed by a one sided victory for Fledge Cricket Club over RBS Rockers. It was a sunny afternoon and the match was played on a hard surface cited excellent for batting. RBS Rockers won the toss and sent FCC to set them a target.

FCC openers Abhinav Duggal and Neeraj Sehgal smacked RBS bowlers to all corners of the ground in a record opening stand that lasted for 17 overs. Abhinav thrashed RBS bowler Faizan Ahmed for 22 runs with 2 sixes and 2 fours in his only over. The partnership was finally broken when Abhinav was run out by Naveen Dagar for an excellent 65 (40 balls, 9×4, 2×6). Neeraj Sehgal was called off the field by captain Manik when he was batting on 118 (65 balls, 23×4) to give few balls to the rest of the batsman. FCC finally scored a whopping 238 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. RBS bowlers had a rough day with only Sumit managing to pick up a wicket. The dropped catches only made matters worse for the fielding side.

RBS Rockers were never in the hunt during any part of their innings that finally folded for a paltry 105 inside 16 overs. Only three batsmen could enter double digits with opener Vijay Moorthy top scoring with 27 (20 balls, 4×4). It was a combined bowling effort from FCC with 3 bowlers sharing 2 wickets each and 2 bowlers picking up a wicket each. Neeraj Sehgal (Man of the Match) took away the man of the match and best batsman of the day trophies for his scintillating knock while Neeraj Puri walked away with the best bowler title. Abhinav Duggal was adjudged best fielder of the day. 

It would not be an overestimation to say that the inaugural match of the tournament was completely ruled by Fledge Cricket Club. RBS now have a challenge to win their remaining matches by a big margin to cover up their Net Run Rate; else it could be curtains for them soon.

Brief Score: FCC: 238/3 in 20 overs (Neeraj Sehgal 118, Abhinav Duggal 65; Sumit 1/45)

RBS Rockers 105 all out in 16 overs (Vijay Moorthy 27; Neeraj Puri 2/9, Gurudit Singh 2/12)

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Report by: Sumanyu Jain.

Regional Business Manager – Delhi