Siddhant stars in Ravindra win
Siddhant Sharma’s all-round performance helped Ravindra Public School, Pitam Pura, beat Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj, by nine wickets in a Group C league match of the Coca-Cola Cricket Cup Under-16 inter-school tournament at the Bal Bharti Public School grounds in Dwarka on Tuesday.
DPS won the toss and opted to bat, but managed to post just 104/7 in 35 overs, losing wickets regularly to some tight bowling and sharp fielding.
Sant Sangwan played a gutsy innings of 37 to give the total some substance. Ravindra Public School bowlers Ghanshyam Singh (2/20) and Siddhant Sharma (1/22) kept things tight.
Vivek Bhatu (37 not out) and Siddhant Sharma (25 not out) steered RPS home in just 11 overs for the loss of one wicket. Siddhant was adjudged the man of the match for his all-round display.
In a Group B league match, Vikas Sharma’s four-wicket haul helped Abhinav Public School, Pitam Pura, beat VSPK International School, Rohini, by the huge margin of 143 runs.
Put in to bat, Abhinav Public School scored 180/6 in 35 overs. Raj (68) was the lead run getter and was well-supported by Vishal (24). In reply, VSPK International were bowled out for 37. Sharma’s four-wicket haul helping bundle them out in 12.1 overs. Nishant Singh claimed two wickets without giving a run.
Scores: DPS, VK 104/7 in 35 overs (Sant Sangwan 37; Ghanshyam Singh 2/20, Siddhant Sharma 1/22) lost to RPS 107/1 in 11 overs (Vivek Bhatu 37 n.o., Siddhant Sharma 25 n.o., Nitin Jaswan 22; Kartik Pawar 1/35).
APS 180/6 in 35 overs (Raj 68, Vishal 24; Prateek Batra 3/32, Hardik Garg 2/27) bt VSPKIS 37 in 12.1 overs (Prateek Batra 13; Vikas Sharma 4/9, Nishant Singh 2/0)
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