In the league match of the First Hot Weather Cricket Tournament U-16, played at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Shakurpur, Masters Cricket Academy (MCA) defeated Uday Bhan Cricket Academy by 19 runs in a high-scoring encounter.
Batting first, MCA posted an imposing 287/5 in 40 overs, thanks to a brilliant 116 off 88 balls by Akshat Parashar, who struck 15 fours and 3 sixes. He was well supported by Devansh Bhadola (42), Veddant Gupta (37) and Paarth Ahuja (42).
In reply, Uday Bhan Cricket Academy fought hard with Karn Sharma scoring 74 off 64 balls. However, disciplined bowling by Ayaan Sarna (3/57), Devansh Bhadola (2/25) and Harmeet Singh (2/41) helped MCA restrict the opposition to 268/9.
Brief Scores:
Masters Cricket Academy (MCA): 287/5 in 40 overs
Akshat Parashar 116 (88b, 15×4, 3×6), Devansh Bhadola 42 (29b, 7×4, 2×6), Paarth Ahuja 42 (59b, 6×4); Suryansh (3/24)
Uday Bhan Cricket Academy: 268/9 in 40 overs
Karn Sharma 74 (64b, 10×4, 1×6), Vedant Jakhar 20 (17b, 4×4); Ayaan Sarna (3/57), Devansh Bhadola (2/25), Harmeet Singh (2/41)
Himanshu Rawat’s unbeaten century guides West Delhi to comfortable victory
West Delhi CA defeated Uday Bhan Cricket Academy by 7 wickets.
Batting first, Uday Bhan Cricket Academy scored 264 all out in 32 overs. Vedant Jakhar starred with a magnificent 117 off 78 balls, while Manan Kakarval added 63. For West Delhi, Naitik Jindal was the pick of the bowlers with an outstanding five-wicket haul (5/30).
Chasing 265, West Delhi completed the target in just 29.2 overs. Himanshu Rawat played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 119 off 87 balls, smashing 20 fours and 2 sixes. He received excellent support from Gauraang Kubba (57) and Dhruv (47) as West Delhi cruised to victory.
Brief Scores:
Uday Bhan Cricket Academy: 264 in 32 overs
Vedant Jakhar 117 (78b, 18×4, 3×6), Manan Kakarval 63 (72b, 7×4); Naitik Jindal (5/30), Kian Arora (2/31), Harshit Yadav (1/24)
West Delhi CA: 266/2 in 29.2 overs
Himanshu Rawat 119* (87b, 20×4, 2×6), Gauraang Kubba 57 retired hurt (42b, 7×4, 3×6), Dhruv 47 (38b, 7×4, 1×6); Vedant Jakhar (1/63), Manan Kakarval (1/41)
Himanshu Rawat’s explosive 123 seals six-wicket win for West Delhi
In the league match of the First Hot Weather Cricket Tournament U-16, played at Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya, Shakurpur, West Delhi CA registered a convincing 6-wicket victory over Turf Cricket Academy.
Turf Cricket Academy were bowled out for 206 in 38 overs. Neel Modi scored 42, while Nitin Kumar contributed 40. West Delhi bowlers shared the wickets, with Kuldeep (3/37), Rohan Singadiya (2/14) and Naitik Jindal (1/32) leading the attack.
In reply, Himanshu Rawat stole the show with a breathtaking unbeaten 123 off 81 balls, laced with 15 fours and 6 sixes. Arya (34) and Gauraang Kubba (23) also made useful contributions as West Delhi raced to 208/4 in just 23.2 overs.
Brief Scores:
Turf Cricket Academy: 206 in 38 overs
Neel Modi 42 (53b, 5×4, 1×6), Nitin Kumar 40 (37b, 4×6), Harshit Malhotra 23 (29b, 2×4); Kuldeep (3/37), Rohan Singadiya (2/14), Naitik Jindal (1/32)
West Delhi CA: 208/4 in 23.2 overs
Himanshu Rawat 123* (81b, 15×4, 6×6), Arya 34 (21b, 4×4, 2×6), Gauraang Kubba 23 (14b, 5×4); Yuvraj Singh (2/34), Aadidev Malhotra (1/37), Yajat Sawhney (1/11)
