Jammu Vishal Club enters final of U-17 Christmas Cricket C’ship

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JAMMU: Jammu Vishal Cricket Club defeated Cricket Academy-24 Panchkula by five wickets in the ongoing Under-17 Christmas Cricket Championship and entered in final which is being played at Landran Cricket Ground (Kharar) Mohali in Chandigarh.
Batting first after winning the toss, Cricket Academy-24 Panchkula scored 210 runs for the loss of eight wickets in the stipulated 40 overs.
Saksham and Shoumik were the main scorers with 43 and 37 runs respectively while Gyan and Ashmit Gupta contributed 29 and 27 runs respectively to the total. For bowling side, Sachin and Achintiya took two wickets each, while Krishna Sharma, Arman Sharma and Dhruv Sharma took one wicket each for the team.
In reply, Jammu Vishal Cricket Club chased the target in 35.2 overs by losing five wickets. Jahanveer Singh with (31), Arnav Gupta (30), Achintiya Khajuria (28), Rohan Gill (27), Arman Sharma (25) and Shouraya Sharma (24) runs were the main scorers.
For bowling side, Girish claimed three wickets, Yuvraj Singh and Shoumik took one wicket each. Achintiya was declared as Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
Tomorrow Jammu Vishal Cricket Club will face Champions Cricket Academy Chandigarh for the title trophy at the same venue.