Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 31: Jammu Cricket Club (JCC) drubs Gorkha Cricket Club by 26 runs today in “Salute & Tribute to the Players” Cricket Tournament which is being organized by Parade Sports Association at Parade Ground, here.
Earlier, batting first, Jammu Cricket Club scored 140 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in allotted 20 overs. Vishavjeet Singh scored unbeaten 42 runs off 31 balls with the help of 5 boundaries and one six, while Deepak Dogra contributed 39 runs off 34 balls with four boundaries and Jaswinder Singh chipped in with 23 runs, studded with 3 boundaries and one six. For Gorkha Club, Pankaj took 2 wickets while Anil, Sagar and Kunal shared one wicket each.
In reply, Gorkha Cricket Club bundled out for 116 runs in 18.1 overs. Kunal was the top scorer with 21 runs in 13 balls with 2 boundaries and one six. Netar Kumar scored 19 runs, while Nikhil Gurung and Tushar Gurung contributed 17 and 16 runs respectively. Rohit, Paras and Jatinder took 2 wickets each for Jammu Cricket Club, while Vishavjeet and Aaditya shared one wicket each. Vishavjeet Singh of Jammu Cricket Club was declared man of match for his brilliant knock.
Sadiq Hussain Malik and Vijay Dogra were the umpires, while Ajay Sharma was the scorer. Dr Karan Nayyar was the official physiotherapist.
In tomorrow’s fixture Simula Cricket Club will lock horns with Mayank Goswami Cricket Academy.