Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 27: Outplaying KC Sports Club Juniors in a close contest in the quarterfinals, Nagrota Cricket Club sealed berth in the semifinals of the ongoing KC Sports Club Cup 2018-19 at KC School ground, here.
Earlier, winning the toss and batting first, KCSC Juniors scored a modest total of 122 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Sidharth Bhat top scored with 60 runs, while Akash contributed 20 runs to the total. Pardeep and Neeju took 2 wickets each for Nagrota Cricket Club.
In reply, Nagrota Cricket Club scored the required runs in19.4 overs, losing 7 wickets in the process, thus won the match by 3 wickets. Rahul scored magnificent 50 runs, while Naresh contributed 16 runs to the total. Vikas Lakhotra and Ritik Jyotshi took 2 wickets each for KC Sports Club Juniors. Rahul of Nagrota Cricket Club was adjudged as the man of the match for his superb batting display.
The match was officiated by Vijay Raina, Ashok Singh and Shiv Kumar.