Excelsior Sports Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 8: HK Stars smashed Mirza Gladiators while Anantnag Kings TCI Max defeated the Anantnag Kings and sailed into the next round of the ongoing Police Public Cricket Premier League (PPCPL) organized by J&K Police at Kashmir University Cricket Ground today.
The first match was played between Mirza Gladiators and HK Stars. Mirza Gladiators won the toss and elected to bat first. They scored 112 runs by losing 4 wickets in allotted 20 overs with captain Umar scoring 61 runs knock. In reply HK Stars chased the target in just 16.3 over.
HK Stars Captain Abid Nabi scored unbeaten 40 runs besides took one wicket and was declared Man of the Match for his all-round performance and was awarded with cash prize of Rs 3000. Abid also bagged most sixes award of Rs 2000 as he hit four sixes in his knock.
The second match of the day played between Anantnag Kings and TCI Max culminated into a tie and was decided in a Super Over. Anantnag Kings won the toss and opted to bat first.
A quick fire knock of 54 runs in just 22 balls of Jalil Bhat helped Anantnag Kings to manage a handsome total of 157 runs in 20 overs.
Chasing the target TCI Max also scored 157 runs with a fine knocks by Jahangir Lone and Majid Dar both scoring over half century but could not help their team to get past the winning target.
The fate of the match was declared in a super over. In the super over TCI MAX secured 11 runs while Anantnag Kings scored only 7 runs.
Majid Dar the Captain of TCI Max was declared as man of the match with cash prize of Rs 3000. Most sixes award of Rs 2000 was given to Jalil Bhat for hitting 4 sixes in his knock. Best catch award of Rs 1000 was given to Musiab.
Rajesh Gill, Organizing Secretary of the league informed that the cash prize of Rs 5,000 for scoring 50 runs in the first match was awarded to Umar of Mirza Gladiators whereas the cash prize of Rs 5,000 for scoring 50 to three players namely Jalil Bhat, Jahangir Lone and Majid Dar in the second match.
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