Excelsior Sports Correspondent
LUDHIANA, Nov 16: SKUAST-Jammu defeated tournament favourites PAU by 7 wickets to enter into the semifinals of the ongoing All India Vice-Chancellors T20 Cricket Tournament at Ludhiana today.
Batting first after winning the toss, PAU scored 139 runs in 19.2 overs. For SKUAST-Jammu Manjeet Singh bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets by conceding just 13 runs in his quota of 4 overs. Anoop Kumar and Shamsd claimed 2 wickets each.
Chasing 140 runs for victory, SKUAST-Jammu lost first 2 quick wickets for 14 runs only. However, a splendid partnership of 106 runs between Bikram Ram andVinod brought SKUAST-Jammu back into contention. Bikram Ram scored magnificent 67 runs, while Vinod contributed valuable 25 runs to the total.
Manjeet played a cameo of 15 runs and Naresh chipped in with useful unbeaten 13 runs. The team needed 22 off last 2 overs and 14 off last over which they achieved with a ball to spare. Manjeet Singh finished the match with a towering six. He was declared as man of the match.
SKUAST-Jammu will face Himachal Pradesh University Shimla in the semifinals tomorrow.
In the 2nd semifinal, Punjabi University Patiala will meet MDS Ajmer Rajasthan.
Kewal Raina is the coach of the team.
The Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-Jammu, Dr Pradeep Sharma has congratulated the team for its extraordinary and exemplary performance and wished it good luck for the semifinals.
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