Mohali: Minerva CA and MPCA match ends in tie; teams get two points each

Mohali, Sep 4 (UNI) Minerva Cricket Academy and MPCA got two points each as their match ended in a tie and Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association defeated PCA Colts by 42 runs (VJD Method) in the 26th All India J P Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament for Trident Cup here on Saturday.
The match between Minerva Cricket Academy and MPCA was played at GMSSS Sector 26 Chandigarh. MPCA won the toss and decided to field first.
Minerva batting first were 197 for 7 in 37 overs before the rain stopped the play. Navneet Virk (44) off 58 balls with 6 boundaries, Sharad Lumba (40) off 34 balls with 5 boundaries and one six were the main run getters for Minerva. Omkar Nath (2 for 43) and Adhirpartap Singh (2 for 31) were the main wicket takers for MPCA.
The revised target of 201 runs in 37 overs was given to MPCA (Through VJD Method).
Replying MPCA were bundled out on 200 in 37 overs and the match was tied. Both teams shared two points each.
Harsh Gawli (40 off 53 balls with 3 boundaries and 2 sixes), Siddharth Pattidar (36 off 45 balls with one boundary and one six) were the top run getters for MPCA. Ramesh (4 for 32) and Soharab Dhaliwal (3 for 35) were the main wicket takers for Minerva Cricket Academy.
Ramesh Kumar was adjudged the Trident Man of the Match.
The second match was played between PCA Colts and HPCA at Cricket Stadium Sector 16 Chandigarh. PCA Colts won the toss and decided to field first. After 12.3 overs the rain interrupt the match when HPCA were 42 for no loss before the rain came. Due to rain the match was reduced to 30 overs each side. HPCA scored 179 for 8 in 30 overs. Prashant Chopra 71 off 68 balls inclusive of 5 boundaries and 3 sixes was the main scorer for HPCA. For Punjab Rohit Gulati with 4 for 43 was the main wicket taker.
Replying, Punjab were 148 for 8 in allotted 30 overs and lost the match by 42 runs (VJD Method). HPCA got 4 points while PCA Colts got zero.
Pukhraj Mann 31 with 4 boundaries and Ramandeep Singh 31 with 3 boundaries and one six were the main run getters for Punjab. Ayush Jhamwal and Akash Vashisht scalped three wickets each for HPCA.
Ayush Jhamwal was declared the Trident Man of the Match.
Brief scores: HPCA: 179 for 7 in 30 overs (Ravi Thakur 25, Prashant Chopra 71, Ekant Sen 14, Nitin Sharma 16, Ayush Jamal 11, Mani Sharma 9, Rohit Gulati 4 for 43, Paras Jaidka 1 for 27, Abhinav Sharma 1 for 30, Rammandeep Singh 1 for 20, Sukhwinder Singh 1 for 34).
PCA Colts: 148 for 8 in 30 overs (Pukhraj Mann 31, Anshul Choudhary 26, Ramandeep Singh 31, Salil Arora 16, Ayush Jamal 3 for 30, Akash Vashisht 3 for 23, Digvijay Rangi 1 for 38, Naveen Kanwar 1 for 16).
Trident Man of the Match: Ayush Jamal.
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