Collage, RP share Raghubir honours as rain spoils final

The final of the iconic 39^th Lala Raghubir Singh cricket tournament was spoiled by rain. The rainy season had already forced the postponement of the GG Dutt cricket tournament last week and the final was played three days later on Wednesday. However, the Raghubir final on Monday, June 22, had gotten off to a start before rain intervened. The match was reduced to 30 overs and Collage Sports Club, which was put into bat by RP Academy, scored 155 in the allotted 30 overs.

Pramod Chandela hammered 72 to push Collage beyond 150. On a good batting surface of Modern School grounds, Barakhamba Road, the score wasn’t enough.

In reply RP got off to a flying start, getting to 34 without loss in the fifth over before heavy rains stopped the match. Both teams shared the winners’ trophy.

The two finalists got 1.5 lakh rupees each whereas the semifinalists Madras Club and Telefunken Club got 51,000 rupees each.

Scores: Collage Sports Club 155 all out in 30 overs (Pramod Chandela 72 (53 balls, 6 fours and five sixes), Arun Chaprana 28, Sunil Dalal 2/14, Rohit Dubey 2/29, Ketan Pawar 2/30)

RP Academy 34/0 in 4.4 overs (Milind Tandon 20 not out)

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Best batsman: Aakash Antil (RP Academy)

Best bowler: Ketan Pawar (RP Academy)

Man of the tournament: Priyank Tehlan (Telefunken Club) 

Shahbaz Nadeem (left) and Puneet Bisht share the
Raghubir cricket trophy as tournament joint secretary
DP Singh, DDCA's ousted president Sneh Bansal and
ex-Test cricketer Yashpal Sharma applaud.

Praveen Kumar stars as ONGC wins GG Dutt title

In a thrilling final, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation defeated Air India by three runs in the final of the Goswami Ganesh Dutt cricket tournament at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Wednesday. The match was rescheduled for Wednesday after wet outfield due to rains ensured the game couldn’t be played on Sunday, June 14, the original day scheduled.

ONGC skipper Suhail Sharma won the toss and elected to bat. They could score only 194 for seven in 40 overs. Nitish Rana made 46 (4x4, 56 balls) while UP Ranji player Tanmay Srivastava hit 48. Sumit Narwal (32*) and Radhey Shyam Gupta (22) also chipped in. Tanmay and Nitish had put on 68 for the third wicket in 14.5 overs. Veteran left-arm spinner Sonu Sharma took 4 wickets for 46 runs in 10 overs.

In reply, Air India failed to cross the target and were all out for 191 in 39.5 overs, losing the match by 3 runs. For the Airmen, Manvinder Bisla top-scored with 42, Kunj Sharma got 31 while Rahul Yadav hit 27.

However, it was India Test discard Praveen Kumar who helped ONGC win, taking 3 wickets for 25 runs in his spell to restrict Air India. Birender Singh and Suhail Sharma took two wickets each.

SCOREBOARD

OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORP.  194 FOR 7 IN 40 OVERS  (SAMARTH SINGH C RAHUL YADAV (WK) B SANJAY PAHAL 00, SANDEEP SHARMA B SONU SHARMA 18 ( 3X4 B33), TANMAY SRIVASTAVA C DEEPAK JOON B SONU SHARMA 48 ( 3X4 B71), NITISH RANA C RAHUL YADAV B SARFRAZ 46 ( 4X4 B56), RADHEY SHYAM GUPTA B SONU SHARMA 22,( 1X4 B37), SUMIT NARWAL NOT OUT 32 ( 1X4 2X6 B27),GAURAV TOMAR C ADITYA KAUSHIK B SANJAY PAHAL 01, SUHAIL SHARMA ST RAHUL YADAV B SONU SHARMA 2, PARVEEN KUMAR NOT OUT 10 ( 1X6 B6) EXTRA 15 ( B 4, LB 4, W 6)

 FOW: 1/00, 2/37, 3/105, 4/136, 5/166, 6/173, 7/181

BOWLING: SANJAY PAHAL 8-0-33-2, KUNJ SHARMA 5-0-27-0, SONU SHARMA 10-1-46-4, SARFRAZ 7-0-28-1, SUBHASH CHAUDHARY 6-0-34-0, MANVINDER BISLA 4-0-18-0

AIR INDIA: 191 ALL OUT IN 39.5 OVRERS  (ADITYA KAUSHIK C SUHAIL SHARMA B PRAVEEN KUMAR 9 (1XD4 B18), MANINDER BISLA C SUHAIL SHARMA B BIRENDER SINGH 42 ( 4X4 B66), DEEPAK JOON B NITISH RANA 12 ( B29), RAHUL YADAV C GAURAV TOMAR B SUHAIL SHARMA 27( 2X4 B42), HIMANSHU ASHNORA B SUHAIL SHARMA 3( B6), SHIVAM SHARMA C SUHAIL SHARMA B PRAVEEN KUMAR 14 ( 1X4 1X6 B14), KUNJ SHARMA C GAURAV TOMAR B BIRENDER SINGH 31( 1X4 2X6 B26), SONU SHARMA RUN OUT( BY PRAVEEN KUMAR)  23( 2X6 B22) , SARFRAZ LBW PRAVEEN KUMAR 00(B1), SANJAY PAHAL B SUMIT NARWAL 2( B4), SUBHASH CHAUDHARY NOT OUT 5 ( B11) EXTRA 23 ( B 1, LB 3, W 19)

FOW: 1/29, 2/68, 3/102, 4/105, 5/127, 6/128, 7/165, 8/165, 9/170

BOWLING: PRAVEEN KUMAR 8-0-25-3, SUMIT NARWAL 7-0-47-1, BIRENDER SINGH 6.5-0-38-2, SUHAIL SHARMA 10-0-35-2, NITISH RANA 5-0-21-1, VISHAL CHAUDHARY 3-0-21-0

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS:

BEST ALL ROUNDER:  SUMIT NARWAL OF ONGC

MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT:   TANMAY SRIVASTAVA OF ONGC

BEST BATSMAN:   ADITYA KAUSHIK OF AIR INDIA

BEST BOWLER:  KUNJ SHARMA OF AIR INDIA

Champion ONGC team with the trophy

ONGC captain Suhail Sharma receives trophy from
national selector Saba Karim