Ghaziabad | Rajnigandha Cricket Club entered into the quarter finals of the 2nd All India Yashpal Sharma Memorial Cricket Tournament by easily defeating Yorks Club by 8 wickets. Rajnigandha Club won the toss and decided to bowl first, Yorkes Cricket Club team could score only 164 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in the stipulated 40 overs. Alijan Alam played an inning of 45 runs and Vishal Abua played an inning of 31 runs. Kandvil Shetty took 3 wickets for 26 runs and Vishal Chaudhary took 2 wickets for 25 runs.
Rajnigandha Club achieved the target of 164 runs for victory by losing only 2 wickets in 26 overs. Raghav Kapoor played an unbeaten inning of 68 runs and Shivam Singh played an inning of 37 runs. Manan Bhardwaj took 1 wicket for 23 runs. Raghav Cooper was adjudged man of the match for his excellent batting.
Brief Score:
Yorks Club: 8/168 over 40, Alizan Alam 45, Vishal Abua 31, Kandvil Shetty 3/26, Vishal Chaudhary 2/25
Rajnigandha Club: 2/165 over 26, Raghav Cooper 68 not out, Shivam Singh 37, Manan Bhardwaj 1/23