19th All India J.P. Atray Memorial cricket Tournament

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Brilliant unbeaten ton by Ravikant Shukla against Baroda

Ravi Kant Shukla smashed a brilliant unbeaten 102 off 118 balls studded with 8 boundaries and one six to guide his team to 8 wickets win against Baroda Cricket Association with 17 balls to spare at GMSSS Sector 26, Chandigarh on the 2^nd day of 19^th All India J.P. Atray Memorial cricket Tournament for PEARLS Trophy.  Winning the toss Indian Oil opted to field. They were soon rewarded as medium pacer Balwinder Sandhu induced an edge from Saurabh Wakasar to wicket keeper Aditya Tare for 02. Then Dhiren Mistry and Jaikishan Kolsawala added 88 valuable runs for the 2^nd wicket before Kolsawala was run out by a throw from Siddesh Lad for a well made 49 off 66 balls inclusive of 5 boundaries. Dhiren Mistry was involved in another fruitful partnership of 63 runs for the 4^thwicket with Monil Patel before Dhiren Mistry was caught and bowled by Vikrant Yeligeti for 85 off 107 balls inclusive of 8 boundaries. Monil Patel was snapped by wicket keeper Aditya Tare off Medium Pacer Murtaza Hussen for 39 off 48 balls inclusive of 2 boundareis and one six. Thereafter Abhijit Karambelkar smashed an unbeaten 47 off 27 balls studded with 2 boundaries and three huge sixes. Baroda innings finally ended at 258 for 6 in 50 overs. Vikrant Yeligeti 2 for 50 was the main wicket taker for Indian Oil.

Replying Indian Oil Corporation opened with Paresh Patel and Pinal Shah. Pinal Shah was soon back in the pavilion being caught by Saurabh Wakasar for 12. Then Paresh Patel and Ravi Kant Shukla added 147 runs for the 2^nd wicket in 28.1 overs before Paresh Patel was caught by Wakasar off Meriwala for 77 off 96 balls inclusive of 6 boundaries and three huge sixes. At this stage former test star and captain of Indian Oil Wasim Jaffar joined Ravi Kant Shukla and the duo put on 115 runs unbeaten partnership for the third wicket to take their team to 8 wicket victory with 17 balls to spare. Ravi Kant Shukla remained unbeaten on 102 off 118 balls inclusive of 8 boundaries and one six while Wasim Jaffer scored an unbeaten 56 off 55 bals inclusive of 6 delectable hits to the boundary. Lukman Meriwala 2 for 55 was the only successful bowler for Indian Oil got 4 points while Baroda. Baroda got 0.  Ravikant Shukla for his brilliant unbeaten ton was declared man of the match.

Brief Scores:

Baroda                                   258 for 6 in 50 overs

Dhiren Mistry  85, Jaikishan Kolsawala 49 , Monil Patel  39, Abhijit Karambalekar 47 not out

Vikrant Yeligeti 2 for 50, Murtaza Husen 1 for 56, Balwinder Sandhu 1 for 54

Indian Oil Corporation Mumbai              262 for 2 in 47.1 overs

Paresh Patel  77, Ravi Kant Shukla  102 not out, Wasim Jaffar 56 not out.

Lukman Meriwala 2 for 55

In the 2^nd match played at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium between Maruti Suzuki and Madhya Pardesh. Maruti Suzuki won by 7 wickets to claim 5 points including a bonus while Madhya Pardesh got (-01). The match was reduced to 28 overs because of the wet outfield.  Maruti Suziki won the toss and elected to field and their decision paid rich dividends as they bundled out MPCA for 101 in 24.2 overs. Jaffar Ali was the highest scorer with 18 runs. For Maruti Suzuki  Abhishek  3 for 10, Yashpal Singh 2 for 7 and Deepak  2 for 25 did most of the damage.

Replying Maruti Suzuki scored 102 for 3 in 19.4 overs.  Mukul Dagar scored a run a ball half century (54) off 53 balls inclusive of 4 boundaries and one six to ensure an easy win for his team. For his brilliant knock Mukul Dagar was named man of the match.  Amarjeet  1 for 15, Rameez Khan 1 for 13 and Amitpal  1 for 6 were the wicket takers for MPCA.

Brief Scores:

MPCA                                                    101 all out in 24.2 overs

Jaffar Ali  18

Abhishek  3 for 10, Yashpal Singh 2 for 7 and Deepak  2 for 25

Maruti Suzuki                                       102 for 3 in 19.4 overs

Mukul Dagar  54

Amarjeet  1 for 15, Rameez Khan 1 for 13 and Amitpal  1 for 6

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