The first match was played between Sports Edge and Vizag Logistics on Saturday, the second day of the ongoing Saransh Trophy Inter Corporate Cricket Tournament at the Old Campion Ground. Sports Edge won the toss and invited Vizag team to bowl first.
Sports Age team scored 183 runs for 3 wickets and set Vizag a target of 184 runs to win. Negi scored 63 runs off 34 balls, while K Ayush scored 53 runs in 27 balls and Atul Khare scored 30 runs from 28 balls for Sportsage.
For Vizag, Ravindra Jain took all three wickets for 23 runs. Riyaz Farooqui and Faizal Khan proved to be the most expensive bowlers who gave 42_42 runs and took no wickets. Batting for Vizag Logistics, Riyaz Farooqui scored 36 runs, Durrez Farooqui scored 26 runs and Faizal Khan scored 20 runs in reply to SportsAge's innings.While bowling for SportsAge, Jeetu took five wickets for 29 runs.
Atul Khare, Yogendra Vyas and Deepak took one wicket each. Chasing a target of 184 runs, Vizag Logistics could manage only 142 runs in 18.3 overs and SportsAge won the match by 41 runs. Jeetu of Sports SportsAge was declared the man of the match.Earlier in the league match played under lights on Friday night, the team of Dr Raza Homeo Clinic won the toss and invited the team of Jal Vidyut Nigam to bat first. Batting first, Jal Vidyut Nigam scored 167 for six in 20 overs, Ashish Bilthare scored the highest 67 runs with the help of seven fours from Jal Vidyut Nigam.
Darpan scored 26 runs in 21 balls. G Waqar Alam took 3 wickets for 19 runs for Raza Homeo Clinic. Raza Homeo Clinic team accepted the challenge of 167 runs and started batting. Azhar Khan of the team scored 59 runs in 32 balls. While bowling for Jal Vidyut Nigam, Ashish Bilthare took three wickets for 19 runs and Vivek Pardesi took two wickets for 17 runs. The team of Dr Raza Homeo Clinic could not stand in front of the Jal Vidyut Nigam bowlers and got out after scoring 114 runs in 16.3 overs.
Ashish Bilthare was declared man of the match for his excellent performance in both batting and bowling. Hindi monthly magazines published from Bhopal are being organized by Saransh Times.com and SaranshTimes.com in association with Justice Tankha Memorial Institute for Special Children A large number of cricket lovers visit Old Campion Ground to watch the matches of this tournament. Ashok Jain of RK Constructions, who was present as the chief guest in the second day's match, was welcomed with a bouquet by Arslan Tahir, Director, Saarshna Times.
Arslan Tahir also welcomed the chief guest of the second match with a bouquet of flowers from Raj Group director Sandeep Mehta ji and Vivek Dhawan. The organizer and chairman of the tournament Dr Abdul Tahir was also present on the occasion.