Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Wild Woods Warriors Maintain Supremacy, beats City Challengers == Punjab Panthers Climb to Third Place, Overpower HIIMS Hawks

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Chandigarh, Feb.11, 2025:--Wild Woods Warriors reaffirmed their dominance in the Chandrashekhar Azad T20 Tournament with a commanding seven-wicket victory over City Challengers at Tau Devi Lal Cricket Stadium, Panchkula on Tuesday. Opting to field first, the Warriors restricted City Challengers to 148/5 in 20 overs with unbeaten Nikhil Kumar (58) and skipper Amrit Lubana (31) leading the scoring. In response, Kunal Mahajan (55 off 31 balls) played a match-winning knock who was well supported by Tushar Joshi (48 off 31) and  unbeaten Nipun Sharda (32) as the Warriors chased down the target in 18.3 overs.

Earlier in the day, Punjab Panthers secured a 13-run victory over HIIMS Hawks and successfully defended their modest total of 155/8. Arnav Bansal (33) and Ankit Kaushik (30) were the key contributors with the bat while Mandeep Singh (3/34), Rahul Singh (2/17), and Armaan Jakhar (2/23) led the bowling for Hawks. In the chase, despite top scorer Nehal Pajni (37),  a disciplined bowling effort by Rohit Dhanda (4/29) and Nishunk Birla (2/25) restricted the Hawks to 142/9 and sealed the win for Punjab Panthers. Winners liftedto third place in the standings, while Wild Woods Warriors continued to lead the chart.

Sanjay Sachdeva, Chairman, Permanent Lok Adalat and Amandeep Singh Bhatti, Amandeep Singh Bhatti felicitated the outstanding players in the presence of Sanjay Tandon, President, UTCA and Dr Rupesh Singh, Chairman, Tournament.

The tournament action continues on Wednesday with Talanoa Tigers facing Punjab Panthers and Manohar Mavericks taking on City Challengers.

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