HIIMS HAWKS CHASE DOWN CHALLANGERS’CHALLENGE

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A brilliant all-round performance led by Paras helped WildWood Warriors to register their second consecutive victory in the Chandrashekhar Azad Tournament defeating Punjab Panthers by 5 wickets at Tau Devi Lal Stadium on Saturday.

Paras (3/23) who delivered a 3-wicket haul tamed Punjab Panthers' top order and later played a match-winning unbeaten knock of 62 off 38 balls* guiding his team to chase the target of 166 at the loss of five wickets in 17.5 overs. Skipper Gurinder Singh added 34 runs. Batting first, Punjab Panthers put up 149/5 on the board with unbeaten half centuries from Ankit Kaushik (53) and Pardeep Yadav (52).

In another match of the day, HIIMS Hawks secured a dominant 8-wicket victory over City Challengers. After opting to bat first, City Challengers posted a mammoth of 203/4 in stipulated 20 overs wherein Gurneet Singh (57 of 38 balls), unbeaten Mayank Sidhu (43 off 27 balls) and Amrit Lubana (38 off 19 balls) were the top contributors. In response, Hawks comfortably chased the target in 18.4 overs, powered by skipper Shivam Bhambri's explosive 59 runs of 39 balls and Nehal Pajni’s steady 54 runs of 35 balls. Later in the innings, Nikhil Sharma’s quickfire 45 runs of 23 balls sealed the win. Anirudh took both wickets for Challengers. Shivam Bhambri was named Player of the Match.

Kanwardeep Kaur (IPS), SSP, Chandigarh Police and Sanjay Arora, Chief Engineer, MC, UT gave away the prizes to performers in the presence of Sanjay Tandon, President, UTCA, Chandigarh