Faxe2News/Chandigarh/ Panchkula
The Chandra Shekhar Azad T20 tournament has reached its thrilling knockout stage with the top four teams set to battle in the semifinals at Tau Devi Lal Stadium. Table-toppers WildWood Warriors led by Gurinder Singh will take on fourth-placed Talanoa Tigers captained by Raj Angad Bawa in the first semifinal on Saturday.
In the second semifinal, second-ranked HIIMS Hawks under the leadership of Shivam Bhambri will clash with City Challengers which is captained by Mohd Arslan Khan. The Hawks secured their place in the semifinals with a commanding seven-wicket victory over City Challengers.
(SUBHEAD)Chasing 113, unbeaten batters – Jashanjot (39) and Nikhil Sharma (30) guided Hawks to victory at the loss of three wickets in 16 overs. Earlier, Gaurav Gambhir (3/14) and Rahul Singh (3/3) dismantled Challengers for 112. Ehit Salaria (27) was the top scorer for the batting side.
In another match of the day, Punjab Panthers registered a six-wicket win over Manohar Mavericks. Chasing a modest target of 141, skipper Ankit Kaushik (43) and unbeaten Aayush Sikka (34) made the job easy for his team in the 19th over. Earlier, Jaskiran Singh (3/16) and Rohit Dhanda (2/18) restricted Mavericks to 140/7. Gaurav Puri (52) scored a half century.
Chief Guests – Dr Renu Vig, Vice Chancellor, Punjab University and Ajay Chagti (IAS), Secretary, Personnel, Excise and Taxation, Chandigarh felicitated the outstanding players in the presence of Sanjay Tandon, President, UTCA, Dr Rupesh Singh, Chairman, Tournament, Apex Council members – CA Alok Krishan (Treasurer), Hari Singh Khurana and others.
