Jammu, Feb 10: Model Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), Jammu and Government Degree College (GDC) Paloura registered convincing victories over their rivals in the ongoing Inter-College (Men) Cricket Tournament, being organised by University of Jammu at Varsity ground, here.
In the first match played on Friday, GDC Paloura defeated GDC Surankote in an easy contest by 7 wickets.
Batting first, GDC Surankote bundled out for a paltry total of 79 runs. Nazakat and Waqar contributed 17 runs each. For GDC Paloura, Jagmohan took 3 wickets, while Ajay and Akhil claimed 2 wickets each.
In reply, GDC Paloura chased the target easily in 11.4 overs by losing 3 wickets. Jagmohan (28) and Devinder (26) were the main contributors.
Waheed took 2 wickets for GDC Surankote, while Touheed claimed one.
In another match, MIET Jammu got the better of GDC Bhaderwah by 4 wickets in an exciting contest.
Batting first, GDC Bhaderwah scored a good total of 150 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. Ankush top scored with 51 runs, while Rafiq contributed 37 runs to the total. For MIET Jammu, Dhruv Gupta bagged 2 wickets while Ashish claimed one.
In reply, MIET Jammu chased the target in a close contest on the first ball of the last over by losing 6 wickets. Ashish played a brilliant innings of unbeaten 55 runs off 39 balls, studded with 6 fours and one six, while Hemaal contributed valuable 41 runs off 36 balls with 6 boundaries. Praful Dhar also contributed brisk unbeaten 13 runs off 9 balls with 2 fours.
For GDC Bhaderwah, Vinod bagged 3 wickets while Asif and Shahbaz claimed 1 wicket each.
