Abhay's ton overwhelms Shivansh's century as PCA Colts drubs J&K by 6 wkts

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  • 16 Sep 2024

Mohali, Sept 16: Skipper Abhay Choudhary's unbeaten century overpowered Shivansh Sharma's unbeaten ton as PCA Colts defeated J&K by 6 wickets in the ongoing 29th All India JP Atray Memorial Cricket Tournament at PCA I S Bindra Cricket Stadium, Mohali on Monday. With this loss, J&K are almost certainly out of contention in this tournament. Meanwhile, chasing a total of 243 runs to win, PCA Colts rode on an extraordinary century by skipper Abhay Choudhary and chased the target in 39.3 overs by losing 5 wickets, thus winning the match by 5 wickets. Abhay scored 138 runs off 125 balls, studded with 20 fours and 3 sixes, while Sahil Sharma and Shabaj Singh contributed 41 and 25 runs to the total respectively. For J&K, Lone Nasir bagged 2 wickets while Irfan Ul Haq, Mujtaba Yousuf and Kanhaiya Wadhawan claimed one wicket each. Earlier, winning the toss and opting first, J&K scored a decent total of 242 runs in the stipulated 50 overs, losing 9 wickets in the process. Shivansh Sharma and Kanhaiya Wadhawan sparkled with the willow, making a huge partnership to take Jammu and Kashmir to a respectable total. Shivansh showed stellar grit and tenacity to notch up a magnificent century, scoring 111 runs off 112 balls studded with 7 fours and 4 sixes, while Kanhaiya contributed 69 off 99 balls with 6 boundaries and one six. Qamran Iqbal chipped in with 13-ball 14 runs. Sukhdeep Bajwa and Kunwar Kukreja captured 3 wickets each for PCA Colts, while Manish Sheoran bagged 2 wickets and Harjas Singh Tandon claimed one wicket.  

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