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JAMMU: Legal Star XI entered into the cricket final of the ongoing Lawyers Annual Sports Meet, organised by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) Jammu at Jammu University Grounds, here.
Earlier in first semifinal, Legal A Star defeated Caribbean XI by 35 runs.
Batting first, Legal A Star scored 165 runs in 15 overs, courtesy Semiullaha’s fine inning of 68 runs. Sherhoz scored 37 runs while Surinder and Pranav Kohli chipped in 25 and 12 runs respectively. Amit Dogra and Abhishek shared one wicket each for Caribbean XI.
In reply Caribbean XI managed to score 130 runs. Amit Dogra was the top scorer with 42 runs whereas Usman scored 31 and Abhishek made 20. Sidharth and Abhimanyu added 18 and 11 runs respectively to the total. For Legal Star, Parvesh Salaria claimed three wickets while Semiullaha and Sherhoz shared apiece each.
Second finalist team will be decided tomorrow after super over match between Royal Warrior and Paradise XI.
Earlier the second semifinal played between Royal Warrior and Paradise XI ended in draw as both team managed to score 133 runs each in allotted overs.
Batting first, Royal Warrior scored 133 runs in 15 overs. Lokesh played a brilliant knock of 71 runs while Gourav Sangral made 20. Ajay Singh Manhas picked three wickets and Ishan, Ravi Abrol and Guru Partap shared one each for Paradise XI. In reply, Paradise XI also scored 133 runs in 15 overs. Guru Partap was the top scorer with 48 runs while Dinesh scored 21, Vikas made 20 and Rahul Sharma and Sahil Aggarwal added 15 and 12 in their respective accounts. Azhar, Sahir, Harit and Kamal shared one wicket each for Royal Warrior.
Earlier in the third quarterfinal, Caribbean XI outplayed Striker XI by eight wickets. Batting first, Striker XI scored 121 runs in 12 overs. Avish was the top scorer with 42 runs off 16 balls whereas Amulya scored 36 runs and Bhan made 17. For Caribbean XI, Abishek, Priyanshu, Vikram and Vishal shared one wicket each.
Chasing the target, Caribbean XI scored 122 runs in 11.5 overs for the loss of two wickets. Usman and Amit Dogra were the main scorers with 39 runs each while Abhimanyu added 14 to the total. Prithavi, Avinay and Dineshwar claimed one wicket each for Striker XI.
In another quarterfinal, Paradise XI downed Avenger XI by 14 runs.
Batting first after winning the toss, Paradise XI and scored 103 runs in 12 overs for the loss of six wickets. Guru Pratap played an inning of 47 runs while Vikas and Sahil Aggarwal chipped in 17 and 10 runs respectively. For Avenger XI, Tareez grabbed two wickets while Ashwani, Manzoor and Ahsain shared one each. In reply, Avenger XI managed to score 89 runs. Suhail Mir made 39 and Manzoor scored 10 runs. Today’s matches were officiated by Kuldeep, Kapil, Ashok Singh and Ajay Patyal.
