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DODA: Andhra Pradesh Aces and JK Warriors registered wins in the ongoing All India 12th Gufran Memorial T20 Cricket Championship 2016 being organised by Young Star Cricket Club Doda and sponsored by Rashtriya Rifles Battalion Doda at Sports Stadium, here on Friday.
In the first match of the day, Andhra Pradesh Aces outplayed Agra Scorchers by seven wickets. Earlier batting first after winning the match, Agra Scorchers set a target of 104 runs for the loss of four wickets in 10 overs. Syed Adil played a fine inning of 67 runs followed by Sudanshu, who added five runs to the total. For Andhra Pradesh Aces, Bharat and Devi Prasad shared one wicket each.
In reply, Andhra Pradesh Aces managed to chase the target in 8.2 overs for the loss of three wickets. Venkatesh was the top scorer with 28 runs while Bharat contributed 20 runs. For Agra Scorchers, Sajal and Syed shared one wicket each. Venkatesh of Andhra Pradesh Aces was declared as Man of the Match for his best batting performance.
In another match, JK Warriors thrashed Manhas Cricket Club by nine runs.
JK Warriors, batting first, set a target of 97 runs for the loss of four wickets in 10 overs. Majid Malik smashed 51 runs while Jag Mohan made 21. For Manhas Cricket Club, Kaniskh and Raj Kumar shared one wicket each.
In reply, Manhas Cricket Club failed to chase the target and scored only 90 in 10 overs for the loss of eight wickets. Vikram (33) and Kaniskh (15) runs were the main scorers. For JK Warriors, Majid Malik and Nisar shared two wickets each.
Majid Malik of JK Warriors was declared as Man of the Match for his all-round performance.
The matches were officiated by Aayush Sharma, Bharat Jajuriya, Munish Zutshi and Noshair Batt as Umpires whereas Rinku Bhaduria act as Scorer and Ashok Sharma (Video Analyst) as Third Umpire.
