Srinagar: Two matches were played in the ongoing JKPL Edition-1 at Green Valley Educational Institute ground. The first match was played between Birch Blasters Burzhama and Elegant Strikers. After winning the toss, Birch Blasters Burzhama choose to bat first and posted a total of 151 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Umer scored 43 of 27 balls while Waseem scored 25 of 23 balls.For Elegant Strikers Syed Sagar and Shifayat Nazir took 3 wickets each. Chasing the target, Elegent Strikers were bundled out for 135. Qamran Iqbal scored 51 of 41 balls and Asim Bashir made 31 of 29 balls. For Birch Blasters Burzhama Owais Baba was pick of the bowlers and claimed 3 wickets. Owais Baba for his outstanding bowling performance was declared as Man of the Match.
The second match was played between R.Co Tigers and Ali Jana Cricket Club. R.Co Tigers won the toss and elected to bat. They posted a target of 157 for 8 wickets. Akash Ayoub (41 of 37 balls) and Sarsheel Abbas (29 of 19 balls) were among the leading run scorers. For Ali Jana Cricket Club Dr Waqar took 4 wickets. Chasing the target, Ali Jana Cricket Club achieved it at the loss of just four wickets with more than one over to spare. Wahid Teli (55 of 40) and Asif Ramzan (33 of 29) were top scorers for their team. Umer took 2 wickets for R.Co Tigers . Dr Waqar for his outstanding bowling performance was adjudged as man of the match.
