Chandigarh: All-round team performance led Chandigarh to a convincing second consecutive win by defeating Sikkim by eight wickets in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Cricket Tournament played at Dr DY Patil University Ground, Mumbai on Tuesday.
Earlier, Sikkim won the toss and decided to bat first, which proved fatal for them. Pace attack Sandeep Sharma and Murugan Ashwin kept Chandigarh on the upper hand in the first 15 overs and sent back seven players with 44 runs on the board.
Lower order batter Palzor tried to get the team out of trouble by scoring 29 runs but was not good enough as Sikkim was restricted to 90 runs at the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated twenty overs. Sandeep Sharma (3/13) took the maximum share of three wickets while Akash Sudan (2/9), Bhagmender Lather (2/12), and Murugan Ashwin (2/28) took two wickets each.
In reply, UT boys achieved the target in the 11th over at the loss of Arjun Azad (8) and Shivam Bhambri (33). Skipper Manan Vohra contributed 36 runs while Bhagmender added 11 runs.
Chandigarh’s next match is scheduled against Himachal Pradesh on October 19.
