Chandigarh Kings continued their winning streak in the Chandigarh Premier League T20 with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Talanoa Tigers at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first Tigers posted a decent 141/8 in 20 overs. Wicketkeeper Mayank Sidhu (40 off 30) and Jashan Beniwal (33 off 26) were the key contributors. Rohit Dhanda (3/27) was the pick of the bowlers who was well supported by Ishaan Garg (2/22) and Raman Bishnoi (2/28).
In reply, the Kings’ batting line-up looked in complete control.as skipper Shivam Bhambri struck a fluent 38 off 29 before Raman Bishnoi (29* off 20) and Sanyam Saini (49* off 20, 5 sixes) powered the chase. Kings surpassed the given target in just 16.4 overs with finishing at 145/3.
Earlier in the day, Altruistian bounced back strongly in the league by registering a dominant seven-wicket victory over Dr Morepen Dazzlers.
Batting first, Dazzlers struggled to find momentum and were restricted to 123/9 in 20 overs. Bhagmender Lather (25 off 35) and Dipender Kush (26* off 17) showed some resistance after early blows. For Altruistian, Aryan Duggal (4/31) and Nikhil Sharma (3/36) shine with the ball.
In reply, Altruistian’s skipper Manan Vohra anchored the chase with a stylish 50 off 40 balls was well supported by wicketkeeper-batter Sanchit Sahu as he struck a quickfire 35 off 24. Later, Pardeep Yadav’s unbeaten 25 off 16 balls ensured the win in the 16th over with 127/3 on the board.
