Adwitiya Popli’s blazing 76 powers Tiger Brothers to 10-wicket win

New Delhi: Tiger Brothers Cricket Academy registered a commanding 10-wicket victory over Dronacharya Cricket Academy, chasing down a target of 132 in just 14.5 overs in a Round One match of the O.P. Chhabra and V.M. Kohli Memorial Under-17 Cricket Tournament here at the Raghubir Singh Modern School.

After opting to bat, Dronacharya Cricket Academy were bowled out for 131 in 28.5 overs, with their batters struggling to build substantial partnerships against a disciplined Tiger Brothers bowling attack.

Aarav Kashyap top-scored with 22 off 41 balls, while Kartikey Mahajan contributed 18 off 25 balls. Aarav Choudhary and Shiva Sharma also scored 17 runs each, but the innings lacked momentum as wickets fell at regular intervals.

Sarvagya Pal was the pick of the bowlers, claiming three wickets for just 11 runs in five overs, including two maidens. Abhijeet took two wickets for 29 runs in seven overs, while Yuvraj Singh, Parv Kumar, Sachin Singh, Tanmay Garg and Abhishek Gupta picked up one wicket each.

Dronacharya lost their first two wickets with only 38 runs on the board. Although a few batters made useful contributions, they could not prevent the innings from collapsing, with the last four wickets falling as the total reached 129 before the innings ended at 131.

In reply, Tiger Brothers made light work of the chase, reaching 134 without losing a wicket in just 14.5 overs.

Adwitiya Popli led the charge with an unbeaten 76 off 38 balls, striking seven fours and six sixes at a blistering strike rate of 200. Suryansh provided excellent support, remaining unbeaten on 50 off 52 balls, with seven fours and two sixes.

The opening pair completely dominated the Dronacharya bowlers, adding 134 runs for the first wicket to seal a comprehensive victory.

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