Jaipur Railway Cricket Academy beat Northern Railway Cricket Academy to level series 1-1

Jaipur: In the second match of the invitation series held at the Railway Cricket Ground in Ganpati Nagar, Jaipur, the Jaipur Division Railway Cricket Academy defeated Northern Railway Cricket Academy, New Delhi, levelling the series at 1-1.

Batting first, the Jaipur team scored 225 runs for the loss of eight wickets in their allotted 40 overs, with significant contributions from Vaibhav Khatana (76 runs), Harshit Saini (55 runs), and Deven (37 runs).

For Northern Railway Cricket Academy, bowlers Tamim Iqbal took three wickets, Raj and Nizam claimed two wickets each, and Pearl Kalra took one wicket.

Chasing the target, the Northern Railway Cricket Academy (Delhi) team was bowled out for 171 runs in 38.3 overs. Abhinav Singh (52 runs), Sarvesh (45 runs), and Yash Sharma (35 runs) fought hard until the end but could not prevent defeat.

For Jaipur, Shubham Kumar, Harshit Saini, Krishna, and Deven each claimed two wickets each.

The awards —'Man of the Series' to Harshit Saini (Jaipur Division), 'Best Bowler' to Shubham Kumar (Jaipur Division), 'Best Batsman' to Abhinav Singh (Northern Railway), and 'Fighter of the Match' to Menka Jha and Tamim Iqbal — were presented by Shabbir Hussain (Sports Inspector, Jaipur Division), Neeraj Sharma (Coach, Northern Railway Cricket Academy), and Anchal Kalra (Railway Board).

In the opening match of the invitation series held at the same venue, Northern Railway Academy (New Delhi) secured a victory by defeating the Jaipur Railway Cricket Academy by six wickets.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Jaipur Cricket Academy was bowled out for 106 runs in 37.5 overs; Harshit Saini contributed 63 runs, Deven scored 17, and Kartik added 10. For Northern Railway, the bowling attack was led by Yash Sharma (three wickets for 16 runs), supported by Raj (two for seven), Vivek (two for eight), Saqib Alam (one for 19), and Nikhil (one for four).

In response, the Northern Railway team successfully chased down the target, reaching 107 runs for the loss of four wickets in 21.4 overs, thanks to an unbeaten 63 from Abhinav Singh, along with 19 runs from Menka Jha and 12 from Puneet Jaiswal.

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