Parampreet's double ton goes in vain, Krish Yadav hits 37-ball ton

Parampreet Singh, the 28-year-old batsman who hit 150 in his previous DDCA Hot Weather League match and has scored 271 not out earlier in the season in DDCA League, turned out to be the rockstar on Thursday too as he hammered 225 for Radhey Shyam Cricket Club although his double ton wasn't able to save his team from a defeat to South Delhi Colts.

The tournament pits the best of clubs in Delhi cricket.

Parampreet made 225 off 128 balls (22x4s, 15x6s) as he helped his team to 355/3 in the allotted 40 overs at the Essex Farms Ground on Thursday. However, South Delhi Colts rode on 160 not out off 85 balls by Vishnu Gupta (17x4s, 5x6s) and half-centuries from Shiwam Kumar (58 off 51) and Yash Virat (81 off 51) to reach 358 and win the match by five wickets with two balls to spare.

"My game is attacking and I know if I play 40 overs, then I will definitely score a double hundred. I go in with the mindset that I have to bat till the end. If I score then my team will also benefit besides myself," said the batsman who hit most of his sixes straight down -- long on and long off -- and midwicket.

Parampreet's captain in the team is his 53-year-old father Parvinder who also bats and bowls seam up deliveries.

"There is some pressure when my dad is there outside. He always keeps saying, "aaraam se khel, aaraam se khel (play carefully)". But my game is attacking only, so I don't listen to him. Sometimes I mistime and he feels that I am being impatient. That is the only problem, nothing else," says Parampreet.

"I have been playing with my father for quite a few years. We have shared 100-run partnership, 150-run partnership. We know how to take the innings forward. It is rare to bat with your father. Not many people get to do that," adds Parampreet.

Brief scores: Radhey Shyam Club 355/3 in 40 overs (Parampreet Singh 225, Paramveer Singh 46) lost to South Delhi Colts 358/5 in 39.4 overs (Vishnu Gupta 160 not out, Yash Virat 81, Shiwam Kumar 58)

A look at the other DDCA Hot Weather matches

Krish Yadav hits century

Delhi Ranji Trophy team's wicketkeeper-batsman Krish Yadav smashed 104 runs off 37 balls (18x4s, 4x6s) while Saurav Dagar hit 50 runs to help Essex Farms beat Tedco CC by eight wickets in DDCA Hot Weather League Cricket Tournament at the Essex Farms Ground.

Brief scores: Tedco CC 182 all out in 33 overs (Sambhav Sharma 105, H Bhardwaj 3/31, Ashish Meena 2/32) lost to Essex Farms 184/2 in 22 overs (Krish Yadav 104, Saurav Dagar 50) by eight wickets

Mishra Sports triumph

Right-handed batsman Nitin Baisoya's 103 and Rishabh Rana's 59 as well as Dhruv Malhotra's 4/28 took Mishra Sports to an eight-wicket win over Delhi Administration at the Modern School Ground 2.

Brief scores: Delhi Administration 230 all out in 36 overs (SH 96 runs, Dhruv Malhotra 4/28, Samyak Jain 2/28) lost to Mishra Sports 233/2 in 25 overs (Nitin Baisoya 103, Rishabh Rana 59) by eight wickets.

Young Delhi win

Off-spinner Anish Chaturvedi's 3/27 and Krish Gaur's 3/33 helped young Delhi Sports Club beat Punjab National Bank by three wickets at the Central Secretariat Ground 2.

Brief scores: Punjab National Bank 177 all out in 33 overs (Aman Bachraj 55, Anish Chaturvedi 3/27, Krish Gaur 3/33) lost to Young Delhi Sports 181/7 in 31 overs (AK Pal 41, Punit Chahal 3/31) by three wickets

Agamjyot slams 158

Right-handed batsman Agamjyot smashed 158 runs in 118 balls (18x4s, 4x6s) while Rahul Dagar took 5/71 to help Anand Sports beat Gemini Club by four wickets at the Central Secretariat Ground.

Brief scores: Gemini Club 279/9 in 40 overs (Pawan Baisoya 65, Rahul Dagar 5/71) lost to Anand Sports 281/6 in 38 overs (Agamjyot 158, Aditya Choudhary 64, Vishant 3/38) by four wickets

(Note: Main picture shows Krish Yadav on your left and Parampreet Singh on the right)  

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