Mandeep sets up Agri King’s Knights win

Riding on experienced Mandeep Singh’s brilliant 35-ball knock of 60 runs, the Knights recorded a fine 10-run win over the Stallions to add points to their kitty

Right-arm medium-pacer Gurnoor Brar’s five-wicket haul (5/35) went in vain as Trident Stallions lost to Agri King’s Knights during the ongoing second Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup being organised at the IS Bindra Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium on Tuesday.

Mandeep Singh showed his experience on the field and played some nice shots, hitting five boundaries and one six. (HT photo)

Riding on experienced Mandeep Singh’s brilliant 35-ball knock of 60 runs, the Knights recorded a fine 10-run win over the Stallions to add points to their kitty.

Batting first, Knights posted a daunting total of 212/8 in 20 overs. Captain Abhishek Sharma was the first casualty to Knights for three runs. The other opener Sahaj Dhawan played an impressive cameo scoring 13-ball 35 to give the Knights a flying start. Gurnoor scalped the wickets of both the openers. Sahaj hit four sixes in his knock. Mayank Gupta also came good, scoring 24 off 13 balls. But, it was Mandeep who brought stability to the Knights’ innings, scoring runs at a brisk rate. The Punjab senior team captain showed his experience on the field and played some nice shots, hitting five boundaries and one six. Gurnoor accounted for his wicket. Later, Aryan Bhatia (23 off 15) and Madhav Pathania (31 off 16) took their team past the 200-run mark. Gurnoor’s five wicket haul was the first one in the tournament.