Sports & Allied News
POONCH, June 19:
Star Surankote defeated Poonch Lions by three wickets to enter into the next round of the ongoing District Poonch Cricket Tournament, organised by the J&K Cricket Association (JKCA) at Sports Stadium, here today.
Earlier, batting first, after winning the toss, Poonch Lions bowled out for 99 runs in 21 overs of the 40 overs match. Sameer played fine innings of 50 runs. From Surankote, Haider took three wickets while Imran and Sikander shared two each.
Later, chasing the target, Star Surankote overhauled the opponent total in 25 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
Nasar and Adnan were main contributors to the total with 21 and 17 runs respectively.
The match officiated by Vikas Sharma, Sachin Sharma and Mohd Shabir.