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Provincial Cricket Championship Decided

Team Green captured Cricket Newfoundland and Labrador’s Provincial Championship, the Atul Ahuja Cup, in a hard fought, low-scoring game on Sunday, September 1. Members of Team Green are Kaivallya Kulkarni (Captain), Gurman Khurana, Alex Dias, Sarvanna Kumar, Fahad Ijaz, Asim Kamran, Saad Shaifan Ahmed, Shameem Islam, Senthil Selvamani, Rajendar Dyapa and Kankayalian Thilayamplam.

The game was all but decided early on as Team Red chose to bat after winning the toss, and struggled against some excellent bowling from Senthil Selvamani and Shameem Islam. Senthil took four wickets and Shameem took three, as the Reds slumped to 26/8, and a partnership between top-scorer Waqas Hanif and Eldho Paul took the total past 50. The Reds were bowled out for 55, leaving the Greens a modest 56 to win. A steady opening partnership between Gurman Khurana and Rajender Dyapa took them nearly half way and, despite losing five wickets, the Greens cruised home with five overs to spare.

A summary of the score is as follows:

• Reds 55 all out (Waqas Hanif 17, Senthil Selvamani 4/13, Shameem Islam 3/5)
• Blues 58/5 (Gurman Khurana 13, Suhail Parry 2/8)
• Blues win Atul Ahuja Cup by 5 wickets

The awards for the championship are as follows:

• Atul Ahuja Cup: Team Green
• League Champions: Team Red

League awards:

• Most Valuable Player and Best Batsman: Nick Baxter (Team Blue)
• Best Bowler: Suhail Aziz Parrey (Team Red)
• Best Wicket-Keeper: Kranthi Kumar (Team Red)
• Top Fielder: Kaivallya Kulkarni (Team Green)
• Most Improved Player: Alex Dias (Team Green)
• Most Spirited Player: Mark Russell (Team Blue)

Cricket Newfoundland and Labrador is grateful to its sponsors, Tata Steel and New Millennium Iron, for their support.

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2013 09 04             3:25 p.m.