HCA C Division One Day League: Abhinav’s fifer wins it for New Stars

Batting first, New Stars were bowled out for 152 in 37 overs. Later, Abhinav wreaked havoc, helping New Stars bundle out Royal for 126 in 41.3 overs.  

Hyderabad: Abhinav Kumar’s impressive figures of 5/6 powered New Stars to a 26-run victory over Royal in the HCA C Division One Day League Championship on Tuesday. Batting first, New Stars were bowled out for 152 in 37 overs, with Dhruv Kumar top-scoring with 46. Royal’s Shashank stood out with remarkable bowling figures of 5/10. Later, Abhinav wreaked havoc, helping New Stars bundle out Royal for 126 in 41.3 overs.

Brief scores: New Stars 152 in 37 overs (Dhruv Kumar 46, Smaran 3/30, Shashank 5/10) bt Royal 126 in 41.3 overs (Sathwik 35, Abhinav Kumar 5/6); Srishyam 129 in 25.5 overs (Tanish Reddy 53, dithya 3/35) lost to Rushiraj 130/7 in 25.4 overs; SK Blues 369/4 in 40 overs (Nanda Kishore 150, Samith Reddy 106, Aditya 68 no) bt Roshanara 147 in 22.4 overs (Sonal 51, Deepak Yadav 53, Sharuk Khan 6/34); Young Masters 303/7 in 45 overs (Smaran 50, Hammad Sharif 75, Omkar Reddy 3/52) bt St Andrews 165 in 28.1 overs (Narsimham 60, Malik Abrar 6/38, Sathwik Swaraj 3/32); St Patricks 70 in 26.5 overs (Darshan Reddy 4/14, Vrishank 4/26) lost to Kishore & Sons 71/2 in 12 overs; Walkertown 98 in 43 overs (Puneet 4/23) bt Shanti XI 68 in 29 overs (Ishan Puram 3/20, Vikat 4/5).

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