War of Wickets on Day 2 of SportIkon

By Medhansh Das
The first match of Day-2 and of the Quarter-Finals was between BML and Ashoka University. Winning the toss BML University opted to field and stopped Ashoka at 112 runs with 8 wickets, with Yojasvadeep scoring 41 runs for his team. The second innings saw BML scoring big and quick. Although losing 7 wickets they were able to finish the match with a score of 114 with only one ball left in the last over. Shashwat of BML Munjal University was declared as the player of the match, having taken 3 wickets in 3 overs giving just 7 runs and having an economy of 2.33.

The second match saw Amity University defeating KR Mangalam with ease. Batting first, Amity made a grand total of 191, losing 5 wickets. Himanshu Bachkheti and Ekansh Tyagi made 59 and 52 runs for their team respectively, with Ekansh scoring his runs in just 18 balls. KR Mangalam started strong with scoring 17 runs in the first over but gradually started to lose wickets, with Ekansh Tyagi taking 4 wickets in 3 overs, securing the title of "Player of the Match" for himself. KR Mangalam managed to play till the last over but were able to score just 128 runs. “I was in my absolute best form today, and am glad with the performance I showcased” said Ekansh.

The last match of the day and first match of the semi-finals was between Bennett University and Amity again. Yet again Amity batted first and secured a score of 210 runs losing 7 wickets in a T-20 match format, with Himanshu Bachkheti this time becoming the player of the match, having 101 runs in 56 balls to his name. Bennett had a very aggressive start, scoring 23 runs in the first over. Ayush Roy scored 55 runs in 23 balls and remained not out. His partnership with Vishal Sharma, who scored 45 runs put Bennett with a score of 177, losing to Amity University by 33 runs. “The team is lacking in terms of fielding standards, and it is very crucial that it improves, otherwise it would be very difficult to achieve accomplishments in future matches,” said Alakshendra Mishra, a player for the Bennett University cricket team.
(The writer is a Semester II student of BA (Journalism and Mass Communication) programme.)