SSCBS clinch last ball thriller against ARSD College in Delhi University Inter College Knockout

One run. One ball. One wicket. It was that close between Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies & Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College. In the end it was SSCBS who held their nerve to clinch the nail biting thriller by 1 wicket in Delhi University inter college knock outs.

The match was reduced to 30 overs a side due to a delayed start due to wet pitch conditions. ARSD captain Deepswar Tyagi won the toss and opted to bat first despite the conditions favoring the bowling. ARSD managed 152 runs for the loss of 9 wickets at the end of their stipulated 30 overs. Captain Tyagi top scored with 41 (47 balls, 5×4) with good support from Abhishek Gosai (36 runs, 41 balls, 4×4) and Anil Thapa (30 runs, 35 balls, 2×4, 1×6). SSCBS captain Nikhil Yadav rotated his bowlers very well and ARSD could not really increase the tempo of their innings. Everyone chipped in with the wickets with 4 bowlers sharing 2 wickets each and a solitary wicket going to the captain.

The chase was never going to pose a big challenge against a strong batting line up of SSCBS but despite the efforts of their captain Nikhil (76 runs, 72 balls, 9×4, 2×6) and Samyak Jain (30 runs, 34 balls, 2×4), the match went to the last ball where anything could have happened. As many as 15 extras were given by ARSD bowlers. Viswajeet was the best bowler taking 3 wickets and giving away just 22 runs in his 6 overs.

The turning point of the match was when Nikhil Yadav was caught out on the boundary off the bowling of Akash Dubey off a NO Ball. He then smashed a six and four in the same over bringing the equation down to below 20 runs. SSCBS though did make their life  difficult my losing wickets quickly towards the business end of the match but Anuj Rana of SSCBS held his nerve and got the ball through the infield and won the match for his team.

Sumanyu Jain

Regional Manager& Editor CricketGraph