Suresh’s century sparks Dark Nights’ win

With Suresh scoring a century, the Dark Knights won the match by 207 runs against RK Royal in Krishna District Cricket Association (KDCA) B Division League for Devinine Venkata Ramana and Praneetha Trophy at Siddhartha Medical College (SMC) in the city on Sunday.

Dark Knight’s batsman Suresh made century (102) in 68 balls including four boundaries and three 6’s. Dark Knights team won the toss and elected bat first and registered big score 257 for loss of six wickets in stipulated 25 overs. Suresh 102 runs and Pappu half century (54) helped the team score big.

Later, RK Royal team collapsed for 50 runs in 15.5 overs. Century man Suresh too four important wickets for nine runs and Pappu took three wickets for 12. In another match Royal Challenges (Bandar) won the match by 76 runs against SBI at Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) grounds in Mulapadu of Ibrahimpatnam mandal near the city.

Royal Challenges won the toss and chose to bat first. Royal’s batsman Sai Krishna 64 runs and Ranga 27 runs helped to team register a big score. Later, it was an all out for SBI with 113 runs in 19.5 overs leading them to a loss.

In the evening session Sachin Blasters defeated Challengers XI team by six wickets at SMC ground in the city. Sachin Blaster won the toss and elected to field first. Challengers XI team scored 86 runs in 17.3 overs and Sonu scored 37 runs. Sachin’s bowlers Prem taken three wickets and Manikanta took two wickets. Later, Sachin Blasters scored 87 runs for four wickets.