Mahatma Gandhi University of Kottayam clinches championship

Visakhapatnam: Mahatma Gandhi University (Kottayam) clinched the South-Zone Inter-University Cricket Trophy for Men (2018) by defeating SRM University (Chennai) by 40 runs in the finals which were held at the Raghu College Ground in the city on Friday.

After a super knock from Anand Krishna’s 64 and Abdul Baziri's 39, Sijomin Joseph’s 28 in 20 balls laid the foundation for MG University’s decent total of 212 in 40 overs.

Chasing a total of 213 on a hard wicket, SRM University team was bundled out for 172 in 35.3 overs mainly due to the failure of the top and the middle  order.  MG University’s bowlers Sijomin Joseph (3 for 20) and Sreehari S Nair (3 for 31) proved that they are the strong pillars of their team.

In another match between University of Calicut and Hindustan University, Chennai, for the third place in the tournament, University of Calicut, Kerala, won by eight wickets here at the MVGR Ground in Vizianagaram.

Electing to bowl first, the Calicut University bowled out Hindustan University at 130 in 29 overs. Chasing easy target of 131, Calicut University’s batsmen RS Kunumal (51 not out) and Ashish (45) which helped in grabbing third spot by 23rd over.