Chandigarh Press Club beat IMA XI by 23 runs in an exhibition cricket match 

Chandigarh Press Club XI defeated Indian Medical Association (IMA) by 23 runs at an exhibition match being played under the aegis of Gully Cricket Tournament organised by UT Cricket Association (UTCA) and Chandigarh Police at Cricket Stadium, Sector 16, on Sunday.

Chandigarh Press Club team won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Raj Thakur (29) gave a blistering start which was ably supported by Yashpal Rawat (26).

Gurmeet Singh Valtoha (10), Kamleshwar Singh (6), Saurabh Duggal (7) and Sandeep (8) were the other run getters for the side. 

The team scored 103 runs at the loss of nine wickets in the stipulated ten overs. 

For IMA XI, Dr. Virender and Dr. Amit Soni shared two wickets each.

In reply, the IMA XI team captained by Dr. Bedi struggled against the pace attack from the beginning and failed to recover till the end. IMA XI scored 80 runs for the loss of three wickets wherein Dr. Raman (35) emerged as the top scorer for the side.

Saurabh Duggal, Ramesh Handa and Sandeep took one wicket each. 

Chandigarh Press Club's wicketkeeper Rajinder Nagarkoti took a catch and a stump.

Raj Thakur was awarded as the man of the match. Present on the occasion, HT’s Executive Editor Ramesh Vinayak in the presence of UTCA President Sanjay Tandon felicitated the winning team.

Chandigarh Press Club team members: Raj Thakur, Yashpal Rawat, Gurmeet Singh Valtoha, Kamleshwar Singh, Saurabh Duggal, Sandeep Kaushik, Sunil Kapoor, Karnail Singh Rana, Bhupinder Jishtu, Ramesh Handa, Satish Kumar, Rajinder Nagarkoti, Lalan Yadav, Rajinder Chauhan, Naveen Tyagi, Mansa Ram Rawat, Umesh Sharma. 

Coach - ND Sharma. 

Manager - Virender Rawat. 

Asst Manager - Sukhwinderjit Singh Manauli. 

Next exhibition match scheduled between Punjab Legislative Speaker's XI and Haryana Legislative Speaker's XI will be played on April 14 at the same venue.