THE duo of Om Dhakulkar and Sujal Ramteke excelled with both bat and ball as Anjuman College of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur won Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) Inter-Collegiate Cricket Championship in Zone ‘D’ that concluded at Nagpur Sharirik Shikshan Mahavidyalaya, near Jamtha Stadium, Wardha Road recently. In the one-sided final, Anjuman College defeated RTMNU’s Dr Ambedkar College of Law by 90 runs. The Inter-Collegiate Cricket Championship was hosted by RTMNU in a joint venture with Nagpur Sharirik Shikshan Mahavidyalaya. Making first use of the turf after being put into bat, Anjuman piled 177 for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Opener Aryan Prasad scored a fine half century making 51 runs from 35 balls while Md Shamsher made 20-ball 31. They were supported by Dhakulkar and Ramteke who contributed an identical 26 each form 17 and 18 balls. Shubham Lokhande remained not out on 12 that came from seven deliveries. Requiring almost nine runs per over right from the start of their innings, Law College looked under pressure and were shot out for 87 runs in 17.4 overs.

 

Only three batters could reach into double digits. For Anjuman, Ramteke (4-0-13-3) and Dhakulkar (3-0-11-3) shared six wickets between them while Md Sadeem and Md Ayaan took one wicket each. The team was congratulated by Justice Zaka Haq, Administrator, Anjuman Hami-E-Islam; Anis Ahmed (Retd Joint Income Tax Commissioner), COE of Anjuman Hami-E-Islam; Justice Ahmed Sayeed, Advisor (General Administration), Anjuman Hami-E-Islam; Adv Tahseen Mirza, Co-ordination Committee Member; Dr Sohail Parvez, Principal (Offg), Anjuman College of Engineering & Technology; Dr Ahmed Sajjad Khan, Vice-Principal; and Dr Zakir Khan, Deputy Director of Physical Education, Anjuman College. Anjuman Team Mohammad Shamsher Qureshi, Md Ashhar Raza Siddiqui, Pratham Sriniwas (Godselwar), Aryan Shankar Prasad, Om Vilas Dhakulkar, Shubham Pravin Lokhande, Md Sadeem Khatib, Sujal Sanjay Ramteke, Md Meraj Ansari, Mohammed Ayaan Mohammed Shakil, Farhan Ali Mansuri, Aditya Rahate, Sheikh Sufiyan, Nawaz Hussain, Mohammad Izhar Pathan, Ajay Ram, Abdul Mannan Ansari, Ayush Sakloniya, Surendra Ganu Kasdekar. Coach: Dr Zakir S Khan.