TWO matches, 23 wickets! Ruby Colts’ bowler Kunal Nagar is making batters dance to his tunes. The 20-year-old left-arm orthodox is forcing Vidarbha selectors to take note of his exceptional spin bowling with back to back 10 wickets in a match during the Guzder A Division Two-Day League Tournament. Playing on his home turf, Nagar, who hails from Noida, took 13 wickets in a match against Eleven Star Cricket Club as Ruby Colts thrashed them by an innings and 48 runs at WCL ground. In the first innings, Nagar snared seven wickets as Eleven Star managed 242 runs. Ruby Colts declared their innings at 370-9 and then bundled out Eleven Star for 80 runs from 22.1 overs. Nagar rolled his arms again taking six second innings wickets. Earlier in their tournament opener, Nagar had taken 10 wickets (nine in first innings) against All India Reporter. Last year, Nagar had scalped 40 wickets for VMV from eight matches in Guzder League. With the Under-23 Col CK Nayudu all India tournament under way, Nagar’s performance might force Vidarbha selectors to include him in the team for future matches. Riding on Mayank Jasore’s 114 and double six-wicket hauls by Pushpak Gujar (6-89, 6-41), All India Reporter defeated SGR Sports Academy by an innings and 21 runs. Brief scores: AT WCL GROUND: Eleven Star Cricket Club 242 all out in 66.5 overs (A Khan 41, A Dullarwar 40, A Sinha 56 not out; K Nagar 7-71).

 

Ruby Colts 370-9 decl in 72.5 overs (A Agrawal 62, A Rohankar 56, R Binkar 113, I Singh 62; A Sinha 6-94). Eleven Star 80 all out in 22.1 overs (K Khandelwal 51, K Nagar 6-39, A Singh 4-34). Result: Ruby Colts won by an innings and 48 runs. AT VCA NEW GROUND, JAMTHA: Indian Gymkhana 319 all out in 82.4 overs (S Ramaswamy 43, S Wath 98, A Choudhary 108; R Dongarwar 3-60, S Rai 3-75, R Dattatraya 3-79). MSSC 322-6 in 89.1 overs (S Karosiya 96, S Nerkar 41, G Nikam 104, P Gawarle 41*). Result: Match drawn; MSSC won on first innings lead. AT GURUNANAK PHARMACY COLLEGE GROUND: Navniketan Cricket Club 236-4 in 54 overs (A Ahuja 48, J Kumbhare 45, Y Gadhave 59, M Agrawal 56*; G Dhoble 2-57). Reshimbagh Gymkhana did not bat. Result: Match drawn; First innings not complete. AT NSSM 1, JAMTHA: SGR Sports Academy 210 all out in 53.3 overs (S Raghuvanshi 57, P Gangadhari 67; Pushpak G 6-89). All India Reporter 327 all out in 65.2 overs (V Chouksey 45, H Bante 58, M Jasore 114; A Kukde 3-70, R Narayan 3-77). SGR Sports Academy 96 all out in 20.5 overs ( P Gujar 6-41, G Pander 3-23). Result: AIR won by an innings and 21 runs.