NCA are U-19 champions

 

 

ANURAG Dixit grabbed six wickets for 43 runs to help NCA U-19 defeat Ruby Colts by 36 runs in final of the VCA U-19 Inter-Academy cricket tournament that concluded at the Civil Lines ground on Wednesday.

In the final, played over two days, NCA boys batted first and piled up 298-8 in their allotted 60 overs. Aditya Ahuja struck a fine 110 off 141 balls, while Aryan Munde (58) and Vedant Dighade (57) chipped in with half centuries.

Openers Digvijay Tiwari (42) and Pratham Chawla (49) added 81 runs for the first wicket to give Ruby Colts a head-start in the chase, but their middle-order could not sustain the momentum. Anurag, who struck at regular intervals to fashion victory, was named man of the match.