Rohtak : Anshul Kamboj and Kanisk Chouhan displayed great performances as Haryana defeated Himachal Pradesh by 7 wickets at Bansi Lal Cricket Academy, Rohtak.
HP Batting first posted 253 with Akash Vasisht (113*) fighting lone battle with a hundred. Capped bowler Anshul Kamboj destroyed the top and middle order with 4 wickets.
Haryana captain Ankit Rajesh Kumar (59) replied with a half century. More half centuries came from Yashvardhan Dalal (72) and India’s U19 World Cup winning campaign star Kanisk Chouhan (50). Haryana could manage 296 runs.
Taking 43 runs lead, Haryana bowlers created more pressure on HP as the former bundled them on 113 runs in 2nd innings. 22 years old Parth Vats grabbed 3 wickets while Kamboj, Kanishk, Aman Kumar all picked 2 wickets each.
Chasing 71, despite losing quick 3 wickets on 23 runs, Himanshu Rana (37*) and Dheeru Singh (24*) easily guided Haryana to 7 wickets win.
Kanishk was awarded Player of the match for his all-round performance.
Brief Scorecard –
HP : 253-9 & 113
HAR : 296 & 74-3
Result : HAR won by 7 wickets.
