Ranjan Shankar’s 71 not out speeds Challengers CC to a huge win over Ceylon CC at Purwakarta
Challengers CC continued their winning run with a comprehensive & big win over Ceylon CC in the other 35 overs, Division 2 game played at Purwakarta. Jaganathan Krishnan (2/20) accounted for the 2 star Ceylon batsmen Gaurav & Dihan cheaply to have them in trouble. Mufasil PM (31) tried to keep one end up while […]
Satheesh Kumar’s brilliant 7 wicket haul sets up big win for Challengers CC versus GMIS CC
Challengers CC crushed GMIS CC by a huge 137 runs in the other 35 overs game of the weekend. Sunil Samtani (49) & Sidhu Singh (46)  put together a breezy 65 run 2nd wicket partnership to set up a great platform. Jalaj Chaturvedi (4/31) then sparked a middle order collapse where Challengers CC lost 6 […]
Dilip Udayashankar (54) & Maneesh Dubey (44*) power Emerio CC to an easy win over Challengers CC in their T20 game at Cibubur
Challengers CC gambit to open with a spinner failed as Dilip Udayshankar (54) went on a rampage, especially picking on Vimal Nair. Satheesh Kumar (2/24) fought back with a few wickets and when Manickavasagan (2/22) & Satinder Minhas (2/29) got rid of the middle order, Emerio CC was looking in some trouble. The ever reliable […]
Debutant Chander Pandey & experienced Satinder Minhas help Challengers CC prevail over Mavecrics CC in a low scoring battle
The second 35 over game was a low-scoring, attritional fight of temperaments as Challengers CC prevailed over Mavecrics CC by 3 wickets. The Mavecrics batting once again struggled to force the pace & wickets for each of the first 5 bowlers had the Mavs in deep trouble at 21/5. Samir Sharma (35) & Ishan Gambhir […]
Vimal Nair’s splendid Fiver, a good 43 by Santhosh & some shrewd captaincy, help Challengers CC finish the season with a big 70 run win over Fez Rebels CC
In a Division 2 game at GMIS grounds the ChallengersCC signed off this season with a victory over Fez Rebels by 70 runs. Electing to bat first, aided by Vimal Nair’s 24 runs and Dhanashekaran’s 28runs at the top of the order and a late flourish by Santhosh Kumar’s 43 runs (off 34 balls), the […]
Sekar’s unbeaten 61 & Santhosh Kumar’s 3/31 took Challengers CC to a comfortable 6 wicket win over Chairos TigersÂ
Meanwhile at the GMIS grounds on Sunday,in a division 2 encounter ChallengersCC came up with an improved batting display to defeat Chairos Tigers by 6 wickets. Winning the toss and batting first, Chairos tigers managed to get up to 172 runs all out in the final over of their innings. Fiskal top scored with 33 […]
Veteran Vasu & newcomer Sidhu Singh lead a solid team-performance by Challengers CC to defeat Mavecrics CC by 4 wickets
In another division 2 game at Cibubur grounds, ChallengersCC defeated Mavecrics by 4 wickets. Winning the toss and bowling first, the Challengers kept pegging away at the wickets. With his bounce and subtle variations, and the “carom ball†to boot, Vimal Nayar spun a web around the Mavecrics batsmen taking 3/17, while Satinder took 3/23. […]
Satinder’s sterling all-round performance helps Challengers CC upset Jaguar CC at CibuburÂ
At Cibubur, overnight and persistent rains made the ground conditions look unplayable for the Sunday game between ChallengersCC and Division 2 leaders JaguarsCC. However a brief let up in the rain saw the puddles of water recede in a ground known to have impressive drainage which made play possible, but reduced to 20 overs a […]
Veteran Dihan re-discovers his mojo & along with contributions from Fahim & Das, help Ceylon CC beat Challengers CC by 30 runs
Meanwhile at the GMIS grounds, CeylonCC defeated ChallengersCC by 40 runs. Taking first strike upon winning the toss, Ceylon lost its first wicket rather quickly. In walked Dihan Silva who while scoring a swashbuckling 44 runs off 32 balls, aided a fine partnership of 73 runs with Nalakka to be 95/2 at 12 overs. The […]
Veteran Srikkanth’s all-round performance helps Indorama CC beat Challengers CC by 39 runs
In the game between Indorama and Challengers CC at Cibubur, Indorama won the game by 39 runs. Batting first Indorama finished on 188/9 in 35 overs. PC Sethi and Srikanth scored 24 runs and 25 runs respectively. Satinder Minhas took 3/29 while Sunil Samtani took 2/31. In response, the Challengers who kept losing wickets at […]
Kirubasankar’s continued hot form & Suresh Rangachari’s 3/31 helped Metro Indians beat Challengers CC by 54 runs in a low scoring game
In another division 2 fixture at Cibubur grounds, the Metro Indians defeated Challengers CC by 54 runs. In a low scoring game, the Metro Indians were all out for 157 runs in the 31st over. Kiruba Sankar was his usual consistent self scoring 66 runs while Sakthi Narayanan contributed 18 runs. For the Challengers, Satinder […]
Manick creates panic with the ball to help Challengers CC beat Fez Rebels by 1 wicket in a close game
In the TATA Motors JCA League on Sunday, the Challengers CC defeated Fez Rebels by 1 wicket, by virtue of a better net-run-rate, in a game that saw stoppages due to rain and fortunes fluctuating right through, eventually culminating in a nail biting finish. In the Division 2 encounter at Cibubur, being asked to bat […]
Vimal Nair’s fighting, unbeaten 80 leads Challengers CC to a 5 wicket win over Chairos Tigers
In a Division 2 game on Sunday between Chairos Tigers and Challengers CC at GMIS Grounds, an excellent unbeaten knock by Vimal Nair and an all-round display by Santhosh Kumar, helped Challengers CC win by 5 wickets. Batting first, the Tigers reached 111/5 at the 24 over stage, before being finally all-out for 176 runs […]
Sunil Samtani’s 5 wicket haul drives Challengers CC to a 4 wicket win over Mavecrics at Purwakarta
At Purwakarta, Challengers CC defeated Mavecrics CC by 4 wickets. Batting first, Mavecrics finished on 217/9 lead by its captain Sandeep Gaikward (40 runs off 24 balls) and useful contributions from Miraz Monga (37 runs) and Sanjeev Modi (35 runs). All-rounder Sunil Samtani was impressive with the ball taking 5/45. In response, Challengers overhauled the […]
Sasikumar’s explosive hundred helps Jaguar CC beat Challengers CC by 100 runs
The dry grounds are making for large scoring games this season. In another game where more than 500 runs were scored and the second 300 plus score of the season achieved, Jaguar CC prevailed over Challengers CC. Sunny (Dhimanshu) 75 & Vijay 54 got Jaguar CC off to a blazing start. Sasi, then took over […]
Ranjan Shankar’s all-round performance helps Challengers CC beat Ceylon CC by 4 wickets to win their 1st game of the season
Veteran Dihan recovered some form and his 49 helped Ceylon CC post 151 all out in 27.2 overs. Satinder 3/19 & Ranjan 3/31 were the main wicket-takers. The dry outfields mean that 151 would be tough to defend, but Das 2/38 & Timothy 2/31 helped put up a fight. It needed good contributions from Ranjan […]
An all-around team performance helps Indorama CC beat Challengers CC by 4 wickets at Purwakarta
At Purwakarta, hosts Indorama defeated Challengers CC by 4 wickets. Chasing 154 runs, Indorama reached the target losing only 6 wickets. Govind Sodani (34 runs ) and Nitin Joshi ( 31runs) did well with the bat. Santosh took 3/13. Earlier, Challengers, batting first reached 153/9 with Vimal scoring 33 runs. Arjun Chauhan (3/22) and Nitin […]
Kirubasankar helps Metro Indians thrash Challengers CC by 7 wickets in the Chennai Derby at Cibubur today
After electing to bat first, Challengers CC were bundled out for just 91 runs in 17.4 overs. Ashwin 3/17 & John Anthony 2/17 were the main destroyers. Sunil Samtani 41, top scored for Challengers In reply, Kirubasankar’s 50 ensured Metro Indians got to the target with the loss of just 3 wickets. Manik & Srini […]
Santosh, Suresh and Sunil’s performances help Challengers beat Emerio Dragons by 36 runs
Successful Challengers Super Kings team Good knocks by Sunil Samtani 34 at the start and Santosh 43 & Suresh Subramanian 41 helped Challengers Super Kings (CSK) reach 169/7 in 20 overs. Anji took 3/30. Constant wickets by the bowlers Sunil 2/19 & Abhay Bhalerao 2/23 meant that Emerio CC could only manage 133/6 in 20 […]
Neetesh, Mohit & Atul Kakkar help Menara Devils thrash Challengers Super Kings by 9 wickets
After choosing to bat first, CSK had a poor start. Though Govind Sodani 27 & Sekar 19 helped steady it a bit, Atul Kakkar 4/10 & Mohit Keshwani 3/25 and some fantastic catching ensured that CSK were shot out for just 69 in 14 overs Neetesh Pansare with an unbeaten 41 then ensured that Menara […]
