CABThe Cricket Association of Bengal

Suvankar shines as Customs win big;
two tons lift Sporting Union


15th February 2020
Suvankar Bal hit unbeaten century as Calcutta Customs outplayed Monohar Pukur Milan Samity by 8 wickets in CAB First Division Group B & C today.
Chasing 191 runs to win Suvankar demolished opponent's bowlers to smash 112 not out off 111 balls to finish the match in 36 overs.
In 5 other league matches started today Aditya Sengupta (107) and Tanmay Kundu (100) tons powered Sporting Union to 368 against Eastern Railway while opponent's bowler Tirthankar Bhandari starred with the ball taking 6 wickets for 88 runs.
Belgachia United bundled United Club for 208 runs thanks to Akhilesh Yadav's five-for and at Taltala ground ABP Sp Club buried Netaji Subhas Institute under pile of runs by posting 423/4.
ABP batter Sambit Roy stayed unbeaten on 119 while teammates Alokendu Lahiri (82), skipper Dibyendu Chakraborty (76) and Mohit Roy (56) added crucial runs to reach the mammoth total.
Vikas Singh was another five-wicket taker of the day for Md Sporting Club against Kidderpore Sporting. However the latter one ended the first day with a huge score of 363/9 riding on Avijit Mal's fluent 165-ball 144.
At Kalighat ground Calcutta Police lost 6 wickets quickly for just 67 runs after restricting BNR Recreation for 198 runs.
In CAB Second Division, Victoria Sporting won in one day against Friends Sporting Union and Abasar defeated Ballygunge Sporting Association by 2 wickets thanks to Avik Sinha's 6-wicket haul.
National Athletic batter Mrityunjoy Kr Ram smashed 176 off just 122 balls while Shivam Rai (107), Rohitaswa Manna (100*) hit tons for Calcutta University Institute and South Suburban Club respectively.




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