Chandigarh: Mayo College, Ajmer has won the ninth edition of the Alumni Cricket Bash (ACB) 2024 being hosted by Old Sanawarian Society (OSS), a over-hundred year old alumni association of The Lawrence School, Sanawar. The winning team beat Scindia School, Gwalior by eight runs in a thrilling end played at PCA’s Mullanpur Stadium near Chandigarh.
Mayo College won the toss and decided to bat first. Team scored 154/8 runs with fine contributions from Yograj Singh (50) and Sherry Singh (30). Ayush Agarwal (3/25) took three wickets from the opposition side. In reply, Scindia School, once struggling at 94/4 was well compensated by unbeaten knock of Kartik Chauhan (51) and steered the match closer to target in the last over. Team was restricted to 146/7. Sherry Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for scoring 30 runs, clinching two wickets and taking three catches. OSS’s President Pankaj Sapru felicitated the winner and runner-up teams in the presence of invited guests.
Earlier, Mayo College, Ajmer defeated The Lawrence School, Sanawar (LSS) by 40 runs in the league match and made it to the top two in the leaderboard to enter the final. LSS’s performance in the tournament was satisfactory wherein the team registered two wins in four matches. LSS’s Sangram Singh scored 165 runs in four matches to become the second top batterin the leaderboard while Apurva Lakhia made it to the top seven by taking six wickets in three matches.
Sherry Singh of Mayo College was awarded with Best Player of the Tournament and Best Batter while Kartik Chauhan of Scindia School bagged the Best Bowler, Abhay Khanna of Scindia School was entitled with the Best Fielder of the tournament. Dinesh Reddy of Doon School was given the title of Best Wicketkeeper.
ACS is an annual event in which alumni of the country’s prestigious schools and colleges participate in this T20 tournament.
This edition was hosted by Old Sanawarian Society of The Lawrence School, Sanawar. Apart from the hosts, Scindia School, Gwalior, Mayo College, Ajmer, Daly College, Indore and Doon School, Dehradun participated in the three-day long tournament.
