Lala Ram Charan Club rode on Paramveer Singh’s 107 and Parampreet Singh’s 49 to beat Essex Farm by three wickets in a DDCA League match here on Thursday.
Chasing 243 to win, Lala Ram Charan Club went past the target in 43 overs, largely thanks to Pramaveer and Parampreet. Manav Dham (4/29) was the pick of the bowlers for Essex Farm.
Earlier, Rohit Jhanjhariya (82) and Madhav Kaushik (61 n.o.) helped Essex Farm raise 242/9 in 45 overs.
In another two matches of the day, State Bank of India beat Engineers India Limited by five wickets while Subhania Club hammered Delhi Police by 84 runs.
Batting first, Subhania Club scored 255/6 in 45 overs. Viabhav Sharma (90 n.o.) was the lead scorer as Mohammad Atiq and Mohammad Mohshin added 68 and 46 respectively.
In reply, Delhi Police folded up for 171 in 36 overs.
Scores: Essex Farm 242/9 in 45 overs (Rohit Jhanjhariya 82, Madhav Kaushik 61 n.o) lost to Lala Ram Charan Club 243/7 in 43 overs (Paramveer Singh 107, Parampreet Singh 49, Manav Dham 4/29)
Engineers India Limited 136/5 in 20 overs (Chhatar Singh 62 n.o., Vijay Bhadur Mishra 2/29, Ravindr Bhandari 2/23) lost to State Bank of India 137/5 in 16.4 overs (Vijay Bhadur Mishra 50, Ravinder Bhandari 44)
Subhania Club 255/6 in 45 overs (Viabhav Sharma 90 n.o., Mohammad Atiq 68, Mohammad Mohshin 46, Parember Naagar 3/45) bt Delhi Police 171 in 36 overs (Sanjay Verma 59, Rahul Bhardwaj 5/40)