Extraordinary display of fast bowling skills by Urvashi Sharma and equally top-notch batting of Fancy Jan remained the highlights of semifinal matches of JKCA Senior Women Cricket Tournament on Wednesday.
Representing JKCA team A1, medium pacer Urvashi wreaked havoc by capturing 5 important wickets in a low scoring match to guide her team JKCA A1 to a resounding victory in the all important semifinal clash.
Urvashi was supported by skipper Sandhya Sayal who captured 3 wickets, plotting collapse of the A2 team. Sarla Devi top scored with 26 runs for A2.
In reply, JKCA A1 chased the target easily by losing 2 wickets, thus won the match by 8 wickets. Shivanti was the top scorer with 25 runs. For A2, Sarla and Muskan claimed one wicket each.
Meanwhile, in another semifinal match at Sher-e-Kashmir Stadium, Ground-A Srinagar, JKCA B1 got the better of B2 by 79 runs. Batting first, B1 scored a good total of 194 runs in the stipulated 50 overs, losing 8 wickets in the process. Fancy Jan top scored with 97 runs, while Humaira Farooq contributed 23 runs to the total. For B2, Gousia Shaban took 3 wickets, while Bismah Hassan claimed 2 wickets.
In reply, JKCA B2 bundled out for 115 runs in 23.2, thus lost the match by 79 runs. Iqra Bashir and Gousia Shaban contributed 18 runs each. For JKCA B1, Iqra Rasool, Mahroof Anjum and Rukaya Amin bagged 3 wickets each.
Now, the final match of the tournament will be played between JKCA Green (Jammu Province) and JKCA Orange (Kashmir Province) on June 11 at GGM Science College Hostel Ground, Jammu.