Gladiator XI remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and won the KCL Astral Cup Winter 2016 (16-35 age group) trophy. Gladiators XI won the toss and chose to bat. Even though none of their batsman scored big, they were able to put up a decent total of 79 runs in 15 overs for Hunter XI to chase. Hunter XI had worst of the starts and lost 4 quick wickets before they could reach a total of 10. Only one of their batsmen, Gunjan could score runs in double digit. At the end, it was an easy win for Gladiators XI to lift the trophy. Arpit Patel was awarded Player of the Match for his match winning spell of 3 ov.- 1m - 7 runs - 3 wck.
On the other hand, Panthers XI won KCL Astral Cup Winter 2016 (35+ age group) beating Rolling XI by just one run in a thrilling final. Rolling XI won the toss and chose to bat. Krinesh and Ketan helped Rolling XI put up a good total of 83 runs in 15 overs. After a steady start, Panthers XI lost 5 quick wickets in 21 to 30 runs. A quick and sensible inning from Vishal helped Panthers XI reach the target with just one ball and a wicket to spare! He was awarded Player of the Match for his match winning knock of 21 runs in 17 balls.
Brief Scoreboards:
Gladiator XI 79/9 (Shalin 11, Arpit 9; Kaushal 13/2)
Hunter XI 316/9 (Gunjan 16, Vivek 8; Arpit 7/3)
Man of the Match: Arpit Patel
Tournament Result: Gladiator XI won the KCL Astral Winter Cup 2016 (16-35)
Rolling XI 83/4 (Ketan 19, Krinesh 29*; Nikhil 10/2)
Panthers XI 84/9 (Vishal 21, Gunjan 12; Jigish 15/3)
Man of the Match: Vishal Shah
Tournament Result: Panthers XI won the KCL Astral Winter Cup 2016 (35+)
Tournament Summary:
KCL Astral Cup Winer 2016 (16-35)
Winner - Gladiator XI
Runners up - Hunter XI
Player of the Series - Prakash Chainani of Hunter XI
Best Batsman - Shimul Dalal of Gladiator XI
Best Bowler - Arpit Patel of Gladiator XI
KCL Astral Cup Winer 2016 (35+)
Winner - Panthers XI
Runners up - Rolling XI
Player of the Series - Saurabh Modi of Rolling XI
Best Batsman - Ketan of Rolling XI
Best Bowler - Saurabh Modi of Rolling XI
