Shradhanand College through to World Finals

Delhi's Shradhanand College beat DAV College, Jalandhar by eight wickets to book their place in the upcoming 2015 Red Bull Campus Cricket World Finals in Dehradun.

Shradhanand College will play alongside Assupol TUKS (South Africa), University of Technology, Sydney (Australia), Loughborough MCC University (England), Government Jinnah College (Pakistan), European University of Bangladesh (Bangladesh), International College of Business and Technology (Sri Lanka) and Heriot Watt University (UAE) in the final leg of the tournament between October 19 and 24.

In the final held on October 11, Shradhanand College seized the advantage over DAV College soon after putting them in to bat. They got a wicket in the second over, before their captain Hitesh Gemini (2-13) provided another breakthrough soon after. DAV College's innings unraveled after Man-of-the-Match Harshit Kaushik (4-20) ripped through the middle-order and the batting side only managed 94 for 8 in their 20 overs.

Shradhanand College openers Jitendra Saroha and Himanshu Rana, who has played Ranji Trophy for Haryana this season, gave the side a good start, scoring 22 and 20 respectively. Lakshay Theraja (16*) and Rohan Rathi (32*) then secured the win for the side in 14.2 overs.