Singapore’s men’s National squad began their preparations for the upcoming ICC CWC Challenge League group A tournament in Malaysia by playing practice matches against a Regional XI squad, which consisted of two players from Nepal as well.
Nepal players Kishor Mahato and Amit Shrestha were part of the Regional XI squad for the two games. While Mahato impressed with his bowling, it was a disappointing outing for Amit, as he got out without scoring on both occasions.
Rohan Rangarajan, Janak Prakash and Aritra Dutta performed well in both the matches and will be expected to spearhead Singapore’s challenge in Malaysia, where they take on Canada, Malaysia, Qatar, Vanuatu and Denmark in the first round of Challenge League group A events.
Brief Scores
Singapore Cricket Association XI 220 all out in 48.3 overs (Rezza Gaznavi 53, Aritra Dutta 35, Arjun Mutreja 28, Navin Param 22, Kishor Mahato 3/51, Amiruddin Azahar 2/34, Khizar Hayat 2/40, Akshay Puri 1/29) beat Regional XI 140 all out in 19.2 overs (Moazam Hazat 60, Yusof Aslam 19, Vinoth Baskaran 3/32, Rohan Rangarajan 2/11, Janak Prakash 2/27) by 80 runs
Singapore Cricket Association XI 326/7 in 50 overs (Rohan Rangarajan 152, Janak Prakash 80, Manpreet Singh 29, Siddhanta Singh 28 n.o, Khizar Hayat 2/29, Kishor Mahato 2/50, Amiruddin Azahar 2/58) beat Regional XI 286 all out in 43.4 overs (Aritra Dutta 65, Aryaman Uchill 56, Moazam Hazat 52, Kshitij Shinde 48, Khizar Hayat 44, Rohan Rangarajan 3/40, Navin Param 2/19, Vinoth Baskaran 2/57) by 40 runs
