HASAN (107), SAMI (57 in 20), ROOPAN (66), GIRISH (34) SHINE!

At CASO, Chicago United had some brilliant performances over the weekend picking up a win over Sunrisers and a 2 runs loss to Fighters. Hasan Bemat (107), Roopan Kumar (66), Sami M Khan (57) and Girish Kumar (34)Match 1: Chicago United Reds Vs Sunrisers CC Result: Chicago United won by 89 runs.Player of the match : Hasan(Chicago United Reds)Toss: Chicago United Reds won the toss and elected to bat. Summary: Chicago United Reds 287/5 in 30 overs (Hasan 107, Sami 57*, Chandrasekhar 2/49) and Sunrisers CC 198/8 in 30 overs(Deepchand 71, Neil 3/39, Chinmay 3/56).CU Reds batting first on a windy day, posted a mammoth total of 287 in 30 overs with Hasan(107 in 58 balls) leading the way with his 2nd century in 3 matches and Sami’s fireworks (57 from 20 balls) provided a brilliant finish.Chasing a huge target of 288, Sunriser’s batsmen failed to convert their starts with exception of Deepchand (71) and CU Reds bowlers Neil(3/39), Chinmay(3/56) kept chipping away the wickets at the other end to seal a comfortable win.Match 2: Chicago United Reds Vs FightersResult: Chicago United Reds lost by 2 runs.Player of the match : Rohan(Fighters)Toss: Fighters won the toss and elected to bat. Summary: Fighters 195/9 in 30 overs (Rohan 72, Anirudh 3/39, Kareem 2/24) and Chicago United Reds 193/9 in 30 overs (Roopan 66*, Girish 34, Neel 4/33)Fighters started very well with their opener Rohan(72) and No 3 Dakshal(53) scoring half centuries. CU Reds bowlers came back strongly with Anirudh (3/39) and Kareem (2/24) restricting the Fighters to 195 for 9 in 30 overs.In reply, CU reds started the chase very poorly and were reeling at 94/8 at one stage. Chicago United, known for their “Never say Die” attitude fought back brilliantly led by Roopan(66) and Girish(34), put together a partnership of 99 for the 9th wicket but fell agonizingly short of the target by 2 runs.#PlayCricket