TRIPLE WIN FOR CHICAGO UNITED: Anirudh J (72), Nikhil K (67 & 61), Hasan B (61), Adnan K (5-1-16-4) and Aditya T (29)

  • July 26, 2020

In recently played matches across three leagues, Chicago United had hattrick wins:CASO: Streamwood vs Chicago United – Winner : Chicago UnitedACC: Cougars vs Chicago United – Winners: Chicago UnitedUCL: Deccan Chargers vs Chicago Reds – Winner: Chicago RedsNikhil Kanchan in his debut game for Chicago United against Streamwood at CASO batted brilliantly stroking the ball around with 67 in 50. Anirudh Jonnavitula has been consistently showcasing his sharpened batting. The opener timed the ball across the boundary line with 8×4’s and 2×6’s adding 72 in 55. Najmi’s (Najam Iqbal) 25 in 19 with the bat posted a target of 228/8 for Streamwood.Streamwood batted well and had an batting advantage with ‘game time’ injuries of CU bowlers Najam Iqbal (Najmi 3-3-4-1) and Arnav Sridher. Meet Patel, Samir Chaudhari and Ashish Patel led Steamwood’s batting but lost by 10 runs. Nikhil was the ‘Man of the Match’.Deccan Chargers took on Chicago Reds CU’s development team at UCL. A delayed start due to rain with reduced overs (17 overs from 20). Deccan were put to bat and put 107/7 on the board. Arron (3-0-14-0) bowled well in the T20 format. Reds lost early wicket. Adithya N Tirumale (29 in 17) led Reds batting. While a good competition as expected, rain ended the game. Reds won by 4 runs (D/L).The same afternoon, at ACC; mighty Cougars played Chicago United at Glendale Heights. Both team were determined to dry out the wet wicket and play a reduced match (25 overs from 30). Chicago United were asked to bat first. Wet wicket made it bowler friendly and Cougars picked up early wickets. Hasan Bemat (61 in 40) and Nikhil Kanchan (62 in 52) along with Sami M Khan (24 in 11) propelled CU’s batting. Adnan Khan and Sachin Veerasammy finished the innings well for CU to post 208 runs.Lots of excitement and friendly vibes were shared between Cougars and CU’s dug outs. With some break warmups and laughs, CU opened the bowling with Aaron Fernandes and Adnan Khan (Adnaan Yar Khan) Both the bowlers did brilliantly with the ball. Adnan in his first ball, clean bowled Amjed S . Fahad Babar (13) and Waseem Khan (21) were top scorers for Cougars. Venkatesh Naidu’s agility with wicket keeping was a pleasure to watch. Adnan Khan (5-1-16-4) led CU’s bowling attack. Cougars lost by 127 runs.A delightful triple win for Chicago United. #ChicagoUnited#ChicagoCricket#USAcricket