Pung Dzong CC Wins Comfortable against Drupchu XI
BCCB Super League Match No # 2
Pung Dzong CC vs. Drubchu XI, 6th March 2010

Pung Dzong defeated Drubchu XI by 120 runs today in second match of BCCB Super league. Pung Dzong won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Shami and Ahmed set the highest opening partnership of 113 runs but as the match went on Drubchu’s bowler Norbu changed the whole game by take 6 for 35 runs in 7 overs. Shami was the highest scorer from Pung Dzong by scoring 58 runs in 53 balls. Pung Dzong maintained the run rate of 11.34 per over in 15 overs but Drubchu’s under pressure bowlers struggling with line and length came back after drinks break with tight fielding and correcting basic fundamental of bowling which put Pung Dzong with just 180 runs on board. When Drubchu’s captain gave Norbu to ball, he was also struggling with Line and length but the moment when he started pitching up the wickets of Pung Dzong started pouring.

Drubchu XI opener Karma started with dashing leg glance but when the first wicket of Dawa felt with in swinger yorker of Alan Drubchu kept on losing wickets. The Opening bowlers of Pung Dzong were too tough for Drubchu batters to face due to their both swings and yorker ball. Few players of Dubchu were also injured by facing shot pitched bouncer of Alan and Sig Singh.

Ham was only the batter from Dubchu with two digits of 11 runs but rests were out for 1, 2 and duck Drubchu’s 6 wickets came from openers; while rest came after introducing Susil offy and Rag pacer. Susil and Rog took two wickets each. “Our team is not use to playing on big ground and also on matting so I think they were not confident today” said KT Dorji manager of Drubchu XI.
Result:
Pung Dzong won by 120 runs
Pung Dzong: 180 runs all out in 25.3 overs
Drubchu XI: 60 all out in 16.2 overs
Player of the Match: Norbu of Drubchu XI (6 for 23)
Officials:
Match Referee: DS Gurung
Umpires: Dorji & Chencho
Scorers: Deki & Sonam
Photo Courtesy: Phuntsho Wangdi


