Played at Alpha Cricket Ground in Hyderabad, Telangana, PCA Seniors opting to bat first made a total of 210/5 in 35 overs. Their openers Yuvi and Arun top scored for their team putting on 80 runs for the 1st wicket. From the bowlers, Joseph Thampi with 4/29 was the pick of the lot while all-rounder Aryan Reddy also chipped in with a wicket.
Chasing 211 at exactly 6 runs per over, the top 3 batters of Velosio almost ensured a comfortable win but the batting order collapsed post the wickets of Vivek, Aryan and Prem. Vivek Gagan (35 runs) and Aryan Reddy gave a perfect start putting on 59 runs while Aryan Reddy was at his usual best comfortably anchoring his team scoring 76 off 93 balls. It was an innings where he again showed a lot of resistance and maturity as he smashed only 3 fours shedding his natural game to bat through the innings. G Prem at no.3 scored 33 runs but post that only one player Benjamin (35 runs) managed to score in double digit.
The match remained exciting till the very last ball, however PCA got the upper hand winning the match by just 1 run as the penultimate over turned in their favor. Velosio reached a total of 209/9 in 35 overs as the match ended with both the teams giving their best.
