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Category: Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament

  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Ten: HS13 vs. HS14 (Finals)

    Dilip and Sannihit were playing their final game in the Prem Ranjan Cricket Tournament, facing their familiar foes – HS14. HS14 has a 4-1 record in head to head matches with HS13, but coming into the finals HS13 were the favourites due to the blistering form of the Dilip, Sannihit and Saba, the leading wicket-taker Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Nine: HS16 vs. HS13 (Semifinals)

    Following the breath-taking first semifinal where the fourth years outsmarted the PhDs, the second semifinal was due to commence. The Second Years were up against the Fifth Years. Being the outgoing batch, the Fifth years have their last shot at claiming silverware. The second years seemed confident of a win this time, being denied the Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Eight: Research Scholars vs. HS14 (Semifinals)

    The first semi-final of this year’s Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament was between HS14 and the Research Scholars. This was a match with a gripping good plot, several good moments and animated players. HS14 lost two wickets in the very first over, bowled by Nishant, losing both their opening batsmen. The Research Scholars bowled very Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Seven: HS17 vs. HS13

    HS17 and HS13 featured in the last match of the evening. The crowds, having shown up for the friendly match between the faculty and the students (the audience dutifully cheering for their respective camps), now began to disperse. When the match began, the remainder of the audience was gathered at one ends of the ground, Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Six: Faculty vs. Students XI

      The Faculty-Students Match is one of the highlights of the Prem Ranjan tournament. To see the professors shrug off the years in sporting garb against the young and raring students’ team is always a sight worth watching. The Students’ XI won the toss and decided to bat. Sannihit and Shahid opened the innings for Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Five: HS14 vs. HS17

    The second and final phase of the Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament commenced with the Freshie bunch taking on the fourth years. HS-14 captain Santhosh won the toss and elected to bat first. The stage was set, the captain and Nityanshu came to open the innings for HS14. John Sabu Mathew was the opening bowler Read More

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  • Gearing up for a special match: The friendly between Faculty and Students XI

    Rewind to last year’s friendly match. “I could have hit more sixes. But I decided not to as she is my student”. As Joe sir made this claim after his incredible hitting off Aiswarya’s bowling, everyone burst into laughter. What makes the friendly match special is that it brings out the light-hearted, relaxed selves of Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Four: Research Scholars vs. HS16

    The second years, fresh off a well-deserved victory against the third years, now had to square off against the Ph.D. scholars. The Ph.D. scholars, since last year, have made a spectacular resurgence to form, being the current defending champions. The two sides faced off against each other last year in the semi-finals, the Ph.D.s emerging Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Three: HS15 vs. HS16

    Facing the HS16 in the third match of Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket tournament at Sangam ground, it was a do or die game for HS15. At the same time, HS16 was aiming to book a berth in the semis by knocking HS15 out of the tournament. Having lost to Ph.D. scholars already, HS15 had to Read More

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  • Prem Ranjan Memorial Cricket Tournament 2018 | Match Two : Research Scholars vs. HS15

    Having choosing to bat first, HS15 played an innings which is highly unlike HS15. Aswin, their captain, did not play his routine sparkling attacking knock up the order, his teammates didn’t bat as their world ends with Aswin’s batting and most interestingly they played a fearless brand of cricket. As Aswin struggled to score runs Read More

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