Jain University Bangalore overcame the challenge posed by Jamia Millia Islamia University to become the Toyota University Cricket Championship winners. A look at their close 2-run win.

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Jain University Bangalore overcame the challenge posed by Jamia Millia Islamia University to become the Toyota University Cricket Championship winners. A look at their close 2-run win.
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The visiting team in the title clash, Jain University won the toss and chose to bat. The start though was nothing short of a nightmare.

Bengaluru boys 0/3 in 1.4 overs!
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Abhay Negi is seen celebrating the wicket of opener Samarth Ravikumar and was responsible for a torrid spell upfront. His fellow bowlers gave him excellent support.
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The Jamia fans - known for their passion - were elated with their team's start. Fans thronged the Jamia stadium from all parts practically possible. Some put their lives on the line to watch their team perform.
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Skipper Kaunain Abbas came to the middle and lent some support to an innings which seemed to be heading towards an embarrassing total.
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His 33 came off 45 deliveries but was a watchful and gritty knock, considering the circumstances.
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It was Shreyas Gopal though who took the lead in taking control. He hit 83 from 62 despite being under tremendous pressure.
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Shreyas hit eight boundaries in his innings and was responsible for Jain University posting a moderate total of 122 runs.
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Jamia too didn't have the best of starts. The hosts lost 2 wickets in 1.2 overs.
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Some good innings from players like Shivam Sharma (35 off 32) and Surinder Dahiya (31 off 34) put the chase right back in order.
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The Bengaluru bowlers however kept looking for wickets and were rewarded in quick successions, eventually.
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Jamia eventually ran out of steam just two runs short of the target to hand the match to Jain University.
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The team packed themselves on skipper Abbas' car that he won for being adjudged player of the tournament. Abbas though didn't seem to mind and said the win was a complete team effort.
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World Cup 2023 Points Table

Team	M	W	L	PTS	NRR
IND	9	9	0	18	+2.570
SA	9	7	2	14	+1.261
AUS	9	7	2	14	+0.841
NZ	9	5	4	10	+0.743
PAK	9	4	5	8	-0.199

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Jain University Bangalore overcame the challenge posed by Jamia Millia Islamia University to become the Toyota University Cricket Championship winners. A look at their close 2-run win.