The Avengers took the first game of the Saini Cup series by 41 runs in a well-contested match. The Avengers made 177/6 batting first, led by 70 from Gurman Khurana with good support from Rajith Kaushalya (38) and Rahul Vashishtha (29).
Saeed Khan (24), Ali Raza (34) and Raheel Zaman (26) led a fighting reply but some good catches from the Avengers left the Eagles on 136/7. Game 2 goes at 11 am on Sunday.
Scorecard (note: there is a slight error on the last over in the 2nd innings; it was bowled by Hassan and there were two wickets of Asim and Waqas , 2 wides and 1 run from the bat).

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