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CRICKET TOURNEYOur Sports CorrespondentLudhiana, June 21Led from the front, Ludhiana skipper Deepin Chitkara helped his side reach a comfortable zone on the opening day of the match against Hoshiarpur in the ongoing Punjab Inter-District (U-23) Cricket Championship being played at GRD Academy on Hambran Road here today. Deepin Chitkara sent down 11 overs, six of which were maiden, and took seven wickets after conceding only 11 runs. Ludhiana too began their reply on a shaky note, losing two wickets at 11 runs. However, Nehal Wadhera and Deepin Chitkara took control of the situation. Trailing by 236 runs, Hoshiarpur is facing a daunting task of wiping out the lead and force the hosts bat again, tomorrow..