Gaurav, Deepak help CPG enter Kapoor cricket semi-finals in style
LUCKNOW: A four-wicket haul by Gaurav Rawat (4/29) and an unbeaten knock of 78 by Deepak Sharma helped Cricket Promotion Group (CPG) enter final of the 3rd Rahul Kapoor Memorial cricket tournament, defeating K Sporting Cricket Academy, at the Chowk stadium here on Monday.
In the second semi-final, Guru Gobind Singh Sports College defeated Awadh Sky Cricket Academy by 56 runs, at the Northern Railway Stadium. BRIEF SCORES KSCA 157 in 37.2 overs (Janmay Singh Yadav 45, Saksham Chandra 26, Gaurav Rawat 4 for 29, Pauresh Mehra 2 for 20) lost to CPG 161 for 5 in 36.2 overs (Deepak Sharma 78, Gaurav Rawat 44, Shiva Yadav 2 for 25). GGSSC 184 for 8 in 35 overs (Arif Hussain 46, Deepak Yadav 36, Rachit Shanker 21, Amit Tewari 3 for 32, Uma Javed Kamal 2 for 30) beat Awadh Sky Cricket Academy 128 in 30 overs (Mahendra Singh 81, Arun Kumar 5 for 14, Rachit 2 for 14, Rohit Pandey 2 for 18). AMIT EXCELS An unbeaten half-century by Amit Verma helped Lucknow Cricketers score a thumping eight-wicket win against Gulmohar Cricket Academy ‘Blue’ in a league match of the Under-15 Sandeep cricket tournament, at the RDSO stadium here on Monday. FINE BOWLING Fine bowling by Zulfiqar Ali (4/29) and Wahabul Ali (3/31) guided Nawab Cricket Club notch up a thrilling nine-run win against Rahul Kapoor Cricket Academy in a league match of the Prime Sports Trophy, at the Multi Activity ground here on Monday.
BRIEF SCORES
NCC 162 in 22.2 overs (Sundram Dixit 102, Ankit Kapoor 4 for 35, Pinto Gautam 2 for 23, Happy Rana 2 for 28) beat RKCA 153 in 24.4 overs (Harsh Shukla 27, Zulfiqar Ali 4 for 29, Wahabul Ali 3 for 31). THRILLING WIN Central Warehousing Corporation Recreation Club scored a thrilling 13-run win against Canara Bank in a cricket match here. CWCRC piled up 206 for four in 20 overs while batting first after winning the toss. Shaid (63), Rajendra Yadav (59*) and Achal Agnihotri (41) made useful contributions.
In reply, Canara Bank could score 193 for eight in 20 overs. Shaoib struck highest 101, followed by Ashish 22 and Amarnath 21. BASKETBALL TEAMS Lucknow District Basketball Association on Monday announced its team for the 28th Jr State basketball Championship to be held from May 10 to 14 at Meerut. The team include, Shruti Pandey, Prajjawal Gupta, Aditi Suryavanshi, Sonu Singh, Sunidhi Bajpai, Sushant Patel, Muniba Ali, Aman, Mansi Prajapati, Aadarsh Kaushal, Shreya Mishra, Ankit Kumar Singh, Rakhi Sharma, Vishal Gaud, Shruti Mishra, Prashant Yadav, Sandhya Yadav, Sameer Singh, Astha Chaurasia, Ayush Singh, Mansi Singh, Abhishek Singh Bohra, Eila Awasthi, Hitesh Ranglani, Saurabh Gupta.