Bowlers fashion REPL’s convincing win
LUCKNOW Bowlers Pushpendra Yadav (3/22), Sarfaraz (2/15) and Pawan Kumar (2/29) bowled well as REPL stormed into the semifinals of the Ranjana Singh memorial under-16 cricket tournament, defeating Yorker Cricket Club by four wickets here on Thursday.
BRIEF SCORES
YCC 164 in 36.2 overs
(Aseem Singh 56, Abhishek Roshan 33, Pushpendra Yadav 3 for 22, Sarfaraz 2 for 15, Pawan Kumar 2 for 29)
lost to REPL 165 for 6 in 38 overs
(Pawan Kumar 41, Piyush Singh 36, Aditya Yadav 29, Aditya Chitransh 3 for 17, Vikas Yadav 2 for 21).
RISHABH SHINES
Rishabh Mishra struck a record 217 in 114 balls with the help of 24 fours and six sixes as North Central Railway scored a thumping 263-run win against RDSO in a league match of the 63rd All-India Inter-Railway cricket tournament, at the Chowk stadium here on Thursday. In other match of the day, ECR notched up a convincing nine-wicket win against MCF at the LDA stadium.
BRIEF SCORES
NCR 466 for 3 in 38 overs
(Rishabh Mishra 217, Arif 140, Taha Ali 40, Haider Rizvi 2 for 37)
beat RDSO 203 for 5 in 38 overs
(Prashant Gupta 78, Akash Verma 72, Abhishek Sharma 2 for 29, Akshat Pandey 2 for 45).
MCF 83 in 24.4 overs
(Arun Kumar 22, Rahul Prasad 5 for 26, Tariq 3 for 18, Adeel Baqar 2 for 19)
lost to ECR 89 for 1 in 8.5 overs
(Shivakant Shukla 63).
DOUBLES BADMINTON
Many from the hosts UP Badminton Academy would also be seen in action in the main draw of the All-India senior doubles ranking badminton tournament, beginning Friday here. The duo of Kunwar Ishan Singh and Chandra Bushan Tripathi would be playing against Shyam Prasad of Kerala and Rajasthan’s Denis Srivastava in their opening match. Ayan Khan would be pairing with Mahendra Kumar, where as Sanidhya Banduni and Faiz Hadees would be playing qualifiers.
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REFEREES CLINIC
Lucknow District Basketball Association would be conducting referees’ clinic and examination on March 24 at 4.00 p.m. at Gurukul Academy here in Indira Nagar. More details can be had from LDBA secretary Pankaj Sinha.