Upsets galore on day one in AITA tourney

LUCKNOW : Upsets remained the highlights on the opening day of the AITA Talent Series as the day witnessed as many four seeded players making early exits, at the Vijayantkhand Stadium here on Monday.

Siddharth Kumar first outplayed fourth seed Sajal Kesarwani 6-3, 6-2 in under-16 tie, before brushing aside eight seed Karman Kohli 6-1, 6-0 in under-14 category.

In other two under-16 first round matches Om Yadav upset seeded Mukul Lodhi 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in a thriller, whereas Sanidyadhar defeated sixth seed Chinamy Kackar 6-2, 6-3.

AVISHKAR EXCELS

Avishkar Parmar scored 71-ball 76 with the help of eight fours and three sixes as National Cricket Club defeated Unity Club by 109 runs in a C division league match here on Monday. Vijay Chauhan also stroked 47 with five fours as NCC piled up 231 in 35 overs. In reply, Unity Club could make 122/8.

Meanwhile, in B division, UP Police defeated Yorker Cricket Club by 14 runs, whereas in C division Lucknow Colts beat Gulmohar Cricket Academy by five wickets, and Panthers Cricket Academy beat Kranti Cricket Club by 27 runs.

ANEESH SHINES

A hat-trick by Anees helped hosts Rae Bareli win the State Under-14 Hockey Gold Cup, defeating Jhansi 3-2, at the Moti Lal Nehru Stadium in Rae Bareli on Monday.

Priyanshu Kushwaha and Ketan scored a goal each for Jhansi, but Anees remained the star performer for the winners in the 60-minute summit clash.