Opener Radha hits 180 for Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW Opener Radha Yadav smashed a superb century on Thursday as former champions Uttar Pradesh claimed the day one honours in their three-day Central Zone Vijay Maerchant Trophy against Cricket Association of Uttarakhand, at the Aligarh Muslim University Ground in Aligarh.
Yadav’s 246-ball 180, which contained 26 boundaries, helped Uttar Pradesh post 335 in 88 overs in their first innings. In reply, Cricket Association of Uttarakhand were ¼ in 3.3 overs at close of stumps. Opener Abhyuday Bhatnagar (4) was trapped leg before wicket by Parv Singh in the fourth over.
It was a great start to Uttar Pradesh as skipper Yadav along with fellow opener Deepak Rana (32, 92b, 6x4) added 101-run. A 75-run third wicket stand between Yadav and Mehtab Amaan (17, 22b, 1x4) further bolstered UP’s innings. Parv Singh (28, 57b, 3x4, 2x6) and Jeetu Jogendra Kashyap (25*, 38b, 3x4, 1x6) played well down in the order to help the side cross 300run mark. For Cricket Association of Uttarakhand, Yash Brajeesh
Shukla (3/76) and Mohammad Shahid Farhan (3/80) remained the most successful bowlers. Harshvardhan Singh, Arush Melkani and Lokesh Samant had a wicket each.
ANJALI SHINES
Fine bowling by Anjali Singh (4/17) and Aditi Sharma (2/24) helped favourites Uttar Pradesh notch up a convincing six-wicket win against Punjab in the Senior Women’s T30 Trophy, at the Ravenshaw University Ground in Cuttack on Thursday. This was UP’s third win in as many as matches.
Both Anjali and Aditi bowled at tandem as Punjab could score 11/8 in 20 overs while batting first after winning the toss. Openers Zaman Akhter (20) and Priyanka Singh (36) stitched together 40 runs for the first wicket, but once the two departed in quick succession, the wickets started falling on regular intervals.
In reply, Uttar Pradesh despite losing two quick wickets for 20 in 3.4 overs, romped home with seven balls to spare, losing only four wickets. A 68-run third wicket stand between Anita Lodhi (37) and Aditi Sharma (38) made things easy.