Sushil stars in Cantt Sporting’s thrilling win
A solitary first half goal by Sushil helped favourites Cantt Sporting notch up a thrilling 1-0 win to collect full points in the District Football League-2016, at the Chowk Stadium here on Wednesday.
Sushil struck in the 20th minute from the right flank. The other match of the day ended in a goalless draw when Super Sports Academy and Mahanagar Football Club split points. SSA’s custodian put a brave show below the bar. UDIT EXCELS Unit Madan took five for 24 as Jaipuria Cricket Academy (JCA) scored a convincing seven-wicket win against Excer’s Cricket Club (ECC) to win the Shivanand Nautiyal Memorial Cricket Tournament, at the Pt Raas Bihari Tewari Stadium here on Wednesday. BRIEF SCORES ECC 143 in 28.5 overs (Sarvan Jaiswal 63, Amrendra Singh 22, Jitendra Singh 21, Udit Madan 5 for 24, Chandresh Kumar 2 for 16) lost
to JCA 146 for 3 in 27.2 overs (Ankit Yadav 32, Sundar Yadav 30, Jivesh Srivastava 28, Chandresh Kumar 26, Parth Patel 2 for 26). BEGUM CRICKET Rudransh Club stormed into the final of the 1st Raj Begum Memorial Cricket Tournament, defeating Raj Garden Club by five wickets, at the Northern Railway Stadium here on Wednesday.
BRIEF SCSORES
RGC 113 in 23.3 overs (Anil Lal 51, S Sharma 6 for 19, Vijay Yadav 2 for 10) lost to Rudransh Club 115 for 5 in 21.5 overs (S Sharma 32*, Vivek Anand 22). EASY VICTORIES Youth Cricket Club (YCC) and Nawab Cricket Club (NCC) scored convincing wins to collect full points in the PP Dua Memorial Under-16 Cricket Tournament, at the Lucknow Christian College Ground here on Wednesday. YCC trounced Forensis Cricket Club (FCC) by 10 wickets, whereas NCC beat National Youngster Club (NYC) by 62 runs.