Shashank Verma hits ton, helps ASCA win tourney in Sri Lanka
LUCKNOW: Opener Shashank Verma slammed a sparkling century as Lucknow’s Abhijeet Sinha Cricket Academy (ASCA) won the Bentota Twenty20 Cricket Trophy, defeating hosts Bentota Cricket Academy by 78 runs, at the Gamini College ground in Sri Lanka on Wednesday.
With this win, ASCA happens to be the first team from Lucknow, winning an international event during the last five years.
Shashank struck 70-ball 102 with the help of eight fours and two sixes as ASCA piled up 206 for six in 20 overs while batting first after winning the toss.
In reply, Shashank Verma, Sankalp Jain, Amanraj Singh and Mannath Tewari shared eight wickets between then to get to rivals out for 128 in 20 overs. Shashank and Mannath were given special awards.
FINE VICTORY
Vinay Mishra took four wickets, whereas Shoib hammered a halfcentury as Jyoti Cricket Club (JCC) defeated Lucknow Colts by eight wickets to win the Saud-UlHasan twenty20 Cricket Tournament, at the Pt Raas Bihari Tewari Stadium here on Wednesday. BRIEF SCORES Lucknow Colts 133 for 8 in 20 overs (Abhijeet Sinha 30, RP Singh 30, Ajay Singh 28, Vinay Mishra 4 for 28, Jamshed 2 for 12) lost to Jyoti Club 136 for 2 in 16 overs (Shoaib 74, Manish Mazila 28*). RAJAT SHINES Rajat Kanojiya bagged four for 25 as Dhruva Cricket Academy beat K Cricket Academy by 42 runs in a league match of the Prime Sports Trophy, at the Chowk Stadium here on Wednesday. BRIEF SCORES DCA 147 for 4 in 30 overs (Ansh Yadav 74*, Shivanshu Kapoor 27) beat KCA 105 in 28
overs (Anand Srivastava 38, Rajat Kanojiya 4 for 25). EASY VICTORY Hosts Sandeep Cricket Academy notched up a convincing fivewicket win against Gulmohar Cricket Academy ‘Red’ to collect full points in the 2nd Sandeep Trophy Under-15 Cricket Tournament, at the RDSO Stadium here on Wednesday. BRIEF SCORES GCA ‘Red’ 89 in 39.3 overs (Utkarsh Karwariya 18, Om Yadav 3 for 11, Mohit Vishwakarma 2 for 11, Anant Kevlani 2 for 18) lost to SCA 90 for 5 in 13.4 overs (Adil 34, Rishi Dwivedi 2 for 14). FINE KNOCKS Yash Sahni and Amit Sahu struck half centuries as Yorker Cricket Club (YCC) defeated Star Montessori Club (SMC) by 75 runs in a league match of the 3rd Rahul Kapoor Memorial Cricket Tournament, at the KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium here on Wednesday. BRIEF SCORES YCC 217 for 6 in 40 overs (Yash Sahni 50, Amit Sahu 50*, Atul Singh 37, Ashar 35, Aftab 2 for 28, Raj Singh 2 for 33) beat
SMC 142 in 31.1 overs (Mahmood Khan 75, Veer Singh 26, Abhishek Yadav 3 for 25, Yash Sahni 2 for 13, Atul Singh 2 for 25).
SELECTION TRIALS
Trials to pick district junior boys and girls basketball teams will be held on Saturday at the Vidra Tree Modern World College here in Aliganj at 4.00 p.m.
Players born or after January 1, 1999 are eligible to participate. Selected teams will take part in the 28th Junior State Championship, scheduled to be held from May 10 to 14 at Meerut, states LDBA secretary Pankaj Sinha.