Kanpur: Opener Ayan Purohit's century went in vain as his team DKG Entertainment XI lost to Prime Enlighten XI by 7 wickets in the second semifinal of the JNT U-12 cricket tournament, played under floodlights at the Kanpur South ground on Saturday late evening.
Match Summary
DKG Entertainment XI, batting first, posted a competitive total of 175 runs in 23.5 overs. Opener Ayan Purohit played a brilliant innings of 100 runs off 57 balls, hitting 15 boundaries and two sixes. He was stumped by wicketkeeper Shivansh. Dhruv Verma contributed a useful 28 runs. For Prime Enlighten XI, Shivansh Rai was the most successful bowler, claiming 4 wickets for 32 runs.
In response, Prime Enlighten XI's openers Arijit (56) and Saharsh Vats (37) made the chase comfortable with a 70-run partnership. With their strong contribution, Prime Enlighten achieved the victory target, losing only 3 wickets. Akash Gupta (27 not out) and Abhiram Tripathi (11 not out) remained unbeaten. Ajay Purohit and Jayant Sharma each took one wicket.
Brief Scores
DKG Entertainment XI: 175 all out in 23.5 overs (Ayan Purohit 100, Dhruv Verma 28, Ajinkya Shukla 10; Shivansh Rai 4/32, Kartik Shukla 2/24, Adrik 2/28).
Prime Enlighten XI: 178/3 in 24.1 overs (Arijit 56, Saharsh Vats 37, Akash Gupta 27*, Abhiram Tripathi 11*, Adrik 16; Ayan Purohit 1/23, Jayant Sharma 1/27).
Man of the Match: Shivansh Rai.
