Kanpur: Kanpur Maplewood XI secured a narrow three-wicket victory over Goldie Masale XI in a match of the JNT Under-12 cricket tournament held at Kanpur South ground on Saturday.
Cricket Match Summary
Goldie Masale XI, after being invited to bat first, posted a total of 128 runs for the loss of nine wickets. In response, Maplewood XI achieved the target by scoring 132 runs for the loss of seven wickets.
Brief Scores
Goldie Masale XI: 128/9 in 20 overs (Prateek Rai 14, Ritesh Singh 25, Harsh Gupta 23, Konark Pratap Singh 10, Devesh Kartik 12 not out; Aayush Yadav 2/16, Nayan Singh 1/14, Ibaad Khan 1/20).
Maplewood XI: 132/7 in 19.3 overs (Naman Bharadwaj 50, Rudra Rudra 23, Tamishq Kumar 12, Aryan Singh Yadav 12, Nishant Pal 11, Shriyansh Gupta 14; Abul Fazal Naqvi 2/13, Devansh Singh, Raunak Mishra, Tanay Bajpai, and Devansh Kartik each took one wicket).
Cantonment Club Centenary Football Tournament
In football action, University Football Club defeated Auraiya Football Club 3-0 in the Cantonment Club Centenary Football Tournament played under floodlights at Azad Park on Saturday. All three goals were scored in the second half. Akash Kumar and Dikesh Singh (who scored a brace) were the goal scorers.
In the second match, HAL outplayed RBI by a solitary goal (1-0).
The third match was played between Young Combined team of Unnao and Kanpur's champion Royal Sporting. Both teams created opportunities but failed to convert them. In the second half, Unnao boys got an opening on the 36th minute. Adwait Shukla floated the ball into the penalty area, which was directed into the goal by Digvijay Singh. Royal Sporting tried to equalize but were thwarted by Unnao's solid defense.
