Kanpur: Opener Naman Bharadwaj played a stellar innings of 75 runs to guide Maplewood XI to a 12-run victory over Liverpool XI in a pool league match of the JNT Under-12 cricket tournament for the Sigma Griplock Trophy at Kanpur South Ground on Monday.
Electing to bat first, Maplewood XI posted a total of 169 for 9 in 25 overs. Naman was the standout performer, scoring 75 runs off 77 balls. In response, Liverpool XI managed 157 for 6, with Prince Yadav contributing a top score of 59 runs.
Other Matches
In another encounter, Swastik International defeated Oliver Brown by 9 wickets. Oliver Brown, after being asked to bat, could only manage 125 for 5. Swastik International chased down the target with ease, losing just one wicket.
Brief Scores
- Maplewood XI: 169/9 in 25 overs (Naman Bharadwaj 75, Nishant Pal 22, Kartik Singh 13, Adarsh Prajapati 11; Shivansh P Singh 2/20, Rachit Yadav 1 wicket, Samrat Singh 1 wicket, Aviral Anand 1 wicket).
- Liverpool XI: 157/6 in 25 overs (Yashasvi Yadav 25, Yashashvi Chaudhary 13, Sarthak Agarwal 29, Prince Yadav 59; Arpan Singh 1 wicket, Aayug Yadav 1 wicket, Tejas Thakur 1 wicket).
- Oliver Brown: 125/5 in 25 overs (Arnav Katiyar 52, Devansh Tripathi 20, Vedant Bajpai 17; Antash Gupta 1 wicket, Harsh Vardhan 1 wicket, Vishal Singh 1 wicket, Advik Sachan 1 wicket).
- Swastik International: 126/1 in 18.3 overs (Swastik PS 54 not out, Adadhya Tiwari 26, Aditya Sharma 17 not out; Krishiv Yadav 1/34).
Late Motiram Cricket Tournament
In the Late Motiram Under-15 cricket tournament at Sapru Ground, Vedic Dixit's unbeaten century propelled Bhola Singh XI to a 7-wicket victory over Dinesh Mishra XI, securing their place in the final. The match featured a century from each side.
Dinesh Mishra XI set a target of 176 for 9, with Ayman Pathan remaining unbeaten on 101. In reply, Bhola Singh XI reached 177 for 3, thanks to Vedic Dixit's unbeaten 121.
Brief Scores
- Dinesh Mishra XI: 176/9 in 25 overs (Rishu Pal 28, Ayman Pathan 101 not out; Vedic Dixit 3/37, Anay Tripathi 2/43, Lakshyya Srivastava 2/17).
- Bhola Singh XI: 177/3 in 22.4 overs (Ahad Khan 23, Vedic Dixit 121 not out; Raghvendra 1/34, Avinash 1/34).
