Lucknow to face Allahabad in final

All-round efforts by Rahul Yadav (38 runs; 4 for 14) and a crucial two wicket haul by Vinod Bind (2 for 5) helped Lucknow in defeating Sant Kabir Nagar by 42 runs in their semi-final match of the Under-20 Inter District Nafisa Memorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.

All-round efforts by Rahul Yadav (38 runs; 4 for 14) and a crucial two wicket haul by Vinod Bind (2 for 5) helped Lucknow in defeating Sant Kabir Nagar by 42 runs in their semi-final match of the Under-20 Inter District Nafisa Memorial Twenty20 Cricket Tournament at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium,Lucknow on Thursday. In the second semi-final,Allahabad beat Pratapgarh by nine wickets. The highlights of the match were impressive efforts from Allahabad players Ankit Yadav (22 runs; 3 for 7),Sumit (22 not out; 2 for 16) and Nilendra (38 not out).

The Lucknow vs Allahabad final will be played on Friday.

Brief Scores (both semi-finals):

(1st match):- Lucknow: 152 for seven in 20 overs ( Rahul Yadav 38,Nishant Bhardwaj 31,Mayank Yadav 24; Gaurav 2 for 19,Irfan 2 for 26,Brijesh Mishra 1 for 25,Asif 1 for 25,Kamlesh 1 for 15);Sant Kabir Nagar: 110 all out in 17.4 overs ( Brijesh Mishra 23,Asif 20,Tahir 20; Rahul Yadav 4 for 14,Vinod Bind 2 for 5,Raghvendra 1 for 22,Mayank Yadav 1 for 25);

(2nd match):- Pratapgarh: 94 all out in 19.4 overs ( Ashutosh 23,Rahul 18,Sunil K Maurya 17; Ankit Yadav 3 for 7,Sumit Trivedi 2 for 16,Furkan 1 for 9,Ajay Singh 1 for 9);Allahabad: 95 for one in 10.4 overs ( Nilendra 38 not out,Sumit 22 not out,Ankit Yadav 22; M Adil 1 for 16).

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