Sudhir,Rajesh shine in Central Zone victory

Brief Scores: (both semi-finals):-

(At Das Stadium):- North Zone: 117 all out in 28.5 overs ( Ravinder Singh 20,Anoop Wittal 18; Rajesh Meena 4 for 25,Sudhir Awasthi 2 for 11,Shailendra Sharma 2 for 20,Kawaljeet Singh 2 for 28); Central Zone: 118 for five in 27.3 overs ( Sudhir Awasthi 53 not out,Ravinder Chaturvedi 21 not out,Shailendra Sharma 17; Paramjeet Gill 2 for 10,Girdhari Lal 1 for 20). Man-of-the-Match: Sudhir Awasthi.

(at Chowk Stadium):- West Zone: 117 all out in 27.1 overs ( Mahesh Ghadvi 41,D Benerjee 19; Baljeet Singh 3 for 12,JS Virdi 3 for 36,Praveen Chand 2 for 16); Headquarter,Delhi: 120 for three in 24.1 overs ( Ravinder Singh 43 not out,Praveen Chand 36; Sunil 1 for 12,Mahendra Vaity 1 for 16). Man-of-the-Match: Praveen Chand.

Sunday’s Fixtures: Final: Central Zone vs HQ Delhi (at Das Stadium).

Samrat excels
A five wicket haul by Samrat Singh (5 for 22) and a 62 run knock by Bunty Singh went a long way as Awadh Tigers XI defeated Marvick Club by eight wickets in their pre-quarterfinal match of the 2nd Eram Cup Cricket Tournament at NR Stadium,Lucknow.

Brief Scores: Marvick Club: 150 all out in 27.4 overs ( Shashank 32,Shadab 24; Samrat Singh 5 for 22); Awadh Tigers: 154 for two in 19.4 overs ( Bunty Singh 62,Samrat Singh 29,Ritesh Mishra 23; Rajesh 2 for 29).

School cricket
MR Jaipuria team beat Delhi Public School,Jankipuram by 65 runs in their pre-quarterfinal match of a school league twenty20 cricket tournament at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium,Lucknow. In another match of the same tourney,LPS beat Hoerner College by eight wickets.

Brief Scores: (1st match):- MR Jaipuria: 150 for four in 20 overs ( Prajjawal Singh 37,Girish Chand 41,Somesh Batra 17; Harshit 3 for 15); Delhi Public School,Jankipuram: 85 all out in 17.3 overs ( Savlat 21; Somesh Batra 3 for 8,Akash Arya 2 for 30).

(2nd match):- Hoerner College: 115 for eight in 20 overs ( Deepak Patel 37,Ashutosh 15; Nimish Bhatia 3 for 22,Abhishek Singh 2 for 25,Shubham Rahi 2 for 18); LPS: 118 for two in 13.3 overs ( Abhishek 39,Subham Rahi 27,Nimish Bhatia 16; Deepak 2 for 17).

Chand shines
A five wicket haul by Chand Raza (5 for 5) went a long way as Naqvi Academy defeated Kakka Cricket Club by nine wickets in a friendly match,in Lucknow on Friday.

Brief Scores: Kakka Cricket Club: 129 all out in 20 overs ( Manish Kumar 70; Chand Raza 5 for 5,Udit Singh 3 for 18); Naqvi Academy: 130 for one in 19.2 overs ( Vipin Chand 52,Amit Mishra 34,Chand Raza 15; Divendra 1 for 20).

Judo tourney
A district judo tournament for sub-junior and junior boys and girls will be held at Radhika Devi Rastogi Dharamshala,Raniganj,Lucknow on May 1 and 2. As per a press release from Lucknow Zila Judo Association,interested players may contact judo coach Jaya Sahu,at 4.00 pm on May 1 at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium,Lucknow for weighing-in.