Kanpur: Adarsh Kumar Pal and Ayush Shukla's outstanding centuries powered YMCC to a record-breaking victory over Geetanjali Club by 282 runs in the KDMA league match held at Bhatt ground on Monday. Opting to bat first, YMCC posted an imposing total of 4 for 394 runs in 37 overs, the highest by any team in the current KDMA league season. Adarsh Kumar Pal struck 118, while Ayush Shukla contributed 104. Sachin Yadav chipped in with 70 runs. Shivansh Trivedi was the most successful bowler for Geetanjali, claiming 2 wickets for 80 runs.
In response, Geetanjali Club managed 8 for 112 in 15 overs, with Ambujar making 40 and Saurabh Singh scoring 27. As per Dinesh Katiyar, GM of Kanpur Cricket Association, Geetanjali Club played the fixture with only nine players. In another league match, Kanpur Cricketers defeated Tarun Athletics by 6 wickets at HAL ground. Batting first, Tarun Athletics were all out for 130 runs. Kanpur Cricketers chased down the target, reaching 131 for 4 wickets.
Prince Club secured a 13-run win over Olympic Club at PAC ground. Batting first, Prince posted 79 runs and then bowled out Olympic club for 66, successfully defending their modest total.
Brief score
YMCC: 4 for 394 (Adarsh Kumar Pal 118, Ayush Shukla 104, Sachin Yadav 70, Utkarsh Tiwari 48 no, Shivansh Trivedi 2 for 80); Geetanjali club: 8 for 112 (Abujar 40, Saurabh Singh 27, Taneer Ahmad 3 for 16, Suresh Chandra 2 for 12, Sachin Yadav 2 for 36)
Tarun Athletics: 130 (Sachin Patel 39, Piyush Mishra 21, Ravi Sonkar 6 for 30, Satyam Dixit 2 for 14); Kanpur Cricketers: 4 for 131 (Shashank Awasthi 47, Samanvay Dixit 52 no, Rishabh Bhatia 2 for 32) Prince Club: 79 (Sachin 24, Raj Katiyar 4 for 20, Aniket Kumar 2 for 11, Aviral Mishra 2 for 14); Olympic club: 66 (Lakshya Yadav 19, Vishal Sachan 5 for 20, Vijay Bhan 2 for 9)
U-16 trials concluded – A total of 235 players participated in the U-16 cricket trials organised by the Kanpur Cricket Association on Monday.
Night Premier Cricket League: Patel Properties overcame GRS hospital by 7 wickets in the Kanpur Cricket Premier League night cricket tournament on Sunday evening. In another fixture, FEA defeated Brothers Club by 6 runs.
Brief score: GRS hospital – 130; Patel Properties – 3 for 131; FEA – 4 for 187; Brothers club – 181
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