JNT U-12 cricket: Liverpool XI, Oliver Brown win

Kanpur: In a thrilling encounter, Liverpool XI defeated Perf XI by 3 runs in JNT U-12 cricket tournament being played here at Kanpur Sough ground on Friday.

Deciding to bat first, Liverpool XI posted a total of 9 for 165. Opener Rupesh contributed highest 41 runs. Perf XI, in reply, could collect 8 for 162 runs. Vedansh was their main scorer with unbeaten 88 runs plundering 9 boundaries and 2 sixes. Shivansh and Priyansh bagged two wickets each. In another match, Oliver Brown drubbed Sigma Griplock XI by 5 wickets on Kanpur South B ground.
Brief score: Liverpool XI 9 for 165 ( Rupesh 41, Advik Mishra 18, Prince 24, Subh 14, Yashasvee 14, Surya Dev Yadav 3 for 31, Viraj Dwivedi 2 for 21, Diwansh Shukla 1 for 21, Rudranash 1 for 18) Perf XI- 8 for 162 (Aditya Raj 24, Vedansh 88, Shivansh Pratap 2 for 24, Priyansh 2 for 25, Aarish Shah, Rachit Yadav and Aviral Anand all one wicket each) MOM- Shivansh Pratap Singh

Sigma Griplock - 3 for 154 (Rahul Raj Singh 15,Vishnu Pandey 47 no, Aditya Yadav 18, Krishna Yadav 54no, Krishiv Kulshrestha 2 for 24, Yuvraj Singh 1 for 27) Oliver Brown XI-5 for 156 (Vedant Bajpai 23, Virat Singh 33, Arjun Singh 48no, Arnav Katiyar 18, Devansh Tripathi 10no, Devansh Dubey 2 for 17) MOM- Arjun Singh

Cantoonment centenary Football: In an one-sided tie, Y King FC outplayed Matchless FC by 5-2 in the inaugural match of Cantonment Centenary football 7-a-side championship being played under floodlight.

For winners Vihan, Rishabh, and Suryansh scored one goal each while Ritesh scored 2 goals For Matchless. Shan and Suharle netted one goal each.

In another match, Super Striker drubbed Jajmau FC by 5-3 in tie breaker. For Jajmau FC Jibran and Isa scored one goal each. In last ten minutes, Abhishek Thapa struck twice and bragught his team to parity. His brace tied the match. In penalty shoot out Super Striker won the match. Earlier Ajit Singh of the District Football Associaiton inaugurted the tournament.