Olympic Regd Club defeat Kanpur Cricketers Club

Kanpur: Olympic Regd Club defeated Kanpur Cricketers Club by 5 wickets, advancing to the semi-final of the second Surendra Singh Memorial T-20 invitation cricket tournament for V Guard trophy at Kanpur South ground on Wednesday.Kanpur Cricketers, batting first, posted 9 for 135 in 20 overs. Jimmy Chuk emerged as their highest scorer with 49 runs. Arjun Singh inflicted maximum damage, claiming five wickets for 19 runs. Olympic Regd achieved the target, scoring 138 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.1 overs. Bhavya Tiwari and Aman Bhadoria contributed 46 runs each, whilst Nikhil Rao remained unbeaten on 34 runs.Kanpur South, in another fixture, outclassed Adarsh Club by 19 runs, securing their semi-final berth. Batting first, Kanpur South accumulated 121 runs, with Upendra Yadav scoring highest at 45 runs. Ravindra Kumar of Adarsh Club secured 4 wickets for 17 runs. Adarsh Club managed 102 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Manish Yadav scored 57 runs. For Kanpur South, Meezam Abbas captured 4 wickets for 19 runs.Brief score:Kanpur Cricketers- 9 for 135 (Jimmy Chuk 49, Ashwani Mandhani 31, Akash Trivedi 24, Arjun Singh 5 for 19, Shubham Chaudhary 1 for 18)Olympic Regd- 5 for 138 (Bhavya Tiwari 46, Aman Bhadoria 46, Nikhil Rao 34no, Gopal Singh 2 for 22, Akash Trivedi 1 for 3)Kanpur South- 121 (Upendra Yadav 45, Pranav Vohara 22, Ravindra Kumar 4 for 17, Abhineer Tiwari 2 for 14, Devesh Tiwari 2 for 29)Adarsh Club- 8 for 102 (Manish Yadav 57, Rahul Kumar 30, Meezam Abbas 4 for 19, Arpit Shukla 2 for 17, Shaurya Deep Pandey 2 for 29)JNT under-12 cricket league- Players registration for XIIIth JNT under-12 league shall commence from April 15 entirely online. Aspirants must visit www.jntorganisation.com for registration, receiving an immediate token number, states Sanjay Shukla, secretary JNT organisation. This token number serves as player identification, eliminating ground visits. Offline registration has been discontinued. Previous year witnessed participation from 30 districts.Hanuman Jayanti sports week- Athletics and volleyball matches were contested at DPS Azad Nagar during Hanuman Jayanti sports week, organised by Krida Bharti across city schools.