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Liverpool XI in finals of U-12 cricket tournament
Kanpur: Opener Viraj Pal and Anant K Mishra's fine half-centuries, along with their 134-run partnership, enabled Liverpool XI to beat strong title contender IPM Careers XI by 8 wickets and sail into the final of the JNT U-12 cricket tournament being played here at Kanpur South ground under floodlights on Saturday evening.
Chasing a target of 151 runs, Liverpool XI achieved victory losing only two wickets. Viraj and Anant provided the required and sound start to their team. Viraj faced 39 balls for 57 runs, while Anant faced 54 balls for 65 runs.
Earlier, IPM Careers, deciding to bat first, scored 151 runs. In the opening of the innings, they suffered a setback when opener Ayush Chaudhary and Amrit Sachan were bowled by Rajveer Agarwal. Ayan scored the highest, notching 47 runs in 45 balls, and Parth chipped in with 23 runs.
Anant K Mishra was adjudged Man of the Match after the game.
Brief score: IPM Careers XI – 6 for 151 (Ayush Chaudhary 12, Amrit Sachan 12, Ayan Purohit 47, Vihan Srivastava 13, Parth Trivedi 23, Shreyansh 17, Rajveer Agarwal 2 for 22, Harsh Vardhan 1 for 22, Yash Raj Singh 1 for 32)
Liverpool XI – 2 for 151 (Viraj Pal 57, Anant K Mishra 65, Amrit Sachan 2 for 18)
KDMA League – YMCA drubbed the challenge of Kanpur Gymkhana by 10 wickets and won full points with bonus in the KDMA league match held here at RPCA ground on Saturday.
Kanpur Gymkhana, batting first, collapsed for 90 runs, and YMCA hit 92 runs without losing a wicket.
Brief score: Kanpur Gymkhana – 90 (Atul Kumar 23, Aditya 17, Aman Chaudhary 3 for 18, Aditya Awasthi 2 for 13)
YMCA – 92 for no loss (Anurag Kumar 51 no, Prashant Mishra 37 no).
