Shashank’s performance helps Graduates win

  • | Saturday | 30th March, 2019

Opener Rohit S Yadav, Akarshan Sharma, Ritik Sharma and Shashank Awasthi were the main scorers contributing 58, 36, 24 and 48 runs, respectively. Shashank scored 48 runs in 28 balls plundering 5 hits to the fence and three sixes. Shivam Sharma picked 3 wickets for 16 runs while Shashank Awasthi and Archana Devi both grabbed 2 wickets each. Md Faran and Shobhit Tiwari scalped 3 and 2 wickets, respectively.Superior Spirits in reply collapsed on 83 runs. Highest 28 runs came from the blade of Manas Awasthi.

Kanpur: Shashank Awasthi’s fine performance with bat and ball (48 runs and 2 wickets) helped Graduate Club beat Superior Spirits Club by 132 runs and sailed into quarter-finals of the first Raju Memorial Cricket Championship being played here at Kanpur South ground on Friday.Graduate Club after being invited to bat first scored a total of 215 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Opener Rohit S Yadav, Akarshan Sharma, Ritik Sharma and Shashank Awasthi were the main scorers contributing 58, 36, 24 and 48 runs, respectively. Shashank scored 48 runs in 28 balls plundering 5 hits to the fence and three sixes. Md Faran and Shobhit Tiwari scalped 3 and 2 wickets, respectively.Superior Spirits in reply collapsed on 83 runs. Highest 28 runs came from the blade of Manas Awasthi. Their three batsmen could reach in double figure. Four batsmen failed to open their account. Shivam Sharma picked 3 wickets for 16 runs while Shashank Awasthi and Archana Devi both grabbed 2 wickets each. Shashank Awasthi was adjudged as Man of the Match.Brief score: Graduate Club- 215 for 8 (Ritik Sharma 24, Rohit S Yadav 58,Akarshan Sharma 36, Shashank Awasthi 48, Krishna Tiwari 14 , Md Faran 3 for 39, Shobhit Tiwari 2 for 36, Naryan Kartikeya 1 for 47, Dhananjay Yadav 2 fo 27) Superior Spirits- 83 (Shobhit Tiwari 14, Manas Awasthi 28, Narayan Kartikeya 13, Shivam Sharma 3 for 16, Shashank Awasthi 2 for 15, Archana Devi 2 for 15, Shriya Singh 1 for 14, Yuvraj Yadav 1 for 21)Saturdays fixture: Adarsh Club V/s National Club at Kanpur South ground at 8 a.m.Trial: Around 250 young cricketers of the city whose names start from A to J appeared before the selectors in district level U-16 trials.Charanjeet Singh selector witnessed the cricketing skills of young cricketers. Trials would continue on March 30 and 31 also.

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