Kanpur: Ankit Duggals fine unbeaten knock of 73 runs and four wickets haul of Madhur Khanna helped BL Jasrai Club beat Kherapati Club by 6 wickets and sailed into the semi-final of Mukta Malviya memorial cricket tournament played at the Palika stadium here on Monday.Kherapati, batting first, posted 164 runs with the help of Gurmeet Singhs half century (51). BL Jasrai Club in response hit 165 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 24.3 overs.Brief score: Kherapati Club-164 (Gurmeet Singh 51, Shashank 29, Luv Pandey 24, Madhur Khanna 4 for 15, Amit Kumar 2 for 31) BL Jasrai Club-4 for 165 (Himanshu Shukla 39, Ankit Duggal 73 not out, Luv Pandey 4 for 23).Sharma memorial cricket: The first Ajay Sharma (Titu ) memorial T-20 cricket tournament will begin at the Kanpur South ground from November 7 (Tuesday). According to SN Singh, president of Kanpur Cricket Association, the tournament is for senior division teams in which PAC will clash with KDMA in the inaugural match.Shivram Singh, president of Kanpur South BJP will inaugurate the tournament at 8.45 am. Two matches would be played every day, and the final of the tournament would be played on November 10.Dinesh Mishra T-20 cricket: Kanpur Cricketers Club will organize Dinesh Mishra T-20 senior division cricket tournament from November 20. According to Sanjay Dixit, Dinesh Mishra, the founder of Kanpur Cricketers Club used to organize the cricket tournament and now its members organize the same in his name.He said ten senior division teams will be invited for the tournament to be played at Palika stadium. The final of the tournament will be played on November 24.Kanpur Sunday league: Cawnpore Gems outplayed Gem 11 by 26 runs in a league match of Kanpur Sunday league on Sunday.Cawnpore Gems, batting first, scored 198 runs in 29.5 overs and thereafter they restricted the innings of Gem XI on 8 for 172 in 28.2 overs.Brief score: Cawnpore Gems-198 (Lavish Srivastava 68, Om Mishra 39, Mohd Haidar 2 for 41, Arpit Kushwaha 2 for 44), Gem XI-8 for 172 (Tribhuvan Dixit 54, Dinesh Yadav 4 for 21).We also published the following articles recentlyKKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar sponsors local inter-club tournament in MumbaiFormer India all-rounder and current Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach, Abhishek Nayar, is sponsoring a local inter-club cricket tournament in Mumbai called the Mahim Juvenile One day cricket Tournament. The tournament involves 12 teams divided into three groups. Nayars aim is to provide opportunities for young players to play in the top division and change the ideology that only experienced players can win championships. He played 99 First-Class games for Mumbai and Puducherry, scoring 5749 runs and taking 173 wickets.Ajay Ratra enters select club of India cricketers turned Level 3 coachesFormer Indian cricketer Ajay Ratra has become one of the few players to complete the BCCIs Level 3 coaching course, the highest certification in coaching within the country. Ratra is the first Indian cricketer to achieve this certification since 2007. The rigorous one-year training module focused on both cricketing and soft skills such as leadership and decision making. Ratra has been involved in coaching for eight years and has worked with various teams and the Delhi Capitals in the IPL.NBA In-Season Tournament begins: All you need to knowThe NBA In-Season Tournament, a new 30-team event with a World Cup-style format, is set to debut this season. The tournament will feature six groups, with each team playing four games in November. The six group winners and two wildcard qualifiers will advance to the quarter-finals in December. The final four teams will compete in Las Vegas for the championship. While some players have expressed mixed reactions to the tournament, others, like San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, see it as an exciting opportunity. The tournament aims to generate more interest in the early part of the regular season.

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