Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Paramount Club scored 186 runs losing seven wickets in the stipulated 35 overs. Ajay Singh (44), Zia Khursheed (28 not out) and Waris Zafar (22) were the main run-getters. Nilendra P Singh and Qamar Iqbal Rizvi took two wickets while Yogendra Singh and Pradeep Jaiswal claimed one wicket each.

In reply, Avadh Sports Academy was bowled out at a total of 95 runs in 25.4 overs, thanks to a six wicket haul by Ajay. Ajay claimed the six wickets giving away just 4 runs in his 2.4 over spell. Puneet Kapoor took two wickets while Amar Deep Singh and Zia Khursheed took one wicket each.

Brief Scores:

Paramount Cricket Club: 186 for seven in 35 overs (Ajay Singh 44, Zia Khursheed 28 not out, Waris Zafar 22, Tanveer Ahmed 19, Puneet Kapoor 16 not out, Shivesh Majumdar 13; Nilendra P Singh 2 for 23, Qamar Iqbal Rizvi 2 for 26, Yogendra Singh 1 for 36, Pradeep Jaiswal 1 for 37);

Avadh Sky Sports Academy: 95 all out in 25.4 overs (Nilendra P Singh 24, Ankit Yadav 20, Zuhaib Khan 14; Ajay Singh 6 for 4, Puneet Kapoor 2 for 20, Amar Deep Singh 1 for 5, Zia Khursheed 1 for 21).

Man-of-the-match: Ajay Singh (Paramount Club).

Ketan, Akhilesh

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KETAN Mishra and Akhilesh Singh bowled with good vision and took four wickets each as their team--- Lucknow Public College (LPC) defeated St Dominic Savio College by 50 runs in their knock-out stage match of the 11th Avinash Chandra Chaturvedi Memorial Inter College Cricket Tournament at Chowk Stadium here on Thursday.

Asked to bat first, LPC scored 135 runs losing nine wickets in 29.3 overs in the 35 overs-a-side match. On behalf of St Dominic Savio College, Subroto Ghosh claimed four wickets while Abhinav and Rachit Kapil claimed two wickets each. Abid and Imran took apiece each. In reply, St Dominic Savio College was bowled out at a total of 85 runs in 21.4 overs, thanks to commendable bowling performances by Ketan Mishra and Akhilesh Singh. While Ketan claimed four wickets giving away 21 runs in his seven over spell, Akhilesh clinched four wickets conceding 21 runs in 4.4 overs. Abhinav Tripathi also bowled well and took two wickets giving away 15 runs in his six over spell which featured a maiden over as well.

Brief Scores:

Lucknow Public College: 135 for nine in 29.3 overs ( Akhilesh Singh 20, Anuj Gautam 16, Mahendra Singh 17, Archit Singh 15; Subroto Ghosh 4 for 38, Abhinav 2 for 14, Rachit Kapil 2 for 17);