Choosing to bat first after winning the toss, the team of Cricket Association Lucknow scored 136 runs losing nine wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, thanks to a responsible batting performance by opener Arjun Kumar.

Arjun’s 80 resulted off 50 balls which featured 12 boundaries and a lofty six. Arjun was well supported in his efforts by Abhinav Dixit (22). M Javed took three wickets while Shanu Ali claimed two wickets. Amir Zaidi clinched apiece.

In reply, Unity Cricket Academy was bowled out at a total of 89 runs in a matter of 16.5 overs.

Though openers M Raza (23) and Abbas Mehdi (22) laid a strong foundation for the team through their 51-run first wicket partnership. But apart from them and SM Mehdi (12), no other batsman could even reach the double-digit mark due to the commendable bowling by Shahbaz Khan and Vikram Solanki. While Shahbaz claimed three wickets giving away 12 runs in his four over spell, Vikram claimed three wickets conceding 14 runs in the same number of overs. Nooman took two wickets while Abhinav claimed one wicket.

Brief Scores:

CAL XI: 136 for nine in 20 overs ( Arjun Kumar 80, Abhinav Dixit 22, Vishwajeet 11 not out; M Javed 3 for 19, Shanu Ali 2 for 27, Amir Zaidi 1 for 26);

Unity Cricket Academy: 89 all out in 16.5 overs ( M Raza 23, Abbas Mehdi 22, SM Mehdi 12; Shahbaz Khan 3 for 12, Vikram Solanki 3 for 14, Nooman 2 for 20, Abhinav Dixit 1 for 11).

Neeraj excelsfor UP Timber

A devastating four wicket haul by Neeraj Bajpai was the highlight of the match as his team— UP Timber Cricket Club defeated Unique Sporting by 50 runs in their quarter-final match of the Akhilesh Das Twenty20 Cricket Tournament. Neeraj took the four wickets giving away just four runs in his four over spell which featured two maiden overs as well.

Brief Scores:

UP Timber Club: 130 for six in 20 overs ( Bhanu P Singh 38, RS Pawar 32, Akhilesh 24, Satyendra Malhotra 11; Amit Singh 2 for 20, Vinay Singh 1 for 18, PK Pandey 1 for 20);

Unique Sporting: 70 all out in 18.5 overs ( Pankaj Agarwal 14, Abhishek 10, Vinay Singh 10; Neeraj Bajpai 4 for 4, Jaidev Bisht 2 for 10, Abbas Raza 1 for 10, Suraj Pratap 1 for 12, Akhilesh 1 for 13, SS Sengar 1 for 12).

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