Opting to bat after winning the toss, LSJA XI scored 203 runs losing seven wickets in the given 25 overs. HS Sahani with 76 was the top scorer. Sahani’s 76 came off 70 balls which featured 9 boundaries. Sukant Banerjee (39), Nishith Kumar (29) and Rajesh Anand (17 not out) also batted well. Rajeev Anand claimed five wickets giving away 33 runs in his five over spell while Akhilesh Singh took two wickets.

In reply, Voice of Lucknow was bowled out at a total of 104 runs in 21.5 overs. Besides skipper Rajeev Anand (61), no other player could even reach the double-digit mark, due to the devastating spell by Deepak Taneja. Deepak took seven wickets giving away 14 runs in his 4.5 over spell which included a maiden over as well. Sukant Banerjee took two wickets. Vishal Mishra took one wicket.

Rajeev Anand of Voice of India and Deepak Taneja of LSJA XI bagged the `Man-of-the-match’ title jointly for their efforts.

Brief Scores:
LSJA XI: 203 for seven in 25 overs ( HS Sahani 76, Sukant Banerjee 39, Nishith Kumar 29, Rajesh Anand 17 not out; Rajeev Anand 5 for 33, Akhilesh Singh 2 for 41);

Voice of Lucknow: 104 all out in 21.5 overs ( Rajeev Anand 61; Deepak Taneja 7 for 14, Sukant Banerjee 2 for 12, Vishal Mishra 1 for 4).

CAL Trophy
Avadh Tiger’s Cricket Academy defeated Sonet Cricket Club by one wicket in a thrilling knock out stage match of the 5th CAL Trophy at Pt RB Tiwari Stadium here on Friday.

Brief Scores:Sonet Cricket Club: 211 for nine in 40 overs ( Ganesh Mohan Pandey 66, Rahul Prajapati 40, M Shoaib 22,Mohit Srivastava 15; Mahiraj Singh 3 for 24, Samrat Singh 2 for 37, M Sareef 1 for 20, Akhand P Singh 1 for 20, Vivek Singh 1 for 20);

Avadh Tiger’s Cricket Academy: 214 for nine in 40 overs ( Akhand P Singh 68, Mahiraj Singh 40, Meeraj Usmani 23, Samrat Singh 22, M Sareef 16; Mridul Verma 2 for 6, Ashish Mathur 1 for 34, M Sufiyan 1 for 42, Pawan 1 for 31).

Vikas excels
A five wicket haul by Vikas Singh (5 for 5 in 5.3 overs) helped Prime Sports team in defeating Panthers Tours & Travels by eight wickets in their league match of the Mini Mount Prize Money Cricket Cup at Pt Rahas Bihari Tiwari Stadium here on Friday.

Brief Scores:
Panthers Tours & Travels: 94 all out in 29.3 overs ( Surya 36; Vikas Singh 5 for 5, Mohit 2 for 12, Ghulam 1 for 25);