Ganesh, Shabab blast tons for UP in Shakuntala cricket

Published>Thu, Feb 11 10 05:24 AM

Unbeaten centuries by Uttar Pradesh openers Shabab Husain (112 not out) and Ganesh Gamind (142 not out) went a long way as hosts UP registered a comprehensive 177 run victory against Jharkhand in their very first league match of the 9th Dr Shakuntala Mishra memorial inter-state cricket for the visually impaired at KD Singh 'Babu' Stadium, Lucknow on Wednesday. While Ganesh's 142 came off 63 balls which featured 22 boundaries, Shabab's 112 resulted off 56 balls which included 18 fours.

Three more league matches were played on Wednesday. Helped by an unbeaten 97 by Dinesh Kumar, Haryana beat Rajasthan by ten wickets while Karnataka beat Maharashtra by 13 runs in their league encounter. Gujarat beat Bihar by 48 runs in their league match. Earlier in the day, the tournament was inaugurated by UP Governor BL Joshi. Brief Scores: (at 'Babu' Stadium): 1st Match: Rajasthan: 133 for one in 20 overs ( Hanuman Punia 76 not out, Ram Swaroop 30 not out); Haryana: 134 for no loss in 12.2 overs ( Dinesh Kumar 97 not out, Ved Prakash 25 not out); Man-of-the-match: Dinesh Kumar (Haryana); 2nd Match: Uttar Pradesh: 283 for no loss in 20 overs ( Ganesh Gamind 142 not out, Shabab Husain 112 not out); Jharkhand: 106 for three in 20 overs ( Prashant 39 not out, Babu Lal 27 not out; U Joshi 1 for 12); Man-of-the-match: Ganesh Gamind (UP); (at Chowk Stadium): 1st match: Karnataka: 152 for three in 15 overs ( Prakash 65 not out, Shekhar 55; Prashant 1 for 24, Swapnil 1 for 24); Maharashtra: 139 for five in 15 overs ( Kailash 33, Anil Belsare 25, Sunil 23, Dinesh 21; Basavaj 1 for 18); Man-of-the-match: Prakash (Karnataka); 2nd match: Gujarat: 168 for five in 15 overs ( Vikas Patel 32, Sanjay 33, Patel Ketan 28, Jignesh 20 not out; Ashish Negi 1 for 26, Ali Akbar 1 for 38); Bihar: 120 for four in 15 overs ( Ashish Negi 43, M Waseem 38; Ketan 1 for 26); Man-of-the-match: P Ketan (Gujarat);

Bhardwaj cricketThe team of St. Ann's Cricket Academy registered a 14 run victory against Indian Eleven in their quarter-final match of the 3rd RD Bhardwaj Memorial Cricket Tournament, in Lucknow on Wednesday.

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