Patna: Turf Arena Junior and Jesus and Mary Academy have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Casa Picolla Cup Under-12 Cricket Tournament. Turf Arena Junior defeated Ishan Cricket Academy by 7 wickets, while Jesus and Mary Academy triumphed over Karuna Cricket Academy Junior by 18 runs.
In the match played at Krishna Cricket Ground, Turf Arena Junior invited Ishan Kishan Cricket Academy to bat first. Ishan Kishan Cricket Academy scored 119 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, Turf Arena Junior chased down the target by scoring 122 runs for 3 wickets in 18.1 overs. Aman Awasthi of the winning team, who took 3 wickets, was awarded Player of the Match by Udhav Singh, CEO of Turf Arena.
Brief scores:
Ishan Kishan Cricket Academy: 119/8 in 20 overs (Shreyansh Sharma 13, Ansh 27, Arvind Kumar 18, Arth Kumar* 22* (not out), Extras 28. Karan 1/23, Anmol 1/23, Aman Awasthi 3/19, Darsh Kumar 2/23, Shaurya Sinha 1/8)
Turf Arena Junior: 122/3 in 18.1 overs (Yash Verma 18, Darsh Kumar 28, Saurabh* 33* (not out), Extras 39. Anshuman Kumar 2/20, Shreyansh Sharma 1/6)
In the second match, half-centuries by Kunal (98 runs) and Vivek Kumar (59 runs) helped Jesus and Mary Academy defeat Karuna Cricket Academy Junior by 18 runs.
Jesus and Mary Academy won the toss and opted to bat first, scoring 183 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Karuna Cricket Academy Junior managed 165 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs. Kunal from the winning team was declared Player of the Match.
Brief Scores:
Jesus and Mary Academy: 183/4 in 20 overs ( Vivek Kumar* 59* (not out), Kunal* 98* (not out), Extras 20, Sachin 2/23, Tillu 2/26)
Karuna Cricket Academy: 165/9 in 20 overs (Shubham 19, Sachin Kumar 53, Piyush Chawla 23, Abhishek* 12* (not out), Extras 33, Shaurya 1/39, Aditya Raj 1/26, Vinayak Yaduvanshi 1/17, Aditya Upadhyay 2/20, Kunal 2/29, Piyush Kumar 2/6)
