Kanpur beat Unnao in cricket tournament

Kanpur: Faiz Ahmad and Satnam Singh’s fine batting helped Kanpur beat Unnao by 84 runs in the first Madan Mohan Mishra Memorial State-level Cricket Tournament being played at Railway ground in Jhansi on Thursday.Deciding to bat first, Kanpur posted a sound score of 3 for 229 in 20 overs. Faiz Ahmad and Adesh contributed 78 and 62 runs, respectively. In reply, Unnao could score 7 for 145 in 20 overs. Harshit Singh hit highest 37 runs for his side while Irfan Ali and Kshitiz Kumar both picked two wickets each.Brief score: Kanpur- 3 for 229 (Faiz Ahmad 78, Satnam Singh 70 no, Adesh 62, Mohd Nabi 2 for 35, Sparsh Gupta 1 for 29) Unnao -7 for 145 (Harshit Singh 37, Sahil 25, Abishek Yadav 25, Saurabh Singh 21, Irfgan Ali 1 for 2, Kshitiz Kumar 2 for 35, Faiz Ahmad 1 for 18).