KCA team beats Hardoi in cricket

Kanpur: Saurabh Singh's five wicket haul helped KCA XI beat Hardoi XI by 30 runs and enter the final of first Yadunath Somvanshi memorial state-level cricket championship being played at Brahmadatta Dwivedi stadium Fatehgarh.KCA, deciding to bat first, posted a sound total of 5 for 164 in 18 overs. Sudhanshu displayed an aggressive batting scoring 59 runs in just 26 balls hammering 3 boundaries and 5 sixes. Hardoi XI, in reply, could collect 134 runs in 16.4 overs. Rijul Patel played a fine knock of 72 runs.Brief score: KCA XI-5 for 164 (Sudhanshu Chaurasia 59, Aman Yadav 30, Sarthak Lohia 29, Sukhdeo 2 for 18) Hardoi XI-134 (Rijul Patel 72, Shekhar Rana 15, Praveen 14, Saurabh Singh 5 for 19, Satnam 2 for 20, Shivam Katiyar 2 for 33), Player of the match-Saurabh Singh (KCA XI). tnn