Nat’l Academy XI drub Blue Warriors

Kanpur: Bhanu Pratap’s five wicket haul, including a hattrick, helped National Academy XI beat Blue Warriors by 5 wickets in the second qualifier tie and sailed into the final of Cawnpore Sunday league for Mahadeva Regency Trophy played here Sunday. They will clash in the final with Panthers XI next Sunday.Blue Warriors, batting first, scored 139 runs and National XI in response scored 141 runs for the loss of 5 wickets and won the match.Brief scoreBlue Warriors XI-139 (Ayush Pathak 36, Saurabh Singh 30, Naseeruddin 29no, Bhanu Pratap 5 for 17, Ram Singh 2 for 24, ) National XI-5 for 141 (Ashwani 31, Chetan Singh 27, Ashish Chaurasia 24 no, Amit Gaur 2 for 17). tnn