Electronic Media trounce Digital to lift Inter-Media T20 Cup

LUCKNOW: Electronic

Media

registered a comprehensive 8-wicket victory over Digital Media to lift the Inter-Media T20 Cricket Cup at KD Singh Babu Stadium on Sunday.

Aggressive bowling spell by Faheem (four wickets) and an all-round performance by Mayur Shukla (23 runs; two wickets) helped Electronic Media demolish rivals.

Batting first, Digital Media failed to make a steady start and collapsed in the face of aggressive bowling by Electronic Media. No batsman, except Gajendra Mishra (14), could score in double digit. The team was bundled out for 68 runs in 15.1 overs.

Faheem, who was also adjudged the man of the match, claimed four scalps conceding only 10 runs in 3.1 overs (including a maiden). Mayur Shukla and Deepak Taneja claimed two wickets each while Rajiv Srivastava struck once.

In an effortless chase, Akash Mahajan’s 36 runs (not out) and 23-run contribution by Mayur Shukla helped Digital Media romp home.

Mayur was named the best all-rounder while Satya Prakash and Faheem were adjudged best batsman and best bowler, respectively.

Earlier, the final match was inaugurated by UP sports minister Upendra Tiwari while additional chief secretary, information, Navneet Sehgal attended the concluding ceremony of the tournament.

Workshop on cricket coaching

A two-day workshop on measures to improve cricket coaching was inaugurated at Khadi Bhawan, Dalibagh, on Sunday. On the first day of the programme, young sportspersons were given tips on batting techniques.

Senior coach of Cricket Association, Lucknow (CAL), Arun Bharadwaj, and Ranji player and BCCI (level B) coach Kanhaiya Tejwani conducted the seminar.

CAL secretary KM Khan said at least 20 coaches are participating in the seminar. The coaches include ex-Ranji player Anshul Kapoor, Mohd Shoaib Kamal, Dr RP Singh, Siddharth Dwivedi, Shubham Saxena, Saurabh Khetrapal, Mohsin Siddiqui, Poornanand, Madhukar Mohan, Shameem Ahmed, Nadeem Khan, Rishi Kumar Yadav, Sandeep Kushwaha, Brijesh Yadav, Devesh, Saurabh Mishra, Umesh Yadav, Nitin Kumar, Liyaqat Ali and Yash Sahni.