Rajni's 79 goes in vain
Despite an unbeaten 79 by Rajni Venugopal, South Central Railway lost to Eastern Railway by eight wickets in the All India Railway Women's Cricket Championship at Karnail Singh Stadium. Mamta Sinha and Shyama Shah scored half centuries for the winners.Brief scores: South Central Railway: 161 for 7 (Rajni Venugopal 79 not out, Babusha 2 for 17, Gargi Dey 2 for 34) lost to Eastern Railway: 164 for 2 (Mamta Sinha 56, Shyama Shah 50 not out).
Neeraj Chawla sparkles
All-round performance by Neeraj Chawla (40 and 3 for 19) helped Rohtak Road Gymkhana prevail over South West Police by 72 runs to enter the super league of the second Hari Singh Tyagi TYCA league match at Mohan Meakin ground. Neeraj Chawla, Gagan Malik and Chetan Sharma were the batting heroes for the winners while Pankaj Sharma (38) and Rakesh Kumar (24) were the main scorers for the losers.
Brief scores: RR Gymkhana: 218 for 6 (Neeraj Chawla 40, Gagan Malik 42, Chetan Sharma (jr) 35, Raja Gurmeet Singh 31, Pankaj Sharma 3 for 40) bt South West Police: 146 (Pankaj Sharma 38, Rakesh Kumar 24, Manoj Gaur 23, Neeraj Chawla 3 for 19, Rajat Kumar 2 for 16, Tarun Puskarna 2 for 17).
Dhoopar stars for KN Colts
Fine knocks by Bhupinder Dhoopar (82) and Amit Mishra (69) enabled Kailash Nagar Colts triumph over Crifit Academy by 19 runs in the first East Delhi (under-19) tournament at Yamuna Sports Complex. Bhupinder Dhoopar was adjudged man of the match.
Brief scores: KN Colts: 212 for 4 (Bhupinder Dhoopar 82, Amit Mishra 69, Agnesh Surya 2 for 36) bt Crifit Academy: 191 (Deepak Joon 48, Agnesh Surya 38, Hemant Kumar 4 for 18, Saurav Srivastava 2 for 22).
Safdar, Pradeep impressive
Powered by Safdar Qaiyum's 62 and Pradeep Shastri's fine spell (4 for 19) Rex Remedies beat Talent Maker by 73 runs to enter the semi-final of the ninth Nawab Rex Remedies Cup at Telephone Exchange ground (Yamuna Vihar).
Brief scores: Rex Remedies: 196 for 4 (Safdar Qaiyum 62, Varun Kumar 36, Vijay Singh 31, Yougendra Khari 30 not out, Pramod Pathak 3 for 24) bt Talent Maker: 126 (Satish Singhal 40, Pramod Pathak 32, Pradeep Shastri 4 for 19, Yougendra Khari 2 for 29, Gopal Rawat 2 for 15).
Mumbai-Pune cycle race
The 20th Promise Mumbai-Pune cycle race will be organised on April 4. This road race will cover 160 kms distance. Top Indian road riders of national and international level from affiliated units/boards are expected to participate.
Taekwon-do tournament
Delhi Taekwon-do union will organise the Delhi Open Taekwon-do Championship from April 5 to 7 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium. Entries close with Ashu Gupta, 201/21, Veer Savarkar Block, Wegman House, Shakarpur, Phone 2227901, 2452579, 2459810.
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