Put in to bat, SAIL made 217 in 37.2 overs. Shukla made 41 while former Delhi Ranji Trophy skipper K P Bhaskar contributed a useful 43 off 52 balls. Ajit Singh (27), P Mullick (25) and Parida (24) were the other main contributors. Medium pacer Surinder Damia and left-arm spinner Sant Ram claimed three wickets each.

In reply, G G Dutt were dismissed for 130 in 34.3 overs. In fact, they lost their first six batsmen with only 40 runs on the board in the 15th over. They could never recover from that. Only Sarvesh Bhatnagar (59) and Sant Ram (19) could face the SAIL attack with some confidence. Oniel Wilson, Tejinder Singh and Shukla claimed two wickets each while Surinder Singh capturted three.

Saurabh Shukla was named the man of the match. SAIL will take on D S Group in the quarterfinals.

Brief scores: SAIL: 217 (K P Bhaskar 43, Saurabh Shukla 41, Ajit Singh 27, P Mullick 25, Surinder Damia 3 for 51, Sant Ram 3 for 38). G G Dutt: 130 (Sarvesh Bhatnagar 59, Oniel Wilson 2 for 23, Surinder Singh 3 for 14, Tejinder Pal Singh 2 for 23, Saurabh Shukla 2 for 4).

Suraj shines
Suraj's all-round display and Balveer Singh's fine bowling spell helped Abhai Ram Gymkhana beat Ramjas Institute by 25 runs in the Ramesh Chand tournament at Ashok Vihar.

Brief scores: AR Gymkhana 250 (Tarun Das 46, Suraj 36, Shiv Kumar 27, Tilak Raj 3 for 30) bt Ramjas Institute 225 for 9 (Hitesh Manocha 40, Tilak Raj 39, Suraj 3 for 28, Balveer 3 for 12).