Chand Khanna in final
Man-of-the-match Rajat Bhatia's all-round display (44 and 2 for 29) helped holders Chand Khanna thrash DS Group by 50 runs in the first semi-final of the Lala Raghubir Singh tournament at Modern School (BK Road) ground here today. After being put in by DS Group Chand Khanna made 179 in allotted 40 overs. Rajat Bhatia topscored (44) with the help of four boundaries. Abbas Ali (23) and D Bundella (29) were the other main scorers. Rakesh Bhatia captured three wickets conceding 38 runs. In reply, DS Group were bundled out for a paltry 129 in just 33 overs. Devender Singh scored unbeaten 60 while Ashish Sharma made 33. Besides Bhatia, left arm spinner Tony Singh also captured three wickets.
Brief scores: Chand Khanna: 179 (Rajat Bhatia 44, Abbas Ali 23, D Bundella 29, Devender Singh 2 for 18, Rakesh Bhatia 3 for 38, Avinash Kumar 3 for 26) bt DS Group: 129 (Ashish Sharma 33, Devender Singh 60 not out, Rajat Bhatia 2 for 29, Tony Singh 3 for 36, Sunil Joshi 2 for 5).Inborn enter semis
A fine all-round display by Sonu Vaid (4 for 26 and 29) and breezy 58 by Vishal Razdan powered Inborn Cricket Club to a 51-run victory over Sonnet and reach the semi-final of the third all India Moonways JD Textile (under-19) tournament for BDM trophy at Yamuna Sports complex. Put into bat, Inborn scored 194 for 9 in stipulated 30 overs. Vishal Razdan, Sonu Vaid and Anugrah Mishra were the main contributors for the winners. Jatin Khanna (2 for 35) and Vikas Chaudhary (2 for 26) were the wicket-takers for Sonnet. In reply, Sonnet Club were bundled out for 143 in 24.5 overs. Jaideep Gill (29) was the top scorer. Sonu Vaid got four wickets while Arun Khurana, Maninder Singh and Anugrah Mishra claimed two wickets each for Inborn.
Brief scores: Inborn: 194 for 9 (Vishal Razdan 58, Anugrah Mishra 24 not out, Sonu Vaid 29, Shailender Singh 23, Jatin Khanna 2 for 35, Vikas Chaudhary 2 for 26) bt Sonnet: 143 (Jaideep Gill 29, Suhail Sharma 23, Karun Jethi 23, Sonu Vaid 4 for 26, Arun Khurana 2 for 27, Maninder Singh 2 for 24, Anugrah Mishra 2 for 25).
Atul Brown hits ton
A quickfire 107 off 53 balls by Atul Brown and Prateek's useful 52 helped Pusa Youngsters crush JDCA by 167 runs in the semi-final of the first Kesavan Memorial tournament at NPL Colony cricket ground.
Batting first, Pusa Youngsters scored 293 in 29 voers. Atul Brown and Prateek scored very fast. In reply, JDCA were dismissed for 126 in 16 overs. Prabjeet (44) was the top scorer. NS Negi captured five wickets giving away 29 runs for Pusa Youngsters. Pusa Youngsters will take on RR Gymkhana in the final on Saturday.
Brief scores: Pusa Youngsters: 293 (Atul Brown 107, Prateek 52, Rahul Rathi 4 for 37, Surinder Dyma 3 for 40) bt JDCA: 126 (Prabjeet 44, Deepak Bhatnagar 21, NS Negi 5 for 29.
Anil Batra shines
A fine spell of bowling by Anil Batra (5 for 22) enabled Winners Club prevail over Playwell Club by four runs in the semi-final of the first Choudhary Om Prakash memorial tournament at Government School, Gautam Nagar. Sarabjeet Singh (53) was the top scorer for the winners while Ashwani Kapoor's 67 went in vain for the losers.
Brief scores: Winners Club: 147 (Sarabjeet Singh 53, Neelav 27, Rajeev 3 for 32, Manoj 3 for 39, Anurag 2 for 27) bt Playwell Club: 143 (Ashwani Kapoor 67, Sant Ram 32, Anil Batra 5 for 22, Duleep 3 for 38).
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