Delhi made a decent 237 for six in the stipulated 50 overs, thanks to a 121-run stand for the fourth wicket between Mithun Manhas (90: 5x4, 100b) and skipper Ajay Sharma (63: 6x4, 68b). J-K achieved the target with two balls to spare.

Brief scores: Delhi 237-6 in 50 overs (Mithun Manhas 90, Ajay Sharma 63) lost to J&K 238-7 in 49.4 overs (Ranjit Bali 36, Kawaljeet Singh 66, Ashwani Gupta 41, Nikhil Chopra 4-38).

Yuvraj spurs Punjab
CHANDIGARH: Young all-rounder Yuvraj Singh's excellent performance (42 & 3-25) paved the way for Punjab's easy 71-run win over Haryana in the final North Zone one-day league match at Gurgaon today. Punjab finished with the samepoints as Delhi but since they lost to Delhi, will take second spot. Brief scores: Punjab 220-7 in 50 overs (Yuvraj Singh 42, Pankaj Dharmani 53, Rakesh Saini 34) bt Haryana 149 in 41.1 overs (Jasbir Singh 42, Navdeep Singh 3-22, Yuvraj 3-25).

Pandey, Yadav prop UP
NEW DELHI: Skipper Gyanendra Pandey (98 batting) and Jyoti Yadav (57 batting) helped Uttar Pradesh reach 247 for four on the first day of the Central Zone league match against Railways today.
Brief scores: UP 247-4 (Manoj Mudgal 47, Jyoti Yadav 57 batting, Gyanendra Pandey 98 batting).

Wicket controversy
JAIPUR: Madhya Pradesh, who need an outright victory over hosts Rajasthan to qualify, were 109 for 3 at close on the opening day of the Central Zone match. The start was delayed by three hours due to a controversy over damaging the wicket. Hosts Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) lodged a protest with the match referee that Madhya Pradesh players intentionally damaged the wicket during fielding in the precedingone-dayer. MP skipper Rajesh Chauhan alleged the hosts havd played a foul by watering the wicket.
Brief Scores: MP 109-3 (JP Yadav 34 batting, Abbas Ali 41 batting, P Krishna Kumar 2-38) vs Rajasthan.