CAPITAL BRIEFS

The semi-final will be played on November 7 while the final is slated on November 9. The Delhi team for the Mir Iqbal hussain Trophy will be picked at the end of the tournament. Seven north zone teams have been divided in two groups: Group A- Delhi,Uttar Pradesh,Chandigarh; Group B-Uttarakhand,Jammu & Kashmir,Punjab,Himachal Pradesh. The top two teams from the North Zone cluster will qualify for the final round which will be played in Gurgaon. Defending champions Mizoram and hosts Haryana alongwith eight other qualifying teams will take part in the main round of the national competition.

SVC beat Stephen’s
Uttar Pradesh’s Under-19 cricketer Puneet Walia brilliant all-round display (37 and 3/35) along with Sudeep Das’s half century helped Sri Venkteshwara College beat St. Stephen’s College by 4 wickets to enter the next round of the Inter College cricket tournament.

Brief scores: St.Stephen’s College 174 all out in 40 Overs (Jerry Stephen 53 n.o.,Samarth Singh 37; Puneet Walia 3/35,Mayur Sharma 2/30) Sri Venkateshwara College 175 for 6 in 37 overs (Sudeep Das 54,Puneet Walia 37,Naman Khanna 28; Ishant Bakshi 2/28)

Ankur shines
Man of the match Ankur (48),Ajay Sharma (30),Ayush Kanojia (3/8) and Apurv (3/12) helped Deewan Academy beat Mata Jai Kaur Academy by 4 wickets to enter the final of the first Royal U-12 cricket tournament.

Brief scores: Mata Jai Kaur 108 all out in 22 overs (Ravi Kashyap 40; Ayush Kanojia 3/8,Apurv 3/12); Deewan Academy 110 for 6 in 21 overs (Ankur 48,Ajay Sharma 30; Naman Jain 4/21)