CAPITAL BRIEFS

SN Gymkhana in semis
Shantanu Chaudhary’s unbeaten knock of 61 and Sushisl Khattri’s all-round skills (30 and 3/26) helped Sarojani Nagar Gymkhana beat Pelican Club by 36 runs and enter the semi-finals of the Reebok Cup under-14 cricket tournament.

Brief scores: SN Gymkhana 205 for 8 in 40 Overs (Shantanu Chaudhary not out 61,Sushil Khattri 30; Aditya Tyagi 3/32,Sikander Singh 3/34,Mukesh Pandey 2/40); Pelican Club 169 for 9 in 40 overs (Aditya Tyagi 62; Sushil Khattri 3/26)

Telefunken win
Half-century by Kartik Verma (58 not out) and Siddarth Kumar’s 47 helped Telefunken Club beat Ryan International by 35 runs in the HRS Ramakant Achrekar under-13 cricket tournament.

Brief scores: Telefunken Club 206 for 5 in 40 overs (Kartik Verma 58 not out Siddarth Kumar 47; Vineet Kumar 3/35); Ryan International 171 all out in 38.2 overs (Faiz Khan 52,Sparsh Kumar 33; Ayush Kumar 3/25,Parth Rana 3/20)

HCA in semis
Unbeaten knock of 73 by Haryana’s U-16 player Anish Jain and Amit Kumar’s 58 helped Hope Cricket Academy beat Yash cricket Academy by 6 wickets to enter the semi-finals of the RSB Cricket tournament at Bhadurgarh cricket ground.

Brief scores: Yash Cricket Academy 185 all out in 29 overs (Mukul Dagar 82,Dholi Kumar 30; Rahul 4/13); Hope Cricket Academy 189 for 4 in 27 overs (Anish Jain 73 not out,Amit Kumar 58)

Gulshan scores 129
Gulshan Kumar’s 129 and Mohammad Noor’s 5 and Hardik Rawat’s 4/42 helped Rajeev Sharma Academy,Indrapuram beat East Delhi Cricket Club by 97 runs and enter the semi-final of BR Sharma cricket tournament at Najafgarh ground.

Brief scores: RS Academy 209 for 3 in 30 overs (Gulshan Kumar 129,Mohammad Noor 52); East Delhi Academy 113 all out in 26 overs (Nitin Kumar 43; Hardik Rawat 4/42 Mohammad Noor 3/21)

Madras club,PMG win in league
Crucial knocks by Puneet Bisht (32 not out),Arjun Arora (38) and Abhishek Kapoor (37) helped Madras Club beat Gush Club by 6 wickets in the DDCA League’s Premier Division at Sirifort ground. In other matches,riding on half-centuries by Neeraj Bansal (67) and Majid Abdul (52),PMG beat Young Delhi by 71 runs in the Super Plate division,while Bhrigu Bajaj’s 4/36 fashioned a 3 wicket win for Rani Bagh over Rehman Club.

Brief scores: Gush Club 125 for 7 in 35 overs (Khush Dil 38; Sumit Poriya 2/27) vs Madras Club 126 for 4 in 28 overs (Puneet Bisht 32 not out,Arjun Arora 38,Abhishek Kapoor 37); PMG 282 for 7 in 35 overs (Neeraj Bansal 67,Majid Abdul 52; Prashant Sharma 3/38,Chetan 3/12) vs Young Delhi 211 for 7 in 35 overs (Sunil Sharma 69 not out,Arun 38; Manan 4/29,Anuj 2/22); Rehman Club 170 all out in 35 overs (Mohammad Aenana 107; Bhrigu Bajaj 4/36) vs Rani Bagh 174 for 7 in 28 overs (Amit Kumar 58; Yattharth Bhardwaj 3/38)

Sonnet win
Disciplined bowling from Sonnet bowlers — Varun Malik (3/15) and Akash Sharma 4/20 — helped them beat Rohini Cricket Academy by 27 runs in the LB Shastri Cricket tournament at Bharatnagar ground.

Brief scores: Sonnet Cricket Club 146 for 7 in 25 overs (Kartik Dobriyal 45; Rachit Hans 3/25); Rohini Cricket Academy 119 all out in 24 overs (Parul Sehrawat 27; Varun Malik 3/15,Akash Sharma 4/20)

Verma shines
Man of the Match Abhishek Verma’s all-round skills (75 & 3/12) helped World Bank beat Kashmiri Royals by 70 runs and enter the quarter-final of the Inter state Corporate cricket tournament at Hamdard Nagar ground.

Brief scores: World Bank 177 for 5 in 20 overs (Abhishek Verma 75,Rohit 35 ); Kashmiri Royals 107 all out in 19 overs (Mohit Sharma 51,Abhishek Verma 3/12)

Vivek hits 118
Man of the Match Vivek Kumar’s 118 and Golu Sharma’s 3/34 helped Yogesh Sharma Academy beat Modern Academy by 100 runs in the Environment Protection cricket tournament at HPS Ground Noida.

Brief scores: Yogesh Sharma Academy 221 for 3 in 20 overs (Vivek Kumar 118,Abhishek 48; Sarthak 2/37); Modern Academy 121 all out in 19 overs (Sagar Kumar 51; Golu Sharma 3/34)

Cricket tourney from January 26
The third Mohinder Singh Shokeen cricket tournament will be held from Janaury 26 2010. A total of 24 teams are participating,including last year’s winners FCI and runners-up Vidya Jain Academy.