Capital Briefs

Ravindra Academy in semis
Unbeaten half century by Vivek Bhatu (63 not out) and a good spell of bowling by Hitesh Sharma helped Ravindra Academy outclass Haryana Cricket Academy by 7 wickets and enter the semi-finals of the Reebok Cup under-14 cricket tournament at Ramjas ground.

Brief scores:HCA 157 all out in 32.4 overs (Himanshu Rana 30,Jatin Gehlot 28,Hitesh Sharma 3/26,Paras Bhatnagar 3/32); Ravindra Academy 158 for 3 in 32.1 Overs (Vivek Bhatu 62 not out,Priyanshu Kumar42,Sachin Kundu 2/32)

Naveen shines
A magnificent all round performance by Naveen Vats (34 and 3 for 9) ably supported by a good knock by Surender Kumar(42) helped BYPL to end IPGCL’s challenge by 57 runs in the Apex Level Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Brief scores:BYPL 142 for 4 in 20 overs (Surender Kumar 42,Naveen Vats 34,AK Handa 3/25); IPGCL 85 all out in 17.2 Overs (Naveen Vats 3/09,Rajesh Kumar 2/11,Mahesh Tiwari 2/14)

Vipluv,Rajeev steer Rathore CC to win
A well constructed half century by Vipluv Mohanti (53) and a disciplined bowling performance by Rajeev Singh (4/18) helped Rathore Cricketers beat Kalka Academy by 63 runs in the Radhey Krishan under-19 cricket tournament.

Brief scores:Rathore Cricketers 182 for 8 in 40 overs (Vipluv Mohanti 53,Amit Chaudhary 47,Pawan Kumar 3/14); Kalka Academy 119 all out in 25.3 overs (Sanjay Singh 35,Karan Manchaliya 30,Rajeev Singh 4/18,Neeraj Kumar 3/25,Hitesh Kumar 2/13)

PMG thrash Subhania
Good performances by Arpit Kumar (64) and Bharat Kumar (37 and 3/24) enabled PMG drub Subhania Club by 135 runs in the Om Prakash Saini Memorial under-16 cricket tournament at Parmarth ground.

Brief scores:PMG 242 for 8 in 35 overs (Arpit Kumar 64,Bharat Kumar 37,Mahender Singh 4/33); Subhania Club 107 all out in 32.2 overs (Paramveer Singh 55,Bharat Kumar 3/2)

Cricket trials
Trials to select players for the Rajvanshi Cricket Hostel will be held on January 28 at Nanaksar ground. Interested players may contact 9289593956.

U-14 T20 tournament from Jan 29
The 2nd Hargopal Twenty-20 Cricket tournament for players under the age of 14 years will be held from January 29 to February 2,2010 at Modern School,Barakhamba Road. Sixteen teams are scheduled to participate in the tournament.

RCF ease past GCA
All-round performance by Puneet Mehra (58 and 2 for 19) helped RCF Event drub Global Cricket Academy by 7 wickets in the inaugural match of the Mahinder Singh Shokeen Memorial Twenty-20 cricket tournament held at Uttam Nagar ground. Batting first,Global Academy made 136 for the loss of 8 wickets in their quota of 20 overs. RCF Event chased the target in 17 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Puneet Mehra and Hitesh Tyagi scored 58 and 45 runs to take their team home.

Brief scores:Global Academy 136 for 8 in 20 overs. (Neeraj Bhatti 36,Puneet Mehra 2/19,Shakti Singh 2/18); RCF Event 140 for 3 in 17 overs. (Puneet Mehra 58,Hitesh Tyagi 45,Ratul 2/21)

Rohit scalps four
A four wicket haul by Rohit Mehta (4/16) enabled Rohtak Road Gymkhana beat Telefunken Club by 74 runs in the 3rd Arawali U-15 cricket tournament held at Arawali Ground in Vasant Kunj. RR Gymkhana posted 161 runs in 38 overs. Ritik Kumar and Arun Rall were the main contributers to as they scored 36 and 30 runs. In reply,Telefunken were bundled out for a paltry 87 runs in 32 overs. Rohit scalped 4 wickets for 16 runs for RR Gymkhana.

Brief scores:RR Gymkhana 161 all out in 38 overs (Ritik Kumar 36,Arun Rall 30,Parth 4/30,Akash Choudhary 3/23); Telefankan Club 87 all out in 32 overs (Kartik Verma 38,Rohit Mehta 4/16)

Anuj steers Ravindra Academy win
Good spells by Anuj Rai (4/17) and Paras Bhatnagar (3/15) helped Ravindra Academy thrash Ved Solanki Academy by 20 runs in the LB Shastri cricket tournament at Bharat Nagar ground. Batting first ,Ravindra Academy managed to score 106 in 24 overs. Ashu Kandoi made 33. For Ved Solanki Academy,the duo of Rohit Sehrawat and Vikas Solanki picked up 3 and 2 wickets each. Ved Solanki Academy could only muster 86 runs. Anuj Rai and Paras scalped 4 and 3 wickets for 17 and 15 runs.

Brief sores:Ravindra Academy 106 all out in 24 overs (Ashu Kandoi 33,Rohit Sehrawat 3/24,Vikas Solanki 2/12); Ved Solanki Academy 86 all out in 24 overs (Sahil Sindwani 25,Anuj Rai 4/17,Paras 3/15)