citybriefs: Himmat shines

A quickfire half century comprising three fours and five sixes by Delhi under-16 captain Himmat Singh 64 (60b,4×3,6×5),Devender Yadav’s all round display (63 and 2/20),Jatin Bhadauriya’s three wicket haul (3/35) and Mohit Mahlawat’s half century (50) saw helped Malik Sports beat Ved Solanki Academy by 3 wickets with three balls to spare. The win took Malik Sports into the Quarter final of the 5th Baba Hari Das Open Prize Money cricket tournament at Baba Hari Das ground.

Brief score: Ved Solanki Academy 227 for 8 in 40 overs (Sandeep Raj Kaushik 85,Dinesh Mor 58,Jatin Bhadauriya 3/35,Devender Yadav 2/20); Malik Sports 228 for 7 in 39.3 overs (Himmat Singh 64,Devender Yadav 63,Mohit Ahlawat 50,Vikas Dixit 3/26,Abhishek Shaukeen 2/28,Nitin Basoya 2/30)