Chawla ton guides Salwan into final

NEW DELHI, November 17: A sparkling unbeaten 100 by skipper Pradeep Chawla and some fine spell of bowling by medium pacer Joginder Singh (5 for 20) helped Salwan School beat Manav Sthali School by a huge margin of 200 runs to enter the final of the Pepsi Cup Youth Series for schools at Salwan grounds here today.

Pradeep Chawla struck seven sixes and four boundaries in his 76-ball unbeaten knock and put on 101 runs for the opening wicket with Karun Jethi (82). Chawla also shared a third wicket stand of 83 in 46 balls with Dalip TT (48) as Salwan amassed 296 for four in the stipulated 40 overs after electing to bat.

Manav Sthali were never in the game when they began their reply. Their batsmen could not cope up with the deadly bowling of Joginder Singh and Mandeep Oberoi (3 for 15) and were shot out for a meagre 96 in 32 overs.

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Brief scores: Salwan School: 296 for 4 in 40 overs (Pradeep Chawla 100 not out, Karun Jethi 82, Dalip TT 48, Sandeep 26).

Manav Sthali School: 96 all out in 32 overs (Amit Bansal 19, Joginder Singh 5 for 20, Mandeep Oberoi 3 for 15).