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Journalism of Courage
NEW DELHI, April 29: The law of averages caught up with Chand Khanna who were having a successful run so far in local tournament with the defeat against Collage Group in the quarter-final of Hariram Aggarwal memorial day/night match at MCD ground last night.
Chand Khanna failed to chase a moderate target of 225 and were dismissed for 153. After Manu Kumar, bowling on the trot, captured two wicekts to set the alarm bells, Sanjay Gill accounted for Suhail Rauf, Tarachand and Sachin Khurana in one over. Thereafter, Chand Khanna never recovered as wickets tumbled under pressure. Amandeep tried to retrieve the situation with some big hittings later but he too perished soon.
Satender Yadav was named the man of the match.
Pal Singh Cricket: Centuries by Naschal Gaur and Gopal helped Bright score an emphatic 133-run win over Telefunken in the Pal Singh memorial tournament at Khalsa College. Bright made 253 for six and then dismissed Telefunken for 120. Sanjay Sahni 5 for 40 and Ajay Kumar 4 for 16 were the main wicket-takers.
Brief scores: Collage: 224 for 8 Satender Yadav 71, Adil Sheikh not out 28, Anil Kumar 2 for 36, Amandeep Singh 2 for 44, Sunil Joshi 2 for 31 bt Chand Khanna: 153 Naveen Asrani 26, Anil Kumar 27, Sanjay Gill 4 for 31, Mannu Kumar 2 for 26 by 71 runs. Bright: 253 for 6 Nischal Gaur 116, Gopal 100. Telefunken: 120 Sanjay Sahni 5 for 40, Ajay Kumar 4 for 16.
Rajiv Gandhi tourney
The eighth Rajiv Gandhi Memorial tennis ball cricket tournament day/night will be organised from May 8 at Bharat Sewak ground Sarojini Nagar. Winners and runners-up teams will receive Rs 5,100 and 2,100, respectively. Entries close with Chetan Sharma, HPT-75, Sarojini Nagar, Phone 6115757 or at the venue after 5 pm on May 7.
