Dani, Negi ensure Chand Khanna win

Ashu Dani (11×4, 108 balls) and Navin Negi (3×4, 1×6, 68b) made sure of Chand Khanna Club’s easy win with their century-plus stand for the second wicket. Despite a couple of run outs, they romped home winners with more than three overs remaining. Ashu Dani was declared the man of the match.

Two 50-plus partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets, involving Ashish Sharma, Harish Kumar (21) and Rajeev Rathore (27), were the only redeeming features of D S Group’s fightback.

Akash Malhotra and Sohail Rauf were run out as Chand Khanna Club lost four wickets for the addition of only 25 runs. But Sunil Joshi (30: 2×4) helped Dani add 84 runs for the unbroken sixth wicket to ensure the club’s smooth victory.

Brief scores: D S Group: 242 for 8 in 45 overs (Ashish Sharma 111 not out, Rajeev Rathore 27, Lalit Saini 22, Harish Kumar 21, Rodney Charles 4 for 32, Ajay Sharma Jr 3 for 46). Chand Khanna Club: Ashu Dani 102 not out, Navin Negi 80, Sunil Joshi 30 not out).