Elf enter semi-finals

Panaji, March 25: Elf Lubricants from Mumbai became the first team in Group B to qualify for the semi-finals when it defeated Mumbai’s Sungrace Sports Club by one wicket in a pulsating match in the 23rd All-India Arlem Trophy invitation cricket tournament here today. It was Elf’s second consecutive win, and they play their last league match against Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) tomorrow.

In other matches, IOB, Chennai and All-India Associated Bank scored comfortable three-wicket and 99 run victories respectively over Indian Petroleum Corporation Limited (IPCL), Baroda and hosts Gomantak Times, Goa. The host team is out of the race having lost both their matches.

Brief Scores

Sun Grace 231-7 in 45 overs (Rohan Gavaskar 45, Robin Morris 40, Atul Bedade 36, Praful Dhule not out 40) lost to Elf 235-9 in 44.1 overs (Sairaj Bahutule 79, Jatin Paranjpe 41, Amol Mujumdar 32, Vishal Tawade 3-61, Zahir Khan 3-27).

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IPCL 204 (H Jadhav 48, R Swaroop 30, Srikumar Nair 6-33) lost to IOB 205-7 in37 overs (Amit Pathak 33, Ananthapadmanabhan 55).

Associated Bank 289-8 (S Mohan 74, K Diwakar 46, P Dharmani 40, M Panchas 40) bt Gomantak XI 190 (Yeswant Barde 39, S Asnodkar 31, Naseerudin 3-24).