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MUMBAI, JAN 20: Fine bowling by off-spinner Taha Khairullah helped Rajhans Vidyalaya score a thumping 115-run win over St Mary8217;s ISC in the quarter-finals of the MSSA-Colgate Inter-Schools Giles Shield Cricket Tournament at Shivaji Park today.
Set a target of 170, St Mary8217;s were bundled out for 54. Khairullah was the wrecker-in-chief scalping six wickets for 13 runs in 10 overs. He was well supported by medium pacer Gaurav Bhatt who finished with figures of three for 18.
Left-arm spinner Santosh Agrahari8217;s six-wicket haul for Springfield went in vain as they lost to Shardashram English by two wickets.
Brief Scores
Rajhans Vidyalaya 169 Nikhil Bhatt 30; Varun Dattani 3-34, Gaurang Jhunjhunwala4-19 bt St Mary8217;s ISC 54 Gaurav Bhatt 3-18, Taha Khairullah 6-13; Shardashram Marathi 234-9 Dinar Gaokar 68, Krunal Nar 65; Nikhil Chavan 4-45 bt Balmohan Vidyamandir 228 Sanket Bhaya 71; Dinar Gaokar 5-50; Springfield 143 Pankaj Ojha 51; Sunil Waghela 5-45 lost to Shardashram English 144-8 Girish Vaswani 31; Santosh Agrahari 6-50.
Goans hold CR
Goan Sports held Central Railway to a goalless draw in the second Veterans football league, conducted by the Goan Sports Association, at the Cross maidan, today.
Central were without regulars Francis Fernandes, Adip Kenkre and 8216;keeper Assumption Varela. But they still put up a good show. Goans played well, too, but their forwards muffed at the finish.
Central could have snatched victory. They had a fine chance in the dying minute, but Canute D8217;Silva headed wide following a cross from the right by Joseph Monteiro.
With this draw, both Goans and Central qualified for the semi-finals.
In the other match,Mahindras drubbed Reserve Bank 4-0. Diago D8217;Souza 2, Noel Pinto and Victor D8217;Silva scored.
In yet another tie, Bombay Customs and Mumbai Port Trust were concerned in a goalless draw.
In the semis on Friday, Tatas take on Goans and Central run into Century Rayon.
Khambe dazzles
A fine all-round performance by Hitesh Khambe helped Space Travels to score a 103-run win over BEST, in the semi-finals of the Indian Airlines Invitational cricket tournament at the IA ground, Kalina, today. Khambe scored 41 and then claimed 4-16 in 5.5 overs.
Space Travels now await the winner of the Indian Airlines-Pepsi semi-final tie.
Brief Scores
Space Travels 212-8 in 30 overs Hitesh Khambe 41, Dilip Agarwal 38, Mrugnan Desai 30 bt BEST 109 all out in 21.5 overs Vinod Korgaonkar 36; Hitesh Khambe 4-16.
Jayashwal extended
Awish Jayashwal Sydenham beat Carl Rokdawalla Fr Rodrigues 15-11, 14-15, 13-15, 15-7, 15-7 in the semi-finals of the Inter-Collegiate squash tournament atthe CCI, today.
In the other semi-final, Saket Wali N M Com defeated Amitpal Kohli Mithibai 15-13, 15-4, 3-15, 15-11.
Team semis: St Xavier8217;s bt MMK 2-0; Sydenham bt Mithibai 2-1.
