Short Corner — Delhi

Sanjay Dhiman (47) and Sushil Dogra (29) were the main scorers for Hind Club while Sohail Rehman’s 37 and all-round performance by Faizal Khan (31 and 2 for 30) went in vain for Inborn Cricketers. Rajinder Nagar Colts triumphed over Rehman Club by eight wickets in A-II division match. Atul Malhotra (38) was the top scorer for Rajinder Nagar Colts while Mohd Sharif (59) was the main scorer for the losers.

Brief scores: Golden Hawks: 193 for 7 (Sanjay Kumar 47, Sandeep Rawat 37, Krishan Gupta 32, Vishal Sharma 26, Yashpal Saini 3 for 26, Sanjeev Khanna 2 for 28) bt MTNL: 178 (BS Bisht 39, Sanjeev Khanna 32, Mahesh Atri 27, Shantanu Raja 4 for 24, Satish Kumar 2 for 24); SB Youth: 82 for 1 (Jaspreet Singh 36 not out, Rakesh Rawat 23) bt DTC: 81 (Dalip 21, Jagat Gaur 4 for 22, Rakesh Rawat 2 for 14, Vipin Sharma 3 for 16); Hind Club: 175 for 7 (Sanjay Dhiman 47, Sushil Dogra 29, Faizal Khan 2 for 30, Sachin Gupta 2 for 36) bt Inborn Cricketers: 174 for 9 (Sohail Rehman 37, Faizal Khan 31, Gopi Kishan 24, Ashok Chadha 20, Javed 3 for 26, RS Rana 2 for 19, Manoj 2 for 27); Rajinder Nagar Colts: 120 for 2 (Atul Malhotra 38, Mohd Shawar 2 for 15) bt Rehman Club: 119 for 8 (Mohd Sharif 59, Pram Dayal 2 for 9).

NTPC meet
Dinesh (Sarswati Shishu Mandir) and Daya Thakur (VASP Ranauli) stood first in the 100 m race (upto fifth class) in the boys and girls categories, respectively, in the fourth Rural Sports meet at NTPC, Dadri. In the sixth to eighth class category, Pinki Rani (Phoolpur) clinched the first position in 100m while Kaita got the second place. In the 400m race, Rajendra Singh (Bisara) emerged the winner while in the 800m Sujoy Kumar (Chauna village) finished first.

Rajat advances
Rajat Taneja, who defeated Geet Sethi in the pool tournament last year, entered the third round of Pepsi Vertex Delhi Open eighth ball pool tournament. Manoj Tyagi, Amit Kapoor, Sharad Batra, Vijit and Sandeep Batala also entered the third round. Former Delhi champion Feroz Khan reached the second round. The other participants includes Dharmender Lily, Manan Chandra, Subhash Sood, Rishab Thukral, Varun Taneja, Anuj Uppal and Sidharth Anand.

Anil hits 117
A stroke-filled 117 by Anil Rana and an unbeaten 85 by Harvinder Singh powered Delhi Police to score a 224-run victory over Phool Chand Sharma Academy in the second Hari Singh Tyagi TYCA league at Police Lines ground.Anil Rana, Harvinder Singh and Rajesh Tyagi were the battig heroes for the winners. Pankaj Jain (24) was the top scorer for the losers.

In another match, Rajender Sharma’s (4 for 13) excellent bowling enabled South West Police overwhelm Seven Star by seven wickets at Mohan Meakin ground.

Brief scores: Delhi Police: 347 for 5 (Anil Rana 117, Harvinder Singh 85 not out, Rajesh Tyagi 59 not out, PC Sharma 2 for 52, Pranav Gauri 2 for 72) bt PCSCA: 123 (Pankaj Jain 24, Sune Singh 3 for 12, Rajesh Tyagi 3 for 26, Satihs Sharma 2 for 7). SW Police: 92 for 3 (Balbir Singh 48, Pankaj Sharma 33 not out, Ram Gopal 2 for 20) bt Seven Star: 91 (Yougender Kumar 25, Rajender Shrma 4 for 13, Sarwan Sharma 2 for 14, Sunil Kumar 2 for 15).

Nirulas win
Fine display by Sudhir (61) and Raj Kumar (42) helped Nirulas outplay Connaught Hotel by eight wickets to enter the semi-final of the Coca-Cola inter-hotel tournament at Siri Fort sports complex.

Raj Kumar (3 for 32) and Nitin Malhotra (3 for 22) were the wikcet-takers for the Nirulas while Albert was the top scorer for the losers.

Brief scores: Nirulas: 136 for 2 (Sudhir 61, Raj Kumar 42) bt Connaught Hotel: 135 (Albert 37, Mohd Shoeb 26, Raj Kumar 3 for 32, Nitin Malhotra 3 for 22).

Malti excels
All-round performance by Malti (5 for 39 and 38 not out) and a useful 40 by Bharti enabled Gargi College overcome Maitreyi College in the first Maitreyi invitation women’s tournament for MS Trophy at Maitreyi College ground. Jaya Sharma’s unbeaten 75 went in vain for the losers.

Brief scores: Gargi College: 176 for 4 (Bharti 40, Malti 38 not out, Promila 2 for 33) bt Maitreyi College: 164 (Jaya Sharma 75 not out, Malti 5 for 39, Haseena 2 for 40).