Short Corner — Delhi

Fine display by Nachiketa
Man-of-the-match Nachiketa’s fine spell of 4 for 32 helped Crifit triumph over Shanti Academy by two wickets in the inaugural match of the second Rajesh Peter Memorial tournament for juniors at Shanti Sports Club. Praveen’s unbeaten 52 and Dhanraj’s spell of 4 for 55 went in vain.

Brief scores: Shanti Academy: 146 (Praveen 52 not out, Subhiksh 25, Nachiketa 4 for 32, Rahul 2 for 50, Kapil 2 for 190 lost to Crifit: 148 for 8 (Sidarth 24, Rahul 22, Dhanraj 4 for 55, Subhiksh 3 for 19).

Aman Bansal excels
All-round performance by Aman Bansal (43 and 2 for 26) and Ravi Shanker Goel’s unbeaten 47 helped Vaish Public School (Rohtak) triumph over Gold Star Academy by four wickets in the second Namdhari Sub Ganda Singh (under-16) tournament at Ramjas sports complex.

Brief scores: Gold Star: 158 for 5 (Sharat Nayyar 66, Gaurav Mathur 47, Aman Bansal 2 for 26) lost to VPS (Rohtak): 159 for 6 (Aman Bansal 43, Ravi Shankar 47 not out, Ajay Dagar 30, Suyash 2 for 36).

Maiden title for N. Railways
Northern Railway, helped by skipper Chanderkanta’s 96, defeated Eastern Railways by 31 runs to claim the maiden title in the Inter-Railways women’s cricket tournament.

Brief scores: Northern Railways (189: Chanderkanta 96, Richa Dubey 29, Babusha 3 for 28, Kabita Roy 3 for 13) bt Eastern Railways (158 for 5: Seema Singh 35 not out, Seema Desai 37 not out, Purnima Chaudhary 26, Umesh Chaudhary 2 for 9, Preeti Dudhey 2 for 37).

Arunachal Bhawan win
Arunachal Bhawan won the Inter-State Bhawan Cricket Tournament defeating Orissa Bhawan by 40 runs in the final at Central Civil Services Sports Complex here. Arunachal Bhawan, put in to bat, were all out for 186 in 32.2 overs. Idris Ahmed scored 77 runs. Later, Ahmed claimed three wickets as Orissa were bowled out for 146 runs.