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Chand Khanna in final
Man-of-the-match Rajat Bhatia8217;s all-round display 44 and 2 for 29 helped holders Chand Khanna thrash DS Group by 50 runs in the first semi-final of the Lala Raghubir Singh tournament at Modern School BK Road ground here today. After being put in by DS Group Chand Khanna made 179 in allotted 40 overs. Rajat Bhatia topscored 44 with the help of four boundaries. Abbas Ali 23 and D Bundella 29 were the other main scorers. Rakesh Bhatia captured three wickets conceding 38 runs. In reply, DS Group were bundled out for a paltry 129 in just 33 overs. Devender Singh scored unbeaten 60 while Ashish Sharma made 33. Besides Bhatia, left arm spinner Tony Singh also captured three wickets.
Brief scores: Chand Khanna: 179 Rajat Bhatia 44, Abbas Ali 23, D Bundella 29, Devender Singh 2 for 18, Rakesh Bhatia 3 for 38, Avinash Kumar 3 for 26 bt DS Group: 129 Ashish Sharma 33, Devender Singh 60 not out, Rajat Bhatia 2 for 29, Tony Singh 3 for 36, Sunil Joshi 2 for 5.

Inborn enter semis
A fine all-round display by Sonu Vaid 4 for 26 and 29 and breezy 58 by Vishal Razdan powered Inborn Cricket Club to a 51-run victory over Sonnet and reach the semi-final of the third all India Moonways JD Textile under-19 tournament for BDM trophy at Yamuna Sports complex. Put into bat, Inborn scored 194 for 9 in stipulated 30 overs. Vishal Razdan, Sonu Vaid and Anugrah Mishra were the main contributors for the winners. Jatin Khanna 2 for 35 and Vikas Chaudhary 2 for 26 were the wicket-takers for Sonnet. In reply, Sonnet Club were bundled out for 143 in 24.5 overs. Jaideep Gill 29 was the top scorer. Sonu Vaid got four wickets while Arun Khurana, Maninder Singh and Anugrah Mishra claimed two wickets each for Inborn.
Brief scores: Inborn: 194 for 9 Vishal Razdan 58, Anugrah Mishra 24 not out, Sonu Vaid 29, Shailender Singh 23, Jatin Khanna 2 for 35, Vikas Chaudhary 2 for 26 bt Sonnet: 143 Jaideep Gill 29, Suhail Sharma 23, Karun Jethi 23, Sonu Vaid 4 for 26, Arun Khurana 2 for 27, Maninder Singh 2 for 24, Anugrah Mishra 2 for 25.

Atul Brown hits ton
A quickfire 107 off 53 balls by Atul Brown and Prateek8217;s useful 52 helped Pusa Youngsters crush JDCA by 167 runs in the semi-final of the first Kesavan Memorial tournament at NPL Colony cricket ground.

Batting first, Pusa Youngsters scored 293 in 29 voers. Atul Brown and Prateek scored very fast. In reply, JDCA were dismissed for 126 in 16 overs. Prabjeet 44 was the top scorer. NS Negi captured five wickets giving away 29 runs for Pusa Youngsters. Pusa Youngsters will take on RR Gymkhana in the final on Saturday.
Brief scores: Pusa Youngsters: 293 Atul Brown 107, Prateek 52, Rahul Rathi 4 for 37, Surinder Dyma 3 for 40 bt JDCA: 126 Prabjeet 44, Deepak Bhatnagar 21, NS Negi 5 for 29.

Anil Batra shines
A fine spell of bowling by Anil Batra 5 for 22 enabled Winners Club prevail over Playwell Club by four runs in the semi-final of the first Choudhary Om Prakash memorial tournament at Government School, Gautam Nagar. Sarabjeet Singh 53 was the top scorer for the winners while Ashwani Kapoor8217;s 67 went in vain for the losers.
Brief scores: Winners Club: 147 Sarabjeet Singh 53, Neelav 27, Rajeev 3 for 32, Manoj 3 for 39, Anurag 2 for 27 bt Playwell Club: 143 Ashwani Kapoor 67, Sant Ram 32, Anil Batra 5 for 22, Duleep 3 for 38.

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