Short Corner 8212; Delhi

Madras in quarters
Fine knocks by Deep Dass Gupta 63 and Rehman 61 helped Chand Khanna overwhelm Darling by 43 runs and reach the quarter-finals of the DDCA Hot Weather tournament at the Kotla. Tony Singh 3 for 26 and Subhash Chaudhary 3 for 26 were the successful bowlers for the winners. In another pre-quarter-final match, Madras Club crushed Delhi Colts by 102 runs at Palam-B ground. Harender Chaudhary 4 for 9 was the most successful bowler for Madras while Viney Singh8217;s fine spell 4 for 36 went in vain for the losers.
Brief scores: Chand Khanna: 223 for 8 Deep Dass Gupta 63, Rehman 61, Subhash Chaudhary 22, Vicky Dhir 2 for 30, Raj Kapoor 2 for 30 bt Darling: 180 Vicky Dhir 56, Anil Chaudhary 31, M Bisla 31, Tony Singh 3 for 26, S Chaudhary 3 for 26. Madras: 220 for 9 Onkar Singh 35, Dhan Raj 33, Satish Salwan 27 not out, NS Negi 26, Rajender Bist 23, Viney Singh 4 for 36, Anil Batra 2 for 27, Herry 2 for 47 bt Delhi Colts: 98 Viney Singh 35, Harender Chaudahry 4 for 9, Sonu Sharma 2 for 1.

Adil Sheikh excels
An unbeaten 52 by Adil Sheikh and John Anthony8217;s 50 helped Collage Group thrash TN Colts by 65 runs in the fifth Shanti Challenge Cup at Shanti Sports ground Vasant Kunj. Sanjay Saini 2 for 2 and Mahesh Bhati 2 for 40 were the main wicket-takers.
Brief scores: Collage Group: 266 for 9 Adil Sheikh 52 not out, Rakesh Singh 43, Anil Sinha 43, John Anthony 50, Girish 2 for 29, Sachin 2 for 41, Vinod Sehgal 2 for 55 bt TN Colts: 201 Surender Sharma 44, Mahesh 34, Sachin 29, Sanjay Gill 2 for 42, Sanjay Saini 2 for 2, Mahesh Bhati 2 for 40.