
Gaurav, Ayush shine for Bristol
Bristol CC rode on unbeaten centuries by Ayush Sharma 108 no and Gaurav Sharma 105 no to thrash DCC Club Punjab by 40 runs in the Jai mahalaxmi Cricket Tournament in Sonipat today.
Electing to bat, Bristol CC logged a massive 328 for thee in 45 overs thanks to the weighty contributions from Ayush and Gaurav.
In reply, DCC Club fell short as Ankush grabbed four for 39 and man of the match Gaurav Sharma completed a fine all-round show by grabbing two for 37. Yuvraj Singh 75 and Mahesh 68 were the main contributors for DCC.
Brief Scores: Bristol CC 328 for three in 45 overs A Sharma 108 no, G Sharma 105 no, Ravinder three for 27 beat DCC Club 288 for eight in 45 overs Y Singh 75, Mahesh 68, Ankush four for 39.
Sabharwal XI in semis
Sabharwal XI entered the semi-finals of the II PS Sabharwal Memorial Challenge Cup Cricket Tournament beating VGCC by 23 runs here today. In another quarter-final, Stallions CC beat Pinch Hitter CC by 77 runs to make the last four stage.
Brief Scores: Sabharwal XI 184 for nine in 25 overs A Malhotra 59, Sachin 43 not out, Debashish 43, Shunty four for 27 beat Vishnu Garden CC 161 in 24.3 overs Maan Singh 57, Manoj Shirdi three for 14.
Stallions CC 255 for five in 25 overs Manu 65 no, Mohit Sunej 53, Nitin 40 not out beat Pinch Hitter 178 all out in 23.4 overs Sanjay Mahajan 53.
Yadav Academy win
A five-wicket haul by Ajit Chandala helped Vijay Yadav Academy Faridabad down Northern Railway under-15 by 20 runs here today. Batting first, the academy boys scored 180 for six in 30 overs thanks to a fine 67 by Anurag Singh. In reply, Northern Railway fell short at 160 for nine in 30 overs.
Brief Scores: Vijay Yadav Academy 180 for six in 30 overs Anurag Singh 67, Dinesh rai three for 25 beat N Rly 160 for 9 in 30 overs Ayush Mohan 56, Ajit Chandala 5 for 35.
Points Shared
Creative Travels and Swagatham XI shared a point each after their Heritage India one-day cricket series match was washed out.
Title for Karnataka
Karnataka men and Maharashtra women lifted the 11th Open National Kho-Kho titles.In the men8217;s final, Karnataka edged past Maharashtra 18-16 after leading 9-8 at the break. In women8217;s, Maharashtra struggled to overcome a stiff challenge from spirited Karnataka side before prevailing 12-11.