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Indian Airlines annex Om Nath Sood Cricket title
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New Delhi, April 30
Devastating bowling displays by medium-pacers, India discard Doda Ganesh (3 for 22) and Jammu and Kashmir bowler Abdul Qayoom (3 for 22), guided Indian Airlines to a facile seven-wicket victory against Lal Bahadur Shastri Club and annex the 12th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament for the HRS Trophy at the Khalsa College ground.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Club won the toss and elected to bat. But Doda Ganesh struck terror from the word go, claiming the top three wickets, as Shastri struggled at 3 for 29.

And then Abdul Qayoom took over, removing the next three important middle order wickets, as Shastri tottered at 6 for 42. Ishan Gandha and Nikhil Chopra polished off the tail with Shastri tumbling all out for a paltry 70 in 21.4 overs.

Though Indian Airlines started their reply on a shocking note, when Arun Kumar was dismissed by Joginder for nought, and the next two wickets, that of Ravneet Ricky and Shafiq Khan, also fell cheaply, an unbeaten knock of 31 by Ishan

Ganda and 13 not out by R R Paria were sufficient for them to reach the victory target in just 16 overs. Abdul Qayoom was declared the Pepsi Man of the Final while Test discards Nikhil Chopra and Doda Ganesh were adjudged the Man of the Series and Best Bowler respectively. Rajan Gupta of Shastri Club won the Best Batsman award.

Mayank Sood and Jatin were adjudged as the Most Promising players.

DDCA vice-president Suresh Chopra gave away the winners’ trophy. Marketing manager of HRS S Harjeet Singh, DDCA vice-president Anil Jain and chairman of the DDCA Tournament Committee Sunil Khanna gave away the other prizes.

Score: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club: 70 all out in 21.4 overs (Dalip T T 7, Gautam Ghambir 2, Himanshu Mehta 9, Rajan Gupta 6, Sandeep Yadav 3, Kailash Rawat 10, Sumit Rana 18, Doda Ganesh 3 for 22 off 7 overs, Abdul Qayoom 3 for 22 off 7 overs, Ishan Gandha 2 for 11 off 3 overs with one maiden, Nikhil Chopra 2 for 11 off 3.4 overs).

Indian Airlines: 71 for 3 in 16 overs (Ravneet Ricky 14, Shafiq Khan 7, Ishan Ganda 31 n o, 39b, 7x4, R R Paria 13 n o, 20b, 3x4, Joginder Sharma 1 for 15, Sumit Rana 1 for 8, Amit Mishra 1 for 21).

Ansal beat Call Net India: Ansal Housing and Construction Ltd beat Call Net India Pvt. Ltd by 75 runs in the opening match of the Inter-Call Centre Cricket Tournament played at the Gyan Bharti School ground, Saket.

Scores: Ansal Housing and Construction Ltd: 175 for 7 in 25 overs (Dr S Prakash 43, Tara 45, Brijesh Oberoi 32, Thapa 2 for 30). Call Net India: 100 (Ravi Yadav 19, Preyank 13, Ajay Pandit 5 for 16). Ajay Pandit of Ansals was declared the man of the match.

Rajan hits ton, Shastri tie with Inborn
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New Delhi, April 30
Rajan Gupta scored a scintillating unbeaten 120 as Lal Bahadur Shastri Club tied with Inborn Cricketers in an A-I Division match of the DDCA League at the Palam I ground.

Lal Bahadur Shastri Club, batting first, made 232 for 8 in 40 overs while Inborn Cricketers replied with exactly the same score, for the loss of the same number of wickets.

Uniformly good batting by Ratan Rawat, Rahul Ahuja and Sonu Vaid was responsible for Inborn managing to tie the match.

Scores: Lal Bahadur Shastri Club: 232 for 8 in 40 overs (Rajan Gupta 120 n o, Amit Mishra 28, Sonu Vaid 2 for 48).

Inborn Cricketers: 232 for 8 in 40 overs (Ratan Rawat 54, Rahul Ahuja 50, Sonu Vaid 47, Ashu Pandit 3 for 35, Amit Mishra 2 for 38).

Youngsters Club beat Indian Air Force (IAF) by four runs in a Super A Division match at Palam II ground.

Scores: Youngsters Club: 198 for 7 in 40 overs (Jitender Gulia 75, Ansul Lamba 51, Pankaj Kumar 3 for 33). Air Force: 194 all out in 39.2 overs (Imran Khan 48, Sudhir Kumar 39, Sanjeev Sharma 4 for 43, Jitender Solanki 3 for 39).

Gyan Prakash tourney: A fine unbeaten knock of 84 by 14-year-old Virat Kohli and deadly bowling of 4 for 14 by Sandeep Chandhok helped West Delhi Cricket Academy (WDCA) beat S B Youth by five wickets in the first Gyan Prakash Memorial Under-17 Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakin ground.

Virat Kohli was declared the man of the match. The award was presented by former UP Ranji Trophy player Anil Mathur.

Scores: WDCA: 177 for 5 in 40 overs (Virat Kohli 84 n o, Ansul Garg 39, Ramesh Kataria 3 for 15). S B Youth: 172 all out in 39.5 overs (Ramesh Kataria 35, Ashutosh Kumar 30, Sandeep Chandhok 4 for 14, Shalaj Sondhi 3 for 19).

Ashish Sharma slams century as TYCA lift title
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New Delhi, April 30
A rapidfire century knock of 102 by Ashish Sharma helped Trans-Yamuna Cricket Association (TYCA) beat A R Gymkhana by 36 runs to lift the 25th All-India Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Cricket Tournament.

Batting first, TYCA amassed 279 for 8 in 35 overs, thanks to the brilliant century of Ashish Sharma, and handsome contributions by Maninder Singh (48) and Kapil Mehta (29).

In reply, A R Gymkhana, despite a fine knock of 78 by Manoj Singh, folded up for 243 in 34.1 as they were unable to tackle the devastating bowling of Aman Randev, who scalped four for 47.

TYCA received a cash prize of Rs 15,000 and the Raj Kumar Kholi Trophy. Runners-up A R Gymkhana were awarded a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and the Vivek Aggarwal Running Trophy.

Udit Sharma of A R Gymkhana was adjudged the best batsman while the best bowler award was given to Sanjeev Tomar, also of A R Gymkhana. Ashish Sharma of TYCA got the best all-rounder of the tournament award, and received a cash award of Rs 1500. Former Youth Congress of India president Maninder Singh Bitta gave away the prizes. Scores: TYCA: 279 for 8 in 35 overs (Ashish Sharma 102, Maninder Singh 48, Kapil Mehta 29, Sanjeev Tomar 3 for 39). A R Gymkhana: 243 for 10 in 34.1 overs (Manoj Singh 78, Udit Sharma 50, Sahil Chowdhry 36, Aman Randev 4 for 47).

New Holland win Corporate Cup
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New Delhi, April 30
Adil cracked an unbeaten, stroke-filled 79 to star in New Holland’s crushing eight-wicket victory against Fox Mandal XI in the final of the Corporate Cup Cricket Tournament, played at the Jamia Milia University ground. Adil was named the man of the match for his match-winning knock, which contained two sixes and ten fours.

Fox Mandal XI won the toss and opted to bat, but crashed to 160 all out in 29.5 overs with S Y Siddiqui producing a devastating spell of 4 for 10. New Holland raced to victory with Adil and Vijay Mishra knocking up the required runs. New Holland made 161 for two off 24.1 overs to seal a facile victory.

Scores: Fox Mondal XI: 160 all out in 29.5 overs (Pranshu 45, 5x4; Raj 28, Rahul 21, S Y Siddiqui 4 for 10, Adil 1/28).

New Holland: 161 for 2 in 24.1 overs (Adil 79 n o, 2x6, 10x4; Vijay Mishra 31, 5x4; Kuldeep 1 for 27, Som Mandal 1 for 25).

Tirath Ram Badminton

New Delhi
The 13th Pt. Tirath Ram Memorial Badminton Tournament will be held under the aegis of the Delhi Badminton Association from May 12 to 16 at the New Era Public School, Maya Puri.