ONGC enter Hari Ram Cricket last four
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New Delhi, June 16
A fine all-round performance by Delhi Ranji Trophy player Mithun Minhas (49 n o and 3 for 28) and a swashbuckling knock of 61 by Radhey Shyam Gupta enabled

Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) defeat Youngsters Club by 60 runs and enter the semi-final of the sixth edition of the Lala Hari Ram Aggarwal Memorial Day-Night Cricket Tournament, sponsored by Padam Cables, at the Karnail Singh Stadium in the Capital.

ONGC captain Rizwan Shamsahd won the toss and opted to bat. An opening wicket 61-run partnership between Radhey Shyam Gupta and international Gagan Khoda helped ONGC get off to a good start. Their position was consolidated by a 54-run second-wicket partnership between Radhey Shyam and Rizwan Shamshad.

Radhey Shyam scored 61 runs off 57 balls with five fours and two sixes. Mithun Minhas fired a crackling 49 runs off 21 balls with four boundaries and three sixes.

For Youngsters, Kapil Mehta and Sonu Vaid took two wickets each. ONGC made 221 for 8 in the stipulated 28 overs. Youngsters were bundled out for 161 in 22.1 overs.

Southpaw Tarun Gupta top-scored with 69 off 62 balls with seven fours and four sixes. They defied the fine bowling performances of ONGC.

Off-spinner Mithun Minhas had a haul of three for 28 while Amit Sharma, Amit Bhandari and Rizwan Shamshad claimed two wickets each.

Mithun Minhas was declared the BDM man of the match. President of the Tournament Committee Ashok Aggarwal presented a Bengal fan to Mithun Minhas. Tarun Gupta won the best batsman award and the best bowler award went to Amit Sharma.

Scores: ONGC: 221 for 8 in 28 overs (Radhey Shyam Gupta 61, Mithun Minhas 49 n o, Sandeep Sharma 32, Kapil Mehta 2 for 53, Sonu Vaid 2 for 23).

Youngsters Club: 161 all out in 22.1 overs (Tarun Gupta 69, Aman Randy 20, Mithun Minhas 3 for 28, Amit Sharma 2 for 22, Rizwan Shamshad 2 for 41).

Monday’s match: Chand Khanna vs Rajdhani Sports.

Sheethal Goutham annexes third title in a row
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New Delhi, June 16
Sheethal Goutham, who is emerging as an “unbeatable”, pocketed her third title in the ITF Women’s Tennis Circuit Tournament when she beat her doubles partner.

Shruti Dhawan 6-4,6-0 in the singles final at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association court in the Capital.

It looked like a cakewalk victory for Sheetal Goutham when she led 5-1 in the first set, but Shruti Dhawan fought back to narrow her rival’s lead, and make it a close affair, before losing the set.

But the supremely confident Sheethal was unfazed by Shruti’s resurgence, and galloped to win the next seven games without much of an ado to canter away with the title. Sheethal had won the singles title in the first two legs at Chandigarh and Muzaffarnagar. Sheetal has so far amassed over a lakh of rupees as prize money from the circuit, but more than the money, what gave her satisfaction was the title. Though she had lifted two Masters titles before, it was for the first time that Sheethal was winning three singles titles in the ITF Circuit in a row.

The tall and powerfully built Shruti Dhawan had no answer to delicately angled volleyes and sliced returns of Sheethal, who showed nerves of steel to remain focussed even when Shruti made a brief resistance.

Manoj helps Faith Academy win
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New Delhi, June 16
Manoj Trehan shone with the bat as well as the ball to help Faith Cricket Academy beat Thyagi Sports Academy by 68 runs in the first S R Malhan Memorial (Under-16) Cricket Tournament at the Tyagi Public School ground.

Batting first, Faith Academy scored 228 for 5 in 35 overs. Madan Arora slammed a stroke-filled 68 while Manoj Trehan scored an unbeaten 46. Manoj Trehan then played tricks with the ball to claim four wickets for 19 runs to help in the dismissal of Tyagi Sports Academy for 160 in 32.4 overs.

Scores: Faith Academy: 228 for 5 in 35 overs (Madan Arora 68, Manoj Trehan 46 n o, Gaurav Bhutan 34, Ishan Kumar 3 for 42).

Tyagi Sports Academy: 160 all out in 32.4 overs (Ashish Kukreja 44, Dinesh Rohilla 22 n o, Manoj Trehan 4 for 19, Anand Sharma 2 for 23).

Delhi Cantt maintain winning spree
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New Delhi, June 16
Delhi Cantonment maintained their winning spree when they scored their third successive victory beating Paschim Heroes 7-2 in the Second Raman Lamba Memorial Five-a-Side Football Tournament for the Ambuja Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital.

Shailender scored two goals for Delhi Cantonment. The other goals for them were scored by Bharat, Devender Verma, Shakeel, Sudipto and Trilok. Kamaljeet Singh scored a brace for Paschim Heroes.

Later, Simla Youngs prevailed over Nivia Football Club 3-2. Nivia’s Muttu put his team ahead while Simla Youngs’ Ravi Kumar equalised (1-1). Manish made it 2- 1 and Amit consolidated the lead for Simla Youngs with a fine goal (3-1). Amit Kumar narrowed the margin for Nivia (2-3).

The Delhi Cantt players too overcharged for the comfort of the their rivals. Once the scoring flood-gate was opened, there was no stopping them.

Yogesh, Rajesh shine for Salwan
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New Delhi, June 16
Rapidfire knocks by Yogesh Kumar (73) and Rajeev Sharma (52) helped Salwan Boys beat DAV School, Shalimar Bagh, by 31 runs in a league match of the second Raman Lamba Memorial Under-15 Cricket Tournament at the Salwan School ground.

Scores: Salwan Boys: 206 for 9 in 40 overs (Yogesh Nagar 73, Rajeev Sharma 52, Naveen Kumar 3 for 5).

DAV, Shalimar Bagh: 175 all out in 32.5 overs (Jaladh Dua 47, Rishi Tomar 31, Tarun Kumar 3 for 36, Ashu Sharma 3 for 30, Nikhil Kumar 2 for 26).