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Karun dominates in British Formula race
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New Delhi, May 5
Karun Chandhok dominated the scholarship class of the British Formula 3 Championship at the Croft circuit in Yorkshire, except for the final 100 metres of the second race. He qualified for both the races at the pole position, and won the first race, registering his second win of the F3 season.

Nineteen-year-old Karun’s weekend started off well when he was second during the Friday test session held in incredibly wet conditions. Chandhok, who has struggled in the past in the wet conditions, was in confident form, and looking forward to the rest of the weekend.

The next day, he was able to convert that confidence into a breath-taking performance in qualifying when he recorded his first Formula 3 pole position in the morning and followed it up with his second one later in the afternoon.

SAIL cruise into Shera Pandit semis
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New Delhi, May 5
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) trounced Delhi Administration by 45 runs to enter the semi-final of the 12th Shera Pandit Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakins ground, Ghaziabad. Saurabh Shukla, who produced a match-winning all-round performance (55 and 3 for 29), was declared the man of the match.

SAIL, who won the toss and elected to bat, scored 230 for 7 in the stipulated 40 overs, thanks to the spitfire half century knock of Saurabh Shukla. Saurabh, who then shone with the ball, was adjudged the man of the match.

In reply, Delhi Administration folded up for 185 in 36.5 overs with Saurabh Shukla and Sushil Kumar claiming three wickets each.

Scores: SAIL: 230 for 7 in 40 overs (Saurabh Shukla 55, A Jai Prakash 45, Vivek Razdan 39, Chetan Sharma 36, Manu Kumar 32 n o, Manuj Pal 3 for 28, Anand Singh 3 for 51).

Delhi Administration: 185 all out in 36.5 overs (Ombeer Thakran 48, Narender Malik 33, Saurabh Shukla 3 for 29, Sushil Kumar 3 for 45).

Youngsters whipped Delhi Police by 88 runs, also to enter the semi-final. An all-round performance by Jitender Solanki (66 and 3 for 29) and deadly bowling by Mrinal Saini (4 for 28) were the highlights of Youngsters’ triumph. Jitender was adjudged the man of the match.

Scores: Youngsters: 198 for 9 in 40 overs (Jitender Solanki 66, Naresh Kumar 32, Sanjay Verma 3 for 33, Premveer Nagar 2 for 32).

Delhi Police: 110 all out in 29.2 overs (Rajesh Sharma 30, Mrinal Saini 4 for 28, Jitender Solanki 3 for 29).

Young Friends edge past Goswami Club
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New Delhi, May 5
Young Friends Club scored a thrilling four-run victory against hosts Goswami Ganesh Dutt Cricket Club in the Goswami Ganesh Dutt Cricket Tournament at the Khalsa College ground on Monday.

Young Friends won the toss and opted to field. Goswami Club, after the early exit of Jitender for nought, fought back through Amit Sharma and Agnesh Surya who put on 57 runs for the second wicket. But their middle order batting caved in tamely, failing to tackle the wily spin bowling attack of Akash Mehra to be bundled out for 184 in 39.5 overs.

Akash Mehra, who claimed six wickets for 40 runs in 6.5 overs, was named the man of the match.

In reply, Young Friends got off to a blazing start, but could not pace up their scoring, despite having enough wickets at hand, to eventually record a nail-biting victory.

Young Friends made 187 for 6 and Goswami Ganesh Dutt Club scored 184 all out.

Scores: Goswami Ganesh Dutt Club: 184 all out (Amit Sharma 23, 3x4; Agnesh Surya 22, 3x4; Rohit Jagota 13, Amba Parshad 53, 4x4, 1x6, 58b, Kamal 12, Vikas Katyal 19, 2x4, 16b; Raju Sharma 2 for 25, B Khurana 1 for 18, Rakshit Pant 1 for 25, Akash Mehra 6 for 40).

Young Friends: 187 for 6 (Hargobind Singh 36, 5x4, 38b; Rattan Rawat 53,3x4, 1x6, 75b; Bharat Khurana 34, 1x4, 43b; Raju Sharma 25 n o, 2x4, 33b; Sandeep Malhotra 12, 1x4, 10b; Sameer Jhulka 1 for 25, Mahender Gupta 1 for 24, Amit Sharma 2 for 32).

Orient Craft lift Phadkar trophy
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New Delhi, May 5
Orient Craft were presented the DG Phadkar Memorial Cricket Tournament Trophy by Union Minister of State for Commerce Rajiv Pratap Rudi at a function held in the Capital. The function was attended by Indian women’s cricket team captain Anjum Chopra, director of Teri Dr R K Pachauri and chairman of the Indian Oil Corporation M S Ramachandran.

NIIT were the runners up. Manoj was adjudged the best bowler and P V Jayaprasad of Teri got the best batsman award. Rajesh Gupta, Kapil Gupta and Manoj were presented the best wicket-keeper, best fielder and man of the series awards.

HDFC won the Teri Cup with GAIL securing the runners-up position. Dr R K Pachauri of Teri was adjudged the best bowler while Mahesh Chand got the best batsman award.

Satish Kumar, Vinay Kumar and Sant Ram were presented the best wicket-keeper, best fielder and man of the series awards. In the Teri Summer Cup, Teri and Business Standard shared the title.

Amit Sharma hits century for ONGC
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New Delhi, May 5
A brilliant century by Amit Sharma (133, 13x4, 4x6), and all-round display by Sunil Joshi (48 n o and 2 for 27) and deadly bowling by Rajeev Rathore (3 for 7) helped Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) crush Dental Hydraulics by 102 runs and entered the semi-final of the fourth Millennium Cup Inter-Institutional Cricket Tournament at the Palam ground.

Scores: ONGC: 252 for 8 in 40 overs (Amit Sharma 133, Sunil Joshi 48 n o, Ajay Ratra 39, Tejender Mann 3 for 37, Eliyas 3 for 51).

Dental Hydraulics: 150 all out in 30.5 overs (Rajkumar 37, Tejender Mann 19, Sunil Joshi 2 for 27, Rahul Shangve 2 for 22, Rajeev Rathore 3 for 7, Gagan Khoda 2 for 26).

Raghubir Singh Cricket

The 27th Lala Raghubir Singh Hot Weather Cricket Tournament will be held from May 22 to June 4 at the Modern School ground, Barakhamba Road.

Top teams of the Capital, including defending champions Chand Khanna and runners-up Indian Airlines, will take part in the tournament.

Gold Star beat Harry

An all-round display by Vikram Rai Mahajan (50 n o and 3 for 37) enabled Goldstar beat Harry Cricket Academy by seven wickets to enter the semi-final of the Senior Namdhari Cup Cricket Tournament. Harry Cricket Academy scored 157 for 7 in 25 overs.

Scores: Harry Cricket Academy: 157 for 7 in 25 overs (Parminder 36, Ajay 37, Vikram Mahajan 3 for 37, Gurpreet Singh 2 for 22, Ramit Gill 2 for 9).

Gold Star: 158 for 3 in 22.5 overs (Vikram Mahajan 50 n o, Saurav Tewari 42 n o, Dinath Kaushik 40).

FCI rush past Dena Bank, enter final
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New Delhi, May 5
Food Corporation of India (FCI) indulged in lusty hitting to pip Dena Bank by 87 runs and entered the final of the DDCA Super A Division League Knockout Cricket Tournament at the Jamia Milia ground.

Scores: FCI (first innings): 274 for 5 in 60 overs (Damanjeet Singh 96, Naveen Negi 70, Pankaj Thakur 44, Rajender Bisth 40, Vikas Vij 2 for 58). Second innings: 239 for 7 in 30 overs (Rajender Bisth 133, Naveen Negi 51, Kartar Nath 3 for 33, Vakas Vij 2 for 30).

Dena Bank (first innings): 318 all out in 59.1 overs (Sanjay Sharma 113, Joginder Singh 39, Aditya Jain 77, Saurabh Virmani 4 for 62). Second innings: Aditya Jain 42, Pankaj Thakur 4 for 15, Yogesh Sachdeva 3 for 30).

Summer League Cricket

The first Summer League Cricket Tournament, organised by the Cambridge Foundation School, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi will be held from May 19 at the Cambridge School ground.

Entries close on May 15 with organising secretary Venugopal (Ph: 9891149824) and Kamal Juneja (Ph: 9818059273). Entry forms are available at the school premises daily from 8 am to 2.30 pm.

Pankaj, Rajeev and Sunil star for Hari Bhumi

New Delhi, May 5
An attractive 84 not out by Pankaj Joshi, a dashing half century by Rajeev Uniyal and a deadly bowling of 3 for 38 by Sunil Joshi powered Hari Bhumi Club to a thrilling 12-run victory against Air Sahara and entered the semi-final of the fourth BDM Cup Cricket Tournament at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Ghaziabad. Pankaj Joshi was named the man of the match.

Scores: Northern Railway Headquarters: 192 all out in 40 overs (Gurmeet Singh 95, Tara Chand 22 n o, Udit Sharma 3 for 29, Naresh Jain 3 for 25). Sonnet Club: 193 for 7 in 38.2 overs (Udit Sharma 53, Saket Bhatia 35, Deepak Sharma 42 n o, Jaswinder Singh 3 for 25, Abhicas Chopra 2 for 33). OSR