Girish, Aditya guide DDCA XI in SP Trophy quarters

Fine display of spin bowling by left-arm spinner Girish Basoya (5/28) and a resolute unbeaten half-century knock by Delhi Ranji player Aditya Jain (79 n.o.) helped DDCA XI beat Quetta DAV Academy by six wickets to enter the quarterfinals of the 15th Shera Pandit Memorial SP Trophy cricket tournament here on Thursday.

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Brief Scores: Quetta DAV: 155 in 32.1 overs (Rameez Niyamat 74, Girish Basoya five for 28) lost to DDCA XI: 156 for four in 32.3 overs (Aditya Jain 79 n.o.)

RPCA in Nehru cricket quarters

Fine all-round performance by Lovely Tomar who first scored an unbeaten 51 and later picked up three crucial wickets as RPCA defeated St. Mark’s Academy by 28 runs in the pre-quarterfinals of the 31st all-India Jawaharlal Nehru cricket tournament.

Brief Scores: RPCA: 276 in 34.5 overs (Arshad Masih 74, Rajesh Kumar 71, Lovely Tomar 51, Yogesh Rana five for 57) bt St. Mark’s Academy: 248 in 28.1 overs (Shobhit Kaushik 65, Amit Beru 42).

Aakash, Rajender lead FCI in Om Nath Sood pre-quarters

An unbeaten knock of 86 by Aakash Malhotra and fine 59 by Rajender Bisht enabled Food Corporation of India (FCI) to score an eight-wicket win over Raghuvir Willowers and entered the pre-quarterfinals of the 18th All-India Om Nath Sood memorial cricket tournament.

Brief Scores: Raghuvir Willowers: 152 in 36.4 overs lost to FCI: 156 for two in 22.3 overs (Aakash Malhotra 86 n.o., Rajender Bisht 59).