HSCA lifts Nehru cricket title

Fine bowling performance by Robin Chaudhary (4/46) and good knock by Amit Gupta (72) enabled Hari Singh Cricket Academy (HSCA) to beat Malik Sports by 41 runs in the final to lift the title of 31st All India Jawahar Lal Nehru memorial cricket tournament for Raj Kumar Kohli running trophy played at the Nehru Youth center ground here on Sunday.

Robin Chaudhary was named Puma man of the match for his fine bowling show while Praveen Gupta received man of the tournament for his consistent performance. Sanjeev Tomar, Parvinder Singh and Harshit Dhingra were declared as best batsman, best bowler and best Wicket keeper of the tournament respectively.

Brief Scores: HSCA: 259 in 33.4 overs: (Amit Gupta 72, Rameez Niyamat 52, Karan Chaudhary 30, Praveen Gupta 30, Waquar Ahmed 5 for 28, Rajeev Uniyal 2/20)

Malik Sports: 218 in 31.1overs: (Joginder Singh 55, Mohsin 46, Robin Chaudhary 4/46, Kuldeep Rawat 2/39, Amit Chaudhary 2/36, Praveen Gupta 2/46.)

Sonnet CC in Om Nath Sood quarters

A fluent 81 by Rahul Diwan including a three-wicket haul by Vikas Singh Hathwala and Manan Sharma powered Sonnet Club to clinch a 67-run victory over Ravindra Academy to move into the quarterfinals of the 18th All-India Om Nath Sood memorial cricket tournament played at the Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce ground, Pitampura, here on Sunday.

Brief Scores: Sonnet CC: 200 in 38.1 overs (Rahul Diwan 81) beat Ravindra Academy: 133 in 33.3 overs (Raman Sachdeva 40).