Resounding win for Rajhans

MUMBAI, JAN 20: Fine bowling by off-spinner Taha Khairullah helped Rajhans Vidyalaya score a thumping 115-run win over St Mary's ISC in t...

MUMBAI, JAN 20: Fine bowling by off-spinner Taha Khairullah helped Rajhans Vidyalaya score a thumping 115-run win over St Mary’s ISC in the quarter-finals of the MSSA-Colgate Inter-Schools Giles Shield Cricket Tournament at Shivaji Park today.

Set a target of 170, St Mary’s were bundled out for 54. Khairullah was the wrecker-in-chief scalping six wickets for 13 runs in 10 overs. He was well supported by medium pacer Gaurav Bhatt who finished with figures of three for 18.

In other matches Shardashram (Marathi medium) scored a six-run victory over last year’s runners up Balmohan Vidyamandir. Half centuries by south paw Dinar Gaokar (68) and Krunal Nar (65) and their 165-run stand for the fifth wicket helped Shardashram amass 234 for nine in the stipulated 75 overs.

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Left-arm spinner Santosh Agrahari’s six-wicket haul for Springfield went in vain as they lost to Shardashram (English) by two wickets.

Brief Scores

Rajhans Vidyalaya 169 (Nikhil Bhatt 30; Varun Dattani 3-34, Gaurang Jhunjhunwala4-19) bt St Mary’s ISC 54 (Gaurav Bhatt 3-18, Taha Khairullah 6-13); Shardashram Marathi 234-9 (Dinar Gaokar 68, Krunal Nar 65; Nikhil Chavan 4-45) bt Balmohan Vidyamandir 228 (Sanket Bhaya 71; Dinar Gaokar 5-50); Springfield 143 (Pankaj Ojha 51; Sunil Waghela 5-45) lost to Shardashram English 144-8 (Girish Vaswani 31; Santosh Agrahari 6-50).

Goans hold CR

Goan Sports held Central Railway to a goalless draw in the second Veterans football league, conducted by the Goan Sports Association, at the Cross maidan, today.

Central were without regulars Francis Fernandes, Adip Kenkre and ‘keeper Assumption Varela. But they still put up a good show. Goans played well, too, but their forwards muffed at the finish.

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Central could have snatched victory. They had a fine chance in the dying minute, but Canute D’Silva headed wide following a cross from the right by Joseph Monteiro.

With this draw, both Goans and Central qualified for the semi-finals.

In the other match,Mahindras drubbed Reserve Bank 4-0. Diago D’Souza (2), Noel Pinto and Victor D’Silva scored.

In yet another tie, Bombay Customs and Mumbai Port Trust were concerned in a goalless draw.

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In the semis on Friday, Tatas take on Goans and Central run into Century Rayon.

Khambe dazzles

A fine all-round performance by Hitesh Khambe helped Space Travels to score a 103-run win over BEST, in the semi-finals of the Indian Airlines Invitational cricket tournament at the IA ground, Kalina, today. Khambe scored 41 and then claimed 4-16 in 5.5 overs.

Space Travels now await the winner of the Indian Airlines-Pepsi semi-final tie.

Brief Scores

Space Travels 212-8 in 30 overs (Hitesh Khambe 41, Dilip Agarwal 38, Mrugnan Desai 30) bt BEST 109 all out in 21.5 overs (Vinod Korgaonkar 36; Hitesh Khambe 4-16).

Jayashwal extended

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Awish Jayashwal (Sydenham) beat Carl Rokdawalla (Fr Rodrigues) 15-11, 14-15, 13-15, 15-7, 15-7 in the semi-finals of the Inter-Collegiate squash tournament atthe CCI, today.

In the other semi-final, Saket Wali (N M Com) defeated Amitpal Kohli (Mithibai) 15-13, 15-4, 3-15, 15-11.

Team (semis): St Xavier’s bt MMK 2-0; Sydenham bt Mithibai 2-1.