Century by Rajesh Kumar
An aggressive 100 by Rajesh Kumar, the first three-figure knock of the tournament, helped Laxman Public School beat Mira Model School (Janakpuri) by 55 runs to enter the final of Laxman memorial inter-state tournament.
The winners will take on Amity International School (Saket) in the final at Laxman Public School on Friday.
The hosts made 207 in 32.2 overs with Rajesh Kumar hitting nine boundaries in his 100. Mira Model’s off-spinner Vineet claimed seven wickets for 23 runs. In reply, Mira Model were restricted to 152 in 22 overs. Medium pacer Udit
Brief Scores: Laxman Public: 207 (Rajesh Kumar 100, Abhijeet 30, Amit Dhir 25, Vineet 7 for 23). Mira Model: 152 (Akshat Mishra 35, S.Rathi 28, Udit Mehra 4 for 31, Gaurav Dua 2 for 33).
AFS sports meet
Prerana Mamgain (gold medal in 100m and long jump) and Khushboo Arora (gold in 80m and silver in broad jump) were among prominent students to emerge victorious on the first day of The Air Force School, Subroto Park sports day. Robert (1,500m) and Ashish Reddy (600m) were the other gold medal winners.
The meet was inaugrated by Wg Cdr Baldev Singh while Wg Cdr R Malhotra gave away the prizes.
Public sector cricket
The sixth inter-central public sector cricket tournament will be organised by the National Capital Power Station of NTPC at Vidut Nagar and Ghaziabad from December 5 to 9. Leading power sector companies, including NTPC, NEEPC, NHPC, FGCIL, DVC, THDC, BBM, CEA and REC will take part.
Rawat strikes
Deadly spell of bowling by medium pacer Rajender Rawat (4 for 15) and a good knock of 45 by Jitender Solanki helped Youngsters Club beat East Delhi Cricket Academy by eight wickets to earn full eight points in their Hari Singh Tyagi TYCA league at Mohan Meakin Stadium in Mohan Nagar.
Brief Scores: EDCA: 162 all out in 34.5 overs (Anil Rajput 26, Vipin Kaushik 23, Rajender Rawat 4 for 15, Deepak Kapoor 2 for 27).Youngsters: 163 for 2 in 27.2 overs (Jitendra Solanki 45, Pitamber Dutt 35 not out, Naresh Kumar 36, Ram Prakash 2 for 26).
Raina sparkles
Fine all-round performance by former Jammu and Kashmir Ranji player Rajesh Raina (117 not out and 4 for 26) enabled Keshav Puram Club beat Star Cricket Club by 59 runs in the President’s Estate Challenge Cup at PBG ground.
Brief Scores: Keshav Puram: 289 for 6 in 40 overs (Rajesh Raina 117 not out, Ritesh Saxena 52, sachin Verma 41, Vineet Sachdeva 29 not out, Karanvir 3 for 61, Vikas Nigam 2 for 49).
Star Club: 230 in 38.2 overs (Amarjeet Singh 79, Vinod 50, Kunwar Singh 27, Rajesh Raina 4 for 26, Brij Mohan 2 for 6, Sachin Verma 2 for 29).
Sumeet shines
A fine batting by Sumeet Barry (80) helped Young Cricketers beat Pioneer Club by four runs in division B match of DDCA league at Kotla 2.
Usman claimed 2 for 35 and Manish 2 for 14 for Pioneer Club. Young Cricketers bowlers Prabjeet Singh (3 for 31), Vinod Kumar (3 for 43), Vishal (2 for 30), Jatin (2 for 23) contributed for winners.
In another match of division C, Malik Sports prevailed over Shahdara Sports by five wickets at Yamuna Sports complex. Moinuddin (64) was the most successful batsman for the winners while Ajay Kumar (38) was the top scorer for the losers.
Brief Scores: Young Cricketers: 208 (Sumeet Barry 80, Varun Gupta 41, Usman 2 for 35, Manish 2 for 14). Pioner: Sunil Singh Rawat 73, Azad 43, Ashok Lamba 38, Prabjeet Singh 3 for 31, Vinod Kumar 3 for 43, Vishal 2 for 30, Jatin 2 for 23). Malik Sports: 172 for 5 (Moinuddin 64, Shakreen 25 n.o, Ajay Kumar 2 for 31). Shahdara: 168 (Ajay Kumar 38, Mohd Faisal 3 for 19, Mohd Khalid 2 for 39).
Shanti Cup
Fine knocks by Pankaj Sharma (88: 10×4, 1×6), Aditya Gadia (68: 10×4, 1×6) and Anshul Gadia (50: 3×4) and some fine bowling by Sawan Choudhary (5 for 33) helped Shanti Cricket Academy beat West Delhi Cricket Academy by 64 runs to move into the final of the second Shanti Cup tournament for under-18 boys at Shanti Sports Club here today.
Brief Scores: Shanti Academy: 267 for 4 in 40 overs (Pankaj Sharma 88, Aditya Gadia 68, Anshul Gadia 50).
West Delhi Academy: 203 in 35 overs (Jatin Dhingra 56, Sanjay Singh 34, Sawan Choudhary 5 for 33, Pankaj Sharma 2 for 25).
Delhi Gym
The Delhi Gym Association will honour Dinesh Aswal and Mukesh Singh who have been selected to represent the country for the Commonwealth and World junior bodybuilding championships.