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Shafiq hits 119 in Airlines' winA brilliant unbeaten 119 by Haryana Ranji cricketer Shafiq Khan (13x4, 6x6, 81 balls) and his 198-run partne...

Shafiq hits 119 in Airlines’ win
A brilliant unbeaten 119 by Haryana Ranji cricketer Shafiq Khan (13×4, 6×6, 81 balls) and his 198-run partnership with Karnataka Ranji batsman J Arun Kumar for the unbroken third wicket helped Indian Airlines beat K N Colts by eight wickets to enter the semifinals of All India Vam Cup at Bharatiagram, Gajraula (UP).

Brief scores: KN Colts: 203 for 9 (Hitesh Sharma 39, Sonu Sharma 5 for 26) lost to Airlines: 204 for 2 (Shafiq Khan 119 nt out, J Arun Kumar 82).

In another match, .S.Group (189: Harish Kumar 42, Rajiv Rathor 32, Balvinder 37, Subhash Sharma 4 for 29, Vikas Sharma 3 for 36) lost to Meerut (202 for 9 in 37 overs: Manu Kumar 66, Satendra Yadav 40, Dinesh Pawar 26, Tapeshwar Tyagi 2 for 32, Jitender Solanki 2 for 37) by 23 runs.

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National win title
National Sports lifted the Shastri Patel Cup defeating Youngsters Club by six wickets in the final match played at Nangloi.

Brief scores: Youngsters Club: 126 in 28.3 overs (Surender Chaudhary 35, Jitender Solanki 30, Bhagat Singh 4 for 27, Aman Verma 4 for 23, Royal Rajput 2 for 28) lost to National Sports: 127 for 4 in 22.4 overs (Shailender 57 n.o, Prananshu Dev 37, Bhagat Singh 25 n.o).

N.Rly triumph
Northern Railway, aided by an all-round performance by Jasvinder Singh who scored an unbeaten 101 runs and took two wickets for 21 runs, recorded a 10-wicket victory over South Delhi Coaching Centre in the quarter-final of the Khazan Singh Memorial Cricket Tournament.

Brief scores: South Delhi: 138 in 32.4 overs (Hitas Tora 39, Rajesh Bora 25, G.S.Vinayak 21, Vikash Gautam 20, Durga Prasad 4 for 28, Rajesh Sharma 2 for 17, Jasvinder Singh 2 for 21, Anil 2 for 27) lost to Northern Railway: 141 for no loss in 12.1 overs (Jasvinder Singh 101 n.o, Pradeep Kashyap 17 n.o)

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Adnan shines
Rehman Club prevailed over Blue Bird by 167 runs to enter the quarter-final of the Nehru Cricket Tournament for the Indo-Asian Trophy at the Kalkaji ground.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Rehman Club cruised merrily to a total of 290 in the allotted 40 overs. Adnan Shamshad scored an electrifying knock of 78 which included 3 sixes and 8 fours. Blue Bird, in reply, were all out for 123 with once again Adnan Shamshad doing most of the damage with 5/ 27 Rehman Club: 290 (Adnan Shamshad 78, Mohd Raqib 48, Mohd Zakir 35, Prashant Yadav 5 for 51, Yogesh Kukreti 2 for 34); Blue Bird: 123 (Sudhir Siddhu 27, Brijesh Oberoi 20, Adnan Shamshad 5 for 27, Mohd Riban 3 for 18).