MUMBAI, Nov 2: Vidyavarardhini beat Annasahed Vartak in the semi-finals of the Inter-Collegiate cricket tournament.Also advancing into the final were St Gonsalo, Vasai, who defeated Birla in the other semi-final. The final will be played at the Islam Gymkhanan ground, Marine Drive, on November 4.Brief scores: Annasahed Vartak 186-9 (Rajiv Jeste 51; Rahul Mahajan 3-65) lost to Vidyavarardhini 188-5 (Tushar Samant 44, Amit Karvir 44 n.o., Niraj Patil 44).Birla 183-9 (Shekhar Phad 39, Sanjay Durve 33) lost to St Gonsalo 184-5 (Umesh Gangan 44, Sebastian 39 n.o., Ashish Lopes 34).Solkar XI well placedSolkar XI scored 279 against Gavaskar XI in the final of the Shatkar Travel Network Trophy cricket tournament, today.Brief scores: Solkar XI 279 in 76.3 overs (Swapnoj Thakur 54, S Kukreja 38, Karim Zindani 31; Saurabh Ambatkar 4-57, Rakesh Kanojia 4-32) vs Gavaskar XI 45-1 in 15 overs.Shardashram winShardashram defeated Amrut Education by 69 runs in the Pepsi YouthCricket Series at Parsi Gymkhana.Brief scores: Shardashram English 221-7 in 45 overs (Sandesh Amrute 49, Chintan Shah 39, Pradosh Mayekar 44 not out; Harvinder Singh 3-33) bt Amrut Education 152 in 34 overs (Abu Faizal Shaikh 37, Nadir Shaikh 38; Gaurang Shah 4-29, Gautam Yadav 3-52).
