Zahir, Pawar bundle out Mahindras for 96

Mumbai, Feb 2: Left-arm medium pacer Zahir Khan (5-37) and left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar (3-43) ripped through Mahindras as they helped S...

Mumbai, Feb 2: Left-arm medium pacer Zahir Khan (5-37) and left-arm spinner Rajesh Pawar (3-43) ripped through Mahindras as they helped SunGrace to a 196-run victory in the semi-finals of the KC Mahindra Shield Cricket tournament at the Mahalakshmi ground here today. SunGrace had scored 292 yesterday.

In the other semi-final, Elf Lubricants defeated Central Railway by seven wickets.

Elf were chasing 165 for victory. They were 77 for three but Jatin Paranjpe (59 n.o.) and Amol Muzumdar (38 n.o.) pieced together an unbeaten 89-run partnership to guide Elf to victory.

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Brief scores: Sungrace 292 bt Mahindras 96 in 27.1 overs (Manish Bangera 23, Pradeep Kasliwal 22; Zahir Khan 5-37, Rajesh Pawar 3-43); Central Railway 164 lost to Elf Lubricants 166-3 (A Muzumdar 31 n.o.; Jatin Paranjpe 59 n.o.; Santosh Saxena 2-61).

Rishi, Sucharita tops

Jitendra Singh Rishi, with 13 points, and Sucharith Shetty (10 points) emerged supreme in the men’s and women’s sections, respectively, in the open state meet atthe Andheri Sports Complex last week.

Individual champions: Men: Jitendra Singh Rishi (NGA & DKM College); Boys U-20: Sampay Vasave (Andheri Complex); Boys U-18: Merwyn Fernandes (UBI); Boys U-16: Arvind Patwal (MPT); Boys U-14: Yohan Pereira (United); Boys U-12: Shane Vanshipley (United) 11 pts; Boys U-10: Vicky Tauro (Freunds); Boys U-8: Sherwin Rebello (Holy Family, Andheri).

Women: Sucharith Shetty (Prabodhan); Girls U-20: Snehal Sonavane (Andheri Complex); Girls U-18: Kavita Kanvinde (UBI); Girls U-16: Anita Lobo; Girls U-14: Mukta Rawte (Khalsa Gym); Girls U-12: Vanessa Rodrigues (United); Girls U-10: Shobita Shetty (Goenka Association); Girls U-8: Mrinalini Ghose (Goenka A).