NEW DELHI, January 20: A fine 73 runs sixth wicket partnership between Rajeev Verma (60 not out) and Yogender Negi (35 not out) enabled Young Friends beat Webley Jeans by five wickets in a thrilling league match of the BDM Challenge Cup.Webley made 179 in 45 overs losing eight wickets. Devender Dahiya (48) and Anurag Kohli (28) were involved in a 52-run seventh wicket partnership. Young Friends rushed to the target and made 182 in 41 overs, losing 5 wickets. Brief scores: Webley Jeans: 179 for 8 in 45 overs (Devender Dahiya 48, Anurag Kohli 28, Ashok Morya 4/31, Mohan Sharma 2/29) lost to Young Friends: 182 for 5 in 41 overs (Rajeev Verma 60 n.o., Yogender Negi 35 n.o., Sandeep Malhotra 29, Sanjeev Kohli 2/34).
TYCA enter semis
An unbeaten 137 by Aakash Chopra helped TYCA beat Sahara Airlines by seven wickets to enter the semi-final of Sandeep Suri memorial tournament.
Brief Scores: Sahara Airlines: 228 for 7 (Jaspal Singh 40, RK Sharma 47, S. Damya 41, Anoop Rana 31, Jaiprakash 2 for 42, Anil Rana 2 for 34, Surender 2 for 34). TYCA: 230 for 3 (Aakash Chopra 137 not out, Devender 50).
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