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Madras in quarters
Fine knocks by Deep Dass Gupta (63) and Rehman (61) helped Chand Khanna overwhelm Darling by 43 runs and reach the quarter-finals of the DDCA Hot Weather tournament at the Kotla. Tony Singh (3 for 26) and Subhash Chaudhary (3 for 26) were the successful bowlers for the winners. In another pre-quarter-final match, Madras Club crushed Delhi Colts by 102 runs at Palam-B ground. Harender Chaudhary (4 for 9) was the most successful bowler for Madras while Viney Singh's fine spell (4 for 36) went in vain for the losers.
Brief scores: Chand Khanna: 223 for 8 (Deep Dass Gupta 63, Rehman 61, Subhash Chaudhary 22, Vicky Dhir 2 for 30, Raj Kapoor 2 for 30) bt Darling: 180 (Vicky Dhir 56, Anil Chaudhary 31, M Bisla 31, Tony Singh 3 for 26, S Chaudhary 3 for 26). Madras: 220 for 9 (Onkar Singh 35, Dhan Raj 33, Satish Salwan 27 not out, NS Negi 26, Rajender Bist 23, Viney Singh 4 for 36, Anil Batra 2 for 27, Herry 2 for 47) bt Delhi Colts: 98 (Viney Singh 35, Harender Chaudahry 4 for 9, Sonu Sharma 2 for 1).
Adil Sheikh excels
An unbeaten 52 by Adil Sheikh and John Anthony's 50 helped Collage Group thrash TN Colts by 65 runs in the fifth Shanti Challenge Cup at Shanti Sports ground (Vasant Kunj). Sanjay Saini (2 for 2) and Mahesh Bhati (2 for 40) were the main wicket-takers.
Brief scores: Collage Group: 266 for 9 (Adil Sheikh 52 not out, Rakesh Singh 43, Anil Sinha 43, John Anthony 50, Girish 2 for 29, Sachin 2 for 41, Vinod Sehgal 2 for 55) bt TN Colts: 201 (Surender Sharma 44, Mahesh 34, Sachin 29, Sanjay Gill 2 for 42, Sanjay Saini 2 for 2, Mahesh Bhati 2 for 40).
Copyright © 1998 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
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