NEW DELHI, December 1: A fine unbeaten 72 off 109 deliveries by Ajay Verma and a rich haul of five wickets for 22 runs by Rajesh Joshi (a former state football captain), helped Delhi beat last year's runners-up Hyderabad by 85 runs to enter the final of the All India State Bank of India inter-circle tournament. Delhi have made it to the final after a gap of 20 years. In the other semi-final at Hindu College, Chennai defeated Lucknow by 52 runs. The final will be played at the Delhi University grounds tomorrow.Brief Scores: Delhi: 188 (Ajay Verma 72, Manoj Mankad 36, Hitesh Sharma 22). Hyderabad: 103 (Arun Paul 35, Abdul Azeem 25, rajesh Joshi 5 for 22, Zeeshan Mohammad 2 for 15, Hitesh Sharma 2 for 25).
Chennai: 196 for 6 (Vijay 61, C K Venkatraman 65 not out, Gyanendra Pandey 3 for 31, Satish Keshwani 2 for 30).
Lucknow: 144 (Rahul 58, P C Nagesh 2 for 18, K Kubendran 2 for 27).
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