Chandigarh, April 30
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) team qualified for the semifinals with 12 full points in the All India Prize Money Invitation Twenty20 Cricket Tournament held at the Sector 16 Cricket Stadium here today.

The ONGC team defeated the Himachal XI by seven wickets. Later the ONGC team snatched full four points against the Minerva Cricket Academy beating them by 26 runs.

In Group B fixture played at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, the Professional Cricket Club registered its second successive win by routing JJ’s XI by four wickets. With this win, the Professional Cricket Club have secured eight full points.

In another Group B encounter, title aspirants All India Electricity Sports Control Board defeated Moody ICL XI by 25 runs. The power men tasted their first triumph after losing their opener to the Professional Cricket Club.

A brilliant unbeaten knock of 63 by Ajay Ratra and his 105-run third wicket partnership with Rizwan Shamsad (51) was the highlight of ONGC’s 26-run win over the Minerva Cricket Academy. For his outstanding performance with the bat, wicketkeeper batsman Ajay Ratra was adjudged the man of the match. Bank of India general manager Nupur Mitra presented the MoM award to Ajay Ratra.

Batting first, ONGC made 178 for 5 in 20 overs. After losing three wickets for 41 runs, ONGC were bolstered by Ajay Ratra and Rizwan. They thrashed the Minerva bowlers and took their total to 146 before Rizwan departed. Ratra and Sumit (15) steered their team to win. Ratra made 63 in 49 balls and hit eight fours. He occupied the crease for 79 minutes.

The Minerva Cricket Academy replied with 152 for 4 in 20 overs. Anupam top scored with 71 runs. In association with openver Abhinav (49, 5x4s) Anupam contributed 72 runs for the third wicket stand. Gaurav remained not out on 21.

Earlier, ONGC beat Himachal XI by seven wickets. Spirited Himachal XI made 118 for 7 in 20 overs. Their openers Sapan Deep (54, 7x4s, 2x6s) and Ashish Kukreti (27) gave Himachal XI a solid start by putting on 72 runs.

A 60-run partnership for the third wicket between Radhey Shyam (50) and Rizwan Shamsad (30) paved the way for ONGC to surpass Himachal XI’s total by making 119 for 3 in 18.1 overs. Radhey Sham was declared man of the match.

The AICSCB XI registered their first win as they defeated the Moody ICL XI by 25 runs. Batting first, the AIESCB XI 155 for 4 in 20 overs. Sudhir got two wickets for 32 runs. The Moody ICL XI was dismissed for 130 in 19.3 overs. Vishal played a defiant 72. B. Mohanty was declared the man of the match.

An unbeaten 45 by man of the match Bhageshwar Bisht helped the Professional Cricket Club beat the JJ’s XI by four wickets. the JJ”s XI batted first and scored 101. Sunny (35) and Umesh Kaira (24) were the main scorers for them. Ramesh (4 for 17) restricted the JJ’s XI. Kamal got two wickets for 17 runs.

In reply, the Professional Cricket Club achieved the victory target in 18 overs scoring 102 for 6. Bhageshwar remained not out on 45 from as many deliveries. He hit five fours.

Brief scores:
ONGC: 178 for 5

(Radhey Sham 14, Sandip Sharma 9, Ajay Ratra n.o 63 (8x4s), Rizwan 51 (7x4s), Sumit Narwal not out 15, V Malik 2 for 18, Varun 1 for 23, S. Nir 1 for 30).

Minerva CA: 152 for 4 in 20 overs

(Abhinav 49, 5x4s, Anupam n.o. 71, Gaurav n.o. 21, Amit Bhandari 1 for 38, S Narwal 1 for 24, Rizwan 1 for 34, Sarandeep 1 for 17). ONGC win by 26 runs. man of the match : Ajay Ratra.

Himachal XI: 118 for 7 in 20 overs

(Sapandeep 54 ( 7x4s, 2x6s), Ashish Kukreti 27, S. Narwal 3 for 12, R Shamsad 2 for 22, Mohammad Saif 1 for 28, Rahul Sanghvi 1 for 22).

ONGC: 119 for 3 in 18.1 overs

(Radhey Sham n.o. 50 (6x4s), Mithun Minhas 18, Rizwan Shamsad 30 (3x4s), Vijay 2 for 22, Karandip 1 for 16). ONGC win by seven wickets. man of the match: Radhey Sham.

AIESCB: 155 for 4 in 20 overs

(Prabhjot Singh 55 (8x4s, 1x6), Charanjit 10, Harikirshan Kali 61 (6x4s, 3x6s), Sudhir 2 for 32, Ajay Sikka 1 for 23, Deepak 1 for 23).

Moody ICL XI: 130 all out n 19.3 overs

(Rajeev Nayyer 28,. Vishal 72 (9x4s, 1x6), Karan 10, Ikhak Ahmad 3 for 22, B Mohanty 4 for 24, Goutam Madora 1 for 15). AICESCB win by 25 runs. man of the match: B.Monathy.

JJ's XI: 101 in 20 overs

(Sunny 35 (2x4s, 1x6), Umesk Kaira 24, Charanjit Singh 10, Ramesh 4 for 17, Kamal 2 for 17, Gurinder Singh 1 for 17, Parveen 1 for 1).

Professional Cricket Club: 102 for 6 in 18 overs

(Ravinder Nain 12, Bhageshwar Bisht n.o. 45 (5x4s), Anil n.o. 14, Jagdish 2 for 22, Sani Sharma 1 for 14, Umesh Kaira 1 for 19). Professional Cricket Club win by four wickets. man of the match Bageshwar Bisht. 

Mohali, April 30
Chandigarh defeated Patiala in the final of the 3-day Punjab Inter District U-15 Cricket . Tournament and lifted the Sushil Bali Trophy today. The tournament concluded at the PCA Stadium here today.

Chandigarh who had gained a first innings lead of 59 runs were eventually all out for 282 runs in the second innings in 121.2 overs.

Their opening batsman and skipper Manan Vorha, who had been in a great nick in the tournament, went on to record another splendid century (113) studded with 18 fours off 267 balls.

He was involved in a 58-run stand for the 2nd wicket with Veerkaran Goel and a 5th wicket stand of 57 runs with Subham Mahajan and a 54-run stand with Sahnul Rathi for the 6th wicket.

Shubam Mahajan (29), Sahnul Rathi (26), Hitesh Bhuttani (30), and Lovesh bansal (34) were the other notable contributors.

For Patiala, left arm spinner Gouravpreet Singh claimed 3 wickets for 70 runs and right arm spinner Vikramaditya took 3 wickets for 44 runs Meanwhile, D.P. Azad gave away the winners trophy and a prize of Rs 30,000 to the Chandigarh team.

Brief Score: - Chandigarh (1st innings): 194 ; 2nd innings 282 in 121.2 overs Manan Vorha 113, Lovish Bansal 34, Hitesh Bhuttani 30, Subham Mahajan 29, Sahnul Rathi 26. Gouravpreet Singh 3 for 70, Vikramaditya 3 for 44, Pradeep Kumar 2 for 47.
Patiala: 1st innings 135 all out in 78.3 overs.
Vinay Goraba 37, Gauravpreet 30, Sandeep Danghi 6 for 34, Veerkaran Goel 3 for 35.

Chandigarh, April 30
The girls of St Kabir, Sector 26, beat Saupins, Sector 32, in a one-sided match (43-08) on the opening day of the Youth State Basketball Championship held at New Public School, Sector 18, here today. For St Kabir team, Deveshi and Tanvi were the main contributors, who scored 12 and eight points, respectively.

In another match, Carmel Convent, Sector 9, girls toppled DAV Model School, Sector 15, girls’ team 28-12. Aanchal scored 16 points, while Anandita scored severn points. From the loser’s side, Vidhya and Pragya scored 9 and three points, respectively.

In the boys section, DAV Model School, Sector 15, cagers outclassed Saupin’s, Sector 32, team 37-09. Sahil and Yesuraj scored 18 and eight points, respectively, for the DAV-15 team. From the other side, Anupam scored five points.

In the second encounter, GMSSS, Sector 33, team thrashed St. Joseph’s School, Sector 44, team (34-04). Gurpreet (13), Mukesh (8) were the main contributors for the GMSSS team while Kunwarpreet and Romit scored two points each. In the last match, New Public School, Sector 18, team beat Moti Ram Arya Senior Secondary School, Sector 27, 53-30. Sumit (17), Parveen (13) and Tsetan (10) were the main scorers for the New Public School side while Gagan and Deepak scored 10 points each for the Moti Ram team.

Chandigarh, April 30
Cagers of Pinegrove School, Subathu, outclassed PPS, Nabha, 70-18 in the opening match of the 5th Major Jagpal Memorial Junior Inter-Public School Basketball Tournament (boys and girls).

The meet is being held at Pinegrove School, Subathu.

Ajay Narwal of Pinegrove scored 18 points, while Varun and Parampal got 16 each.

In another match, YPS, Patiala, beat APS, Dagshai, 43-27. Litesh (16) was the top scorer for YPS. For APS, Sangram scored 16 points.

Kirpal Sagar Academy, Nawanshahr, defeated YPS, Mohali, 32-16. Jaspreet (17) and Gurpreet (15) shone for the winners.

In the opening match of the girls’ section, Pinegrove School defeated YPS, Patiala, 32-5. Pragalbha scored 12 points for Pinegrove.

In another match, YPS, Mohali, girls beat Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 48-9. Agam scored 22 points for the winners.

In the last match of the day, Welham Girls, Dehradun, crushed Vivek High School, Chandigarh, 58-2. Priya Singh scored nine points, while Yathika Kumari and Sunanika Das got eight each for the winners.