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Ridhi retains carrom title
Tribune News Service

Panchkula, May 6
Ridhi Kanwar of CL-DAV retained the women’s singles title beating her arch rival Yamini Vashistha in a three-game contest in the third R.K. Babuta Memorial Prize Money Ranking Carrom Tournament held at Saupin’s School, Sector 9, here, today.

Ridhi, who lost the first game quite easily to Yamini 06-24, came back superbly in the second game beating her by 22-09.

In the third game, Ridhi did not allow Yamini to come closer and won the final game by 25-15.

In the men’s singles event, defending champion Deepak entered the quarterfinal along with Gaurav, Sumit Garg, Mandeep, Saurabh Sharma, Nalin Somani, Prince Dhiman and Prikshit Vashistha.

Results: Men’s singles: pre-quarter finals: Deepak b Shresth 25-00, Gaurav b Sumit 17-02, Sumit Garg b Gurkirat Sagoo 22-00, Mandeep b Prag Tuli 11-00, Saurabh Sharma b Virat Rana 25-00, Nalin Somani b Sahil Garg 24-04, Prince Dhiman b Shiva Dhir 25-05, Prikshit Vashistha b Harsh Goyal 25-09.

Boys’ junior: second round: Prikshit Vashistha b Ashutosh 25-00, Bhanu Goyal b Ankit Jain 26-00, Virat Rana b Lokesh Kamra 18-00, Ankit b Karan Lamba 15-00, Prince Dhiman b Shiva Dhir 14-00, Modit Garg b Aayush 12-00, Samrat Rana b Himanshu 16-04, Harsh Goyal b Yotskoran 15-01, Sumit Garg b Ankit Nakara 25-00, Sahil Garg b Prag Tuli 21-00, Mandeep Singh b Vaibhav Goyal 25-00 .

Third round: Prikshit Vashistha b Bhanu Goyal 23-00, Virat Rana b Ankit 22-00, Harsh Goyal b Samrat Rana 24-00, Sumit Garg b Akshaya Goyal 18-00.

Boys’ sub-junior: second round: Abhishek Sood b Karan Munjhal 19-00, Shivam Sahini b Manpreet 24-00, Amrinder Singh b Sourish Sood 13-06, Bhanu Goyal b Shivam Gupta 25-00, Sahib Sagoo b Pulkit 21-00, Modit Garg b Chirag Gulati 25-00, Anubhav Gupta b Piyush 22-06, Dinkar Singla b Rohan Sharma 08-00, Yotskoran b Sachin Sharma 29-00, Sahil Garg b Piyush Chhabra 24-00, Akash b Deepak 09-04, Paras b Kartik Sharma 24-00, Avasayu b Sahil Jain 08-01, Aayush Dua b Shanu Goyal 13-06, Lakshaya Bansal b Kabir Bali 10-00, Rupak Mittal b Priyanshi Sharma 14-00, Ritesh Sood b Yash Grover 21-00, Ankit Choudhary b Sarthak Bakshi 14-00, Shubham Kumothi b Chirag Gupta 24-03, Gursimran Sagoo b Aditya Jain 24-00, Vaibhav Sharma b Manas Arora 09-00, Akshaya b Aryan Chawla 15-00, Ankit Nakara b Himanshu 18-04.

Third round: Samrat Rana b Abhi Dhiman 25-00, Ashawani Kumar b Shivam Sahini 09-00, Amrinder b Akshaya 09-00, Bhanu Goyal b Kanav Sharma 18-00, Sahil Sagoo b Modit Garg 16-08, Subham Gupta b Anubhav Gupta 12-07, Yotskoran b Dinkar Singla 21-00, Sahil Garg b Akash 20-00, Avasayu b Paras 25-00, Ayush Dua b Lakshaya Bansal 14-04, Rachit Malhotra b Rupak Mittal 07-00, Ritesh Sood b Ankit Choudhary 13-05, Shubham Kumothi b Shayon 11-02, Ankit Nakara b Akshaya 14-00.

Pre-quarter finals: Samrat Rana b Abhishek Sood 25-00, Ashawani Kumar b Amrinder Singh 20-07, Bhanu Goyal b Sahil Sagoo 15-03, Yotskoran b Shubham Gupta 20-00, Sahil Garg b Avasayu 19-00, Aayush Dua b Rachit Malhotra 04-02, Ritesh Sood b Shubham Kumothi 10-00, Ankit Nakra b Gursimran Sagoo 20-11.

Women singles: semifinals: Ridhi Kanwar b Surbhi Sharma 21-09, Yamini Vashistha b Sumitra Vashistha 25-15.

Final: Ridhi Kanwar b Yamini Vashistha 06-24, 22-09, 25-15.

Girls’ sub-junior: second round: Dikshita b Bhawna 11-10, Sonal Bansal b Rasika 19-00, Loveleen b Rythem 11-03, Gurpreet b Naya Gupta 24-00, Shaifali b Shivangi 24-00, Bharti Arora b Disha Dhar 07-02, Simarpreet b Mallika 22-00, Twinkle Jain b Shranica Mittal 12-07, Divya b Mahika 06-00, Saina Khanna b Simran 18-00, Ashima Khanna b Tosharika 25-00.

Twenty20 cricket
Minnows AIESCB upset ONGC
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, May 6
Medium pacer Basant Mohanty, who proved to be a wrecker (4 for 9), shattered the goal of hot contenders ONGC as the modest All-India Electricity Sports Control Board (AIESCB) snatched a stunning 16-run victory in the semi-final of the First All-India Prize Money Twenty20 Cricket Tournament. The tournament is being held at Sector 16 cricket stadium.

With this surprise victory, the AIESCB now have a chance to avenge their defeat at the hands of Professional Cricket Club in group B league programme. A 77-run partnership for the second wicket between Gurinder Saini (61) and Bageshwar Bisht (36) paved the way for an easy eight-wicket win over Himachal Cricket Club in the first semi-final match.

Chasing a target of 146 for victory, ONGC were sitting pretty till the 15th over. However, with the departure of opener Radheshyam Gupta (58, 7x4s), caught by Harikrishan Kali of Ikhlak Ahmad (1 for 28) at 113 for 3 in 16th over, came the turning point.

The powerful batting line-up of ONGC collapsed cheaply as they lost six wickets for just 24 runs. They could make 137 for 8 in 20 overs.

Basant Mohanty was adjudged the man of the match. From the other end, Ashok Dhinda (2 for 30) captured the wickets of Mohamed Saif (1) and Sumit Narwal (0).

Meanwhile, the semi-final between Professional Cricket Club and Himachal Cricket Club turned out to be virtually a one-sided affair as the former raced to an eight-wicket victory. Himachal CC batted first and stood 120 all out in 19.4 overs. Opener Kunal Sachdev top scored with 44. Himmat Singh contributed 25. Amit Kakria (2 for 7), Radhey (2 for 28) and Ramesh 2 for 17) were the successful bowlers for Professional CC.

The final will begin tomorrow at 12.30 pm. Punjab governor Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), who is also UT Administrator, will be the chief guest.

Brief scores (semi-finals):

AIESCB: 145 for 6 in 20 overs (Charanjit Singh 23,Lakhbir Singh 28, Ridhiman Saha not out 30, 3x4s, 1x6, Sanjiv Goyal 25, Gautam Mandora 19, Amit Bhandari 2 for 27, Rahul Sanghvi 2 for 22, Sumit Narwal 1 for 40, Sandeep Sharma 1 for 25).

ONGC: 137 for 8 in 20 overs (Radhysham Gupta 58, 7x4s, Mithun Minhas 37, Rizwan Shamshad 10, Sohail Sharma not out 10, Basant Mohanty 4 for 9, Ashok Dhinda 2 for 30, Ikhlak Ahmad 1 for 28). AIESCB win by 16 runs. Man of the Match: Basant Mohanty.

HCC: 120 all out in 19.4 overs (Kunal Sachdev 33, 4x4s, 1x6, Ashish Kukreti 11, Himmat Singh 25, Pawan Chandel 10, Narinder Kwatra 9, Gitanshu 9, Amit Kakria 2 for 7, Radhey 2 for 28, Ramesh 2 for 17, Sumit Mahajan 1 for 26).

PCC: 121 for 2 in 16.2 overs (Gurinder Saini 61, 10x4s, Bagheshwar Bisht 36, 4x4s, Vijay 1 for 20, Gitanshu 1 for 14). Professional Cricket Club win by eight wickets. Man of the Match: Gurinder Saini.

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