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Air India enter GG Dutt final
Haryana Ranji player Vishal Sahani (74) was the mainstay but was undone by lack of support and the team was dismissed for 201, reports Heena Zuni Pandit.
AIR INDIA beat Haryana Colts by 25 runs in the first semifinal of the Goswami Ganesh Dutt tournament at the St. Stephen's ground.
It was the fourth wicket partnership of 138 between Shafiq Khan (76 off 74 balls) and Deepak Joon (61 off 69 balls) that helped Air India manage 226 for 8 in 40 overs. Joon then picked up two wickets to land the Man-of-the-Match award.
For the Colts, Haryana Ranji player Vishal Sahani (74) was the mainstay but was undone by lack of support and the team was dismissed for 201.
Brief scores:Air India 226 for 8 in 40 overs (Shafiq Khan 76, Deepak Joon 61, J. Arun Kumar 40; Kuldeep Hooda 3-21) beat Haryana Colts 201 in 38.2 overs (Vishal Sahani 74, Ankit Rawat 36, Abir Lavasa 34; Iresh Saxena 3-22) by 25 runs.
Malviya win
In the Lala Girdhari 20-20 Cup at the Bharat Nagar ground, Malviya Club 130 for 8 in 20 overs (P. Thakur 56, S. Yadav 20*) beat Malik Sports 117 in 18 overs (M.J. Lohiya 45; P. Thakur 5-8) by 13 runs.
In another match, West Delhi 93 in 18 overs (A. Jain 36; N. Aggrawal 3-16, A. Thakur 2-20) lost to L.B. Shastri 97 for 3 in 19 overs (T. Jain 42*) by 7 wkts.
