A look at the matches of the last week that saw an occasional surprising result and plenty of centuries.
TOI surprise Air India
All-round performance by right-handed batsman Ajay Gulia (84 not out and 2/31) helped Times of India beat Air India Sports Board by six wickets at the St Stephen’s grounds in a Super Elite 1 group game.
Brief scores: Air India 194 all out in 29 overs (Rohit Parkash 52, Shafiq Khan 34, Vivan Jindal 3/35, Ajay Gulia 2/31) lost to Times of India 195/4 in 32 overs (Ajay Gulia 84 not out, Madhur Yadav 34, Kartik Yadav 2/41) by six wickets.
Sonnet Club triumph
Half-century by left-handed batsman Sanat Sangwan (52) helped Sonnet Club beat Kishan Ganj Gymkhana by six wickets at the Chhattar Singh Stadium in a Premier 2 group game.
Brief scores: Kishan Ganj Gymkhana 184/6 in 40 overs (Vaibhav Baisla 48, Yash Bhardwaj 42, Lokesh Nagar 3/45) lost to Sonnet Club 185/4 in 28 overs (Sanat Sangwan 52) by six wickets.
SBI crush I&B Ministry
All-round performance by right-handed batsman and spinner Vijay Bahadur Mishra (92 runs and 3/18), Rahul Yadav’s 50 and Vinay Kumar’s 4/17 helped State Bank of India beat I&B Ministry by 155 runs in a Super Plate 1 group game at the Ramjas College grounds.
Brief scores: SBI 266 all out in 39 overs (Vijay Bahadur Mishra 92, Rahul Yadav 50, Manoj Makkar 46, Sahil 5/48) beat I&B Ministry 111 all out in 29 overs (Mayank Gulati 38, Vinay Kumar 4/17, Vijay Bahadur Mishra 3/18) by 155 Runs
PNB beat Anand Sports
Right-handed batsman Aman Bachraj’s 81 not out and his 2/19 drove Punjab National Bank (PNB) to a six-wicket win over Anand Sports in a Super Elite 1 group game at the Ramjas Sports Club ground.
Brief scores: Anand Sports 159 all out in 39 overs (Arav Jain 39) lost to PNB 160/4 in 18 overs (Aman Bachraj 81 not out, Mahan Singh 37) by six wickets.
Essex Farms thrash Darling
Century knock by right-handed batsman Nikhil Raina (104 not out), half century by Lakshay Sangwan (59) and Bhupinder Singh’s 3/42 helped Essex Farms beat Darling Club by eight wickets at the MCG 2 grounds in an Elite 3 group game.
Brief scores: Darling Club 198/9 in 40 overs (Rahul Bagh 44, Sujal Singh 42, Bhupinder Singh 3/42) lost to Essex Farms 199/2 in 19 overs (Nikhil Raina 104 not out, Lakshay Sangwan 59) by eight wickets.
NSCC win
Half-century by right-handed batsman Aarav Kohli (67) and Manish Yadav’s 3/58 helped NSCC beat Tedco Club by four wickets in a Super Elite 3 group game at the HCA grounds.
Brief scores: Tedco Club 214/9 in 40 overs (Arnav Jamwal 69, Prince 46, Manish Yadav 3/58) lost to NSCC 218/6 in 38 overs (Aarav Kohli 67, Harman Singh 41, Aryan Tondon 4/48) by four wickets.
Eshaan, Yashvardhan shine
Left-arm pacer Eshaan Arora’s 6/33, Yashvardhan Oberoi’s 115 runs as well as Ankit Bisht’s 77 helped Friends Club beat MCD by 121 runs at the GGSC grounds in an Elite 2 group game.
Brief scores: Friends Club 274/7 in 40 overs (Yashvardhan Oberoi 115, Ankit Bisht 77, Chander Shekhar 3/48) beat MCD 153 all out in 24 overs (Harikishan Yadav 82, Eshaan Arora 6/33) by 121 runs
Paras, Aryan star
Pondicherry Ranji player and right-handed batsman Paras Dogra’s 117 runs, Aryan Choudhary’s 4/60 as well as Mayank Sidana’s 68 helped Food Corporation of India (FCI) beat Delhi Administration by four wickets in a Premier 2 group game at the Talent Hunt Ground.
Brief scores: Delhi Administration 265/9 in 40 overs (Hitesh Tyagi 100, Sachin Hooda 55, Aryan Choudhary 4/60) lost to FCI 268/6 in 37 overs (Paras Dogra 117, Mayank Sidana 68, Yogesh 3/62) by four wickets.
Air Force triumph
Right-arm pacer Nitin Yadav’s 4/28 and Abhishek Tiwari’s 3/02 helped Indian Air Force beat Gush CC by nine wickets in a Premier 1 group game at the HCA ground.
Brief scores: Gush CC 56 all out in 26 overs (Nitin Yadav 4/28, Abhishek Tiwari 3/02) lost to Indian Air Force 57/1 in 5.2 overs by nine wickets.
Ekta Club wins
Right-handed batsman Aayush Kumar’s 78 and 2/55 as well as Shiv Kumar’s all-round show (56 and 4/40) and Aman Dubey’s 78 helped Ekta Club beat BSNL by 15 runs in an Elite 3 group game at the City Gymkhana grounds.
Brief scores: Ekta Club 247/6 in 40 overs (Aayush Kumar 78, Aman Dubey 78, Shiv Kumar 56) beat BSNL 232 all out in 32 overs (Sushil Kumar 49, Varun Kumar 42, Shiv Kumar 4/40) by 15 runs.
Aditya, Rishabh shine
Left-arm spinner Aditya Pratap’s 5/23 and Rishabh Rana’s 159 runs as well as Vishnu Singh’s 4/18 helped Mishra Sports Club beat Pusa Youngsters by 118 runs at the St Stephen’s ground in an Elite 3 group game.
Brief scores: Mishra Sports 246/7 in 40 overs (Rishabh Rana 159) beat Pusa Youngsters 128 all out in 28 overs (Arnav Dhawan 78, Aditya Pratap 5/23, Vishnu Singh 4/18) by 122 runs
Tilak Nagar Colts victors
All-round performance by right-handed batsman Karan Paswan (111 runs and 2/31) and Harsh Bhati’s 63 helped Tilak Nagar Colts beat L.B. Shastri Coaching Centre by 20 runs at Shivaji College grounds in a Super Elite 1 group game.
Brief scores: Tilak Nagar Colts 246/5 in 40 overs (Karan Paswan 111, Harsh Bhati 63) beat L.B. Shastri Sports Coaching Centre 226/6 in 40 overs (Mohit Saini 114, Divyansh Tiwari 44) by 20 runs.
Maulana Azad win
Century knock by right-handed batsman Mayank Bansal (104) took Maulana Azad club to a close nine-run win over RPCA at the HCA grounds in a Premier 1 group game.
Brief scores: Maulana Azad 250/5 in 40 overs (Mayank Bansal 104, Aparmaya Jaiswal 52) beat RPCA 241/4 in 40 overs (Parth Bali 127, Anant Singh 52) by 9 runs.
Young Cricketers win
Half-century by right-handed batsman Gautam Saxena (79), Vansh Mehra’s 62 and Aman Jaiswal’s 3/09 aided Young Cricketers in beating Subhania Club by 69 runs at the MCG 2 ground in a Premier 3 group game.
Brief scores Young Cricketers 234/9 in 40 overs (Gautam Saxena 79, Vansh Mehra 62) beat Subhania Club 165 all out in 36 overs (Abhishek Sharma 41, Aman Jaiswal 3/09) by 69 runs.
Pusa Youngsters clinch victory
Pusa Youngsters beat Essex Farms by six wickets in an Elite 3 group game at the Arihant Academy ground.
Brief scores: Essex Farms 207/8 in 40 overs (Vinay Rawat 68, Harshit Gaba 3/62) lost to Pusa Youngsters 208/4 in 33 overs (Abheek KV Arora 70, Arnav Dhawan 67) by six wickets.
Alpine Club win
Right-handed batsmen Nikhil Kumar’s 127 and Ram Vinay Kumar’s 108 runs as well as his 4/28 helped Alpine Club beat United India Club by 148 runs at the Chhattar Singh Stadium in an Elite 3 group game.
Brief scores: Alpine Club 329/4 in 40 overs (Nikhil Kumar 127, Ram Vinay Kumar 108) beat United India 181/9 in 40 overs (Rathin Arun 71, Raman Gupta 45, Ram Vinay Kumar 4/28) by 148 runs.
Abhishek hits century
Century knock by left-handed batsman Abhishek Aggarwal (106 not out) and Ritesh Pandit’s unbeaten 69 as well as Jagdeep’s 3/19 took Malik Sports to a 10-wicket win over RCN at the RSC grounds in a Super Elite 3 group game.
Brief scores: RCN 198/9 in 40 overs (Satish Singh 57, Jagdeep 3/19) lost to Malik Sports 199 for no loss in 30 overs (Abhishek Aggarwal 106 not out, Ritesh Pandit 69 not out) by 10 wickets.
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