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Akshath, Habeeb crack centuries

Hyderabad: Centuries by P. Akshath Reddy (135, 16 x 4, 1 x 6) and Habeeb Ahmed (151 not out, 16 x 4) were the highlights of the semifinals between Bhavan's `A' and Wesley Junior College in the semi-final of The Hindu Trophy (under-19) cricket tournament here on Friday.

While Akshath's ton went in vain for Bhavan's, Habeeb's turned out to be a match-winning one for Wesley Jr. College.

In another semifinal, St. John's Church College scored an eight-wicket win against St. Mary's Junior College (Yousufguda).

The scores:

The Hindu Trophy (under-19) semifinals:

Bhavan's `A' 240 for nine in 80 overs (P. Akshath Reddy 135, K.Nimish Reddy 50, A.Lalith Mohan three for 85) lost to Wesley Jr. College `B' Team 242 for four (Habeeb Ahmed 151 not out, Azharuddin 46).

St. Mary's Jr. College, Yousufguda, 142 (Atif 51, Mehdi Hasan 51, M. Dilip three for eight) lost to St. John's Church Jr. College 143 for two (Parth Jhala 42 not out, Neeraj Bist 42, Achintya Rao 30 not out).

Sanketh, Nikhilesh shine

Centuries by Nikhilesh Reddy (103, 11 x 4) for Sporting XI and Sanketh Shah (110) for Gemini Friends were the higlights of the A-Division (two-day) league cricket championship matches.

The scores:

A-Division (two-day) league: Sporting XI 252 and 281 for five (Nikilesh Reddy 103, S.S.Bharath 92, T.Shiva Prasad 54, Wasim Ali four for 57) drew with Vimco 192 (Shiva five for 73, Sunil five for 64).

P & T Colony 281 (M. Shashidhar Rao 70, P. Naveen 70, Nishanth 54, Baskar Reddy five for 57) drew with Oxford Blues 84 (P. Naveen five for 20, B.Pradeep four for 40) and 72 for five.

SA Sports,Amberpet, 188 (Md. Abdul Aziz five for 76, Ajay Manoharan five for 60) vs Our's 170 (Md. Abdul Aziz 76, Asad Ali 43, Sharath Reddy five for 16).

Falaknuma 87 for nine (Chandan four for 17) vs Balaji Colts.Gemini Friends 395 for five (Sanketh Shah 110, S.Vijay Bharath 75, Hari Haran 74 not out, G.Rohith Kumar 60) vs Budding Stars.

A-2 Division (one-day) league: Gouds XI 253 for eight (Ishtiaque Hussain 95, S.Ali Hadi 52, S.M. Pasha 42, Gavish Reddy four for 57) bt Secunderabad Club 241 (Varzavand 70).

Arun advances

Arun Kanth staved off a stiff challenge from Khaja Jaleel, subduing the latter 21-14, 18-21, 21-10 in the boys' pre-quarterfinals of the State sub-junior badminton championships at the Officers Club, Warangal on Friday, according to information received here.

The results: Boys singles (pre-quarterfinals): B. Sai Praneeth bt Kranti Kumar 21-10, 21-12, S. Aravind bt Saharsha 21-6, 21-8; V. Anvesh bt B.V. Pavan Kumar 21-15, 21-13; Pournendu bt Wasim Akram 21-11, 21-10; Prasanth bt Pradesh 21-13, 21-17; Laxman Satwik bt Jayasimha Reddy 21-18, 21-16; A. Naresh bt M.M. Rohit 21-11, 21-8; Kartikeya bt Prahash 21-16, 21-7; N.V.S. Vijetha bt Rakesh 21-9, 21-18; P. Naveen Kumar bt Venu Madav 21-9, 21-11; Arun Kanth bt Khaja Jaleel 21-14, 18-21, 21-10; Vikas H bt B. Sumeet Reddy 21-13, 21-12; S. Abishek bt Nagendar 21-18, 21-18; Ajay Kumar bt Jaya Jawahar 21-15, 21-15; Vijay Kumar Reddy bt Vishal Dev Reddy 21-13, 21-17; Nanda Gopal bt Sriteja 21-15, 21-14.

Girls singles (first round): Alekha bt Vani 21-3, 21-8; D. Ramadevi bt Anusha 21-9, 21-4; Jamunarani bt Heema 21-5, 21-9; Sanaila w/o Anusha; V. Hitha bt Sneha R. Tete 21-13, 21-13; T. Lalitha bt A. Nikitha 21-11, 21-7; Saranya w/o M. Navya, Dayalaxmi w/o Harika; Tejaswini bt Samhita 21-13, 21-13; Sai Sindu bt Rohini Yadav 21-16, 21-9; Ruthika Sivani bt Anusha M. 21-2, 21-6; O. Adithi bt Subasini 21-6, 21-8; Vijetha w/o Sai Keerthi; Sheema bt Puja 21-7, 21-10; Ch. Moulika w/o D. Liberty; A. Karuna bt V. Pramada 17-21, 21-6, 21-7; Samya Mehari bt Srilaxmi 21-1, 21-1; Leela Laxmi bt Sabrina 21-2, 21-0; P.V. Sindhu bt Chandrika 21-7, 21-6; P. Navya w/o d. Swathi.

Nikhilesh slams century

A century by S. Nikhilesh (133, 23 x 4, 2 x 6) fashioned Don Bosco High School's impressive 112-run win against Nasr school in the Glendale Trophy (under-13) inter-schools cricket tournament.

The scores:

All Saint's HS 176 for four (Maneesh 49, Laxman 38 not out) bt Ivy League 112 (Vivek four for 18).

Kennedy HS 82 (V.R. Pranay three for 21) lost to Jubilee Hills PS 83 for four.

Ivy League 148 for seven (Fahad Hussain 44) bt Oakridge 88.

Gowtham Model School 152 for seven bt Oakridge 42 (Sai Charan four for five, Saideep three for 11).

Don Bosco 178 for two (S.Nikhilesh 133) bt Nasr school 58 (M.Vinay four for 28, K.V.Srinath three for 12).

Don Bosco 63 lost to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan 65 for eight (G.Praharshith 30 not out).

Osmania GHS moves up

Government High School (Osmania) scored a 25-20, 20-25, 15-13 win against Kendriya Vidyalaya (Picket) to enter the boys semifinals of the Regal Sports inter-school volleyball tournament for Naresh memorial trophy at Musheerabad Playground.

The results (quarterfinals):

Boys: Rajashree Vidya Mandir bt DAV, Kukatpally 25-12, 25-20; Vikas Concept School bt St.Martin School 22-25, 25-14, 15-13; Vignan Convent HS bt Ekashila HS 25-23, 25-20; Govt High School, Osmania bt KV Picket 25-20, 20-25, 15-13.

Girls: Rajashree Vidya Mandir bt DAV, Kukatpally 25-12, 25-13; St. Francis HS bt St. Antony's HS 25-14, 25-9; Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan bt St. Joseph's School 25-13, 25-13; St. Pious High School bt AEC School 25-13, 25-16.

Open bridge meet

The Secunderabad Club will organise its annual, open bridge championship at Samantik Hall from September 1 to 3. Further details about the tournament can be obtained from the Club office.

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