Vivek shines in Khalsa victory

Hyderabad: Vivek Singh claimed five for 16 as Khalsa defeated MP Colts by 270 runs in the HCA A1 Division three-day league match here on Friday. Brief scores: Mahmood 157 & 304 in 81.4 overs (Aditya Narayan 69, T Aaron Paul 36) lost to Sportive 360 & 102/5 in 16.4 overs. Khalsa 321 & 167/9 dec in 29.1 overs (Syed Askari Hussain 51; C Abhinav 4/52) bt MP Colts 80 & 138 in 31.5 overs (Vivek Singh 5/16). Charminar 103 & 275 in 73.4 overs (Tanay Thyagarajan 4/108) lost to Sporting XI 397 in 80.4 overs. AOC 232 & 143 in 55.5 overs (Chhotu Kumar 48; Sai Dinakar 4/62) lost to Evergreen 412 in 89 overs (P Sai Vikas Reddy 166no).A3 Division (one-day): Safilguda 262 in 43.3 overs (Suhith 99, Rishi Rohan 58, Samarth 47) bt S A Amberpet 236/6 in 45 overs (G Prem 57, Raj Kiran 52). Royal 183 in 39.5 overs (Lavyadeep 67) bt Cosmos 158 in 29.5 overs (Navaneeth 83no; Lokesh 6/34).