Yash, Himateja, Qureshi shine

Hyderabad: Yash Bansal scored an unbeaten 108 to power R Dayanand to an eight-wicket win over Sporting XI in the HCA A Division T20 league-cum-knockout tournament here on Wednesday. Having restricted Sporting XI to 161 for four, R Dayanand finished the match at 165 for two. Himateja’s unbeaten 100 helped BDL defeat Ensconse by 42 runs. Abdul Ela Qureshi (4/25) bowled Gemini Friends to a 14-run win over Emerging Sr A team. Ch Akshay (130), N Tarun Raj (5/5) and Yashmith (5/16) had a good day in the C Division league.Brief scores: A Division T20 league-cum-knockout: SBI 122/8 in 20 overs lost to Continental 125/2 in 17.4 overs (M Sai Pratheek 56*). Central Excise 148/7 in 20 overs lost to Jai Hanuman 149/7 in 14 overs (Jayasuriya A 51*). UBI 167/6 in 20 overs (K Krithik Reddy 43) lost to SCRSA 168/7 in 20 overs (Dharma Naren Reddy 49). India Cements 140/4 in 20 overs (B Thejodhaur 47) vs Combined District 144/5 in 18.2 overs (Mohd Afreedi 40, G Sai Krishna Reddy 45). Evergreen 138/7 in 20 overs (P Sai Vikas Reddy 70) lost to Budding Stars 142/5 in 18 overs (Rajkumar Sain 42*, Syed Askari 47). EMCC 126/4 in 20 overs (Sumanth K 42) bt Cambridge Xi 114/9 in 20 overs. Sporting Xi 161/4 in 20 overs (Ankur Tiwari 60*) lost to R Dayanand 165/2 in 16.4 overs (Yash Bansal 108*, Naman Agarwal 40). MP Colts 134/6 in 20 overs (S Venkat Karthik 49) lost to Hyderabad Bottling 137/3 in 17.3 overs (Ali Kacchi Diamond 46). Gemini Friends 154/7 in 20 overs (Owais Abdul Wahed 41) bt Emerging Sr-A 140/9 in 20 overs (Mohd Arfaz Ahmed 56; Abdul Ela Qureshi 4/25). BDL 208/4 in 20 overs (Aditya Javvaji 53, K Himteja 100* ) bt Ensconse 166 in 19.4 overs (Mohd Umar 42; Arjun G 4/25). Emerging Xi Sr –B 163/5 in 20 overs (Dhyeay Rajul Paul 80) bt Deccan Chronicle 155/8 in 20 overs (M Pratyush Kumar 41). Income Tax w/o AOC. C Division: LNCC 108 in 42.5 overs (N Tarun Raj 5/5) lost to Eklavya 109/4 in 29.2 overs (T Arjun 50*). CK Blues 197/5 in 50 overs (G Parthiv 70, C Aditya 40) lost to Noble CC 198/3 in 44.2 overs (M V Nagendra Reddy 47, B Saakshit Ram 97*). Starlets 237/7 in 50 overs (CH Akshay 130) bt Safiguda CC 123 in 27.4 overs (Rithik Sharma 63; Bhagat Reddy 4/20). St Mary’s 176 in 44.3 overs (Deepak Yadav 55, B Hari Pavanaj Reddy 53; Yashmith 5/16 ) lost to Satyam Colts 177/5 in 31.3 overs (Nyathik 59, V Ram Gopal Goud 69). Adams XI 162 in 48.1 overs (Tanush Reddy 45) lost to Abhinav Colts 163/3 in 31.3 overs (Ram Pradhav Naidu 67).