Air India rally to hold state cops 1-1

MUMBAI: Former champions Air India scored a second half equaliser to hold Maharashtra State Police to a 1-1 draw in a keenly-contested Elite Division match of the

MDFA League

at the Andheri Sports Complex.

The State cops took the lead through

Himket Dhembre

in the 25th minute, but Air India came back strongly in the second period and managed to find the equaliser through Pratik Koli in the 69th minute. Results: Maharashtra State Police 1 (Himket Dhembre 25) drew with Air India 1 (Pratik Koli 69); Super Div (played at Goans SA ground): Sellebrity FC 0 drew with State Bank of India 0; Air India Under-19 0 drew with

Mumbai FC Under-19

0

Sparks, Kenkre win

Sparks FC and Kenkre FC, both scored easy wins against

Mumbai Warriors

and

Milan FA

respectively in the MDFA Women's League at the Karnatak SA ground. Results:

Kenkre FC

3 (Renuka Juvekar, Renee Talati, Aarti Rawat) bt Milan FA 0; Sparks FC 4 (Valany Fernandes 2, Meenakshi Bhagat, Shemchui Ningshen) bt Mumbai Warriors 0

Souvenir, Parsee in final

Souvenir CC shocked defending champions Payyade Sports Club in a thriller to set up the championship round against Parsee Gymkhana, in the 68th Salar Jung Community Invitation T20 Cricket Tournament. Electing to bat, Souvenir scored 145-7 in 20 after recovering from 67-4. Put in to bat in the other semi-final against hosts Islam Gymkhana, Parsee Gymkhana capitalised on poor fielding and 27 extras to reach 167-5 in 20 overs. Opener Aakarshit Gomel slammed an unbeaten 73 with seven boundaries and a six, while captain Raunaq Sharma added 24 with two sixes.