Armaan slams unbeaten 199, helps Rizvi fight back

MUMBAI: Armaan Jaffer slammed an unbeaten 199 (188b, 27x4, 1x6) as Rizvi Springfield (Bandra) scored 362 for eight against Anjuman-e-Islam on Day One of their Harris Shield semifinal at the Karnatak Sports Association Ground. Rizvi were down at 40 for six, before Armaan changed the complexion of the game.
The batting wonder first added 121 with Vipul Rathore, who smashed 86 (69b, 7x4, 5x6) for the eighth wicket.He then joined forces with A Shaikh (38 not out, 5x4) and the two had put on 139 for the ninth wicket before close of play. Arman, a nephew of veteran Mumbai opener Wasim Jaffer, had lost his grandfather last week. For Anjuman, left-arm pacer Aftab Ansari took five for 67.
Brief Scores: Rizvi Springfield (Bandra) 362-8 (Armaan Jaffer not out 199, Vipul Rathore 86, Atif Shaikh 38 not out; Aftab Ansari 5-67) vs Anjuman-e-Islam.
Sean strikes for Soccer XI:
Sean Braganza's strike paved the way for Soccer XI script a narrow 1-0 win against Central Railway Mumbai Division (CRMD) in a Super Division match of the Mumbai District Football Association League at the Poinsur Gymkhana ground on Tuesday afternoon.
Results (Super Div): Soccer XI 1 (Chandramani Nair 63) Central Railway Mumbai Division 0, Renaissance SC 1 (Sean Braganza 32) Juhu Sparks 0.
Shravan shines: Bolstered by Shravan Shetty's twin strikes Karnatak Amateurs got the better of Jai Bharat SC by a 3-2 margin in an exciting match of the 17th Late Shri Ramanath Payyade Memorial football league at the Cross Maidan. Shravan's strike partner upfront, Clayton D'Souza got the third goal. Sachin Shetty and Anil Shetty got the goals for the losers.
Results: Uchil United SC w/o Udaya Sports Club; Karnatak Amateur SC 3 (Shravan Shetty 2, Clayton D'Souza) Jai Bharat SC 2 (Sachin Shetty, Anil Shetty).
Deepak excels: Deepak Kumar's all-round performance (28 runs & 2 wkts) helped Castrol India beat Google by 58 runs in the Open Category of the 17th edition of the Vodafone Corporate Cricket 7s, at the Western Railway ground over the weekend.
Castrol India totalled 112 for 2 in their alloted 7 overs. Dhawal Shah topscored with 30 runs and got good support from Deepak Kumar and Ganesh Vaidya, who scored unbeaten 28 and 27 runs respectively. In reply, the Google batsmen managed to only 54 runs for loss of 4 wickets. In the other match, Tata Steel defeated ING Vysya Bank by 10 wickets.
MIG CC, B Gym fancied
Bombay Gymkhana will have to produce their best among the 12-teams, divided into four groups, to qualify for the team Championships trophy in the GD Birla Memorial Masters Badminton Championships, which gets undereway from Tuesday (Feb 6) at the Bombay Gymkhana and CCI courts. Gautam Ashra in the men's singles and Amod Tilak and Milind Ghate have been given the pride of place.