Delhi cruise to quaterfinals unbeaten

NEW DELHI: Opener Chetan Sharma hit a breezy 65 and shared an unbeaten 77-run stand with his skipper Mithun Manhas (33) as Delhi crushed Services by nine wickets to enter the quarterfinals of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament with a clean slate having won all their matches.
Both Delhi and Services came into the match after thrilling wins on Sunday but Monday's contest was lop-sided.
Delhi, already assued of a place in the knock-out stage, restricted Services to just 124 after opting to field and then cleared the target with three overs to spare.
Kapil Yadav took three wickets for Delhi, including that of Services' top scorer Irfan Khan (46).
Ritesh Negi, who starred for Services in upset win against Punjab, showed his worth with bat again by scoring unbeaten 21 off 12 balls.
However, Delhi bowlers were disciplined and never allowed Sevices to take off.
Their reply was solid with Chetan and Puneet Bisht putting on 47 for the first wicket.
Irfan broke the stand by having Bisht caught by Amrinder Singh but Chetan and Manhas drove Delhi home.
Chetan's 65 came off 53 balls with seven fours and a six while Manhas hit a- run-a-ball 33 with three shots to the fence.
Services needed to win this contest to move to the knock-out stage from North Zone.