Gaurav Gambhir

AG UP beat AG J&K by eight wickets and moved into the semifinal of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Cricket tournament being held at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Friday.

A day after the murder of the brazen murder of 29-year-old jeweller Gaurav Gambhir, members of his family remained inconsolable. His widow Survi slapped an investigating officer in her state of shock.

Fresh from a couple of resounding victories against established outfits like Haryana and Bengal, Chandigarh rode on Gaurav Gambhir’s all-round effort to register their third consecutive victory in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, after edging past the Services by 5 runs in a Group E tie in Kolkata on Thursday.

A lackluster batting effort on Day 3 made things worse for Chandigarh as the UT team lost a couple of wickets for 21 runs in their second innings while chasing a mammoth 401 for an outright win over Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B opener in Cuttack on Saturday.

Three weeks after a jeweller of Delhi was shot by armed dacoits, the special staff of east Delhi Police, along with the district's anti-auto theft squad, arrested two men, owing allegiance to one of the most wanted gangs of central UP - the Salim gang.

Having nearly missed a quarterfinal berth in the previous season, thanks to a washed out contest, Chandigarh will look to gain some early momentum when they open their Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy campaign against Uttar Pradesh at the Gurgaon Cricket Stadium, Sultanpur on Thursday.

In a dramatic shootout in east Delhi, three wanted criminals – brothers who allegedly killed the owner of a jewellery shop, Gaurav Gambhir, in Krishna Nagar on February 22 this year – were arrested by the special cell on Wednesday.

The Chandigarh pace duo of Jagjit Singh and debutant Rajangad Bawa shared five wickets between them to restrict Hyderabad to 270 for 7 at stumps on the opening day of their Elite Group B first round Ranji Trophy match in Cuttack on Thursday.

East Zone were all out for 183 on the opening day of the Vizzy Trophy match against North Zone on Saturday. In reply, North Zone slammed 57 without loss in 17 overs by the end of the day.

North Zone would meet South Zone in the final of Vizzy Trophy to be played from February 20 at the local Gandhi Grounds.

The senior selection committee of Punjab Cricket Association picked a 20-member one-day squad for upcoming assignments.

Railways batted first and made a sensible start before pacer Shrestha Nirmohi drew the first blood for Ut in the form of Shivam Chaudhary 26. Gaurav Gambhir gave the second blow to railways by dismissing Pratham Singh 4 in good form so far in the tournament. Mohd Saif 5 fell cheaply when he was trapped lbw by Sandeep Singh with 673 on the board Sandeep managed his second success in the same spell by removing Mrinal Deodhar 9 leaving the side struggling at 774amidst the fall of wickets Vivek Singh completed his halfcentury and kept the scorer busy with the new batter Captain Upendra Yadav both stitched a brilliant 169 runs partnership in 252 balls to get their team out of trouble.

Fifteen members from east Delhi's three most important traders' associations - East Delhi Jewellers' Welfare Association, Vikas Marg Traders' Association and the Delhi Trade and Industry Federation - met Delhi Police commissioner B K Gupta on Saturday.

Continuing their rich vein of form, Chandigarh were once again on the money to register a thumping 89-run victory over Mizoram in their Plate Group Round 3 match at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College Ground in Chennai on Friday.

Forced to split points after their opening match against Nagaland was called off due to wet outfield, Chandigarh will be keen to spend some time in the middle as they take on Manipur in their Round 2 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the TI Murugappa Ground in Chennai on Wednesday.

On a roll after recording two convincing victories despite their opening game being called off due to a wet outfield, Chandigarh will aim to complete a hat-trick of wins when they take on Sikkim in a Round 4 match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy at the Guru Nanak College Ground in Chennai on Sunday.

Delhi High Court has asked the AAP government to begin online registration of legal documents, including wills, to reduce problems of public at large and minimise contact of officials with them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Following successful completion of the brief preparatory camp and clearance of the mandatory Covid-19 tests, the Chandigarh team for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy was on Thursday announced with Manan Vohra being retained the skipper. All-rounder Gurinder Singh has been named his deputy.

BCCI Corporate Trophy Group 'B' matches for the Raj Singh Dungarpur Trophy will get underway at two grounds simultaneously here on Sunday.

AG UP beat AG J&K by eight wickets and moved into the semifinal of the North Zone Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) Cricket tournament being held at Sector 16 Cricket Stadium on Friday.