Sonnet Club beat ONGC by three wickets in a closely fought semi-final of the Jubilant cricket tournament here on Saturday. Akash Yadav (65) anchored a tense 188-run chase for Sonnet Club in the company of Subodh Bhatti (40).

Man of the match Bhupendera Gera (80) powered Delhi Cricket Club to a four-wicket win over Pioneer Academy in the semi-final of the SG cricket tournament in the capital on Saturday. Gera was well supported by Ravi Gupta (56) as the Delhi Club chased down the 200-run target in 28 overs.

The 6th Manav Rachna Corporate Cricket Challenge 2013 concluded at the Manav Rachna International University in Faridabad on Saturday, with Team Maruti Suzuki emerging the winners beating Team TCS in the final. Former India skipper and member of parliament Mohammed Azharuddin awarded the teams with the prizes.

Telefunken Club beat Tedco convincingly by 152 runs in a DDCA league match here on Saturday. Deepak Khatri (137) and Vikas Hathwala (108 not out) took their team’s total to a mammoth 332/5 in 45 overs.

India pacer Ishant Sharma feels that he has got his “rhythm back” in the recently-concluded home Test series against Australia after spending the better part of last year on the sidelines due to ankle surgery.

He has relinquished the Delhi Daredevils captaincy after last season but Virender Sehwag feels that his decision will have no bearing on his approach as he again shoulders the burden of being the batting mainstay of the franchise in the sixth edition of IPL.

Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are the two Indians to figure in the list of top 10 in ICC Player Rankings for T20I batsmen, while India continue to hold onto the number three slot in the teams category, issued here today.

Battered New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was showing signs of improvement today and gave family the thumbs-up as police charged two men with assaulting the gifted batsman in a savage beating.

Lauding the team for their 4-0 triumph over Australia in the recently concluded Test series, out-of-favour opener Gautam Gambhir today stressed on the need to win Test series abroad in order to be recognized as a force in world cricket.

Troubled New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was in a critical condition in hospital on Thursday after an “extremely vicious” attack as he left a bar in Christchurch, police said.