Metro India in semifinals

Hyderabad: Metro India and Etemaad entered the semifinals of the TN Pillay Memorial six-a-side inter-media cricket tournament organised by Electronic Media Sports Journalist Association (EMSJA) and Sports Coaching Foundation(SCF) at Masab Tank here on Monday.

Metro India thrashed EMSJA by five wickets while Etemaad defeated The Hindu by an identical margin. Brief scores: The Hindu 67 for 2 (Srikanth 28no, Shailender 22 not, Sami 2/13) lost to Etemaad 68 for no loss (Naveed 25no); EMSJA 39( Joshua 2/6, Kumar 2/9) lost to Metro India 40 for no loss (Shiva 21no); No 1 TV 68 for 3 (Suresh 19, Prithvi 2/14) bt TV 5 31 for 2 (Prithvi 20); Sakshi News Paper 49 (Shiva 2/10) lost to N TV 51 for 1 (Lava 26no); V Express TV 57 for 4(Naveen 16, Pavan 2/14) lost to Sakshi TV 58 for 4 (Chakri 2/11); I News 59 (Mallikarjun 25no, Suresh 15, Sabrish 2/12) lost to Bharath Today 60 for 1(Sabreesh 20, Kashi Reddy 17no).