The knock-out intra-pool matches had given way to the four quarter finals played this weekend between the leading teams of various pools.

A set of two games each pitched team Titus against Anand & Anand and Kochhar opposite AZB on day one of the quarter finals this Saturday while Amarchand contested Dua Associates and Luthra fought Saikrishna next day on Sunday.

Titus & Co won over Anand & Anand in a closely contested match that saw Anand & Anand putting up a good total of 112 before losing all wickets in response to Titus’ 139-run target in 20 overs. Titus after electing to bat first secured itself a 27-run victory with bowler Sunil Kumar becoming the man of the match for striking down five wickets, giving away only 14 runs in 3.4 overs bowled.

In the other match played on 18 December, Kochhar’s display of a consistent batting and bowling strength ended-up in rivals AZB’s defeat.

AZB lost by a huge margin of 126 runs after Kochhar decided to bat first laying down an enormous total of 186 runs. Team AZB was declared all-out in only 13.2 overs after managing a meagre 60 runs.

Kochhar opening batsman Bharat Veer outshone with a splendid 123 runs scored in 66 balls, which also earned him the man of the match title. Veer had seven sixes and 12 fours to his credit.

The first of the two Sunday matches on the other hand was tightly-fought by Saikrishna against Luthra, following Anand giving tough competition to Titus on the previous day. Luthra won by 14 runs after amassing a strong total of 144 runs in 18.2 overs with more than an over to spare. Saikrishna’s team almost chased Luthra, scoring 130 runs for a loss of three wickets but exhausted all 20 overs before it could catch up.

Saikrishna batsman Kamal Khurana was awarded man of the match title despite his team losing to Luthra for scoring 53 runs in 45 balls.

In the second Sunday match Amarchand defeated Dua Associates. [Detailed scores not currently confirmed.]

In the semi-finals On 8 January 2011 Luthra & Luthra will now meet Kocchar & Co, while Amarchand will face off against Titus & Co to determine the finalists of the tournament.

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