Visakhapatnam: H. Vatekar's five for 36 provided a kick start for Visakhapatnam Port Sports Council's bid to win its fourth successive title as the team beat Vizag Colts by 54 runs to reach the semifinals of the 19th The Hindu Trophy on Tuesday.

But, the day's honours went to V. Manoj Sai who scored the first century (105, 12x4) of this year's edition and also picked up three wickets in Gajuwaka Greens' 103-run win over HPCL in a pre-quarterfinal match.