CHENNAI: Left-arm spinner
DT Chandrasekar shone with figures of 7 for 58 as
Jolly Rovers
drew their
TNCA first division
clash against
India Pistons
.
After declaring their opening essay at 435 for 8, Jolly Rovers dismissed their opposition for 200 riding Chandrasekar’s show. India Pistons began well with their openers — R Karthikeyan (77) and Himanshu Rana (54) — adding 114 runs in 146 balls for the opening wicket. However, once Chandrasekar was introduced into the attack, the complexion of the contest changed.
In another drawn clash, Vijay CC — who scored 332 in their first innings — bowled out Grand Slam for 139. Following on, Grand Slam were 36 for 1.
In a nail-biting match that ended in a draw, Naushad Shafi Naik’s unbeaten 132 helped MCC grab the first innings lead against AG’s Office. Batting first, AG’s Office had made 392 for 7. In reply, MCC scored 395 for 9 thanks to Naushad’s 147-ball knock that contained 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Young Stars, in their game against Alwarpet, rode top contributions from Ganesh Satish (139 n.o.) and skipper Adithya Ganesh (105 n.o.) to take a first innings lead. Replying to Alwarpet’s 101, Young Stars made 332 for 3 thanks to the 226-run unbroken fourth wicket stand between Satish and Ganesh.
Summarised scores: Jolly Rovers 435-8 in 100 overs. India Pistons 200 in 65.4 overs (Karthikeyan 77; Chandrasekar 7-58). Match drawn; Vijay 332. Grand Slam 139 in 37.4 Overs (L Vignesh 3-36, Mohammed 3-42) & (F/O) 36-1 in 13 overs. Match drawn; AG’s Office 392-7. MCC 395-9 decl in 99 overs (Naushad Shafi Shaik 132 n.o.; Prathiban 4-143, Vignesh 3-83). Match drawn; Alwarpet 101. Young Stars 332-3 in 100 overs (Ganesh Satish 139 n.o. Adithya Ganesh 105 n.o.). Match drawn; Globe Trotters 297-9 in 100 overs. Swaraj 298-8 decl. in 75.5 overs (D Gowri Shankar 55; Sunil Sam 3-80). Match drawn; Nelson 146 & 181-6 decl. in 51 Overs (Anand Subramanian 48 n.o.; Sanjay 4-41). MRC ‘A’ 150 in 55.2 overs (Antony Dhas 5-40). Match drawn.