CHENNAI:
Cheteshwar Pujara’s 189 helped MRC ‘A’ finish on 377 for 8 in their
TNCA first division
clash against
Vijay CC
here on Tuesday. Pujara’s 255-ball essay was laced with 21 fours. NS Chaturved was the other major contributor for MRC ‘A’ with a well-compiled 92. The Pujara-Chaturved partnership for the fourth wicket yielded 186 runs in 53 overs.
In another match, off-spinner ME Yazh Arun Mozhi took 7 for 58 as Swaraj bowled out Nelson for 180 in their first innings. Varun Sood (47) and Swapnil K Singh (28) were the only players who offered some resistance. Taking first strike, Swaraj were dismissed for 119 with offies — Shoaib Md Khan (5 for 46) and M Prabhu (4 for 39) — being the wreckers-in-chief.
Defending champions Jolly Rovers, in their clash against MCC, were bowled out for 335 in 82.5 overs. No. 7 R Nilesh Subramanian was the leading run-getter with a 148-ball 99 that contained 14 hits to the fence. Jalaj Saxena too contributed with 52. For the bowling side, medium-pacer Jabez Moses shone with 4 for 101. In their first innings, MCC were in trouble at 38 for 3.
Brief scores: Jolly Rovers 335 in 82.5 overs (R Nilesh Subramanian 99, Jalaj Saxena 52; Jabez Moses 4-101). MCC 38-3 in 11 overs; India Pistons 356 in 97 overs (Himanshu Rana 68, Aditya Barooah 73). Globe Trotters 7-0 in 3 overs; Grand Slam 319 in 94.2 overs (V Ganga Sridhar Raju 134). Young Stars 0-0 in 1 over; AG’s Office 387-8 in 100 overs (Unmukt Chand 89; Saurabh Kumar 4-103) vs Alwarpet; MRC ‘A’ 377-8 in 96 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 189, NS Chaturved 92) vs Vijay; Swaraj 119 in 34.3 overs (Shoaib Md Khan 5-46, M Prabhu 4-39). Nelson 180 in 62.4 overs (ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 7-58)