India Pistons-Young Stars clash ends in tie

CHENNAI: The VA Parthasarathy Trophy clash between India Pistons and Young Stars ended in a tie here on Thursday. Taking first strike, Nidhish S Rajagopal (104) and Sanvir Singh (116*) helped India Pistons end on 285/5 from their quota of 50 overs. The centurions added 113 runs from 112 deliveries for the second wicket. In reply, Young Stars rode an unbeaten 100 from 88 deliveries by skipper Adithya Ganesh to finish on 285/7. Others to contribute for Young Stars include R Sathyanarayan (60). For the bowling side, medium-pacer Sharun Kumar shone with the ball, returning with figures of 3/56.In another match, Virat Singh hit 102 to helped MRC ‘A’ register a five-wicket win over TI Cycles. Batting first, TI Cycles rode skipper MUB Sriram’s unbeaten 79 to score 237/3 from their stipulated 50 overs. In reply, MRC ‘A’ crossed the finish line losing five wickets in just 43.2 overs. Apart from Virat, Arpit Vasavada chipped in with an unbeaten 32.Skipper M Kaushik Gandhi (99, 14x4) may have missed out on a well-deserved century by one run, but he helped Jolly Rovers score a comfortable 120-run win over CromBest. Jolly Rovers posted an imposing 316/5 with Gandhi and B Anirudh Sitaram (79) being the main contributors. They then went on to restrict CromBest to 196 in 49.5 overs. Left-arm pacer T Natarajan (4/32) and DT Chandrasekar (3/46) led the show with the ball for the winning side.Brief Scores: 1. TI Cycles 237/3 in 50 overs (MUB Sriram 79*) vs MRC ‘A’ 239/5 in 43.2 overs (Virat Singh 102). MRC won by 5 wickets2. Nelson 163 in 43.1 overs (Manan Sharma 43; Prasanth Parameswaran 2/21) vs MCC 164/2 in 36.5 overs (Akshay Srinivasan 73*). MCC won by 8 wickets3. India Pistons 285/5 in 50 overs (Nidhish S Rajagopal 104, Sanvir Singh 116*) vs Young Stars 285/7 in 50 overs (Sathyanarayan 60, Adithya Ganesh 100*; Sharun Kumar 3/56). Match tied4. Jolly Rovers 316/5 in 50 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 99, B Anirudh Sitaram 79) vs CromBest 196 in 49.5 overs (T Natarajan 4/32, DT Chandrasekar 3/46). Rovers won by 120 runs.