Jyotsnil ton helps Baroda script easy win over TNCA XI

CHENNAI:

Jyotsnil Singh

's unbeaten 165 headlined the day for Baroda as they registered a six-wicket win over

TNCA XI

in their

Buchi Babu all-India

invitational tournament clash at the CPT-IP (Turf) ground here on Sunday. The 20-year-old's 231-ball essay was studded with 12 hits to the fence and three sailing past the ropes. In pursuit of 340, Jyotsnil single-handedly kept his side in the hunt by mixing caution with aggression. The right-handed batsman did receive good support from his teammates Abhijit Karambelkar (46) and Dixit Patel (44 n.o.) as they ended up scoring 343 for 4 in 87.2 overs.

In another match, TNCA Districts XI got the better of Haryana by 102 runs. Taking first strike, the local side finished on 223 for 8 in 50 overs. Skipper N Jagadeesan (88, 6x4, 4x6) led the show with the bat. For the visitors, Rahul Tewatia (3-80) and Ashok Sandhu (2-48) shone with the ball. In reply, Haryana were bowled for 121 in 37.3 overs. R Rohit (3-30), Antony Dhas (2-16), J Kousik (2-9) and DT Chandrasekar (2-20) contributed with the ball.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh beat Chhattisgarh by 54 runs. After having scored 293 on Day 1 riding Akshdeep Nath's unbeaten 124, Uttar Pradesh managed to keep their opponents to 239 in 69.3 overs. For the winning side, medium-pacer Ankit Rajpoot (4 for 48) was the wrecker-in-chief and was well-supported by Zeeshan Ansari (3 for 86) and Kartik Tyagi (2 for 43). Sanjeet Desai (76, 7x4, 2x6) did put up a valiant effort for Chhattisgarh but he failed to receive much support from the other end.

Brief scores:

At SSN College Ground: TNCA Districts XI 223-8 in 50 overs (N Jagadeesan 88; Rahul Tewatia 3-80, Ashok Sandhu 2-48) bt Haryana 121 in 37.3 overs (Nitin Saini 29, Rahul Tewatia 27, R Rohit 3-30, W Antony Dhas 2-16, J Kousik 2-9, DT Chandrasekar 2-20);

At CPT-IP (Turf) Ground: TNCA XI 339-9 in 90 overs lost to Baroda 343-4 in 87.2 overs (Jyotsnil Singh 165 n.o., Abhijit Karambelkar 46, Dixit Patel 44 n.o.; Swaminathan 2-68);

At Murugappa Ground: UPCA 293 in 64 overs bt Chhattisgarh 239 in 69.3 overs (Sanjeet Desai 76 retd hurt, Ajay Mandal 39, Ankit Rajpoot 4-48, Zeeshan Ansari 3-86, Kartik Tyagi 2-43)