Kaushik ton propels Jolly Rovers

CHENNAI: Jolly Rovers skipper M Kaushik Gandhi scored an unbeaten 129 to help his side score 261 for 1 at the end of Day 1 of their TNCA first division clash against Grand Slam here on Thursday.
Kaushik’s 224-ball essay contained 16 fours and 2 sixes. Kaushik started off by adding 134 runs for the opening wicket along with B Anirudh Sitaram (75, 10x4, 1x6).After Anirudh’s dismissal, Kaushik partnered with B Aparajith (46 batting) in an unfinished 127-run stand for the second wicket.
In another match, Vijay CC rode M Shahrukh Khan’s unbeaten 108 to be placed at 313 for 5 against Young Stars.
R Kavin (127, 13x4, 1x6) was the top-scorer for Alwarpet as they concluded their opening day against Swaraj on 294 for 3. Apart from Kavin, Alwarpet received handy contributions from B Sai Sudarsan (60, 8x4) and Manprit Juneja (89, 4x4, 2x6).
No. 9 Suresh Babu (51 batting, 8x4, 1x6) and Ganapathi Chandrasekar helped India Pistons finish on 196 for 8 in their match against MCC. The duo added 96 from 33.1 overs for the eighth wicket before Chandrasekar was dismissed for 48.
Brief scores: Globe Trotters 263-3 in 64.4 overs (S Aniruda 44, K Mukunth 40, MS Washington Sundar 53 batting, Sanvir Singh 91 batting) vs Nelson; Alwarpet 294-3 in 78 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 60, R Kavin 127, Manprit Juneja 89) vs Swaraj; India Pistons 196-8 in 73.2 overs (Aditya Barooah 34, S Guru Raghavendran 44, Ganapathi Chandrasekar 48, M Suresh Babu 51 batting: V Lakshman 2-21, Karan Kaila 2-30, Ganesh Moorthi 2-56, Suresh Kumar 2-48) vs MCC; MRC ‘A’ 188-4 in 50 overs (B Rahul 76 batting, NS Chaturved 61; Prathiban 2-59) vs AG’s Office; Jolly Rovers 261-1 in 70.1 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 129 batting, B Anirudh Sitaram 75, B Aparajith 46 batting) vs Grand Slam; Vijay 313-5 in 93 overs (L Suryapprakash 53, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 63, M Shahrukh Khan 108 batting, R Sai Kishore 34 batting) vs Young Stars