Rajkumar shines with 7/32 against Young Stars

CHENNAI: Alwarpet's R Rajkumar (7 for 32) bagged his maiden five-wicket haul in TNCA first division league as his side bowled out Young Stars for 148 in the first innings on Day 1 of their contest here on Sunday. For Young Stars, opener U Vishal topped the batting charts with 56. In reply, Alwarpet were in trouble at 72 for 6. Medium-pacer R Rohit shone with figures of 4 for 21.
Leg-spinner M Abhinav (5 for 51) was the wrecker-in-chief for Grand Slam as they restricted Vijay CC to 170 in their opening essay.M Shahrukh Khan (59) and S Abishiek (62) were the main contributors for Vijay CC. Grand Slam, in reply, were 107 for 3.
CromBest, in their match against TI Cycles, rode Wilkins Victor's 155-ball 116 to post 296 for 5. Victor's knock contained 12 fours and 3 sixes. At stumps, M Affan Khader was unbeaten on 35.
Opener R Nilesh Subramanian (126 batting) and Suresh Kumar (114) were the leading scorers for MCC as they ended the opening day at 282 for 2 against India Pistons. The duo put together 229 runs in 69.5 overs for the second wicket to propel MCC's innings.
In another match, Jolly Rovers were calling the shots against Nelson. After bowling out Nelson for 160, Jolly Rovers were placed at 102 for 2. Skipper M Kaushik Gandhi shone with the bat scoring 50.
Meanwhile, GlobeTrotters were 345 for 8 with handy contributions from S Aniruda (67) and S Radhakrishnan (58) in their clash against MRC 'A'.
Summarised scores: Vijay 170 (S Abishiek 62; M Abhinav 5-51). Grand Slam 107-3 in 34 overs (Bhargav Merai 28 batting); Nelson 160 (Shoaib Md Khan 34, Sonu Yadav 3-28). Jolly Rovers 102-2 in 32.2 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 50); Young Stars 148 in 53 overs (U Vishal 56; R Rajkumar 7-32; R Sanjay Yadav 2-17). Alwarpet 72-6 in 26 overs (Rohit 4-21); CromBest 296-5 in 90 overs (Wilkins Victor 116; M Affan Khader 35 batting) vs TI Cycles; Globe Trotters 345-8 in 90 overs (S Aniruda 67, S Radhakrishnan 58; Silambarasan 3-77) vs MRC 'A'; MCC 282-2 in 90 overs (R Nilesh Subramanian 126 batting, Suresh Kumar 114) vs India Pistons.