TNCA League: Ton-up Washington & Anukul lead the charge for Trotters

CHENNAI: Washington Sundar (100 n.o.) and Anukul Roy (120 n.o.) played their parts to perfection to help Globe Trotters take the first innings lead over Young Stars in their drawn TNCA first division clash on Tuesday.
Young Stars, who batted first, were bowled out for 218. In reply, Globe Trotters rode the unfinished fourth-wicket stand of 210 between Washington and Anukul to score 322 for 4.
Jalaj Saxena (6-47 for Jolly Rovers), Naushad Shafi Shaikh (153 for MCC) and Parveez Rasool (108 for Grand Slam) were the other notable performers.
Meanwhile, a gritty 91-run seventh-wicket stand between Parth Bhut (51) and No. 8 Karthik Adithya (54 n.o.) helped AG's Office draw their TNCA first division clash against India Pistons on Tuesday.
After scoring 156 in their first innings, India Pistons bowled out their opposition for 95 with left-arm spinner Rajwinder Singh (8 for 45) being the wrecker-in-chief. India Pistons declared their second innings on 165-6. Set a target of 227, AG's Office benefitted from Parth and Karthik's gritty show to finish on 169 for 8.
Brief scores: Jolly Rovers 281 & 45-0 in 14 overs. Alwarpet 167 in 55.2 overs (R Kavin 53; Jalaj Saxena 6-47). Match drawn; Nelson 347-8 in 100 overs (V Subramania Siva 120 n.o.; Sai Kishore 3-104). Vijay 351-4 in 79.1 overs (L Suryapprakash 99, N Jagadeesan 72, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 67). Match drawn; Young Stars 218. Globe Trotters 322-4 declared in 88.1 overs (MS Washington Sundar 100 n.o., Anukul Roy 120 n.o.). Match drawn; India Pistons 156 and 165-6 decl in 39.3 overs (GV Vignesh 48; Vignesh Kannan 2-39). AG's Office 95 in 39.2 overs (Rajwinder Singh 8-45) & 169-8 in overs (Parth Bhut 51, R Karthik Adithya 54 n.o.; Sathiyannaarayan 4-42, M Suresh Babu 3-57). Match drawn; MRC 'A' 304. MCC 308-5 decl (S Sureshkumar 91, Naushad Shafi Shaikh 153). Match drawn; Swaraj 444-6 in 100 overs (A Aarif 107, Mandeep Singh 106, Arpit V Vasavada 120). Grand Slam 243 in 64.3 overs (Nidhish S Rajagopal 71, Parveez Rasool 108). Match drawn.