CHENNAI: Off-spinner
Washington Sundar, who was named Man of the Series in the recently-concluded Nidahas Trophy, continued his rich vein of form as he picked up 7/39 to help Globe Trotters bundle out
India Pistons
for 178 on Day 2 of their TNCA First Division Elite League semifinal clash on Saturday.
Having notched up a total of 232 in their first innings, Washington's exploits helped Globe Trotters gain a lead of 54. In the second innings, they reached 72/3 in 29 overs by the time stumps were called.
In the other semifinal clash, right-arm medium pacer Palani Amarnath came to the fore. He took 6/34 to notch up his first five-wicket haul of the season and restrict
Vijay CC
to 119, helping Grand Slam gain a slender lead of 12 after the first innings. Grand Slam then extended that lead to 151, scoring 139/4 in their second innings at the end of Day 2.
Swapnil slams double ton in Plate final: In the Plate final, Swapnil Gugale was the star of the show as his unbeaten 211 helped Alwarpet reach a commanding total of 403/8 declared in their first innings. In reply, Jolly Rovers find themselves delicately placed at 106/3.
Summarised scores: Elite: At TI-Murugappa: Globe Trotters 232 & 72/3 in 29 overs (C Hari Nishaanth 46 batting; R Karthikeyan 3/48). India Pistons 178 in 69.4 overs (A Venkatesh 69 not out; Washington Sundar 7/39); At SSN: Grand Slam 131 & 139/4 in 55 overs (K
Bharath Shankar 55;
Rahil Shah 3/31). Vijay CC 119 in 49.1 overs (R Rohith 32; P Amarnath 6/34, V Yo Mahesh 3/29)
Plate: At Guru Nanak: Alwarpet 403/8 decl in 142 overs (Swapnil Gugale 211 not out, P Shijit Chandran 66; DT Chandrasekar 5/118, R Aushik Srinivas 2/144). Jolly Rovers 106/3 in 35 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 45;
Abhishek Tanwar 2/15)
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