CHENNAI:
Vijay CC
and
Globe Trotters
registered comfortable victories in their
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association
(TNCA) First Division Elite League clashes here on Thursday. Vijay CC scored an innings and 49-run win over CromBest. After having bowled them out for 102 in their first innings, Vijay CC went on to score 240 with top contributions from B Aparajith (50), KB
Arun Karthik (91) and J Kousik (61 n.o.). Vijay CC then went on to dismiss CromBest for 89 thanks to left-arm spinner Rahil Shah's (6-14) exploits. He was ably supported by teammates Malolan Rangarajan (2-39) and Ajith Ram (2-22).
Globe Trotters got the better of TI Cycles by 5 wickets. Both teams finished on an identical score of 137 in their first essay. In their second innings, Trotters managed to dismiss TI Cycles for a paltry total of 84 with left-arm spinner Monish Satish (7-38) being the wrecker-in-chief. Monish got good support from teammate Washington Sundar (3-32) who finished with match figures of 10 for 83. Chasing a target of 85, Globe Trotters ended on 86 for 5 with C Hari Nishaanth (25) and S Aniruda (27) being the main contributors.
Other notable performers include M Abhinav (5-73 for UFCC), Anand Subramanian (136 n.o. for Nelson), S Mohan Prasath (5-102 for Young Stars) and Abhishek Tanwar (5-77 for Alwarpet CC).
Brief scores:Group-A: AG's Office 146 & 176 in 49.4 overs (M Adithyan 52, DT Chandrasekar 4-51,
Piyush Chawla 3-36) vs Jolly Rovers 180 in 60.2 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 44, Piyush Chawla 69, EM Jose Midhun 3-56, Vignesh Kannan 3-33) & 77-1 in 19 overs (Ganga Sridhar Raju 60); UFCC (T Nagar) 109 & 17-2 in 15 overs vs India Pistons 215-8 in 74 overs (Akshay V Srinivasan 47, M Prabhu 43, M Abhinav 5-73); Nelson 339 in 114 overs (Anand Subramanian 136 n.o.; Mohan Prasath 5-102) vs Young Stars 171-5 in 58 overs (Ganesh Satish 71 batting; V Lakshman 3-42)
Group-B: CromBest 102 & 89 in 39.1 overs (Rahil S Shah 6-14, Malolan 2-39, Ajith Ram 2-22). Vijay 240 in 73.5 overs (B Aparajith 50, KB Arun Karthik 91, J Kousik 61 n.o.; R Alexandar 4-71). Vijay CC won by an innings and 49 runs; Grand Slam 318 in 109.5 overs (N Jagadeesan 60, U Sasidev 50; Abhishek Tanwar 5-77, M Siddharth 3-63) vs Alwarpet 113-3 in 46 overs (K Vishal Vaidhya 34, Mukilesh 28 batting,
Yo Mahesh 2-20); TI Cycles 137 & 84 in 38 overs (Monish Satish 7-38; Washington Sundar 3-32). Globe Trotters 137 & 86-5 in 20.2 overs (C Hari Nishaanth 25, S Aniruda 27, Varun Sood 2-28, Naresh Babu 2-7). Trotters won by 5 wickets
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