Daryl Ferrario

Saurabh Singh hit a gritty hundred to help India Under-19 gain a slender first innings lead against England on day three of second Youth Test on Thursday.

Mumbai's Anjuman Islam Allana's Mehboob Sheikh, Haashir Dafedar and Usman Gani have been selected for the Coca-Cola XI squad that will play against the Sri Lankan national under-16 team in a three-match series.

Defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies defeated Salem Spartans by seven wickets in their TNPL-6 clash at Salem on Tuesday evening. Left-arm spinner M Siddharth (4-0-13-3) helped Chepauk to restrict Salem to 113-6. Kaushik Gandhi (46) and N Jagadeesan (39) then took centre-stage as Chepauk wrapped things up with 31 balls to spare.

Delhi U-19 captain Jonty Sidhu will be leading an India colts squad in the two 'Youth Tests' against England in Nagpur, later this month.

B Anirudh Sitaram (103 n.o., 10x4, 4x6) and M Abhinav (6 for 45) were the stars for Tamil Nadu as the hosts defeated Hyderabad by nine wickets in their South Zone U-23 One-day clash here on Saturday.

Ankit Bawne smashed 203 for Jolly Rovers in their TNCA first division encounter against Nelson here on Wednesday. Bawne’s 243-ball knock contained 24 boundaries before retiring hurt.

India U-19 team made a steady start reaching 153 for 3 in reply to England's first innings score of 375 on the second day of the Junior Test match on Wednesday.

Spinners came to the fore for Tiruppur Tamizhans as they beat Salem Spartans by 32 runs in their TNPL-6 clash in Coimbatore on Wednesday. Left-arm spinners Mohan Prasath (3-11), S Aravind (2-12) and leg-spinner S Manigandan (1-20) played a key role in Salem defending a target of 136.

Even as they appointed Delhi boy, Jonty Sidhu, to lead the India U-19 team for the two 'Youth Tests' against England in Nagpur later this month, the junior selectors sprang a surprise by leaving out talented batsman Prithvi Shaw from the team.

Chasing a modest total of 135, Salem’s top-order failed to get going. While medium-pacer M Mohammed (2-31) got the first breakthrough, dismissing opener H Gopinath (5) in the second over, Tiruppur’s spinners did the bulk of the damage.

Siechem Madurai Panthers rode left-hander B Anirudh’s unbeaten 41-ball 58 to register a four-wicket win over defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies in their TNPL-6 clash in Tirunelveli on Saturday.

On a day when 13 wickets fell it was Vijay CC who held the upper hand in the TNCA first division final against Jolly Rovers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. No.6 J Kousik (88, 5x4, 1x6) was instrumental in Vijay CC finishing on 245 after being inserted in by Jolly Rovers. Medium-pacer L Vignesh (3-16) then took centre-stage as he left the defending champions in trouble at 37 for 3.

All-round shows by Sanjay Yadav (4-1-18-1; 41 n.o., 3x4, 3x6) and Baba Aparajith --- 2 for 23 with the ball followed by a knock of 38 --- helped Nellai Royal Kings beat Salem Spartans by eight wickets in their TNPL-5 clash at Chepauk on Thursday. Nellai restricted Salem to 120-8 and then chased it down in 18.3 overs.

Defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies defeated Salem Spartans by seven wickets in their TNPL-6 clash at Salem on Tuesday evening. Left-arm spinner M Siddharth (4-0-13-3) helped Chepauk to restrict Salem to 113-6.

N Jagadeesan (52, 3 fours, 2 sixes) topped the batting charts for Chepauk Super Gillies as they beat Salem Spartans by 4 wickets in their TNPL-5 clash at Chepauk on Wednesday. The right-hander’s 16th half-century in the competition helped the defending champions chase down Salem’s target of 143 with 7 balls to spare.

B Anirudh Sitaram didn't put a foot wrong on Wednesday. The left-handed opener helped Tamil Nadu score an 87-run win over Goa in their U-23 clash here.

The player's draft for the fifth season of TNPL went on expected lines. The only two to feature in category A - players with international experience - Vijay Shankar and Abhinav Mukund were bagged by Salem Spartans and Tiruppur Tamizhans respectively.