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Pradosh Ranjan Paul's 242-ball 229 was the highlight on Day 2 of the Tamil Nadu-Odisha U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy clash in Theni on Tuesday.

Shoaib Md Khan shone with the ball bagging figures of seven for 104 as Nelson bowled out Young Stars for 274 on Day 1 of their TNCA first division Elite clash at SSN College ground here on Monday.

Ruby Trichy Warriors scored a seven-wicket win over Tuti Patriots in their TNPL-3 clash at the NPR College ground in Dindigul on Wednesday night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

There was a mixed response to the `bandh' call given by Maoists on Monday at Pakhanjoor in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region.

Defending champions Chepauk Super Gillies' TNPL-3 campaign went from bad to worse as they suffered their fifth successive loss in the season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday evening.

Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore returned with figures of 6 for 111 as Grand Slam bowled out Vijay CC for 370 in their first innings on Day 2 of the TNCA first division Elite clash at the Guru Nanak College ground here on Tuesday.

V Ganga Sridhar Raju (259, 26x4, 4x6) scored a double century on Day 2 of the TNCA Group A first-division match between Jolly Rovers and India Pistons on Tuesday.

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.

The players draft for the third edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League held here on Thursday went as per the script. The most prominent T20 players from the state — Dinesh Karthik, Vijay Shankar and Washington Sundar — were lapped up by franchises in the opening round of the draft.