Nida and Niranjana star for Tamil Nadu women in Odisha win
By Express News Service | Published: 13th December 2017 08:49 AM |
Last Updated: 13th December 2017 08:49 AM | A+A A- |
The trophy for Ensol-Elite Super Sixes cricket tournament is unveiled at Chennai Citi Centre mall on Tuesday | D SAMPATHKUMAR
CHENNAI: Nida Rehman’s 3/12 and Niranjana Nagarajan’s 32 took Tamil Nadu to a two-wicket win against Odisha in their BCCI women’s senior one-day league fixture, in Cuttack. Sujata Malik was the pick of the bowlers for the losing team, finishing the day with 3/25.
Brief scores: Odisha 124 in 41.5 ovs (Nida Rehman 3/12) lost to Tamil Nadu 125/8 in 41.5 ovs (Niranjana Nagarajan 32; Sujata Malik 3/25). Pts: Tamil Nadu 4 (6), Odisha 0 (6).
Rohit propels RYA Cosmo
Rohit’s 87 was the feature of RYA Cosmo’s 37-run win against RCC Platinum in the Ensol-Elite Super Sixes cricket tournament held at Chennai Citi Centre mall.
This year’s edition has 10 teams in the fray, which is two more than last year. The tournament is being played in a league-cum-knockout format.
Brief scores: RYA Cosmo 38/6 in 7 ovs lost to RYA Metro Star 44/2 in 6.1 ovs; RYA Metro Star 77/3 in 7 ovs (Sachin 28) bt RCC Platinum 38/6; RYA Cosmo 114/1 in 7 ovs (Rohit 87) bt RCC Platinum 77/3 (Sailesh 45).
State volleyball meet
Indian Bank beat STC (Pollachi) 25-20, 25-27, 25-20 in a men’s match of the 67th senior state volleyball championships, at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium.
Results: Men: Indian Bank bt STC (Pollachi) 25-20, 25-27, 25-20; SRM bt Customs 25-19, 25-22; VOC Port (Tuticorin) bt Right Track 25-20, 25-14; Income Tax bt St Joseph’s 25-18, 25-18; State Bank of India bt Greater Chennai Police 25-23, 25-20.Women: PK Nataraj (Gobichettipalayam) bt St Joseph’s 25-16, 25-18; Dr Sivanthi bt PSGR Krishnammal 25-23, 25-14; SDAT SHE bt Panimalar 25-20, 25-20; Bharathiyar Attur bt Meenakshi (Ariyalur) 25-22, 25-20.
Colts take three points
Centuries by B Sai Sudharsan and S Mohana Kumar helped Tamil Nadu clinch three points via first-innings lead against Goa, as their Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 clash in Hyderabad ended in a draw.
Brief scores: Goa 266 & 117/4 in 22 ovs (Anand Tendulkar 73 n.o; A Ranjan 3/61) drew with Tamil Nadu 353/7 decl in 122 ovs (B Sai Sudharsan 102, Lakshay Jain 54, S Mohana Kumar 100 n.o, Manav Parakh 62). Pts: Tamil Nadu 3 (7), Goa 1 (2).
Vignesh, Mohamed Ali shine
P Vignesh’s 4/16 and S Mohamed Ali’s 3/5 propelled City to a 172-run lead against Combined Districts in their TNCA U-14 match at MVR A grounds.
Brief scores: City 230 in 99 ovs & 79/3 in 37 ovs vs Combined Districts 58 in 43.4 ovs (P Vignesh 4/16, S Mohamed Ali 3/5).
