B. Anirudh Sitaram’s 175 helped Tamil Nadu beat Goa by 87 runs in the BCCI South Zone u-23 cricket tournament here.
The scores: Kerala 248 for nine in 50 overs (Rohan Kunnummal 25, Daryl Ferrario 50, Salman Nizar 83, M. Harishankar Reddy three for 44, P. Girinath Reddy three for 55) bt Andhra 227 in 46.4 overs (G. Jayavardhan 102, Karan Shinde 26, K.V. Sasikanth 54, S. Midhun four for 45, including a hat-trick). Points: Kerala 4 (12); Andhra 0 (8).
Karnataka 241 in 49.3 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 39, S. Rakshith 29, K.N. Bharath 64, S. Aditya 53, P. Maneesh three for 32) bt Hyderabad 234 in 47 overs (M. Abhirath Reddy 33, P.S. Chaitanya Reddy 36, T. Ravi Teja 37, K.S.K. Chaitanya 25, S. Prashanth three for 46). Karnataka 4 (8); Hyderabad 0 (4).
Tamil Nadu 327 for five in 50 overs (B. Anirudh Sitaram 175, M. Shahrukh Khan 30, J. Kousik 37, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 27) bt Goa 240 in 45.4 overs (Rajat Shet 28, Vaibhav Govekar 31, Suyash Prabhudessai 84, Aditya Suryawanshi 42 n.o., M. Shahrukh Khan three for 44). TN 4 (4) ; Goa 0 (0).