Grand Slam defeated CromBest by 15 runs in the VA Parthasarathy Memorial trophy on Monday. After being put in to bat, Grand Slam scored 244 for six with opener R Rohith slamming an unbeaten 121 off 140 balls with seven boundaries and two sixes.
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Wicketkeeper S Lokeshwar (34) and K Bharath Shankar (39) chipped in with useful contributions. Right-arm medium pacer MV Vishal Sundar picked three wickets for 47 runs. In reply, CromBest was all out for 229 with four balls remaining. All-rounder Abhishek Tanwar took three for 31 while legspinner M Abhinav picked two for 50.
Brief scores: Grand Slam 244/6 in 50 overs (K Bharath Shankar 39, R Rohith 121*, S Lokeshwar 34, MV Vishal Sundar 3/47) bt CromBest 229 in 49.2 overs (M Affan Khader 44, Kaushik U Ram 44, S Ganesh 52, Abhishek Tanwar 3/31). Points: Grand Slam 4 (12); CromBest 0 (6)