SP Ragul Rithick’s spell of seven for 31 helped Districts I beat City IV by virtue of first innings lead in the TNCA Round Robin U-14 tournament here on Tuesday.

(L-R)SP Ragul Rithick, R Rohit Ram, P Saravanan
Chennai:
City IV was bowled out for a paltry 117 in 49.1 overs in pursuit of 288 with T Lalith Chockalingam top-scoring with 57. In the second innings, Districts I was 31 for no loss. Having secured the first innings lead, Districts I progressed to the next round.
Brief scores: Districts II 88 & 37 for no loss in 21 overs drew with City III 209 in 88.5 overs (Dhruv Thirumalai 80, GA Gokul Raj 33, K Nirmal Kumar 4/36). Note: City III won on first innings lead. Districts I 287/7 in 90 overs & 31 for no loss in 12 overs vs City IV 117 in 49.1 overs (T Lalith Chockalingam 57, SP Ragul Rithick 7/31). Districts-I won on first innings lead.
Saravanan, Rohit Ram star in Standard CC win
P Saravanan and R Rohit Ram scalped five wickets each to bowl Standard CC to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Thiruthani CC in the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league.
After skittling out Thiruthani for 38 in 23 overs, Standard CC chased down that target in just 2.5 overs while losing one wicket. While Saravanan took five wickets for nine runs, Rohit Ram finished with five scalps for 21.
Brief scores: TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA League: I Division: Thiruthani CC 38 in 23 overs (P Saravanan 5/9, R Rohit Ram 5/21) lost to Standard CC 40/1 in 2.5 overs. 15th Lucas TVS Thiruvallur DCA Trophy: Group B: Samsung India 224/5 in 30 overs (G Ganesh Moorthy 54, K Vasanth Kumar 41, M Rajesh 34, N Venkatesh 53*) lost to Seaways Shipping 228/2 in 23.5 overs (B Rajan 101*, R Goutham 89*)