K Mukunth’s (112) century went in vain as Tamil Nadu (TN) lost a close contest against Mumbai by three runs in the BCCI Men Under-23 ‘Elite A&B’ One-Day match at the KL Saini Stadium in Jaipur.
Mukunth
Chennai:
Brief scores: Mumbai 232 in 49.2 overs (Suved Parkar 67, Armaan Jaffer 36, Atharva Ankolekar 27, S Aravind 3/43, M Siddharth 2/36) beat Tamil Nadu 229 in 48.2 overs (K Mukunth 112, S Radhakrishnan 51, Kruthik Hanagavadi 4/59, Siddharth Akre 3/40).
TN chose to field after winning the toss. Mumbai was skittled out for 232 in 49.2 overs, with Suved Parkar top-scoring for it with 67 runs. During the chase, TN was in cruise control as Mukunth and S Radhakrishnan (51) shared a 106-run third-wicket stand. After that, Mukunth played a lone hand as he ran out of partners. He hit 13 boundaries and a solitary six during his stay, but couldn’t help his side cross the finish line.
Brief scores: Mumbai 232 in 49.2 overs (Suved Parkar 67, Armaan Jaffer 36, Atharva Ankolekar 27, S Aravind 3/43, M Siddharth 2/36) beat Tamil Nadu 229 in 48.2 overs (K Mukunth 112, S Radhakrishnan 51, Kruthik Hanagavadi 4/59, Siddharth Akre 3/40).