Riding on centuries from three of its batsmen, Jolly Rovers took a sizeable lead against Vijay CC on the final day of the seventh round of the TNCA First Division League.
(L) Ankeet Bawane, (R) B Aparajith
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Later, Ankeet Bawane struck a quickfire unbeaten 100 (114b, 8x4, 1x6) to register his second century of the season. By virtue of taking the first innings lead, Rovers received five points to Vijay’s two.
Brief scores: Vijay CC 275 drew with Jolly Rovers 459/5 decl. in 115 overs (Smit Patel 111, B Aparajith 117, Ankeet Bawane 100*, R Sonu Yadav 80*, M Mohammed 3/102). Points: Rovers 5 (32); Vijay 2 (26). Grand Slam 169 & 221/8 decl. in 92 overs (S Lokeshwar 53, V Ganga Sridhar Raju 99, S Mohan Prasath 3/46, S Ajith Ram 3/65) drew with Young Stars 222. Stars 5 (33); Grand Slam 2 (32). Alwarpet 460 drew with MRC ‘A’ 242 in 103.1 overs (Adithya Arun 52, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 57, R Rajkumar 3/44, M Siddharth 3/66). Alwarpet 5 (33); MRC -A 2 (24). Nelson 348 & 21/1 in 2.5 overs bt Globe Trotters 76 & 292 in 81.5 overs (K Mukunth 62, Sumant Jain 82, S Radhakrishnan 52, R Audhi Sachin 41, Swapnil Singh 4/62, Shoaib Md. Khan 3/112). Nelson 8 (25); Trotters 0 (24). TI Cycles 216 & 120/1 in 36 overs (Adhithya Giridhar 79*) drew with MCC 376/8 decl. in 117 overs (R Nilesh Subramanian 119, J Syed Mohammed 110*, SS Jasvanth 3/68). MCC 5 (20); Cycles 2 (18).
B Aparajith continued his purple patch slamming his fourth ton of the season 117 (229b, 11x4, 2x6), that helped him cross the 700-run barrier. Wicket-keeper Smit Patel was the second batsman to reach the three-figure mark scoring 111 (181b, 15x4), his first this season, and along with Aparajith, he added 221 runs for the second wicket in 64.1 overs.
Later, Ankeet Bawane struck a quickfire unbeaten 100 (114b, 8x4, 1x6) to register his second century of the season. By virtue of taking the first innings lead, Rovers received five points to Vijay’s two.
Brief scores: Vijay CC 275 drew with Jolly Rovers 459/5 decl. in 115 overs (Smit Patel 111, B Aparajith 117, Ankeet Bawane 100*, R Sonu Yadav 80*, M Mohammed 3/102). Points: Rovers 5 (32); Vijay 2 (26). Grand Slam 169 & 221/8 decl. in 92 overs (S Lokeshwar 53, V Ganga Sridhar Raju 99, S Mohan Prasath 3/46, S Ajith Ram 3/65) drew with Young Stars 222. Stars 5 (33); Grand Slam 2 (32). Alwarpet 460 drew with MRC ‘A’ 242 in 103.1 overs (Adithya Arun 52, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 57, R Rajkumar 3/44, M Siddharth 3/66). Alwarpet 5 (33); MRC -A 2 (24). Nelson 348 & 21/1 in 2.5 overs bt Globe Trotters 76 & 292 in 81.5 overs (K Mukunth 62, Sumant Jain 82, S Radhakrishnan 52, R Audhi Sachin 41, Swapnil Singh 4/62, Shoaib Md. Khan 3/112). Nelson 8 (25); Trotters 0 (24). TI Cycles 216 & 120/1 in 36 overs (Adhithya Giridhar 79*) drew with MCC 376/8 decl. in 117 overs (R Nilesh Subramanian 119, J Syed Mohammed 110*, SS Jasvanth 3/68). MCC 5 (20); Cycles 2 (18).
Kerala beats Tamil Nadu by 46 runs
Tamil Nadu women’s poor form continued after they lost to Kerala by 46 runs in the BCCI U-23 Elite Group ‘A’ one-day tournament in Surat on Monday. Opting to bat first, Kerala posted 149 with skipper Minnu Mani leading by example scoring 69 (129b, 7x4). TN captain SB Keerthana shone with the ball taking four for 23, while S Anusha, A Eloksi and KN Ramyashri shared six wickets between them. In reply, TN struggled to stitch together partnerships as it was bowled out for 103 as Kerala’s Darsana Mohanan finished with a haul of four for three.
Brief scores: Kerala 149 in 49.1 overs (Minnu Mani 69, SB Keerthana 4/23, S Anusha 2/21, A Eloksi 2/38, KN Ramyashri 2/17) bt Tamil Nadu 103 in 39 overs (A Eloksi 42, S Anusha 31, Darsana Mohanan 4/3, Keerthy James 2/19, Minnu Mani 2/11)