The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) First Division final for the Raja of Palayampatti Shield will take place at the IIT-Madras Chemplast Ground between May 8 and 10.
M Siddharth ; Baba Aparajith
Chennai:
Alwarpet’s Manprit Juneja, who captained the side in the semis and made an unbeaten match-winning contribution of 157, is unwell, forcing him to miss the title match. So, the captain’s armband has been handed to 29-year-old Ashwin Venkataraman. Promising left-arm spinner M Siddharth has dished out good spells with the ball and the Rovers batsmen will have to be wary of him.
For Baba Indrajith-led Rovers, Baba Aparajith and Ankeet Bawane struck centuries last time around and the duo will strive for the same come Wednesday. Southpaw Ganga Sridhar Raju has been in terrific form with the bat, making more than thousand runs this season. The left-handed batter stands second in the run-scoring chart, only behind top-scorer Aparajith.
In the 52 editions thus far, Rovers has come up trumps in 19, making it the unprecedented leader. Since the 1994-95 season, Rovers has won the championship 10 times. It is to be noted that the two finalists this edition, Alwarpet and Rovers, are owned by the Sanmar group.
Alwarpet Cricket Club and Jolly Rovers will fight it out in the three-day summit clash. The match will start at 9.30 am on the first two days, while it will begin at 9.15 am on the last day.
Rovers cruised past Vijay Cricket Club in the semi-finals and Alwarpet managed to get past defending champion Grand Slam in the final
four round.
Alwarpet’s Manprit Juneja, who captained the side in the semis and made an unbeaten match-winning contribution of 157, is unwell, forcing him to miss the title match. So, the captain’s armband has been handed to 29-year-old Ashwin Venkataraman. Promising left-arm spinner M Siddharth has dished out good spells with the ball and the Rovers batsmen will have to be wary of him.
For Baba Indrajith-led Rovers, Baba Aparajith and Ankeet Bawane struck centuries last time around and the duo will strive for the same come Wednesday. Southpaw Ganga Sridhar Raju has been in terrific form with the bat, making more than thousand runs this season. The left-handed batter stands second in the run-scoring chart, only behind top-scorer Aparajith.
In the 52 editions thus far, Rovers has come up trumps in 19, making it the unprecedented leader. Since the 1994-95 season, Rovers has won the championship 10 times. It is to be noted that the two finalists this edition, Alwarpet and Rovers, are owned by the Sanmar group.