Jolly Rovers called the shots against Alwarpet on the first day of the Rajah of Palayampatti Shield here on Wednesday.
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When stumps were drawn, B Indrajith was batting on 23 and keeping him company was Ankeet Bawane on five. For Alwarpet, right-arm medium pacer, RS Jaganath Sinivas, took two wickets for 35, while spinner M Siddharth took one for 58.
Brief scores:
Jolly Rovers 236/3 in 90 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 40, B Anirudh Sitaram 98, B Aparajith 52, B Indrajith 23 batting, RS Jaganath Sinivas 2/35, M Siddharth 1/58) vs Alwarpet
Opting to bat first, Rovers finished the first day’s play at 236 for three. The opening duo of captain M Kaushik Gandhi and southpaw B Anirudh Sitaram put on 101 runs in 41.1 overs with Kaushik contributing 40. Anirudh was unlucky to miss out on his hundred by just two runs when he was dismissed for a well-made 98 (224b, 6x4, 1x6).
Anirudh also added 102 runs for the second wicket with the in-form B Aparajith in 30.2 overs. Aparajith got out for 52 (97b, 5x4, 1x6) to increase his run-tally to 1281 this season.
When stumps were drawn, B Indrajith was batting on 23 and keeping him company was Ankeet Bawane on five. For Alwarpet, right-arm medium pacer, RS Jaganath Sinivas, took two wickets for 35, while spinner M Siddharth took one for 58.
Brief scores:
Jolly Rovers 236/3 in 90 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 40, B Anirudh Sitaram 98, B Aparajith 52, B Indrajith 23 batting, RS Jaganath Sinivas 2/35, M Siddharth 1/58) vs Alwarpet