K Shankar (104) and K Jeevarathinam (5/45) came up with match-winning performances as ICI Sports and Recreation Club defeated Triplicane United Club by 131 runs in a TNCA Fifth Division ‘C’ match here.
Shankar and Jeevarathinam.
Chennai: Batting first, ICI made 277, thanks to Shankar’s century. His 98-ball innings included 11 fours and three maximums. Off-spinner T Adhavan (5/87) was the pick of the bowlers for Triplicane. Chasing 278 for victory, Triplicane was bowled out for 146, courtesy right-arm medium pacer Jeevarathinam’s five-wicket haul. In another game, Eccentrics Cricket Club comfortably beat Grove Cricket Club by nine wickets.
Brief scores:V DIVISION ‘C’: ICI S&RC 277 all-out in 49.3 overs (K Shankar 104, S Sethupathi 80, T Adhavan 5/87, R Sai Bharat 3/71) beat Triplicane United Club 146 all-out in 31.3 overs (R Balamurugan 40, K Jeevarathinam 5/45); Grove CC 104 all-out in 43.2 overs (R Yuvaraj 3/12) lost to Eccentrics CC 105 for 1 in 29.4 overs (P Venkatesan 50*, G Navin 33*)
Brief scores:V DIVISION ‘C’: ICI S&RC 277 all-out in 49.3 overs (K Shankar 104, S Sethupathi 80, T Adhavan 5/87, R Sai Bharat 3/71) beat Triplicane United Club 146 all-out in 31.3 overs (R Balamurugan 40, K Jeevarathinam 5/45); Grove CC 104 all-out in 43.2 overs (R Yuvaraj 3/12) lost to Eccentrics CC 105 for 1 in 29.4 overs (P Venkatesan 50*, G Navin 33*)
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