CHENNAI: St Joseph’s beat STC Pollachi 25-19, 25-20 in a men’s league match of the 67th senior state volleyball championship at Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Egmore on Wednesday.
Men: Income Tax bt Indian Bank 25-22, 17-25, 25-20; Indian Overseas bank bt Customs 25-22, 27-25; Tamil Nadu Postal bt Bargur 25-21, 25-19; VGS Tambaram bt TNEB Chennai 25-23, 20-25, 25-16; Christian Fellowship bt Ruby VBC 25-18, 25-23; St Joseph’s bt STC Pollachi 25-19, 25-20. Women: NGM Pollachi bt GKM Mini 25-17, 25-18; Bharathiyar Attur bt NGM Pollachi 25-14, 25-14; Tamil Nadu Police bt Dr Sivanthi Foundation 22-25, 25-18, 25-16; Panimalar bt PSGR Krishnammal 25-14, 25-14; PKR Gobi bt GKMF Kanchi 25-14, 25-18.
Saravanan scalps five
Left-arm spinner P Saravanan’s fifer helped Standard CC beat Ebenezer CA by nine wickets in the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league match.
Brief scores: I Division: Ebenezer CA 83 in 30 ovs (P Saravanan 5/18, M Mathivanan 3/2) lost to Standard CC 84/1 in 12.1 ovs (R Nandagopal 41 n.o). IV Division: IEC RC 92/9 in 30 ovs (TS Santhosh Kumar 3/23, V Sridhar Balaji 3/18) lost to Frank Worrell CC 93/7 in 26 ovs.
Kushal shines for Diamonds
Riding on S Kushal’s unbeaten 31, JJ Diamonds RCC Diva defeated Atikramya TNC by eight wickets, in the Ensol-Elite Super Sixes cricket tournament held at City Centre.
Brief scores: Atikramya TNC 68/3 in 7 ovs (T Hithesh Shah 36 n.o) lost to JJ Diamonds RCC Diva 69/2 in 5.1 ovs (S Kushal 31 n.o, R Umang 25 n.o). SPA Influence NBA 93/2 in 7 ovs (N Gaurav 53 n.o) bt JJ Diamonds RCC Diva 57/4 in 7 ovs (K Rakesh 22).
Raja powers Engine Factory
P Pitchai Raja’s 5/20 paved the way for Engine Factory Avadi to thrash Delphi TVS by six wickets in the 14th Lucas TVS-Thiruvallur DCA Trophy limited-over tournament. S Sunil Vignesh top-scored for the hosts with 48.
Brief scores: Group A: Delphi TVS 100 in 25.5 ovs (S Sunil Vignesh 48; P Pitchai Raja 5/20, S Loganathan 3/17) lost to Engine Factory Avadi 104/4 in 20.5 ovs (K Raja 48 n.o).
City XI win on lead
K Sibiyenthal’s unbeaten 54 helped Combined Districts post 94/1 in their second essay and force a draw against City in the TNCA under-14 match at the MVR A Grounds. Earlier, City had declared their second essay at 147/8 with PL Harshavardhan SAi top-scoring with 48. VP Akki Shravanth took three wickets.
City won by virtue of first innings lead.
Brief scores: City 230 in 99 ovs and 147/8 decl in 76 ovs (PL Harshavardhan Sai 52, VP Akki Shravanth 3/43) drew with Combined Districts 58 in 43.3 ovs and 94/1 in 41 ovs (K Sibiyenthal 54 n.o)