CHENNAI: R Satishkumar’s 71 helped RR Donnelly beat MCtM Old Boys by 29 runs in the 48th All-India YSCA Trophy. It was a creditable show by Donnelly, as the win came against a regular side in the TNCA league.
Brief scores: RR Donnelly 225/7 in 30 ovs (Ananth Prasath 48, R Satishkumar 71; Kalainesan 3/38) bt MCtM Old Boys 196/7 in 30 ovs (G Rajesh 40); Kattankulathur CC 210 in 30 ovs (Parameswaran 63, Pravin 47; C Kubendran 3/44) bt Apollo Tyres 191 in 29.3 ovs (M Manikandan 59; MS Sundaresan 3/58, L Senthilkumar 3/61).
Yash cracks ton
An unbeaten 101 by R Yash propelled Kancheepuram DCA to a five-wicket win over CSSF A in the semifinals of the Dicky Super U-16 Trophy.
Brief scores: Semifinals: CSSF A 202 in 49.3 ovs (Gaurav Sahay 5/30) lost to Kancheepuram DCA 205/5 in 48.3 ovs (R Yash 101 no); FSCA 265 in 49.3 ovs (Nivethan Radhakrishnan 65, Arjun Murthy 70; K Vaidyanathan 4/34) bt Kedar CA 219 in 47.2 ovs (V Abishek 69; S Jeevan 3/34).
Ajay stars in win
A Ajay Kumar’s 109 not out paved the way for Savya Sachi Cricket A to beat Stumped Cricket Foundation by 121 runs in the Velammal U-17 T20 cricket tournament.
Brief scores: U-13: Madras Gladiators CA 134/3 in 20 ovs (Adithya Shah 48, Ashwin Adithya 44) lost to Padma Sarangapani CA 135/3 in 19.3 ov (Mohammed Farook 65). U-17: Savya Sachi Cricket A 207/1 in 20 ovs (Ajay Kumar 109 no; L Pranav 73 no) bt Stumped Cricket Foundation 86/7 in 20 ovs (R Rajagiri 3/12).
Ball badminton tourney
The 9th St Joseph’s all-India ball badminton invitation tournament for men will be held from June 10 to 12 at the college campus. Matches will be conducted based on knockout cum league basis.
Southern Railway, ICF (Chennai), Western Railway (Mumbai), East Coast Railway, South Central Railway (Secunderabad), South Central Railway (Vijayawada), South Eastern Railway (Kolkata), Bharat Dynamics Ltd (Hyderabad), PSNA (Dindugal), Canara Bank (Bengaluru), VN Club (Karnataka) and Kerala are some top teams in the fray. Total prize money is `1.25 lakh, with winners getting `50,000.