CHENNAI: DV Pranoush’s 5 for 53 helped Fine Star CA defeat Thiruvallur CC by eight runs in a first-division match of the TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA league. Meanwhile, S Raghunath stole the limelight with 71 runs to help Sundar CC beat Korattur CC in a second-division match. P Lithish Kumar was the pick of the bowlers for the winners with four wickets.
Brief scores: I Division: Parthasarathy MCC 88 in 32.5 ovs (M Poiyamozhi 4/21) lost to Standard CC 90/3 in 18.1 ovs (D Prashanth Prabhu 47 no); Fine Star CA 231 in 42 ovs (S Karthik 63, Anand Subramanian 66) bt Thiruvallur CC 223 in 44.5 ovs (R Vinoth 65, DV Pranoush 5/53); Standard CC 201 in 43.3 ovs (R Nandagopal 70, D Prashanth Prabhu 46, M Dinakaran 4/10) bt Seshadhri MCC 163 in 41.1 ovs (R Rohit 4/32); Ambattur CC 254/7 in 45 ovs (K Vignesh 123, Mitchell Anthony Mannays 3/58) lost to Seshadhri MCC 256/5 in 41.4 ovs (M Dinesh Veda Guru 91, A Baskar 43, Chandrasekar 3/58).
II Division: Korattur CC 145/9 in 30 ovs (B Nishaanth 58, P Lithish Kumar 4/30, V Magesh Kumar 3/31) lost to Sundar CC 148/6 in 29.4 ovs (S Raghunath 71 no, D Gokulnath 3/50).
III Division: SRMC RI & RC 189/5 in 30 ovs (B Aditya 45 no, KJ Vijay 53 no) lost to Stag CC 190/8 in 28.5 ovs (B Aditya 5/43).
Velammal win
Raja Guru’s 3 for 20 enabled Velammal International School to beat Vyasa Vidyalaya by four wickets in the final of the state- level T20 inter-school cricket tournament held at held at KPS grounds, Kodaikanal organised by Kodai International Business School.
Brief scores: Vyasa Vidyalaya 118/6 in 20 ovs (Alwin Tom Kurin 47 no, Raja Guru 3/20) lost to Velammal International School 119/6 in 18 ovs; Best Batsman: Mukil Adityan (Campion school, Trichy); Best Bowler: Raja Guru (Velammal, Ponneri); Best All-rounder: Alwin Tom Kurian (Vyasa Vidyalaya, Kanchipuram); Best Fielder: Pranav Narayanan (Velammal, Ponneri).
Beno, Vineeth shine
PJ Beno Dharmraj 3 for 14 and VK Vineeth’s 3 for 0 was the highlight of St Joseph Cricket Academy’s 64-run win over Evergreen Cricket Academy in the Little Masters Cricket Academy U-14 T20 cricket tournament.
Brief scores: Madras Gladiator Cricket Academy 31/16.4 ovs (Nikhil G 3/3) lost to Savya Sachi Cricket Academy 32/1 in 8.1 ovs. St. Joseph Cricket Academy 125/2 in 20 ovs (R Jashwanth 39, K Veera Viswa 30, M Anush 26) bt Evergreen Cricket Academy 61/18.2 ovs (PJ Beno Dharmraj 3/14, VK Vineeth 3/0).
All-round display by Muthu
R Muthu’s all-round display (3 for 35 and 65 not out) was the feature of Ashok Leyland’s four-wicket victory over Wipro in the GR Kuppuswamy Memorial league cum knock-out tournament.
Brief scores: Wipro 168/26.1 ovs (N Satish 50,) lost to Ashok Leyland’s 169/6 in 25.1 ovs (R Muthu 65, R Balasubramanian 4/35); Accenture 180/7 in 30 ovs (Syed H aseeb 56) bt RR Donnolley 122/ 26.3 ovs (NG Dinesh 53, I Anursg 4/47, SB Ranga Prasana 3/5).