CHENNAI: Indian Bank beat Sports Authority of India 4-3 in the Chennai Hockey Association’s Shriram City Super Six league.
Results: Indian Bank 4 (Stalin Abhilash, Vinodhan, Silver Stalin, V Raja) bt SAI 3 (S Shanmugavel, Veera Thamizhan, N Suresh Babu). MoM: V Akshay Kumar (Indian Bank).
Aaditya shines
B Aaditya’s 4/21 helped Tamil Nadu bundle out Karnataka for 112, on Day 1 of the South Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy U-16 match in Dindigul.
Brief scores: Karnataka 112 in 67.5 ovs (Sidharrth N Rao 54; B Aaditya 4/21) vs Tamil Nadu 39/1 in 21 ovs.
Praveen scores ton
P Praveen Kumar’s unbeaten 116 and Pradosh Ranjan Paul’s 83 not out helped Tamil Nadu defeat Odisha by nine wickets in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Elite Group C U-19 one-day league in Jaipur. Praveen and Pradosh added 184 in 145 balls for the second wicket. Tamil Nadu are in the quarterfinals to be played next week in Nagpur.
Brief scores: Odisha 215 in 47.3 ovs (S Kishan Kumar 3/28) lost to Tamil Nadu 218/1 in 29.4 ovs (P Praveen Kumar 116 n.o, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 83 n.o).
Saravanan shines
Michelin Tyres rode D Saravanan’s all-round display (58; 4/29) to beat Royal Enfield in the 15th Lucas TVS Thiruvallur DCA Trophy limited-over meet.
Brief scores: Michelin Tyres 181 in 29.3 ovs (D Saravanan 58; C Dilli Babu 5/40, Navaneethan Krishnan 3/37) bt Royal Enfield 132 in 26.5 ovs (L Mahindra 39; D Saravanan 4/29, S Bala Krishanan 3/32).
TN girls win
SB Keerthana’s 25 helped Tamil Nadu seal a four-wicket win over Gujarat in the BCCI women’s U-19
T20 league in Guntur.
Brief scores: Gujarat 86/7 in 20 ovs lost to TN 91/6 in 19.2 ovs (SB Keerthana 25).
Double for Preyesh
Chennai Public School’s S Preyesh bagged the junior and youth titles and finished runner-up in the sub-junior event in the state-ranking table tennis meet.
Winners: Women: N Deepika (AKG). Youth girls: CR Harshavardhini (RBI). Jr girls: Swetha Steffi (LTTA). Sub-jr girls: B Kavya Shree (ENTTA). Cadet girls: N Sharvani (LTTA). Mini cadet girls: BR Nandhini (MTVLR). Men: Nithin Thiruvengadam (Dena Bank). Youth boys: S Preyesh (CPS). Junior boys: S Preyesh (CPS). Sub-jr boys: Vishwa (KTTC). Cadet boys: MR Balamurugan (KTTC). Mini cadet boys: Guru Sanjith (MST). Veterans: J Jaikumar(Postal).