CHENNAI:Left-arm spinner Rajwinder Singh’s 8 for 26 paved the way for India Pistons to defeat Young Stars by an innings and three runs with a day to spare in the Elite Group third-round match of the TNCA Senior Division league at CPT-IP grounds here on Monday. Rajwinder had a match haul 13 for 63, and has a total of 37 wickets this season so far.
In another match at Gurunanak College grounds, B Aparajith made 106 for Vijay CC against Globe Trotters. Interestingly, he was run out after being mankaded by medium-pacer Sunil Sam. Vijay CC declared at 446 for eight. Globe Trotters were reeling at 62 for 4 in their second essay at stumps.
Brief scores: Elite Group: At CPT-IP: Young Stars 97 & 121 in 45 ovs (Rajwinder Singh 8/26) lost to India Pistons 221 in 93 ovs (A Venkatesh 92, Maan Bafna 52 no; M Siddharth 5/66, Suresh Babu 3/61). Points: IP 8 (10); Young Stars 0 (4).
At IC-Guru Nanak: Globe Trotters 151 & 62/4 in 20 ovs vs Vijay 446/8 decl in 109 ovs (Arun Karthick 53, Abhinav Mukund 68, B Aparajith 106, B Indrajith 88; Monish Satish 4/125).
At IIT-Chemplast: Jolly Rovers 309 vs Alwarpet 152 in 41.4 ovs (Shijit Chandran 59; DT Chandrasekar 4/33, Piyush Chawla 4/39) and Alwarpet 213/6 in 55 ovs (B Rahul 79; Chawla 4/40).
UFCC post 294
Half-centuries by Akshay V Srinivasan (83) and Chirag Jani (54) helped UFCC, T Nagar post 294 in 88.2 overs against Grand Slam on the Day 1 of their Plate Group final of the Senior Division league of the TNCA at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Brief scores: Plate final: At MA Chidambaram: UFCC (T Nagar) 294 in 88.2 ovs (Akshay Srinivasan 83, Chirag Jani 54) vs Grand Slam.
Trio shine for West
Useful contributions by Om Bhosle (68), Siddesh Warkante (86) and Siddharth Desai (61) enabled West Zone to reply strongly and make 355 to force a draw against North Zone in the second round of the BCCI inter-zonal U-19 two-day tournament, played at Southern Railway grounds. In another match, East Zone settled for a draw against South. East made 145/6 in the second innings after South had posted 220 in their first essay. U Mukilesh was the pick of the bowlers for South with 3 wickets.
Brief scores: At VB Nest: East Zone 124 & 145/6 in 50 ovs (U Mukilesh 3/40) drew with South Zone 220 in 74.4 ovs (Hrishikesh Bora 3/36); At S Rly: North Zone 417 drew with West Zone 355 in 82.4 ovs (Om Bhosle 68, Siddesh Warkante 86, Siddharth Desai 61; Ashok Sandhu 4/64).