CHENNAI: N Niranjana’s 96 not out paved the way for Green Invaders to register a thrilling four-run win over White warriors in the TNCA — Indian Bank Trophy T20 tournament for women, played at University Union Grounds on Tuesday.
Brief scores: Silver Strikers 98/6 in 20 ovs (S Pavithra 48, B Jenitha 4/18) lost to 102/0 in 13.3 ovs (Shushanthika 43 n.o, L Nethra 54 n.o); Yellow Challengers 128/5 in 20 ovs (D Hemalatha 43, N Ganishma 3/27) bt Blue Avengers 58 in 17.5 ovs (PB Swetha 4/16); Green Invaders 140/3 in 20 ovs (N Niranjana 96 n.o) bt White Warriors 136/5 in 20 ovs (V Vilasini 45, P Thejashree 34 n.o).
Dinesh guides Nellai to victory
Riding on S Dinesh Raj’s 58, Nellai Nadar defeated PSBB Millennium by four wickets in the Suryoday Serenity Cup under-19 schools cricket tournament.
Brief scores: PSBB Millennium 229/9 in 50 ovs (B Ram Narayan 60, K Om Nitin 38, C Saffin 4/40) lost to Nallai Nadar 233/6 in 47.4 ovs (S Dinesh Raj 58, C Saffin 38, Udesh Milan 37).
Siddharth takes four-for
Siddharth Ganesh’s 4/38 helped Sounder CC beat Fox Trotters by 16 runs in the semifinals of the SICGIL tournament. The event involves team from second to fifth division of the TNCA.
Brief scores: Semifinals: Sounder CC 145/8 in 30 ovs (NP Balaji 33, Santhosh 4/38) bt Fox Trotters 129 in 27.5 ovs (Prabhu 35, Purushothaman 33, Siddharth Ganesh 3/28). ICF SA 73 in 14.4 ovs lost to Spic RC 77/2 in 11 ovs (CS Rohit Kumar 30 n.o). League phase: BRC 101 in 24.4 ovs (N Selva Kumar 3/9) lost to Spic RC 105/4 in 13.1 ovs (L Saravanan 31, R Manikandan 39).
ITF senior tourney
Presidency Club, Chennai will organise the PC Open-ITF senior tournament from June 23 to 30. The tournament will see players in the 35+, 45+, and 55+ categories vying for top honours in singles and doubles. The qualifying rounds will start on June 23 and the main draw will commence from June 25. All matches will be played at Presidency club, Gandhi Nagar Club and SDAT tennis stadium courts in best of three tie-break sets format. The prize money for the event is `1.75 lakh.
