CHENNAI: Riding on L Nethra’s unbeaten 65, Red Rangers defeated Blue Avengers by eight wickets and two overs to spare in the TNCA – Indian Bank Trophy T20 tournament for women, played at Gandhi Nagar Grounds on Sunday.
Brief scores: Green Invaders 116/4 in 20 ovs (Eloksi Arun 40, N Niranjana 38) lost to Yellow Challengers 117/2 in 17.3 ovs (D Hemalatha 49, R Abarna 37). Points: YC 4 (12); GI 0 (8). Blue Avengers 123/2 in 20 ovs (K Yogiyasri 71 n.o) lost to Red Rangers 125/2 in 18 ovs (Shushanthika 34, L Nethra 65 n.o). Points: RR 4 (12); BA 0 (4). White Warriors 112/3 in 20 ovs (P Thejashree 50) bt Silver Strikers 77/7 in 20 ovs (MD Sugaragamini 28). Points: WW 4 (12); SS 0 (0).
Spic bags title
P Murugesan’s unbeaten 56 helped Spic Recreation Club thrash Sounder CC by eight wickets in the final of the SICGIL Trophy limited overs tournament for non First Division teams of the TNCA.
Brief scores: Final: Sounder CC 139/7 in 30 ovs (G Hari Mahesh 47, NP Balaji 33 n.o) lost to Spic Recreation Club 141/2 in 17.5 ovs (R Manikandan 37, P Murugesan 56 n.o).
Sheik shines
R Md Sheik’s 70 enabled Kallakurichi CC beat Captain CC by 31 runs in a First Division match of the TNCA-Villupuram District Cricket Association league.
Brief scores: I Division: Kallakurichi CC 225/9 in 50 ovs (N Gopu 29, R Md Sheik 70, M Vinoth 51, P Mathivanan 3/23) bt Captain CC 194 in 46.5 ovs (A Jafarullah 78 n.o, P Mathivannan 32, N Raja 4/31). SK XI 130 in 21.1 ovs (K Vijayaprakash 29, S Raghu 3/16, VS Tamizhdhasan 4/34) bt Sunny Sachin CC 82 in 34.5 ovs (VS Tamizhdhasan 36, K Prabhakaran 4/22). III Division: Siga B 64 in 18.1 ovs (S Durai Kannu 3/10) lost to United CC B 65/1 in 6.1 ovs (D Elangovan 27, S Duraikannu 26 n.o). Mahaveer CA 205 in 24.5 ovs (M Vinoth Kumar 70; S Gokul 3/49, J Mithul 3/25) bt VDCA XI 116/8 in 25 ovs (J Mithul 30; M Vinoth Kumar 5/33).