Half-centuries by Atharva Kale (70) and Urvil Patel (78) enabled West Zone to post 240 for 8 against South Zone on the first day of their fifth round match of the BCCI inter-zonal U-19 two-day cricket tournament at VB Nest grounds here on Tuesday. U Mukilesh and Aman Khan picked up three wickets each for South Zone. Sudden showers in the evening resulted in the teams not being able to finish their quota of 90 overs for the day.
Brief scores: At SSN : East Zone 139 in 46.5 ovs (Shresth Sagar 52; Kritagya Kumar 4/17, Parth Rekhade 3/25) vs Central Zone 9/0 in 2.1 ovs
At VB Nest: West Zone 240/8 in 73 ovs (Atharva Kale 70, Urvil Patel 78; U Mukilesh 3/71, Aman Khan 3/44) vs South Zone.
Vishal shines
An all-round display by Vishal Sundar (74, 3/46) helped Prahlad CC A get the better of GE T & D by 33 runs in the 48th All-India YSCA Trophy. Brief scores: Prahlad CC A 200/8 in 30 ovs (Vishal Sundar 74, NP Balaji 50 no) bt GE T&D 167/9 in 30 ovs (Vetri Dineshkumar 4/49, Vishal Sundar 3/46); Kattankolathur CC 173/8 in 30 ovs (P Sudarshan 61; C Rakesh 3/33) bt Durairaj Memorial 126 in 29.2 ovs (Suresh 3/31); Lokadayaksha Builders 237 in 30 ovs (K Vignesh 50, SP Nathan 57) bt R R Donnelly 178 in 29.4 ovs (Ashok 56; Karthik 4/37, K Vignesh 4/29).
Nithin bags crown Nithin Thiruvengadam defeated R Anand Raj of MVM 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5 in the men’s final of the IOC 1st state ranking table tennis tournament. In the women's section, Reeth Rishya of DOC beat Amrutha Pushpak 11-8, 10- 12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10. Results: (All finals): Men: Nithin Thiruvengadam bt Anand Raj (MVM) 11-13, 11-9, 11-6, 11-3, 11-5; Boys: Mini Cadet: PB Abinandh (CH ACH) bt V Tejasram (SPTTC) 11-8, 12-10, 11-6; Cadet: S Preyesh (MDX) bt MR Balamurugan (VINWIN) 11-5, 11-2, 11-7;
Sub-junior: S Preyesh (MDX) bt D Viswa (KTTC) 11-9, 11-3, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 6-11, 11-9; Junior: Piyus Sagar (ERD) bt Malesh Kumar (VINWIN) 11-6, 9-11, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6; Youth: D Ananth (RANSA) bt V Abinay (CTTF) 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8; Women: Reeth Rishya (DOC) bt Amrutha Pushpak (CTTF) 11-8, 10-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 6-11, 12-10; Girls: Mini Cadet: N Sherwani (LTTA) bt M Pranavi (VINWIN) 11-8, 11-4, 14-16, 11-7; Cadet: VS Nehal (SSAT-MDU) bt CV Mokshita (KTTC) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3; Sub-junior: S Sharmitha (MVM) bt B Kavyasree (ENTTA) 6-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-2, 11-7; Junior: Selena Deepthi (MVM) bt V Kowsika (SSA-ERD) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7; Youth: S Yashini (MVM) bt Deepika (AKG) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 11-4.
First state marathon Tamil Nadu Athletic Association, in association with SportzPro, will host India’s first state marathon in Chennai on June 25. The Tamil Nadu Marathon 2017 will help raise funds to support athletes from the state. There will be races in several categories: 42K full marathon, 21K half-marathon, 10K run and 5K fun run. Registration fee is `800, and participation is open to anyone who is 18 or older. There will also be a special prize worth `3 lakh. Online registration can be done through http://howdy.do or the HowdyDo App, or on http://tamilnadumarathon. com/register-now. For training sessions, general registrations, corporate registrations, discounts and and other questions, mail at run@tamilnadumara
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