CHENNAI: C Kubendran’s 39-ball 52 enabled Apollo Tyres to beat Accenture by four wickets in the final of the GR Kuppuswamy Memorial league-cum-knockout tournament here on Sunday.
Brief scores: Accenture 146 in 29.2 ovs (Subramania Prabhu 37, S Pradeep 3/33, Avinash Mishra 3/25) lost to Apollo Tyres 150/6 in 28.4 ovs (C Kubendran 52, R Vinod 34). MoM: C Kubendran.
Athindra shines
PB Athindra’s unbeaten 75 was the feature of PSBB, Nungambakkam’s 69-run win over Maharishi Vidya Mandir in the Junior Super Kings inter-school T20 championship.
Brief scores: Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kilpauk 120/9 in 17 ovs (Vikrant Nayar 49, A Sumesh 3/23) bt The Velammal International School 74 in 16 ovs (LK Swaraj 4/21, R Siddanth Jain 4/10). MoM: LK Swaraj. PSBB, Nungambakkam 134/3 in 17 ovs (PB Athindra 75 n.o) bt Maharishi Vidya Mandir 65/8 in 17 ovs (K Ajaya Shankar 2/9, AB Srivatsan 2/6). MoM: PB Athindra. PSBB, KK Nagar 134/8 in 29 ovs (MN Adithya 41, C Saffin 3/20, Manchanda Singh 4/18) bt Nellai Nadar MHSS 123/7 in 20 ovs (Manchanda Singh 37, Antony Ajay 30, MN Adithya 2/11). MoM: MN Adithya. Govt HSS, Pudur 133 in 19.5 ovs (R Aravindh 56, Kanishkha 3/18, Bhargav 3/30) bt Sir Sivaswami Kalalaya 61/8 in 20 ovs (Bhargav 27, Vignesh 3/3, KC Deva 2/11). MoM: R Aravindh.
Schools & collegiate chess
The 19th state-level inter-school and college chess tournament will be held on July 9 and 10 at Sudharsanam Vidyaashram SA Engineering College in Thiruverkadu.
TI Cycles of India is sponsoring the event that will have competitions in under-8, 10, 12, 14 and 25 for boys and girls. The winners in 10 categories will be awarded cycles by the sponsors. The entry fee for the event is `200 and the last date for sending in entries is July 6. For further details, contact V Ilankumar (9884854008).