Monu Singh (4 for 24) and Ravikant Singh (3 for 41) bowled in tandem to help East Zone defeat Central Zone by 72 runs in the Inter-Zonal one-dayers at Murugappa grounds.
At Murugappa: East Zone (U-19) 268 for 7 in 50 overs (Vishal Singh 63, Virat Singh 78, K Yadav 4/53) bt Central Zone (U-19) 196 in 45.3 overs (Mohd. Saif 81, Monu Singh 4/24, R Singh 3/41); Points: East 5 (5) Central minus 1 (-2)
At SRMC: North Zone (U-19) 164 in 49.1 overs (P Sharma 28, M Handa 29, P Mehta 24 no, A Dhumal 2/49) lost to West Zone (U-19) 167 for 8 in 48.5 overs (S Ranjane 56 no, A Patel 40, A Sharma 2/33, S Sharma 2/31). Points: West 4 (9); North -1 (3)
Pavan Sparkles
Pavan Kumar’s 2 for 6 helped Bhavan’s Rajaji to beat PSBB KK Nagar by three-runs in a thirlling final of the Don Bosco Bicentenary Under-10 cricket tournament.
Brief scores
Final: Bhavan’s Rajaji 71 for 7 in 15 overs (Rohin 17) bt PSBB (KK Nagar) 68 for 9 in 15 overs (R Rohit 21 no, N Mahadevan 17, Pavan Kumar 2/6).
MoM: Pavan Kumar; Semifinals: Vidya Mandir 53 for 6 in 15 overs (P Aparajit 2/10) lost to PSBB (KK Nagar) 54 for 2 in 10.1 overs (N Mahadevan 22).
Vael’s Billabong 44 in 13 overs (Manav 2/1, Aditya 4/7) lost to Bhavan’s Rajaji 45 for no loss in 8.3 overs (Pavan Kumar 19 no)
Best Batsman: Neyan (Vael’s Billabong); Best Bowler: Aadithya (Bhavan’s); Best All-rounder: Manav Parekh (Bhavan’s)
Yogesh bags gold
Yogesh Sardeshi of RSB, Mumbai with a timing of 4:17.9 sec won the 1500m at the SDAT All-India Civil Services Athletics competition.
Results Men (1500m): Yogesh Sardeshi (RSB, Mum) 4:17.9 Sec; V Aneesh Kumar (Ker); P Gopi (RSB, Che).
Women (800m): Preet Rao (RSB, Baroda) 2:50.7 Sec; Ajitha Madhavan (RSB, Bang); K Sowmya (Kar).