CHENNAI: S Arjun and J Ananthakrishnan’s second-wicket stand of 78 helped Kerala beat Hyderabad by two wickets in the South Zone Hercules MTB Turbo Drive U-14 tournament.
At Murugappa: Hyderabad 208 & 24/4 decl in 5.3 ovs lost to Kerala 118 (Harshavardhan Reddy 6-21, Trishank Gupta 3-53) & 115/8 in 24.4 ovs (S Arjun 45, J Ananthakrishnan 41). Points: Kerala 6 (8), Hyderabad 0 (2).
At Guru Nanak: Tamil Nadu 224 & 23/0 drew with Karnataka 149 (Ayush P Shetty 59, Samarth Srinivas 26, IS Akash 4-19, P Vidyuth 4-59). Tamil Nadu 3 (9), Karnataka 1 (3).
At SSN: Andhra 58 & 129/4 in 58 ovs (Sk Rasheed 31, P Subrahmanyam 50 no) drew with Goa 150 in 61.3 ovs (Digesh Raikar 46, Ruthvik Naik 36, Jagadish Rami Reddy 3-22). Goa 3 (9), Andhra 1 (7).