CHENNAI: Aman Bhatnagar’s 7 for 8 paved the way for Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram to beat Pon Vidyashram by 104 runs in the TNCA City Schools under-14 tournament for B Somasundaram Trophy. Batting first, Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram posted 130/9 in 26 overs. In reply, Pon Vidyashram were bundled out for a paltry 26.
In another match, Anirudh Krishnan’s all-round performance (111 & 4/11) helped GT Aloha Vidhya Mandir get the better of Madras Christian College Higher Secondary School (MCCHSS) by 111 runs.
Brief scores: Union Christian MHSS 47 in 17.2 ovs (Srikar Ganesh 4/12, Siddharth Vijay 3/7) lost to Arsha Vidya Mandir 48/3 in 14.5 ovs; St Michael’s Academy 145/9 in 30 ovs (C Andre Siddarth 34, VS Aditya 57 no, KS Hari Krishnan 4/24) lost to The PSBB Millennium School ‘A’ 146/6 in 27.5 ovs (K OM Nitin 52, S Vishnunetaran 54); Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram 130/9 in 26 ovs bt Pon Vidyashram 26 in 9 ovs (Aman Bhatnagar 7/8); GT Aloha Vidhya Mandir 187/6 in 30 ovs (Anirudh Krishnan 111) bt MCCHSS 76 in 22.2 ovs (Anirudh Krishnan 4/11); PSSr Sec School ‘A’ 220/4 in 30 ovs (M Ayush 56, Arnav Chauan 58, V Adharsh Gurudev 46) bt Sir Mutha School 107/27.1 ovs (SR Athul Jai Shankar 38); Annai Velankanni MHSS 85/6 in 30 ovs (R Dharagesh 31) lost to St Patrick’s AIHSS ‘B’ 86/1 in 13.5 ovs (S Karthikeyan 39 no); St Patrick’s AIHSS ‘A’ 157/5 in 30 ovs (C Akshath Pradeep 83) bt Chettinad Vidyashram ‘B’ 91/27.4 ovs (A Dharshan 3/1); PSBB ‘A’, KK Nagar 269/3 in 30 ovs (AB Dhiyash 72, Akarsh Praveen Kumar 64, Gautham Swaminathan 50 no) bt Ramachandraa Public School 42/21.5 ovs (Harsh Srivastava 4/13, Akarsh Praveen Kumar 3/1).
TNCA selection trials postponed
The proposed selection trials of city teams to participate in the under-14 selection tournament scheduled to be held between August 1 and 4 has been postponed. Players who have registered with the TNCA for the selections will be intimated as and when the fresh dates are fixed, as per a release from the TNCA.