Following on, India Pistons fared worse as they ended on 186 with Siddharth being the wrecker-in-chief. Alwarpet chased down the target of 31 with ease.
In another match, Young Stars defeated CromBest by seven wickets. After having taken a 56-run first innings lead, Young Stars’ left-arm spinner S Mohan Prasath (5 for 85) played his part in bowling out CromBest for 195. Chasing 140, Young Stars rode an unbeaten 68 by R Satyanarayanan to reign supreme.
Grand Slam drew their clash against MCC. In pursuit of Grand Slam’s first innings total of 442, MCC put up a spirited show thanks to a 100-run stand for the ninth-wicket between No. 9 P Sakthi (97) and No. 10 Prasanth Parameswaran (77) but were bowled out for 312. For Grand Slam, leggie P Abhinav returned with figures of 6 for 87.
Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Rahil Shah took 5 for 99 to help Vijay CC bowl out TI Cycles for 318 in their drawn clash. For TI Cycles, No. 6 S Aravind (122 n.o.) played his part with his maiden century in the league and was well-supported by Umang Sharma who made 75.
Left-arm spinner NS Harish (5 for 49) shone with the ball for Jolly Rovers as they bowled out Globe Trotters for 205 in their drawn match. Jolly Rovers, in their first innings, had declared on 538 for 7.
Summarised scores:
MRC ‘A’ 118 & 293-4 in 124 overs (NS Chaturved 73, R Srinivasan 57 n.o.) Nelson 240. Match drawn; Grand Slam 442. MCC 312 (P Sakthi 97, Prasanth Parameswaran 77; Abhinav 6-87). Match drawn; Vijay 407. TI Cycles 318 (Umang Sharma 75, S Aravind 122 n.o.; Rahil Shah 5-99). Match drawn; Alwarpet 354 and 35-0 in 9.2 overs. India Pistons 199 & 186 in 65.1 overs (Siddharth 5-57). Alwarpet won by 10 wkts; CromBest 171 & 195 in 48.5 overs (Kaushik U Ram 51, Affan Khader 51; Mohan Prasath 5-85). Young Stars 227 & 140-3 in 23.4 (R Sathyanarayan 68 n.o.). Young Stars won by 7 wkts; Jolly Rovers 538-7 decl. Globe Trotters 205 in 113.4 overs (S Radhakrishnan 56 n.o.; NS Harish 5-49). Match drawn.
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