Indrajith smashes double ton
Baba Indrajith (218 off 168 balls, 16 fours, 10 sixes) smashed a double hundred on Monday as Jolly Rovers CC took home five points from its drawn TNCA First Division Second Round match against UFCC (T Nagar) CC.
On the second and final day of the fixture at the IIT-M Chemplast Ground here, Indrajith was at his menacing best and helped Jolly Rovers seamlessly get past UFCC’s first innings total of 193.
The 27-year-old’s knock was studded with 10 maximums and 16 fours. It was Indrajith’s fourth double ton in the TNCA First Division circuit.
W Antony Dhas (5 for 73 – Nelson SC), Shoaib Mohd. Khan (106 not out – Nelson SC) and G Kishoor (5 for 67 – Swaraj CC) also impressed for their respective sides.
Grand Slam CC 321/9 in 90 overs (S Radhakrishnan 46, Bhargav Merai 119, Adithya Ganesh 51, Abhishek Tanwar 66, W Antony Dhas 5/73) drew with Nelson SC 176/4 in 44.1 overs (Shoaib Mohd. Khan 106*, Sumant Jain 41). Points: Nelson 1(6); Grand Slam 1(2)
India Pistons CC 220/2 in 61.5 overs (Himanshu Rana 138*, S Guru Raghavendran 47*) drew with Globe Trotters SC – No play on Day Two due to wet outfield. Points: India Pistons 1(2);
Globe Trotters 1(2) IOB Staff Club 148 drew with Vijay CC 224/4 decl. in 69.1 overs (S Lokeshwar 58, V Ganga Sridhar Raju 81, VS Karthick Manikandan 3/52).
Points: Vijay 5(10);
IOB 1(2) MRC ‘A’ CC 260 in 84.4 overs (B Anirudh Sitaram 81, R Sanjay Yadav 46, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 3/90, G Kishoor 5/67) drew with Swaraj CC 254 in 79.2 overs (RS Mokit Hariharan 96, Rishi Dhawan 3/76, KV Sasikanth 3/43).
Points: MRC ‘A’ 5(6); Swaraj 1(2)
UFCC (T Nagar) CC 193 drew with Jolly Rovers CC 362/6 decl. in 66 overs (Baba Indrajith 218, R Sonu Yadav 50).
Points: Jolly Rovers 5(10); UFCC 1(6)
Young Stars CC 285 in 90 overs (Wilkins Victor 101, Vignesh S Iyer 72, R Ganesh 3/61, Vikas Mishra 3/88, K Gowtham Thamarai Kannan 3/54) drew with MCC 170 in 61.1 overs (Ashwin Venkataraman 42, Naushad Shafi Shaikh 56, S Mohan Prasath 4/61). Points: Young Stars 5(6); MCC 1(6)