Abhishek M. Hegde (199, 342b, 443m, 21x4) was dismissed a run short of his double-hundred as IOB declared its innings on 535 for five against AG’s Office in a second-round Plate group match of the TNCA first-division league on Wednesday.
Hegde and A.G. Pradeep (117, 175b, 11x4, 1x6) put on 135 before the former was bowled by seamer Francis Rokins. In reply, AG’s Office ended day two on 111 for one.
At CPT-IP, R. Srinivasan’s 119 (200b, 11x4, 2x6) powered India Pistons to 446 for nine declared against Aruna CC. Along with R. Vishnu (82, 11x4), he added 146.
Left-armers to the foreLeft-arm spinners accounted for all the wickets to fall with the 16-year-old M. Siddharth (six for 122) picking up his second five-wicket haul of the season. Ali Murtuza returned figures of three for 103. Aruna, in response, went to stumps on 176 for four.
Elsewhere, UFCC (T. Nagar) finished with 356 against Southern Railway Institute, skipper K. Varun Kumar (84, 8x4) and Vignesh M. Mohan (51) raising 100 for the sixth wicket.
The off-spin duo of Prashant Awasthi and J. Vignesh picked up four wickets apiece. Awasthi, playing his second game for Railway Institute, claimed eight wickets in the previous match.
In the Elite group, L. Suryapprakash (146, 326b, 471m, 22x4) and S. Suresh Kumar (110, 235b, 306m, 11x4, 1x6) were involved in a 138-run alliance as Grand Slam declared on 483 for six. Jolly Rovers, in reply, was 71 for one.
Young Stars, resuming on 259 for eight, was bowled out for 293, M. Suresh Babu (40 not out) and L. Ganesh (21) adding 48 for the ninth wicket.
Off-spinner Malolan Rangarajan registered his third-consecutive five-for, this time finishing with five for 67. Vijay replied strongly, reaching 246 for two at close.
The scores (round two, day two):
Elite Group: At IC-Guru Nanak: Young Stars 293 in 101.2 overs (K. Srikar Bharat 50, K. Martin Sanjeev 100, M. Suresh Babu 40 n.o., Malolan Rangarajan five for 67) vs. Vijay 246 for two in 76 overs (C. Hari Nishant 74, K.B. Arun Karthick 72, M. Kaushik Gandhi 43 batting, B. Aparajith 48 batting).
At IIT-Chemplast: Grand Slam 483 for six decl. in 158 overs (Abhinav Mukund 115, L. Suryapprakash 146, S. Suresh Kumar 110) vs. Jolly Rovers 71 for one in 22 overs.
At MRF-Pach. ‘A’: Alwarpet 322 in 97.1 overs (Anand Subramanian 80, R. Kavin 97) vs. Globe Trotters 179 for three in 79 overs (M.S. Washington Sundar 55, K. Shrivasudevadas 44 batting).
Plate Group: At Murugappa: IOB 535 for five decl. in 140 overs (Vishnu Vinod 42, T. Atchuta Rao 98, Abhishek M. Hegde 199, A.G. Pradeep 117) vs. AG’s Office 111 for one in 40 overs (N.S. Chaturved 61 batting).
At Southern Railway: UFCC (T. Nagar) 356 in 132.3 overs (Hemang Badani 76, U. Sasidev 55, K. Varun Kumar 84, Vignesh M. Mohan 51, Prashant Awasthi four for 100, J. Vignesh four for 95) vs. Southern Railway Institute 100 for four in 45 overs.
At CPT-IP (turf): India Pistons 446 for nine decl. in 127.5 overs (G.V. Vignesh 121, R. Srinivasan 119, R. Vishnu 82, M. Siddharth six for 122) vs. Aruna 176 for four in 49.5 overs (Shravan Krishnan 63).
