Tiruchi, June 30. Vignesh S. Iyer (138, 98b, 19x4, 2x6) and G.R. Nithin (136, 129b, 13x4, 1x6) made merry as strong contender Kancheepuram scored a thumping 303-run win over Sivaganga in the TNCA under-16 inter-district cricket tournament for the P.R. Thevar Trophy here on Thursday.
After Vignesh and Nithin put up a strong opening stand, worth 216 runs, and set up a healthy 381 for eight for Kancheepuram, Thillak bowled the spell of his life by picking five for 0 to take the team into the next stage. The young left-arm spinner bowled 6.5 overs without conceding a run.
Solid show by Amal & Murugappa
At Tuticorin, B. Amal (143, 122b,17x4, 4x6) and K.S. Murugappa (130, 111b, 12x4, 5x6) played vital knocks for Pudukottai against Perambalur. The duo set up a 264-run partnership for the third wicket and, with it, steered the team to a convincing 97-run win over its opponent.
In another match, S. Manikandan (six for 46) bowled Tirupur to a five-wicket win over host Tuticorin.
Fiasel in fine form
At Thanjavur, medium pacer L. Fiasel Ahamed bowled a deadly spell as the host raced to a 204-run win over Cuddalore.
Shashanth scalps six
At Tiruvannamalai, Shashanth Rajagopal (six for 29) did the damage yet again as Krishnagiri dispatched the host by five wickets.
Meganathan makes merry
At Tirunelveli, a fine all-round show by K. Meganathan (five for 24 & 31 not out) enabled Karur to score a ten-wicket win over Virudhunagar.
The scores
At Coimbatore
Erode 85 in 47.3 overs (S. Logit 25) lost to Coimbatore 89 for four in 16.4 overs (N.D. Harishankar 40, K.S. Rohith three for 34).
Kanyakumari 217 for eight in 50 overs (M. Anwar Arshath 55, S.C. Ashek Milton 34, M. Vasanth 28) bt Theni 129 in 38.1 overs (R. Dhanush 38, J.K. Rithick Miller 25, S.S. Adersh four for 31). (Coimbatore, Erode qualify).
At Salem
Dharmapuri 195 for seven in 50 overs (J. Kishore Karthik 42) bt Salem 140 in 42.3 overs (M. Srivarsath 48, S. Sanjay 36, D. Pranavesh Ram three for 22). (Thiruvallur & Dharmapuri qualify).
At Dindigul
Dindigul 218 in 47 overs (K. Aashiq 66, V. Anand Kumar 56, M. Boopathy Vaishna Kumar 25, M. Karan four for 40) bt Nagapattinam 96 in 30 overs (A. Ranjan three for 22).
Madurai 219 in 48.4 overs (V.P. Akki Shravanth 29, V.P. Amith Sathvik 70, N. Ashok Kumar five for 29) bt Villupuram 139 in 47.4 overs (K. Chandru 51, M.R. Adithya Vignesh three for 27). (Dindigul, Madurai qualify).
At Tiruchi
Namakkal 78 in 35.3 overs (K. Kesavan four for 20) lost to Tiruchi 79 for one in 14.2 overs (T. Arjun 44).
Kancheepuram 381 for eight in 50 overs (Vignesh S. Iyer 138, G.R. Nithin 136, Pranav Kumar 43) bt Sivaganga 75 in 29.5 overs (R.S. Thillak five for 0, Pavithran Govindrajan three for 40). (Kancheepuram & Tiruchi qualify).
At Thanjavur
Thanjavur 314 for eight in 50 overs R. Kousik Raghav 93) bt Cuddalore 110 in 32.4 overs (L. Fiasel Ahamed seven for 19). (Vellore & Thanjavur qualify).
At Tuticorin
Pudukottai 351 for five in 50 overs (B. Amal 143, K.S. Murugappa 130) bt Perambalur 254 for nine in 50 overs (S. Sham Vikram 103, G. Giri Sriram 51, E. Uma Sankar 40, B. Amal three for 71).
Tuticorin 117 in 26.2 overs (A.P. Vijay Raj 57, U. Vijay 29, S. Manikandan six for 50, B. Ayyapan three for 11) lost to Tirupur 118 for five in 26.4 overs (R.S.Tharun 45 , N.Gokul Raj 29). (Tirupur & Tuticorin qualify).
At Tirunelveli
Tirunelveli 228 in 49.3 overs (A.P. Ananda Kumar 39, P. Vijay Gopinath 58) bt Nilgiris 159 in 48.2 overs (Dwij Dipak Patel 44, Jaideep Kaushik 38 n.o., S. Narendran four for 21, M. Gowtham three for 19).
Virudhunagar 74 in 29.1 overs (S. Mohammed Irshad 38, K. Meganathan five for 24) lost to Karur 76 for no loss in 18.5 overs (K. Meganathan 31 not out). (Tirunelveli, Nilgiris qualify).
At Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai 146 in 37.5 overs (M.G. Abdul Rahman 39, N. Shashanth Rajagopal six for 29) lost to Krishnagiri 147 for five in 37.5 overs (S. Krishnakumar 39).
Ramanathapuram 251 for seven in 50 overs (K. Radhakrishnan 37, P. Dinesh Kumar 101, S. Dulasi Hariharasuthan 33 n.o., R. Arun three for 55) bt Thiruvarur 119 in 48.1 overs (M. Mani Bharathi three for 13). (Krishnagiri, Ramanathapuram qualify).
