J. Koushik struck an unbeaten 145 (136b, 14x4, 1x6) as Jolly Rovers CC coasted to a seven-run win over RKS Cricket Academy in a rain-hit match of the TNCA-CDCA first division league here on Sunday.
Jolly Rovers, thanks to Koushik, scored a healthy 262 for six in its allotted 50 overs. RKS was set a revised target of 179 in 34 overs as rain stopped play.
Dinesh fought hard with an unbeaten 83 but, despite his effort, RKS still fell short by seven runs.
The scores:I div.: Jolly Rovers 262 for six in 50 overs (J. Koushik 145 n.o., R. Arun Balaji 53, K.N. Soundaramani 31, S.R. Karthikeyan three for 56) bt RKS CA 172 for seven in 34 overs (B. Dinesh 83 n.o.).
Target revised to 179 off 34 overs due to rain .
Suryabala 114 in 43.3 overs (M. Shajahan 32, S. Anandkumar three for 29, A. Aslam Sher Khan three for 32) bt Rainbow Jeeva 87 in 40.1 overs (P. Saravanakumar three for 25, T. Veeramani three for 15).
Cosmo Village SA 287 for eight in 50 overs (R. Vijayakumar 43, R. Murali 49, R. Saravanan 89, E. Raviprasanna 36, M. Syed Ibrahim three for 43) bt Sri Ramakrishna CT 108 in 28.5 overs (C. Madhu four for 33).
IV div.: Rajasekar Karthik MCC 256 for eight in 50 overs (R. Francis Nelson 31, S. Harish 45, C. Sivakumar 31, M. Manoj 56) bt Rajasekar Mani MCC 248 in 47.1 overs (K. Perumal Samy 90, P. Balakrishnan 40, C. Sathish Kumar three for 51).
