Naveen-Harigan’s stand gives Vellore big win

DEADLY DUO: J. Naveen and Ashraey S. Harigan both hit unbeaten centuries as Vellore made 384 for two in 50 overs that proved beyond Cuddalore's reach

J. Naveen and Ashraey S. Harigan stitched an unbeaten 345-run (262 balls) stand for the third wicket as Vellore scored its second straight win defeating an off-colour Cuddalore by 246 runs in the TNCA under-16 inter-district cricket tournament for the P.R. Thevar Trophy here on Wednesday.

Naveen, who cracked an unbeaten 120 against Thanjavur in the opener, struck again. This time it was an even better knock, an unbeaten 169, which came off just 119 balls and contained 26 hits to the fence.

Harigan joined the party to score a run-a-ball 146 (20x4). The duo guided the team to a healthy 384 for two in 50 overs and that crushed Cuddalore’s hopes.

Murugappa’s ton in vain

At Tuticorin, K.S. Murugappa’s 101 went in vain as the in-form Pradosh Ranjan Paul (95) steered Tirupur to a three-wicket win over Pudukottai.

Kavin slams century

At Tiruchi, T.K. Kavin Bharathi scored 112 when it mattered most as Namakkal raced to a 119-run win over Sivaganga.

Roshan Cibi scalps six

At Tiruvannamalai, medium-pacer S. Roshan Cibi (six for 16) bowled a brilliant spell as the host lost to Ramanathapuram by eight runs.

The scores:

At Coimbatore: Theni 104 for eight in 50 overs (J.K. Rithik Miller 52, K. Bala Dharan three for 18) lost to Coimbatore 106 for five in 25.1 overs (B. Nishanth Kumar 26 n.o., B. Bhavan Kumar four for 37).

Erode 199 for nine in 50 overs (S.A. Rohit Rahavendar 38, G. Aakash Makhija 44) bt Kanyakumari 111 in 27.2 overs (S.C. Ashek Milton 43, K.S. Rohith four for 22).

At Salem: Dharmapuri 149 for nine in 50 overs (S. Sachin 42, T. Udayanithi 30, R. Ram Arvind three for 14, C. Shivakumar three for 34) lost to Tiruvallur 150 for eight in 48.1 overs (R. Rajaguru 42).

At Dindigul: Nagapattinam 110 in 42.1 overs (R.A. Dinakarapriyan three for 24) lost to Madurai 112 for six in 22 overs (V.P. Akki Shravanth 44, V.P. Amith Sathvik 30, M. Karan four for 18).

Dindigul 187 in 41.4 overs (T. Dinesh 46, A. Ranjan 44, M. Masilamani four for 15, A. Saravanan four for 34) bt Villupuram 79 in 34.3 overs (T. Dinesh four for 35, J.C. Brady Kevin three for six).

At Tiruchi: Kancheepuram 182 in 50 overs (R.S. Mokit Hariharan 26, S. Ricky Praveen 27, R.S. Thillak 26 n.o., P.V. Arun Priyaraaj three for 30) bt Tiruchi 106 in 33.5 overs (M. Thamarai Selvan 29, S. Dipen Chandrakanth three for 35).

Namakkal 235 for eight in 50 overs (T.K. Kavin Bharathi 112, S.D. Lohith Balaji 42) bt Sivaganga 116 in 39.3 overs (R. Mohammed Thowbik 49, S.D. Lohith Balaji four for 27).

At Tirunelveli: Tirunelveli 199 in 50 overs (A.P. Ananda Kumar 44, S. Sriram 29, K. Meganathan three for 23) bt Karur 193 for nine in 50 overs (S. Naveen Kumar 79, Ananda Selvan 29); Virudhunagar 146 in 40 overs (K. Balaji 35, Dwij Dipak Patel 26) lost to Nilgiris 147 for nine in 40.1 overs (Dwij Dipak Patel 26, S. Jeya Surya Kumar three for 21, S. Mohamed Irshad three for 32).

At Thanjavur: Vellore 384 for two in 50 overs (J. Naveen 169 n.o., Ashraey S. Harigan 146 n.o.) bt Cuddalore 138 in 40.2 overs (P.S. Mohan 47, P. Gokul three for 30).

At Tuticorin:

Pudukottai 205 for eight in 50 overs (K.S. Murugappa 101, M. Ajim Khan 56) lost to Tirupur 206 for seven in 33 overs (Pradosh Ranjan Paul 95, N. Gokul Raj 57).

Tuticorin 215 for nine in 45 overs (A.P. Vijay Raj 58, B. Essaki Selva Vignesh 45, A. Aaron Raj 38, D. Giri Sriram three for 43) bt Perambalur 93 in 37 overs (S. Sham Vikram 42, R. Enith Ramkumar three for 27).

At Tiruvannamalai:

Krishnagiri 151 in 49.2 overs (M. Vishwanathan 43, M. Pratheep Raj three for 23, T. Prasath three for 35) bt Thiruvarur 79 in 35.1 overs (N. Shashanth Rajagopal three for 25, V. Dravid Rajan four for 11).

Ramanathapuram 177 in 46.2 overs (M. Mani Bharathi 34, Sowmiya Narayanan 40, M.G. Abdul Rahman four for 31) bt Tiruvannamalai 169 in 47.3 overs (J. Tharun 47, S. Santhosh Kumar 45, S. Roshan Cibi six for 16).