Pradosh Ranjan Paul struck an unbeaten century to help host Tirupur score 259 against Krishnagiri on the opening day of the TNCA under-19 inter-District quarterfinal here on Tuesday.
The in-form Ranjan Paul (112 n.o., 138b, 17x4) shared a 103-run stand with M. Ranjith (37) for the sixth wicket to help the team to a respectable total. At stumps, Krishnagiri was 110 for two.
Suresh scalps fiveAt Tiruchi, M. Suresh’s five-wicket haul and S. Sanjai Srinivas’s fine knock of 97 saw Namakkal gain the first innings lead against the host.
The scores (quarterfinals, day one):
At Tirupur: Tirupur 259 in 75 overs (M. Ranjith 37, Pradosh Ranjan Paul 112, R. Arvind four for 33, Y. Surya four for 103) vs. Krishnagiri 110 for two in 21 overs (M. Suriya 48 batting, P. Alfred Sam Jones 30, G. Amrish two for 19).
At Salem: Kancheepuram 241 in 60.2 overs (S. Swaminathan 56, S. Arun 42, R. Gokul 30, S. Jasvanth three for 67) vs. Salem 113 for two in 29 overs (J. Jayaseelan 40, N. Rikesh Kumar Sharma 39 n.o.).
At Tiruchi: Tiruchi 155 in 40 overs (J. Yokesh Krishnan 57, P. Sivasubramanian 26, M. Suresh five for 32, K. Karthikeyan three for 57) vs. Namakkal 197 for seven in 62 overs (S. Sanjai Srinivas 97, M. Mangalanathan 66, V. Shibi Jawahar three for 45).
