CHENNAI: Riding on a brilliant bowling effort of five for 25 from P Anand, Tigers B defeated Salem Kings CC by 76 runs in the second division of the Salem DCA League.
Batting first, Tigers B scored 242 for eight in the allotted 45 overs. R Santhosh top-scored with an unbeaten 72, while S Tamil Selvan remained not out on 43. Salem Kings' P Manivannan was the pick of the bowlers taking three for 32. In reply, Salem Kings was bowled out for 166 in 31.2 overs with C Sathish Kumar scoring 36. Salem’s batting crumbled in the face of sustained pressure applied by Anand who ran rings around its hapless batters.
BRIEF SCORES: Division-II: Tigers B 242/8 in 45 overs (R Santhosh 72*, S Tamil Selvan 43*, P Manivannan 3/32) bt Salem Kings CC 166 in 31.2 overs (C Sathish Kumar 36, P Anand 5/25)