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Shivam’s double ton puts Nelson in good position

Vijay Shankar, who moved away from Indian cricket also scored a handy 96 for MRC A, alongside Chaturved, who scored 79 against Globe Trotters

DT NEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: It was a batters’ paradise as centuries rained all around in TNCA’s first division on Tuesday. In particular, Shivam Singh turned up the heat, converting his overnight century into a memorable double, with Ashwanth Valthappa and Abinav Kannan notching up impressive centuries elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Vijay Shankar, who moved away from Indian cricket also scored a handy 96 for MRC A, alongside Chaturved, who scored 79 against Globe Trotters. Barring these two, the talented Tamil Nadu all-rounder Sunny Sandhu also scored an impressive 92 against Young Stars CC. 

Brief Scores:

Grand Slam 279 in 90.3 overs (Abhinav 127; Warrier 5/55) vs Jolly Rovers 138/3 in 43 overs (Bardia 49)

Vijay CC 350 in 100 overs (Aparajith 122; Trilok Nag 4/81) vs Sea Hawks 202/9 in 78 overs (Vishal 48; Govinth 2/34)

Nelson SC 484/9 decl. in 142 overs (Shivam Singh 219, Sandhu 92) vs Young Stars CC 95/0 in 35 overs (Mithul Raj 59 no)

Swaraj CC 378 in 132.3 overs (Ashwanth Vathapa 104) vs Pristine CC 129/4 in 45 overs (Siddharth Mahadevan 50)

Singam Puli 392 in 132.3 overs (Aashiq 91, Mukilesh 76) vs SKM CC 116/2 (Hari Nishaanth 65)

MRC ‘A’ 438 in 120.2 overs (Vijay Shankar 96, Chaturved 79) vs Globe Trotters 136/2 in 31 overs (Santhosh Kumar 96 no)

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