CHENNAI: Riding on a double century from A Parinay Jain, Ebenezer MHSS, Korattur earned a thumping 45-run win over St John's MHSS, Thiruninravur in the first round of the CSK-Thiruvallur DCA inter-school tournament.
Parinay scored 218 (86b, 22x4, 14x6) and along with fellow opener K Tamil Selvam, who scored 100 (48b, 9x4, 5x6), put on 267 runs for the opening wicket in 116 balls. In response, St John's was bundled out for 15 with off-spinner S Yashraj taking five for 2, including a hat-trick. KS Pranav Aadithya scalped three for 1.
Brief scores: Group B: Velammal Vidyashram, Ambattur 161 in 29.4 overs (K Lochan 26, S Tharun 32, P Madhavan 27*, P Sai Sachin 4/26) bt Ebenezer Marcus Intl, Pudur 138/9 in 30 overs (PK Sai Sachin 57, P Madhavan 4/17, Drupath S Nambiar 3/19)
Group D: Velammal International, Ponneri 93 in 26.1 overs (CM Nithish 4/12) lost to Jaya Jaya Sankara 95/2 in 15.1 overs (K Sachin 31, K Dharshan 42*)
Group E: Velammal Vidyalaya, Annexure 81/9 in 30 overs (E Tarun Sabarinath 4/15) lost to Velammal Sports Academy 82/1 in 9.5 overs (AP Sri Maharaj 50*)
Group H: Ebenezer MHSS, Korattur 466/4 in 30 overs (A Parinay Jain 218, K Tamil Selvam 100, KM Nivash 37, L Anantha Roopan 50) bt St John’s MHSS, Thiruninravur 15 in 11.1 overs (S Yashraj 5/2 incl. hat-trick, KS Pranav Aadithya 3/1)