Local League: Jagadeesan’s ton leads Grand Slam’s fightback against Nelson

Resuming from 85 for one, Vijay’s innings ended at 305, 112 runs short of Pistons’ 417. I all looked good for Vijay CC when Aparajith and all-rounder J Kousik 82 (155b, 8x4, 3x6) added 185 runs for the second wicket in 54.4 overs. Pistons’ Rajwinder Singh then made some telling breakthroughs prising out six wickets for 56 runs. Spinner M Prabhu chipped in with three wickets of his own as Vijay’s batting imploded. Off-spinner Malolan Rangarajan scored 43 runs in the end to guide his team past 300.

Meanwhile, Grand Slam wicket-keeper N Jagadeesan struck a crucial 118 (147b, 13x4, 2x6) as led his team’s fightback against Nelson at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Jagadeesan and opener L Suryapprakash 96 (197b, 5x4, 1x6) raised 196 runs for the second wicket but once the duo was separated, Nelson bowlers pegged back its innings by taking quick wickets. But Grand Slam’s tailenders held firm to help their team get an equal share of the spoils.

BRIEF SCORES: Elite: India Pistons 417 drew with Vijay CC 305 in 117.5 overs (B Aparajith 128, J Kousik 82, Malolan Rangarajan 43, Rajwinder Singh 6/56, M Prabhu 3/83). Points: Pistons 5 (7); Vijay 2 (7). Young Stars 316 drew with Globe Trotters 493/8 decl. in 141 overs (K Mukunth 58, C Hari Nishaanth 123, S Radhakrishnan 132, K Shrivasudevadas 109, S Ashwath 3/93). Trotters 5 (10); Stars 2 (2). Nelson 462/8 decl drew with Grand Slam 413/8 in 111 overs (K Bharath Shankar 53, L Suryapprakash 96, N Jagadeesan 118). Nelson 3 (11); Grand Slam 3 (5). Plate: UFCC (T Nagar) 266 & 161/3 in 55 overs (Aditya Barooah 44, V Maaruthi Raghav 58) drew with Jolly Rovers 373 in 101.5 overs (S Lokeshwar 108, Jiwan Jot Singh 58, M Kaushik Gandhi 88, M Abhinav 4/89, V Arun Kumar 3/118). Rovers 5 (10); UFCC 2 (4). TI Cycles 114 & 162 lost to CromBest 184 & 97/7 in 29.2 overs (Varun Sood 4/42). CromBest 8 (13); TI Cycles 0 (8). Alwarpet 175 & 294/9 decl. in 80.2 overs (Swapnil Gugale 119, Abhishek Tanwar 88) drew with AG’s Office 174 & 211/9 in 63 overs (S Dinesh 44, M Adithyan 51, Swapnil Gugale 4/27, M Siddharth 3/47). Alwarpet 5 (7); AGORC 2 (2).