Local League: Ganga Sridhar, Kaushik Gandhi score centuries for Jolly Rovers

When play ended, Rovers reached 423 for three in reply to AG’s Office’s 527. Rovers’ skipper Gandhi remained unbeaten on 202 (348b, 16x4, 3x6) and was involved in two huge partnerships — first with opener Sridhar Raju, where he added 186 runs for the second wicket, and an unbroken 141 runs for the fourth wicket with M Shahrukh Khan 62 not out (89b, 4x4, 1x6). Both teams shared three points apiece. In the Elite division, Nelson SC managed to take crucial lead against Vijay CC. Resuming from its overnight score of 193 for two, Nelson declared its innings at 457 for eight. Anand Subramanian scored 92 (146b, 4x4, 3x6) and R Srinivasan contributed 91 (228b, 12x4). Nelson collected five points to Vijay’s two. 

Brief scores: Elite: Vijay 456 drew with Nelson 457/8 decl. in 139 overs (S. Karthik 87, Priyank Panchal 49, R. Srinivasan 91, Anand Subramanian 92, K H Gopinath 47, S. Ajith Ram 4/147). Points: Nelson 5 (16); Vijay 2 (9). Young Stars 249 drew with India Pistons 451/9 decl. in 130 overs (Nidhish S Rajagopal 193, Ganapathi Chandrasekar 42, Maan K Bafna 57* R Karthikeyan 54). Pistons 5 (12); Stars 2 (4). Plate: AG’s Office 527/5 decl. drew with Jolly Rovers 423/3 in 124 overs (V. Ganga Sridhar Raju 103, M. Kaushik Gandhi 202*, M. Shahrukh Khan 62*). Rovers 3(13); AG’s Office 3 (5).