Local League: Naveen’s five-for goes in vain

Riding on Naveen’s effort, Vellore managed to restrict Thanjavur to 113 for eight. In reply, Vellore was never in the hunt as it was dismissed for 76.

In another match, Tiruchy earned a four-wicket win over Thoothukudi thanks to S Senthil Nathan’s unbeaten 57 that paved the way for it to chase down 129 with four wickets to spare.

Brief scores: At Tirupur: Thoothukudi 129/7 in 20 overs (S.P. Nathan 42*) lost to Tiruchirapalli 130/6 in 17.5 overs (S. Senthil Nathan 57*); Coimbatore 150/9 in 20 overs (S. Sujay 60, M. Rajasekaran 31, S. Ashwin Balaj 4/17) bt Kancheepuram 117 in 18.2 overs (S. Mohan Prasath 3/18, S. Dinesh Kumar 3/33). Venue: Tirunelveli: Villupuram 91 in 19.1 overs (S. Boopalan 4/13) lost to Salem 93/5 in 15.1 overs (M. Rooban Raj 34*, M.S. Promoth 30, T. Sirajudeen 3/19); Thanjavur 113/8 in 20 overs (D. Govindaraj 57, J. Naveen 5/20) bt Vellore 76 in 17.1 overs (M.S. Sivakumar 32, G. Kishore 3/12).