Karthik stars in Vijay victory

There was delay in start of play because of wet outfield and the match was reduced to 24 overs per side. Batting first, Karthik powered Vijay to 177 for six. His 44-ball innings included five boundaries and four maximums. In the second innings, India Pistons could only muster 140 for five in its stipulated overs.

In another duel at the Pachaiyappa’s College ‘A’ Ground, MS Washington Sundar (77) guided Globe Trotters to a five-wicket victory over Swaraj. The contest between MRC ‘A’ and Grand Slam was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Brief scores: MRC ‘A’ drew with Grand Slam (match abandoned without a ball being bowled); Points: MRC ‘A’ 2(10); Grand Slam 2 (8);

Vijay 177 for 6 in 24 overs (Dinesh Karthik 72, Darshan Khicha 4/32) beat India Pistons 140 for 5 in 24 overs (D Anchit 66); Points: Vijay 4(8); Pistons 0(6);

AG’s Office 255 for 8 in 50 overs (Adhithya Raghuraman 62, S Dinesh 70, P Francis Rokins 43, K Vignesh 4/58) beat Jolly Rovers 243 for 8 in 50 overs (B Aparajith 80, B Anirudh Sitaram 49); Points: AG 4(4); Rovers 0(0);

Swaraj 217 in 48.1 overs (S Aravind 75, AVR Rathnam 50, H Trilok Nag 3/43) lost to Globe Trotters 221 for 5 in 48 overs (S Radhakrishnan 47, MS Washington Sundar 77, Sumant Jain 49*); Points: GT 4(12); Swaraj 0(4).