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ISL game between Chennaiyin and NorthEast postponed
The Indian Super League (ISL) 2019-20 match between NorthEast United FC and Chennaiyin FC in Guwahati was on Thursday postponed indefinitely after the host city was placed under a curfew following protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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The game was slated to be played at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium there. “Due to the ongoing unrest in Guwahati, Match No.37 between NorthEast and Chennaiyin has been postponed until further notice,” ISL said in a statement.
“The league has been in consultation with the concerned authorities over the past 48 hours to determine the best course of action. The safety of fans, players and league staff is of paramount importance and that has led to this decision,” it added.Further information regarding the match will be conveyed in due course.”
The two teams, led by Owen Coyle (CFC) and Robert Jarni (NEUFC), did not train on Wednesday and the pre-match media interactions were also called off.
Under-23 match well-balanced
Tamil Nadu stood at 188 for six against Saurashtra at stumps on the second day of the Colonel CK Nayudu Trophy Under-23 Elite B four-day contest at the WYRE Sports Park in Tirupur on Thursday.
Aditya Barooah (46) and S Swaminathan (49 batting) made decent contributions with the bat as Tamil Nadu trails by 31 runs in the first innings. Earlier, the away side, which continued on its overnight score of 211 for eight, was bowled out for 219 in 94 overs.
Brief scores: Saurashtra 219 all-out in 94 overs (Jyortir Purohit 32, Atithya Rathod 31, Yash Parekh 36, Arjun Rathod 32, Parth Bhut 40, RS Jaganath Sinivas 3/23, T Ajithkumar 2/34, S Radhakrishnan 2/15) vs Tamil Nadu 188 for 6 in 84 overs (Aditya Barooah 46, S Swaminathan 49*, Devang Karamta 4/24, Parth Bhut 2/40).
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