Junior Super Kings T20: Plato’s into semis in style

In the Group ‘B’ contest, opener S Sivadevan (89) and leg-spinner Naveen Saran (4/6) starred for the victor, which posted 181 for six while batting first and bowled out Concordia for a paltry 30 in the following innings. Plato’s Academy will meet Sri Ramakrishna MHSS (Coimbatore) in the last four stage on Sunday.

The latter had gone down to Vidya Mandir SSS (Chennai) by 29 runs in its final group assignment.

In the other semi-final, Vidya Mandir will locks horns with Lady Andal MHSS (Chennai).

Brief scores: Group A: Vidya Mandir SSS (Chennai) 123 for 8 in 20 overs (K Vijay Priyadarsan 67*, G Govinth 2/14, C Senthil Kumar 2/20) beat Sri Ramakrishna MHSS (Coimbatore) 94 all-out in 19.4 overs (S Sachin 47, Advaith Prahlad 3/14, CV Achyuth 2/25, R Bharat Srinivas 2/9). Points: Vidya Mandir 4; Sri Ramakrishna 0.

CS Academy (Erode) 113 for 5 in 20 overs (J Pranav 31, MJ Deenathayalan 37, J Akilesh 2/24) beat Govt. Boys HSS (Srirangam) 106 for 9 in 20 overs (S Tharun Raaghav 22, SV Roshan Viknesh 3/21, S Chakravarthy 2/14); Points: CS Academy 4; Srirangam 0.

Group B: Lady Andal MHSS (Chennai) 142 for 9 in 20 overs (G Vedanth 33, Vishnu Prem Kumar 44, GA Sree Balaji 2/15, S Jayanth 2/21) beat SMBM (Dindigul) 64 all-out in 16 overs (S Jayanth 35, Karen Munoth 3/8, S Adithya 2/11, Aarave S Ahuja 2/15). Points: Lady Andal 4; SMBM 0.

Plato’s Academy MHSS (Tirupur) 181 for 6 in 20 overs (S Sivadevan 89, R Divakar 32) beat Concordia (Vellore) 30 all-out in 13 overs (S Naveen Saran 4/6, R Divakar 2/5). Points: Plato’s Academy 4; Concordia 0.