Akki Sharavanth stars with ball for Galaxy

Venkateswara bowled out Galaxy for 252 in 49.4 overs while fielding first, thanks to a five-wicket haul from left-arm spinner Syed Abdul Asif (5/39). Defending a decent total, Akki Sharavanth ran riot with the ball, sending half the Venkateswara batters back to the pavilion. Courtesy of his fifer, Galaxy skittled out its rival for 166 in 35.5 overs.

Brief scores: IV-DIVISION ‘D’: T Srinivasaraghavan Memorial Sports Club 75 all-out in 30.2 overs (SG Karneswaran 4/15, C Nachiappan 3/24) lost to Tiger Cricket Club 76 for 1 in 23.3 overs (V Aravindan 43*);

Galaxy Sports Club 252 all-out in 49.4 overs (MO Arjun Sarathy 80, R Amith Singh 60, Syed Abdul Asif 5/39) beat Venkateswara Cricket Club 166 all-out in 35.5 overs (MG Kamesh Pandithan 47, Sajjad Hussain 32, VP Akki Sharavanth 5/31);

V-DIVISION ‘D’: Grand Prix Cricket Club 210 for 8 in 50 overs (Rajeel Abdul Rahman 68, I John Baptist 62) beat Kumbhat Cricket Club 142 for 9 in 50 overs (R Sriram 30*, Karthik Balamurugan 4/28, M Syed Ibrahim 3/53);

Chatnath Recreation Club 68 all-out in 29.1 overs (Krishna Kumar Kandoi 4/15, Kiran Kumar Datla 3/4) lost to IAF (Tambaram) 69 for 9 in 25.1 overs (Ashish Singh Chauhan 36, S Sundarajan 4/33, J Manivannan 3/24).