TNCA First Division League: Kaushik’s ton puts Rovers in control

Kaushik was involved in two major partnerships as he added 169 runs for the first wicket with Murali Vijay who made 87 (131b, 14x4, 1x6). And for the second wicket with B Aparajith, Kaushik put on 139 runs in 36.3 overs. Aparajith ended up scoring 75 (124b, 4x4, 2x6). India Pistons will be regretting its decision to field first as it has an onerous task on its hands on the second day’s play.

Brief scores: Vijay 332/7 in 98.1 overs (Daryl S Ferrario 83, KB Arun Karthick 121, M Siddharth 5/91, M Abhinav 3/90) vs Grand Slam. Alwarpet 101 in 50.3 overs (R Rohit 5/24) vs Young Stars 126/3 in 47 overs (R Sathyanarayan 46). Globe Trotters 297/9 in 100 overs (K Mukunth 79, Sanvir Singh 98, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 4/63) vs Swaraj CC. Nelson 146 in 47.2 overs (Praveen Kumar 47, MS Sanjay 3/26, A Ranjan 3/16) vs MRC ‘A’ 144/9 in 50 overs (Smit Patel 54, W Antony Dhas 5/38, N Selvakumaran 4/38). Jolly Rovers 435/8 in 100 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 143, M Vijay 87, B Aparajith 75, R Sonu Yadav 40*, M Suresh Babu 3/79) vs India Pistons. AG’s Office 392/7 in 100 overs (Adhithya Raghuraman 80, S Parameeswaran 51, P Francis Rokins 136, S Ashwath 46, K Gowtham Kannan 3/116) vs MCC