Chennai: National Cricket Club beat Free Lancers Cricket Club by 44 runs in a low-scoring encounter of the TNCA Sixth Division ‘B’ league.
Batting first, National was all-out for 129 in 28.2 overs courtesy V Boopathi’s (4/23) four-wicket haul. But, it came back strongly to reduce Free Lancers to 85 in 22.2 overs, with S Karthik (4/21) picking up four wickets. In another match, Indian Oil Sports and Recreation Club defeated Universal Recreation Club by four wickets.
Brief scores:
VI-DIVISION ‘B’: National CC 129 in 28.2 overs (V Boopathi 4/23) beat Free Lancers CC 85 in 22.2 overs (M Kathar 38, S Karthik 4/21)
Universal RC 121 for 7 in 30 overs (Gnanaprakash Arumugam 41, KS Harikrishnan 3/32) lost to Indian Oil S & RC 122 for 6 in 26.1 overs (S Dinesh Kumar 41*, K Prabhu 41, P Vasudevan 3/30)