Chennai: R Dinesh (6/5) delivered a sensational spell to guide Fine Star CA to a mammoth 151-run victory over SRMC RI & RC in the second round of the Thiruvallur DCA- Gopu Memorial T20 tournament.
Batting first, Fine Star posted a decent total of 165 for six in its stipulated overs. SRMC crumbled like a pack of cards in the chase, with left-arm spinner Dinesh running riot. SRMC was bowled out for a paltry 14 in 5.4 overs, going down woefully. In a TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA League Championship match, S Aravind’s (5/42) five-wicket haul, which included a hat-trick, wasn’t enough as Ebenezer CA went down to Sundar CC by a big margin of 156 runs.
Brief scores:
TNCA-Thiruvallur DCA League Championship 2018-19:
I Division: Sundar CC 220 for 9 in 45 overs (A Prithvi Raj 93, C Kubendran 34, S Arvind 5/42) beat Ebenezer CA 64 in 18.1 overs (B Praneesh 4/20, V Jawahar 4/30)
10th Thiruvallur DCA- Gopu Memorial T20 Knockout Tournament 2018-19:
2nd round: Thiruvallur CC 120 for 7 in 20 overs (P Lithish Kumar 29, G Sathish Kumar 25, R Rohit Ram 4/7) lost to Standard CC 122 for 1 in 15.3 overs (V Akshay 58*, R Vijaya Kumar 50)
Fine Star CA 165 for 6 in 20 overs (Hemanthkumar Gopi 27, V David 32, Akash Sumra 44, G Gogul 39*, R Ratheesh Babu 3/31) beat SRMC RI & RC 14 in 5.4 Overs (R Dinesh 6/5, Akash Sumra 3/3)