Chennai: PL Harshavardhan Sai (154) smashed a century to guide City III to a victory over City I in the TNCA City Under-16 round-robin tournament at the MVR ‘A’ Ground here on Sunday.
City III succeeded courtesy its first innings lead. City I had posted 242 on the opening day. City III’s Harshavardhan Sai took the attack to the opposition on day two, guiding his team past the finish line. His innings was laced with 21 boundaries and a solitary six. P Vignesh (5/53) of City I bagged a five-wicket haul, but ended up on the losing side. In another match at the TI Murugappa Cricket Ground, SR Athish (165) hit a ton, but it wasn’t enough as City IV was downed by City II.
Brief scores:
City I 242 in 81.1 overs (PS Jaswanth 63, Yovani Gabriel 42, G Shailender 3/66); City III 272 for 9 in 90 overs (PL Harshavardhan Sai 154, A Badrinath 61*, P Vignesh 5/53).
City II 334 for 9 in 90 overs (K Om Nitin 133, M Anush 101, Anirudh Krishnan 44, N Sabarinath 3/42); City IV 275 in 77.2 overs (SR Athish 165, VS Kumar 4/75, R Bharat Srinivas 4/59).