Chennai: Arjun P Murthy (136) smashed a century as Tamil Nadu defeated Chhattisgarh by four wickets in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy Under-19 Elite Group A duel at the MPCA Ground in Gwalior on Sunday.
Batting first, Ayush Pandey (129) and Alok Sahu (67) powered Chhattisgarh to 263 for three in its stipulated overs. Chasing just over five runs an over, Tamil Nadu was in a spot of bother at 66 for four.
Arjun and RS Mokit Hariharan (83) then stitched a match-winning 170-run stand for the fifth wicket. The former’s innings was laced with 15 boundaries and seven maximums, while the latter smacked 11 fours and two sixes.
Brief scores: Chhattisgarh 263 for 3 in 50 overs (Alok Sahu 67, Ayush Pandey 129, Anurag Mishra 39, P Nirmal Kumar 3/42) lost to Tamil Nadu 264 for 6 in 45.4 overs (Arjun P Murthy 136, RS Mokit Hariharan 83).