John stars in Everwin’s victory

Batting first, John took the attack to the opposition from the word go, smashing 30 boundaries during his 122-ball knock. Riding on John’s double-ton, the first of the tournament, Everwin posted a mammoth total of 314 for three on the board after its stipulated overs.

Chasing a huge score, Velammal Vidyashram was no match to its rival as it was bowled out for a paltry 46 in 19.5 overs. In another match, right-arm medium pacer CS Mukundan (6/16) bagged a six-wicket haul to guide Velammal (Mugappair) to a seven-wicket victory over Everwin Vidyashram.

Brief scores: Everwin MHSS 314 for 3 in 30 overs (E John Christopher 201*, S Jai Akash 31*) beat Velammal Vidyashram (Ambattur) 46 all-out in 19.5 overs (SV Ellam Cheral 3/6);

Vedanta Academy 165 for 6 in 30 overs (U Rajkumar 71, T Karthick Srinivas 41) beat Jain Vidyashram 141 all-out in 27.4 overs (P Dinesh Kumar 35, B Bhavan Sree 3/11);TI MHSS 99 for 7 in 30 overs (PL Aravind Sokkalingam 30, Tarun Rajesh 3/26) lost to DAV (Mugappair) 100 for 3 in 23.4 overs (SN Bharath Vishal 49);  

Everwin Vidyashram 61 all-out in 21 overs (CS Mukundan 6/16) lost to Velammal (Mugappair) 65 for 3 in 11 Overs (B Bharath 28*).