Thiruvallur DCA Under-16: DAV enters semi-finals

Pradeep, who took four wickets, was in red-hot form with the ball as DAV bowled out Velammal (Mogappair) for 104 in 27.3 overs. Replying to Velammal’s ordinary total, DAV (105 for nine) scampered past the finish line with a solitary wicket in hand. Ebenezer Marcus HSSS, SBOA and Velammal Vidyashram (Surapet) also made it to the last four stage.

Brief scores: First round: Siddhartha 50 all-out in 17.3 overs (S Maithresh 4/8) lost to Velammal Vidyashram (Surapet) 51 for 2 in 9.4 overs (T Bala Vignesh 29*);

Jaya Jaya Sankara 119 all-out in 28.3 overs (Y Godson Sheron 4/6, D Deepan Chackravarthy 3/11) lost to Ebenezer Marcus 122 for 6 in 23.4 overs (M Sreejith 52);

Quarter-finals: Velammal (Mogappair) 104 all-out in 27.3 overs (B Bharath 62, Harsha Pradeep 4/11) lost to DAV (Mogappair) 105 for 9 in 27.4 overs (RG Barat Raj 4/23)

Chennai Public School 93 all-out in 24.5 overs (D Deepan Chackravarthy 3/9) lost to Ebenezer Marcus HSSS 95 for 4 in 24.3 overs (Y Godson Sheron 31, P Vishaanth 3/31);

SBOA 160 for 9 in 30 overs (JM Varun Kumar 44, M Karthikeyan 41, SV Ellam Cheral 3/22) beat Everwin MHSS 80 for 5 in 30 overs;

Vedanta Academy 113 for 5 in 30 overs (U Rajkumar 29, T Karthick Srinivas 40) lost to Velammal Vidyashram (Surapet) 114 for 4 in 21.5 overs (S Maithresh 39).