Rajesh’s century helps IJL win

Rajesh helped India Japan Lighting get to its target of 191 smoothly by smashing 17 fours and seven maximums during his 79-ball knock. Earlier, Heavy Vehicles Factory had posted a good total of 190 for seven while batting first. In a Group A contest, Michelin Tyres defeated Engine Factory Avadi by 39 runs.

Brief scores: TNCA Thiruvallur DCA League Championship: II Division: Thiruvallur CC 162 for 8 in 30 overs (K Sudhakar 51, D John Ebenezer 39, S Naresh Kumar 26, P Balaji 3/43) lost to Autolec ERC 165 for 7 in 22.1 overs (K Raja 29, J Chinnaraj 38, S Karthick. 3/51).

16th Lucas TVS-Thiruvallur DCA Trophy: Group A: Michelin Tyres 172 for 9 in 30 overs (M Yuvraj 49, K Raja Vignesh 39, R Relson 3/21) beat Engine Factory Avadi 133 all-out in 27 overs (Raja Gopal 47, V Balaji 4/13, S Jagadesh 3/21).

Group B: Heavy Vehicles Factory 190 for 7 in 30 overs (E Bobby Jayaprakash 43, V Saravana Kumaran 31, K Laxman 3/40) lost to India Japan Lighting 191 for 5 in 26.2 overs (R Rajesh Kumar 132).