Gowtham spins the match Sounder’s way

Batting first, Sounder put 292 for nine on the board, with NP Balaji (65) top-scoring for it. Defending a little less than six runs per over, Sounder bowled Bharathi out for 251 in 45.3 overs, thanks to left-arm spinner Gowtham’s match-winning spell. NK Pramoth (111) played a fighting knock for Bharathi but couldn’t take his side past the finish line.

Brief scores: IV-DIVISION ‘B’: Jubilee CC 211 for 9 in 50 overs (C Karthick 78, R Maniselvam 38, KK Kalaivendan 3/48, R Ramesh 3/50) lost to Twentieth Century Club 212 for 6 in 45.2 overs (R Karventhan 36, B Tamil Selvan 31*);

IV-DIVISION ‘C’: Sounder CC 292 for 9 in 50 overs (NP Balaji 65, S Prasanna Venkatesh 41, MV Vishal Sundar 37, PA Deeprish Seng 3/76, N Sunil Krishna 3/69) beat Bharathi CC 251 all-out in 45.3 overs (NK Pramoth 111, B Sri Ganesh 32, M Gowtham 5/77, MV Vishal Sundar 3/64);

IV-DIVISION ‘D’: Magnet CC 191 for 9 in 50 overs (J Karthikeyan 45, R Manoj 37, AS Rangarajan 4/50) lost to Youngsters CC 192 for 4 in 48.4 overs (T Manoj Kumar 88*, R Balamurugan 35).