Gandhi hits double ton

Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Jolly Rovers had a field day, with opener Gandhi hitting the ball to all parts of the park. The captain’s 271-ball knock was laced with 16 fours and a maximum. On Day One, Gandhi and middle-order batsman B Aparajith, who hit 76, both got past 1000 runs for the season.

At the TI-Murugappa Cricket Ground, S Lokeshwar (125) and Bhargav Merai (108) struck centuries to guide Grand Slam CC to an opening innings total of 400 against Madras CC.

At the Nelson – Wahe Guru Cricket Ground, Nelson SC’s M Poiyamozhi (6/62) bagged a six-wicket haul as his side bowled Alwarpet CC out for 218. Ruturaj Gaikwad (110 not out) played a lone hand for Alwarpet, making more than half the runs. Medium pacer Ashwath Mukunthan (5/72) produced a good spell to help Young Stars CC skittle out AG’s Office RC for 214 at theSSN College Ground. S Parameeswaran (116) smashed his maiden century in the league, for AG’s Office.

India international R Ashwin (5/50) and Rahil Shah (5/115) also did well, for MRC ‘A’ and Globe Trotters SC respectively.

Brief scores: Grand Slam CC 400 all-out in 100 overs (S Lokeshwar 125, Bhargav Merai 108, Manav Parakh 50*, VR MohammedTaha 3/106, Siddarth S Ahhuja 3/90) vs Madras CC;

India Pistons CC 161 all-out in 55.3 overs (Rajat Paliwal 57, R Ashwin 5/50, M Affan Khader 3/42) vs MRC ‘A’ 142 for 6 in 42 overs (R Srinivasan 44, L Sathiyannaarayan 4/45);  

Jolly Rovers CC 477 for 9 in 100 overs (M Kaushik Gandhi 224, B Aparajith 76, B Praanesh 3/123, ME Yazh Arun Mozhi 3/113) vs Swaraj CC;

Globe Trotters SC 385 all-out in 98.4 overs (K Mukunth 43, R Audhi Sachin 72, Sanvir Singh 67, Sumant Jain 87, Rahil Shah 5/115, M Mohammed 3/82) vs Vijay CC;

AG’s Office RC 214 all-out in 86.2 overs (S Parameeswaran 116, Ashwath Mukunthan 5/72, SAjith Ram 4/39) vs Young Stars CC 27 for 2 in 11 overs;

Alwarpet CC 218 all-out in 65.2 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 45, Ruturaj Gaikwad 110*, M Poiyamozhi 6/62) vs Nelson SC 69 for 1 in29 overs (G Hanuma Vihari 50*).