Sonu, Mokit and Natarajan sizzle

CHENNAI: R Sonu Yadav (130 off 95 balls, 9 fours, 6 sixes & 2 wickets) delivered an all-round performance as Jolly Rovers CC registered a thumping 177-run victory over Swaraj CC in the VAP Trophy Group A match at the IIT-M Chemplast Ground here on Sunday.

In another Group A contest at the Murugappa Ground, centurion RS Mokit Hariharan (120 off 109 balls, 9 fours, 2 sixes) powered Sea Hawks CC to a 93-run win over Madras CC, for which medium pacer V Yudheeswaran (5/83) and skipper Tushar Raheja (109 off 104 balls, 7 fours, 3 sixes) impressed. Despite Yudheeswaran and Raheja’s good show, MCC was simply the second-best team in the match.

In Group B, comeback man and left-arm pacer T Natarajan (5/59) starred with a five-wicket haul for Vijay CC that defeated MRC’A’ by two wickets in a thrilling game. M Affan Khader (104 off 109 balls, 11 fours) struck a century for MRC’A’, but his effort went in vain.

BRIEF SCORES: Group A: At IIT-M Chemplast Ground: Jolly Rovers CC 325/7 in 50 overs (R Sonu Yadav 130, Kaushik Gandhi 52, R Ram Arvindh 43, B Praanesh 3/74) bt Swaraj CC 148 in 38.5 overs. Points: Rovers 4(8); Swaraj 0(0).

At Guru Nanak College Ground: UFCC (T Nagar) 144 in 43.3 overs (R Vivek 46, Jithendra Kumar 57, Abhishek Tanwar 4/13) lost to Grand Slam CC 148/2 in 27.5 overs (C Hari Nishaanth 68). Points: Grand Slam 4(4); UFCC 0 (0).

At Murugappa Ground: Sea Hawks CC 373/8 in 50 overs (RS Mokit Hariharan 120, VP Amith Sathvik 58, U Mukilesh 89, Ayush Badoni 53, V Yudheeswaran 5/83) bt Madras CC 280 in 47 overs (M Vishal 66, Tushar Raheja 109, S Swaminathan 3/54). Points: Sea Hawks 4(8); MCC 0(4).

Group B: At SSN College Ground: MRC’A’ 288 in 50 overs (B Anirudh Sita Ram 63, M Affan Khader 104, M Boopathi Vaishna Kumar 51, T Natarajan 5/59, M Mohammed 3/57) lost to Vijay CC 289/8 in 49.3 overs (N Jagadeesan 60, V Ganga Sridhar Raju 67, J Kousik 40, Nishant Sindhu 61, P Saravanan 3/39, V Sai Prakash 3/57). Points: Vijay 4(8); MRC 0(0).

At Pachaiyappa’s College Ground: Nelson SC 125 in 30.4 overs (S Ajith Ram 3/32) lost to Globe Trotters SC 126/7 in 27 overs (D Santhosh Kumar 56, DT Chandrasekar 3/15). Points: Trotters 4(8); Nelson SC 0(0).

At SRMC (Turf) Ground: India Pistons CC 196 in 46.2 overs (M Mithul Raj 42, ST Natarajan 66, P Shijit Chandran 3/26) lost to Alwarpet CC 197/6 in 43.1 overs (MA Atheeq Ur Rahman 65, R Sathyanarayan 59*, L Sathiyannaarayan 3/38). Points: Alwarpet 4(4); Pistons 0(4)