Grand Slam’s Abhishek stars with 6-wicket haul

CHENNAI: Medium pacer Abhishek Tanwar (6/36) picked up a match-winning six-wicket haul as Grand Slam CC defeated Sea Hawks CC by 17 runs in the VAP Trophy Group A match at the Murugappa Ground here on Tuesday.

In another Group A game at the IIT-M Chemplast Ground, medium pacer P Saravana Kumar (5/29) and skipper Kaushik Gandhi (101 not out off 71 balls, 16 fours) starred for Jolly Rovers CC, which got the better of Madras CC by 10 wickets. Meanwhile, K Vishal Vaidhya’s (100 off 94 balls, 11 fours, 2 sixes) century went in vain as UFCC (T Nagar) suffered a 14-run defeat at the hands of Swaraj CC.

BRIEF SCORES: Group A: At IIT-M Chemplast Ground: Madras CC 160 in 43.3 overs (Tushar Raheja 55, P Saravana Kumar 5/29) lost to Jolly Rovers CC 161/0 in 19.5 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 55*, Kaushik Gandhi 101*). Points: Rovers 4(12); MCC 0 (4).

At Murugappa Ground: Grand Slam CC 232 in 49.5 overs (A Muhammed Adnan Khan 49, Ayush Badoni 3/43) bt Sea Hawks CC 215 in 47.4 overs (VP Amith Sathvik 50, U Mukilesh 55, Abhishek Tanwar 6/36). Points: Grand Slam 4(8); Sea Hawks 0(8).

At SRMC (Turf) Ground: Swaraj CC 250 in 46.5 overs (S Sujay 88, R Nilesh Subramanian 45, E Srinivasan 3/44) bt UFCC (T Nagar) 236 in 49.1 overs (K Vishal Vaidhya 100, B Praanesh 3/52, RM Sowjith 3/37). Points: Swaraj 4(4); UFCC 0(0).

Group B: At Guru Nanak College Ground: India Pistons CC 172 in 46.3 overs (M Mithul Raj 42) lost to Vijay CC 174/3 in 26.1 overs (V Ganga Sridhar Raju 95, J Kousik 40). Points: Vijay 4(12); Pistons 0(4).

At VB Nest (match reduced to 27 overs due to wet outfield): Nelson SC 155/9 in 27 overs (Maan K Bafna 54, R Divakar 3/29) lost to Alwarpet CC 156/5 in 25.4 overs (R Vimal Khumar 43, Vignesh S Iyer 47). Points: Alwarpet 4(8); Nelson 0(0).

At Pachaiyappa’s College Ground: MRC ‘A’ 246 in 48.4 overs (K Mukunth 57, B Emmanuel Cherian 3/60) lost to Globe Trotters SC 251/7 in 49.5 overs (D Santhosh Kumar 72, Monish Satish 46*). Points: Trotters 4(12); MRC 0(0)