After bowling a fine spell the other day, left-arm spinner S. Dinesh Kumar struck again, this time around with a six-wicket haul, to help host Coimbatore score an innings and 35-run win over an off-colour Nagapattinam in a quarterfinal clash of the TNCA under-23 inter-district cricket tournament here.
The scores (quarterfinals):
At Coimbatore: Nagapattinam 109 & 76 in 20.2 overs (S. Dinesh Kumar six for 26, K. Gowtham Thamarai Kannan four for 50) lost to Coimbatore 220 in 82.1 overs (C. Hari Nishanth 63, S. Sujay 48, R. Mithun 35, S. Siddharth four for 18, B. Aiyappan three for 58). Coimbatore qualifies .
At Nagercoil: Kanyakumari 54 in 20 overs & 94 in 27.2 overs (S.T. Natarajan 32, B. Aditya five for 26, D.T. Chandrasekar three for 19) lost to Thiruvallur 289 for eight decl. in 61.5 overs. Thiruvallur qualifies .
At Tuticorin: Cuddalore 150 in 54.3 overs & 138 for nine in 40 overs (S. Santhana Devan 36, S. Mohideen Abbas four for 21, R. Sundar Raj four for 51) drew with Tuticorin 143 in 56.2 overs (Vignesh 57, R. Sundar Raj 34, T. Sangaralingam six for 29) and 125 for nine in 23 overs (R. Sundar Raj 30, S. Santhana Devan four for 50, S. Sivapandian three for 33). Cuddalore qualifies on first innings lead .
At Dindigul: Dindigul 139 in 55.4 overs (G. Manikandan four for 31) & 123 for seven in 32 overs (A. Lakshmi Narayanan 39 n.o.) vs Tirupur 360 for five in 90 overs (Sushil Kumar 154 n.o., S. Sabarinathan 128, R. Gowtham 32). Tirupur qualifies on first innings lead.
The scores (quarterfinals):
At Coimbatore: Nagapattinam 109 & 76 in 20.2 overs (S. Dinesh Kumar six for 26, K. Gowtham Thamarai Kannan four for 50) lost to Coimbatore 220 in 82.1 overs (C. Hari Nishanth 63, S. Sujay 48, R. Mithun 35, S. Siddharth four for 18, B. Aiyappan three for 58). Coimbatore qualifies .
At Nagercoil: Kanyakumari 54 in 20 overs & 94 in 27.2 overs (S.T. Natarajan 32, B. Aditya five for 26, D.T. Chandrasekar three for 19) lost to Thiruvallur 289 for eight decl. in 61.5 overs. Thiruvallur qualifies .
At Tuticorin: Cuddalore 150 in 54.3 overs & 138 for nine in 40 overs (S. Santhana Devan 36, S. Mohideen Abbas four for 21, R. Sundar Raj four for 51) drew with Tuticorin 143 in 56.2 overs (Vignesh 57, R. Sundar Raj 34, T. Sangaralingam six for 29) and 125 for nine in 23 overs (R. Sundar Raj 30, S. Santhana Devan four for 50, S. Sivapandian three for 33). Cuddalore qualifies on first innings lead .
At Dindigul: Dindigul 139 in 55.4 overs (G. Manikandan four for 31) & 123 for seven in 32 overs (A. Lakshmi Narayanan 39 n.o.) vs Tirupur 360 for five in 90 overs (Sushil Kumar 154 n.o., S. Sabarinathan 128, R. Gowtham 32). Tirupur qualifies on first innings lead.