Roger slams a timely ton

Kochi: Shoun Roger’s brilliant hundred has put Kerala on the verge of surpassing Goa’s first total at the end of Day 3 of their CK Nayudu Trophy encounter at Alur grounds in Bengaluru on Thursday. At stumps, Kerala were 413 for six and trail Goa by 42 runs. The architect of Kerala’s strong reply was young Roger who made 165 (257b, 17x4, 5x6). Other substantial contributions came from opener Ananthakrishnan (82) and Akhil Scaria (48)
Brief scores: Goa 454 all out vs Kerala 413/6 (J Anantha Krishnan 82, Shoun Roger 165, Deepraj Gaonkar 4/73)
Real Malabar edge FC Kerala
Real Malabar FC edged FC Kerala 1-0 in the 2021-22 Kerala Premier League at the Corporation Stadium, Thrissur on Thursday.Defender Fahis scored the winner in the 29th minute. FC Areekode and Wayanad United played out a goalless draw in the earlier match. Wayanad are fifth in Group A with nine points from eight matches while Areekode are ninth with six points from eight games.