Chandrasekar’s seven-for gives Rovers 1st innings lead

CHENNAI: Left-arm spinner DT Chandrasekar shone with figures of 7 for 58 as Jolly Rovers drew their TNCA first division clash against India Pistons.
After declaring their opening essay at 435 for 8, Jolly Rovers dismissed their opposition for 200 riding Chandrasekar’s show. India Pistons began well with their openers — R Karthikeyan (77) and Himanshu Rana (54) — adding 114 runs in 146 balls for the opening wicket.However, once Chandrasekar was introduced into the attack, the complexion of the contest changed.
In another drawn clash, Vijay CC — who scored 332 in their first innings — bowled out Grand Slam for 139. Following on, Grand Slam were 36 for 1.
In a nail-biting match that ended in a draw, Naushad Shafi Naik’s unbeaten 132 helped MCC grab the first innings lead against AG’s Office. Batting first, AG’s Office had made 392 for 7. In reply, MCC scored 395 for 9 thanks to Naushad’s 147-ball knock that contained 5 fours and 4 sixes.
Young Stars, in their game against Alwarpet, rode top contributions from Ganesh Satish (139 n.o.) and skipper Adithya Ganesh (105 n.o.) to take a first innings lead. Replying to Alwarpet’s 101, Young Stars made 332 for 3 thanks to the 226-run unbroken fourth wicket stand between Satish and Ganesh.
Summarised scores: Jolly Rovers 435-8 in 100 overs. India Pistons 200 in 65.4 overs (Karthikeyan 77; Chandrasekar 7-58). Match drawn; Vijay 332. Grand Slam 139 in 37.4 Overs (L Vignesh 3-36, Mohammed 3-42) & (F/O) 36-1 in 13 overs. Match drawn; AG’s Office 392-7. MCC 395-9 decl in 99 overs (Naushad Shafi Shaik 132 n.o.; Prathiban 4-143, Vignesh 3-83). Match drawn; Alwarpet 101. Young Stars 332-3 in 100 overs (Ganesh Satish 139 n.o. Adithya Ganesh 105 n.o.). Match drawn; Globe Trotters 297-9 in 100 overs. Swaraj 298-8 decl. in 75.5 overs (D Gowri Shankar 55; Sunil Sam 3-80). Match drawn; Nelson 146 & 181-6 decl. in 51 Overs (Anand Subramanian 48 n.o.; Sanjay 4-41). MRC ‘A’ 150 in 55.2 overs (Antony Dhas 5-40). Match drawn.