SKM & Komaleeswarar CC post comprehensive wins in the semifinals
SKM CC will face Komaleeswarar CC in the final of the TNCA Champion of Champions T20 Championship. In the first semifinal, SKM CC defeated Sical RC by 68 runs. Riding on M Dinesh Veda Guru's 60, SKM CC posted 187 for nine in 20 overs.
Three-wicket hauls from P Elaya Raja (3/21) & V Tharun Kumar (3/22) ensured that SKM CC bowled out Sical RC for 119 in 19.4 overs.
In the other semifinal, an unbeaten 69 from Anurag Rajesh Nair helped Komaleeswarar CC chase down 149 runs in 19.1 overs against Garnet CC and they won the contest with nine wickets in hand.
Semi Finals : SKM CC 187 for 9 in 20 overs (M Dinesh Veda Guru 60, S Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandepan 36, M Poiyamozhi 4/26) beat Sical RC 119 in 19.4 overs (P Elaya Raja 3/21, V Tharun Kumar 3/22). Garnet CC 148/7 in 20 overs (AV Abilash 42, S Siddharth 31, SL Lawrence Nova 3/23) lost to Komaleeswarar CC 149/1 in 19.1 overs (Anurag Rajesh Nair 69 n.o., PS Manikandan 63).
3rd round brief scores: At Sumangali Turf 'A' (Group- A)
Singam Puli 121/6 in 20 overs (M. Shajahan 32, Aswin venkatraman 32) lost to Sical RC 122/2 in 16 overs (K. H. Gopinath 59, Nitin R Ramanan 30, K. Wafar 30 n.o);
Fox Trotters CC 90/9 in 20 overs (S. Arunachalam 32, P. Ezhilarasan 4/17, S.S. Magilan 4/15) lost to Vijay's RC 93/1 in 11.3 overs (M. Arun Kumar 46 n.o V. Immanuvel 32 n.o)
At SRMC Turf (Group- B):
Ranji CC 116/7 in 20 overs (M Santhosh Gopi 59, S Praveen Kumar 4/19) lost to SKM CC 120/5 in 16 overs. Friends XI 142/6 in 20 overs (Johnson Peter Xavier 30) Lost to Chennai Port SC 143/7 in 20 overs (B Karthik 56)
At Stag Ground- (Group –C):
Garnet CC 147/7 in 20 overs (A Shrikaran 40, S Arunachalam 3/23) beat Gems CC 53 in 15.1 overs (R Divakar 4/12 (including a hat-trick). Free Lancers CC 125/7 in 20 overs (R Karthik Adithya 57) lost to Singam Puli CC 126/6 in 16.4 overs (D Jobin Raj 57, S Dhanish Kumar 30)
At VB Nest (Group- D): The Jupiter SC 150/6 in 20 overs (P Sugendhiran 47, B Rahul 41, S Vasanth Saravanan 39, V Karthikeyan 4/23, Viju Arul 3/31) lost to Komaleeswarar CC 154/3 in 15.5 overs (S Senthil Nathan 57, PS Manikandan 50). Rising Star CC 163/4 in 20 overs (Dhruv Shivasundar 60, R Kaleeswaran 44, Kamala Kannan 32) beat Egmore Club 155/9 in 20 overs (K Anirudh 45, GV Nalin Shreevathsan 38, N Vidul 3/42)