Karur, Theni, Nilgiris, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi and Villupuram posted wins in the first round of TNCA inter-districts U19 tournament.
Karur, Theni, Nilgiris, Kancheepuram, Kallakurichi and Villupuram posted wins in the First round of TNCA inter-districts U-19 Tournament 2024-25. A lot of the matches were affected by rains forcing teams to split points, while the match between Kanyakumari and Vellore was completely washed out. S Mukundhan (5/18) and Kamalesh (5/16) were two bowlers who returned five for their respective teams.
Brief scores: Coimbatore (Group A)
Thiruchirapalli 160 in 47.4 overs (SJ Sujith Chavan 43, B Swadesh 32 , A Jones 3/43, Aathavan Makesh 3/20) drew with Coimbatore 48/2 in 11 overs. (Rain stopped play and the match was abandoned. (No result) 2 points to each team). Krishnagiri 134 in 36.5 overs (K N Hemasudharshan 40, S Baranidharan 3/26) drew with Ariyalur 57/3 in 17 overs. (Rain stopped play and the match was abandoned. (No result) 2 points to each team.
Karur (Group B): Perambalur 125/9 in 32 overs (Arasu 41, C K Vishal 3/26) lost to Karur 126/6 in 31.1 overs (Pradesh 49, Yasotharapriyan 32) (Match reduced to 32 overs per side due to overnight rain). Theni 86 in 27.1 overs (Udayakumar 3/13, Madhan 3/20) beat Sivangangai 80 in 31.5 overs (B T Bharathi Kannan 3/8) (Match reduced to 34 overs per side due to overnight rain). Thiruvarur (Group C): Cuddalore 94 in 30.2 overs (Mohammed Sanoop 3/16, Muhil 4/30) lost to Nilgiris 98/4 in 14.3 overs (MA Aravindhan 3/10). Thiruvarur 102 in 36 overs (P Vishal 49, S Mukundhan 5/18, B Akash Kumar 3/24) lost to Kancheepuram 103/3 in 26.5 overs (Sashwath Vijay 53). (Match reduced to 41 overs per side due to overnight rain).
Madurai (Group E): Madurai 106 in 33.1 overs (Indhra Dhanush 41, A Rithan Kumar 33, T Reahen Ahmed 4/9) lost to Thiruvannamalai 107/2 in 19 overs (R T Vetriselvan 30). (Match reduced to 36 overs per side due to overnight rain). Namakkal 139/5 in 38 overs (E. Kaveesh 33, M.G. Nithilan 48, B. Siddharth Kumar 33) beat Tirupur 122 in 35.3 overs (A Vikash 5/21).
Ramanathapuram (Group F): Erode 198/9 in 38 overs (M Mohana Prasath 72, S Mohammed Rafan 36 n.o, M G Kajith Ashwa 3/43) beat Ramanathapuram 111/9 in 28.3 overs (Aathi Lingam 50). (Match reduced to 38 overs per side due to overnight rain). Tirunelveli 90 in 19 overs (Mithun 30) lost to Ranipet 94/3 in 16.5 overs. (Match reduced to 26 overs per side due to overnight rain).
Salem (Group G): Tirupattur 113 in 33.1 overs (Purajith 39, S Kamalesh 5/16) drew with Salem 2 for no loss in 1 over. (Match reduced to 36 overs per side due to overnight rain. Match abandoned due to subsequent rain. 2 points for each team (No result).
Match between Kanyakumari & Vellore washed out due to rain and 2 points to each team.
Villupuram (Group H): Dharmapuri 116 in 38.3 overs lost to Kallakuruchi 80/5 in 19.1 overs (E. Hariharan 3/14). Kallakuruchi won by 5 wickets by VJD method. (Match reduced to 45 overs per side due to overnight rain. Subsequently due to rain, Match reduced to 20 overs per side. (Revised target 77 in 20 overs). Tenkasi 181 in 45.2 overs (Ram Prakash 58, Prasanth 3/18) lost to Villupuram 183/7 in 47.1 overs (B Monish Kumar 51,R. Sri Vaseekaran 36).
S Kamalesh, Salem, 5 for 16
A Vikash, Namakkal, 5 for 21
S Mukundhan, Kancheepuram, 5 for 18.