M. Ashwin’s five-wicket haul helped Grand Slam bowl out CromBest for 269 and give his side a 136-run first innings lead on the final day in the TNCA First Division Plate group match here on Friday. Right-arm pacer M. Raja chipped in with a four-wicket haul.
For CromBest, R. Kavin who resumed on 74 on the final day missed out on his ton by 10 runs.
At Murugappa, A.G. Pradeep’s 83 (135b, 10x4, 1x6) was not enough to help IOB go past TSC’s 331 with his side falling short by 129 runs.
The scores: At Murugappa: Triplicane SC 331 & 164 for six decl. in 33.3 overs (Roham Prem 33, Saurabh Kumar 31, M.U.B. Sriram 30, J. Joel Joseph four for 65) drew with IOB 202 in 79.1 overs (A.G. Pradeep 83, Abhishek M. Hegde 35, Saurabh Kumar four for 92) & 40 for no loss in 9.2 overs. Points: TSC 5; IOB: 2.
At VB Nest: Grand Slam 405 for six decl & 32 for no loss in six overs drew with CromBest 269 in 119.2 over (R. Kavin 90, U. Vishal 34, Wilkins Victor 32, M. Ashwin five for 75, M. Raja four for 48). GS: 5; CB: 2.
At MAC: AG’s Office 224 & 119 for no loss in 31.4 overs (N.S. Chaturved 63 n.o., S. Dinesh 56 n.o.) drew with UFCC (T. Nagar) 350 in 107.4 overs (Aditya Barooah 37, C. Hari Nishanth 80, Akshay V. Srinivasan 60, V. Arun Kumar 52, Adithya Ganesh 68, R Lakshminarayanan three for 58). AG’s Office: 2; UFCC: 5. — Sports Bureau
