S. Vasanth Saravanan scored an unbeaten 116 (164b, 14x4, 2x6) and added 130 runs for the unbroken seventh wicket with Abhishek Tanwar to help Nelson reach 284 for six on day one of the fifth-round plate group match against Young Stars in the TNCA league on Monday.
Robert Fernandez too scored an unbeaten 116 (162b, 8x4, 3x6) and added 129 runs for the fourth wicket with A.G. Pradeep as IOB ended the day on 430 for four against ICF at Guru Nanak College.
At CPT-IP, off-spinner M. Prabhu of India Pistons picked five for 37 as UFCC (T. Nagar) folded for 91. C.V. Vinay Gupta top-scored with 53 then, for Pistons to get to 170 for eight.
The scores: Plate group: UFCC (T. Nagar) 91 in 37.1 overs (M. Prabhu five for 37) vs. India Pistons 170 for eight in 56 overs (C.V. Vinay Gupta 53).
Nelson 284 for six in 90 overs (S. Siddharth 40, Abhishek Tanwar 48 batting, S. Vasanth Saravanan 116 batting) vs. Young Stars
IOB 430 for four in 90 overs (Nikhilesh Surendran 93, R. Aashish Kumar 95, A.G. Pradeep 56, K. Bharat Reddy 41 batting, Robert Fernandez 116 batting) vs. ICF.