Date:12/06/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/06/12/stories/2008061252552000.htm

Sport - Cricket

Hat-trick by Vishu

TIRUCHI: Vishu Kumar’s five-wicket haul including a hat-trick helped Mannar CC score a 29-run win over Southern Railway Institute and book a place in the final of the H.H. Rajah of Pudukottai Mannar Memorial Trophy State-level T20 cricket tournament here on Wednesday.

The scores: Semifinals: Mannar CC 116 in 18.3 overs (Nishanth 28, Singaram three for 21, Karthik two for 23, Rajkumar two for 25) bt Southern Railway Institute 87 in 12.1 overs (Franklin Kumar 31, Vishu Kumar five for 14 (including a hat-trick), Ibram Shah four for 21); Cosmo CC 154 in 19.4 overs (Kumaresh 41, Shahjahan 31, Madhu 26, Sundaresan 25, Suresh three for 18, Dilip Kumar three for 27, Murugan two for 32, Jagannathan two for 33) bt MAP CC 110 in 19.3 overs (Shanmugasundaram 44, Terrance Savio 31, Siva four for 17, Madanagopal two for 17, Madhu two for 28). — Sports Reporter