Date:28/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/28/stories/2008082856802000.htm

Sport - Cricket

Kancheepuram triumphs

— Photo: R. Ashok

WINNERS ALL: The victorious Kancheepuram cricket team with the trophy.

TIRUCHI: Kancheepuram pulled off an exciting two-run win over Tiruvallur to clinch the T.V. Ramasubbaiyer Trophy in the Tiruchi DCA Golden Jubilee inter-District Twenty20 cricket tournament here on Tuesday.

Electing to field, Tiruvallur had Kancheepuram tottering at 85 for seven at the end of 15 overs. But the 31-run eighth wicket stand between S. Senthil Kumar and K. Sukumar proved vital. Kancheepuram batsmen managed to score 31 runs in the last two overs to steer their team to a respectable total.

Good stand

Needing 132 to win, Tiruvallur made a shaky start losing its opener Ashwin with just three runs on the board. But Thalaivan Sargunam and Shijit Chandran steadied the ship with a 65-run second wicket partnership.

Just when the going looked good for Tiruvallur, Shijit’s dismissal led to a momentum shift.

The scores: Final: Kancheepuram 131 for nine in 20 overs (Prabhu 35, S. Senthil Kumar 33 not out, N.K. Sivakumar three for 26) bt Tiruvallur 129 in 18.5 overs (X. Thalaivan Sargunam 36, M. Raja two for 15, G. Sugumar two for 38, S. Senthil Kumar two for 12).

Semifinals: Namakkal 111 in 19.5 overs (D. Sathyakumar 63, K. Sugumar four for 30, M.R. Shankar three for 15, S. Senthil Kumar two for 18) lost to Kancheepuram 114 for three in 17.3 overs N. Chairmandurai 32, Prabhu 29, N. Raja 25 not out).

Special awards: Man of the tournament: X. Thalaivan Sargunam (Tiruvallur); Best Batsman: Prabhu (Thanjavur); Best Bowler: S. Senthil Kumar (Kancheepuram); Best all-rounder: R.S. Karthikeyan (Namakkal); Man of the final: S. Senthil Kumar (Kancheepuram).

Lokesh scalps five

Lokesh Selvam scalped five wickets as Bishop Heber College defeated Musiri Government Arts College by 137 runs and booked a place in the semifinals of the Bharathidasan University inter-collegiate (Tiruchi division) cricket tournament here on Wednesday.

The scores (quarterfinals):

St. Joseph’s College 123 for nine in 23 overs (Jackson four for 25) bt Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College 78 in 21.4 overs.

Government Arts College, Karur 123 in 24 overs (Vasanth Kumar 40) lost to Urumu Dhanalakshmi College 124 for two in 17.3 overs.

Kurinji Arts and Science College 95 for eight in 16 overs (Vignesh four for seven) lost to Kongu Arts and Science College 96 for six in 14 overs.

Bishop Heber College 172 for six in 25 overs (Sakthivel four for 28) bt Government Arts College, Musiri 35 in 10 overs (Lokesh Selvam five for 16, Mahadevan four for 17).