TNPL: Super Gillies' victory features Tanwar and Shah
Baba Aparajith, the captain, scored 41 runs in the first innings, while Tanwar hit four sixes against Harish Kumar in the last over to push his team over 150.
CHENNAI: On Thursday in the Tamil Nadu Premier League in Coimbatore, Abhishek Tanwar's late-inning barrage at the bat enabled Chepauk Super Gillies to defeat SKM Salem Spartans.
Baba Aparajith, the captain, scored 41 runs in the first innings, while Tanwar hit four sixes against Harish Kumar in the last over to push his team over 150. Impact replacement Robin Bist made 36 runs in the chase, but it was insufficient as Rahil Shah claimed three wickets to keep the Spartans 23 runs short of the objective. Brief score: SKM Salem Spartans 133/5 in 20 ovs (R Bist 36; R Shah 3/13) bt Chepauk Super Gillies 156/7 in 20 ovs (B Aparajith 41, A Tanwar 26 n.o.; M Poiyamozhi 2/13)
Chess tournament
The Queen Sacrifice, an International Chess Day special tournament, will take place in Phoenix Market City on Saturday at the mall. Everyone above the age of five is eligible to enter the competition. The Chennai Chess Club is organizing a tournament with a 10+2 Swiss style. Prizes for the victors can reach up to `20,000. You can register for the competition at bookmyshow.com.
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