KCL | Sachin Child’s century wins it for Kollam Sailors

On the prowl: Sachin Child was at his belligerent finest.
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Sachin Child’s excellent century (105 n.o., 50b, 5×4, 8×6), the primary ever within the Kerala Cricket League, powered Kollam Sailors to a seven-wicket win over Kochi Blue Tigers on the Greenfield Stadium right here on Wednesday.

Skipper Child single-handedly took his facet to victory with a exceptional innings underneath strain. Child modified gears after finishing his fifty, taking simply 16 extra balls to achieve his hundred.

It was an evening to neglect for Manu Krishnan, who dropped Child when he was on 73 off Basil Thampi’s bowling. Manu additionally overstepped on the bowling crease after having Rahul Sharma caught within the deep.

Child, who confronted the following ball because the batters had crossed, clobbered the Free Hit for a six after which smote three successive maximums off the left-arm medium pacer to race to his hundred. The victory cemented Sailors’ place on the prime of the desk with 12 factors.

Earlier, Sijomon Joseph got here good with the bat and his 50 helped Blue Tigers put up a aggressive complete of 158 for eight, but it surely was not sufficient in entrance of Child’s heroics.

Earlier, Trivandrum Royals prolonged its newfound consistency with an eight-wicket win over Thrissur Titans. The fourth victory for Royals took it to 3rd within the factors desk whereas Titans, after struggling its fifth loss, stayed within the fifth spot.

Royals’ most costly purchase, M.S. Akhil stole the limelight from his skipper Abdul Basith as he anchored the chase with an unbeaten 54 and completed the match in type by clubbing Monu Krisha for successive sixes. Akhil’s 86-run unbeaten third-wicket stand with Govind Dev Pai noticed Royals win with 13 balls to spare.

The scores: Thrissur Titans 129/6 in 20 overs (Akshay Manohar 35 n.o, Abdul Basith 2/23) misplaced to Trivandrum Royals 133/2 in 17.5 overs (M.S. Akhil 54 n.o., Govind Dev Pai 30 n.o.). Toss: Royals

Kochi Blue Tigers 158/8 in 20 overs (Sijomon Joseph 50, Okay.M. Asif 2/39, Biju Narayanan 2/19) misplaced to Kollam Sailors 159/3 in 18.4 overs (Sachin Child 105 n.o). Toss: Sailors.