Host Coimbatore began its campaign with a convincing 161-run win over Ramanathapuram in a Zone ‘D’ clash of the TNCA under-25 inter-district cricket tournament at the PSG Medical College ‘A’ grounds here on Friday. Batting first, the hosts, thanks to its star player N. Jagadeesan (108), compiled a healthy 315 for eight in its allotted 50 overs. Later, medium pacer K. Gowtham Thamarai Kannan (five for 38, including a hat-trick) and off-spinner R. Arun Balaji (four for 34) bowled in tandem to bundle out the visitor for 154. The win came with a bonus point. At the ‘B’ grounds, M. Arun and K. Murali picked...
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