Suryakumar Yadav is looking in great touch ahead of the domestic season © PTI
Suryakumar Yadav is looking in great touch ahead of the domestic season © PTI

Chennai: Opening batsman Suryakumar Yadav struck a belligerent double ton to help Mumbai CA Colts post 457 for five against Assam in Round 3 of the of the Buchi Babu Cricket Invitation tournament at Chennai on Saturday. Hitting a 209-ball 243, laced with 18 fours and 14 sixes, Surya Kumar flattened the Assam bowling in the stipulated 90 overs. He put on 259 runs for the third wicket in 56.2 overs with Mangela (91) and then added another 127 runs with Nikhil Patel (56) for the fourth-wicket in only 18.2 overs.

In another match, opener D Nishal made a strokeful 144 to help Karnataka post 398 for six against Baroda. Nishal and Negi added 118 runs for the first wicket in 31.2 overs to give the team a solid start. Mir Kunian Abbas also contributed with a valuable 86. Haryana though though faltered in their game against TNCA President’s XI after getting bowled out for 242 in 72 overs.

Guntash Veer Singh top scoring with 80 as medium pacer L Vignesh returned with figures of 6-41. In a truncated game, TNCA Districts XI were 137 for four in 45 overs at stumps against Andhra Pradesh. The Bengal-Gujarat match also started late due to overnight rain as it was reduced to a 67-overs-a-side affair. Batting first, Bengal made 97 for one in 30 overs.