Thiruvananthapuram: Alleppey Ripples got their first win in the Kerala Cricket League. Thrissur defeated Titans by five wickets. Captain Muhammad Azharuddin scored 92 runs in 47 balls including nine sixes and gave Alleppey an easy win. Batting first, Alleppey overcame the target of 162 runs set by Thrissur Titans with the loss of five wickets in 18.3 overs.

Azharuddin’s rescue came after Krishna Prasad (one) and Akshay Shiv (three) came back quickly with Vinoop Manohar in company. Vinoop scored 30 runs off 27 balls and Alfie Francis scored 12 runs while Akshay T.K. He was unbeaten on 18 off 17 balls and Neil Sunny on one.

Alleppey Ripples won the toss and chose to field. On the strength of Akshay Manohar’s half-century, Thrissur Titans scored 161 runs for the loss of eight wickets. Akshay scored 57 runs off 44 balls with five sixes and a four.

Opener Abhishek Pratap returned on the very first ball of the match. Captain Varun Nayanar was out for one run. Apart from Aksha, Vishnu Vinod (22 off 14 balls), Ahmed Imran (23 off 21 balls) and Arjun Venugopal (20 off 20 balls) also played well for Thrissur. Anas Nazir (12) and Vysakh Chandran (4) returned quickly, including two sixes in three balls. Mithun remained unbeaten with 12 runs. Anand Joseph took three wickets and Fazil Fanoos took two wickets each for Alleppey.

Varnabha Kodyetam

A colorful program with shouts and singing It was the beginning of the league for Kerala cricket. Film star Moha as league brand ambassador at Udayogika opening ceremony Nlal was the chief guest. Kerala Cricket League’s technical song by famous South Indian singer Aru Vijay sang. Theyam, Opana, Kathakali, Valpayat, Thiruvathira, Mohiniyattam thuda Kerala’s own art forms also stepped along with the song. Kayikakeli was the night of art with 60 artists. A visual feast

Women’s Cricket Goodwill Ambassador Keerthy Suresh, Kerala Cricket Assoc. Session President Jayesh George, Secretary Vinod S. Kumar, Kerala Cricket League Chairman Nasser Machan participated. .