Kozhikode snatched three points from their drawn match against Malappuram in the state under-16 district match played at Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad on Friday.
Ashiq Ali sizzled with a six-wicket haul and his performance helped bowl out Malappuram for a meagre 86 in reply to Kozhikode’s first innings score of 351/7. Following on, Malappuram were 49/1 at the end of the play.
In another match played at Meenangai in Wayanad, all-round performance by Sushobh (103 & 3/46) helped Wayanad grab the first innings lead and three points in their drawn match against Kasargode.
In reply to Wayanad’s first innings score of 299 runs, Kasargod were all out for 184, thanks to brilliant bowling performance of Sushobh and Vishnu (3/34). At the end of the play, Wayanad were 109/6.
Riding on the brilliant knocks of Aditya Ravi Raj (98) and Vaishak Madukani (58), hosts Kottayam made 286 in the first innings in the south zone match against Pathanamthitta played at Mahatma Gandhi University. Pathanamt-hitta were at 47/2 at stumps.
Brief scores
* Kozhikode (first innings) 351/7 in 70 overs (Jills Sunny 94, Ashiq Ali 78, Vishnu Raj 76, C.V Vishak 47, Mohamed Safwan 2/41, Vishnu Dathan 2/80)
* Malappuram 86 in 26 overs (Abhishek Anand 34, Ashiq Ali 6/46) & 49/1 in 15 overs (Abhishek Anand 24, Ashiq Ali 1/15). Match drawn
* Wayanad 299/8 in 70 overs (Sushobh 103, Kamal 3/83) & 109/6 in 24 overs (Ajnas 41, Hasfak 3/24)
* Kasargod (first innings) 184/10 in 51 overs (Ihthisham 78, Sushobh 3/46, Vishnu 3/34)
* Kottayam (first innings) 286/10 in 70 overs (Aditya Ravi Raj 98, Vaishak Madukani 58, Jai D. Sanu 36, Bovas M. Justin 3/50)
* Pathanamthitta (first innings) 47/2 in 20 overs (Adarsh 24).
* Kollam (first innings) 174 in 54 overs, (Sujith 36, Aravind 31, Abhijith 5/47, Aswin 3/42)
* Thiruvananthapuram (first innings) 98/4 in 26 overs (Bharath Soorya 57, Jishnu 2/35)
* Idukki (first innings) 332/8 in 70 overs (T. S Vishnu 152, Albin 76, Atul Raveendran 3/105, Jose Perayil 2/50, Adithya 2/57)
* Ernakulam (first innings) 50 for no loss in 20 overs, (N. Ameer Zeeshan 42 n.o)
* Thrissur (first innings) 120 in 36 overs, (Sreeraj 52, M. Ashiqe 23 not out, Sooraj 7/29)
* Palakkad (first innings) 172/7 in 50 overs (Shankar 38, Sooraj 49 n.o, Sandeep 2/15)