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Madan takes HCL to victory

CHENNAI: Madan Kumar’s 55 off just 18 balls (5x6, 5x4) took HCL to a two-wicket win over Ajuba in the Corporate Twenty20 tournament, conducted by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Veterans’ Association (TNCVA), at the Roshan Academy grounds here on Sunday.

Dr. Natarajan, Joint Secretary, TNCA, inaugurated the tournament.

The scores:

3-I Infotek 122 in 19.4 overs (Ashwin 40, Deepak 35, Senthil three for 20) lost to Sutherland 123 for four in 14 overs (Gopi 45, Gosakan 25 n.o., Ashwin three for 21).

Amedia Consultants 139 for six in 20 overs (Punith 64) bt Hindustan Lever Limited 106 in 16.4 overs (Sangameswaran 27, Ragavendran three for 16).

Hewlett Packard 134 in 18.5 overs (Sivanandan 85 n.o., K. Sudakar three for 18) lost to Covansys 138 for five in 17.4 overs (S. Sudakar 38 n.o., Gopinath 35).

Ajuba 171 for six in 20 overs (K. Sriram 68, F. Fabian 45, Ganesh three for 10) lost to HCL 173 for eight in 18.4 overs (Madan Kumar 55, Satish 33, Farik 39 n.o.).

Hewlett Packard 177 for seven in 20 overs (Narayanan 55, Lakshmi Narasimhan 26, Nanda Kumar 48 n.o.) bt Allzone Management Solutions 160 in 19 overs (Murali 41, Sadiq 57, Vikas three for 26, Rajesh three for 32).

Cholamandalam 68 in 15.2 overs (Saravana Guru four for five) lost to R.R. Industries 71 for one in 7.2 overs (Ravi 50).

Karun aims to compete in F-1 in 2009

Karun Chandhok, who test drove for the Red Bull Formula One team this year, said he was aiming to race in the 2009 Formula One season.

“I’ve been in negotiations with some of the top five teams in Formula One, and am looking at the right options.

“As far as 2008 goes, I will carry on in GP2 and will test drive for Red Bull. I’m aiming for an F-1 race in 2009,” he said at a press conference, organised as part of his homecoming celebrations by Amaron, here on Sunday.

New brand logo

Karun’s new brand logo — Madras Missile powered by Amaron Pro Racing — was also unveiled at the conference. “The logo is appropriate, and I will do my best to live up to the missile part of it,” said the 23-year-old.

“Karun has done the sport proud, and we are positive this will reinforce more support for motor racing,” said Jay Galla, MD, Amararaja Batteries Ltd.

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