Hyderabad: Arvind Shetty scored a century (125) for Rest Zone side in the fifth VCI Over-50s National Cricket Championship being played at the Keenam Stadium in Jamshedpur on Tuesday. Rest Zone team scored 253 in 45.3 overs with the help of Shetty’s 125 and Sunil’s 35. Opponents West Zone won the match via DLS method as they replied with 216/2 in 29.3 overs. The Over-50s Indian team will be selected from this Zone championship for the International Masters Cricket World Cup to be held in India in January 2027.

Brief Scores: Rest of Zone 253 in 45 overs (G. Arvind Shetty 125, Sunil C. 35, Dinesh Nicherle 29, Sharat 2/67) lost to West Zone 216/2 in 29.3 overs (Prashant Karia 141, Murtuza Nalwala 37) — won by DLS method.


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