Abhijith Praveen stars in Masters’ title win

Abhijith Praveen’s all round effort (52 & four for 42) was pivotal Masters CC’s title win in the Celestial Trophy all-Kerala cricket tournament at the KCA-St.Xavier’s College ground here on Sunday (March 22, 2026).

Abhijith scored a run-a-ball 52 and added useful runs with the lower order batters to help Masters reach a competitive total of 241. Globstar CC’s chase was scuppered by loss of inform openers K.R. Rohit and Vinoop S.Manoharan. Abhijth ran through the Globstar lower order as it was dismissed for 213.

The scores

Masters CC 241 in 44.3 overs (Abhijith Praveen 52, Krishna Prasad 52, Hari Krishna 4/26, Vinoop Manoharan 3/30) bt EKK Globstar 213 in 44.2 overs (Ribin Varghese 52, Lijo Jose 38, Thanmay V. Nair 36, K.S. Aravind 32, Abhijith Praveen 4/42)

Special Awards: MOM: Abhijith Praveen; Best Batter: Vinoop S.Manoharan; Best bowler: F. Fanoos, Best wicketkeeper: A.K. Arjun; Promising Youngster: Amay Manoj; Player of Tournment: K.R. Rohit; Player of the season: Aaron Alex.

Sree Kerala Varma College enters final

Thevara: Sree Kerala Varma College overcame Sahrudya College Kodakara 88-77 in extra time to enter the final of the Sacred Heart inter-club basketball tournament.

The scores were tied at 68 at end of regular time and Kerala Varma rallied well in the added time to enter the final.

The result

Semifinal: Sree Kerala Varma College 88 (Bevin, 29, Shahal Muhammed 15, Aswin 14, Abin 12, Althaf 13) bt Sahrudaya College, Kodakara 77 (Antony Johnson 17, Ananthu 15, Rijias 13, Brian 11).

Quarterfinals: RSC Starting Five 66 (Jeevan K. Joby 14, Prithin Murali 12, Niyukth 11, Abin 11) bt Sacred Heart College, Thevara 44 (Blessen 11, Johaan 10).; Sree Kerala Varma 70 (Bevin 16, Aswin 15, Shahal Muhammed 12, Abin 12, Althaf 10) bt Fragoman Kochi 66 (Ebin Antony 25, Jacob 12).