The Tamil Nadu and Andhra under-19 sides have made a winning start to their respective campaigns in this year's Cooch Behar Trophy, being held in Chennai. The Hyderabad and Karnataka under-19 sides have, meanwhile, shared honours in the other league match which ended at the SPIC-MCA ground on Saturday.

A double-hundred from No 3 Dinesh Karthik (227 off 244 balls with 33 fours and one six) was the highlight in Tamil Nadu's innings and 113-run win over Goa. After skipper Aditya Srikkanth won the toss and elected to field, the hosts led by new-ball bowler, Tamil Kumaran, who claimed 6-58, including a hat-trick, restricted Goa to just 151 runs in their first innings. With Karthik in facile form, Tamil Nadu rattled up 392-7 declared from 84 overs in reply . The Goan batsmen fared no better in their second essay too - the only difference being that off-spinner Abdul Malick proved to be their tormentor-in-chief this time around with 5-35 - as they slumped to a comprehensive defeat.

The Andhra under-19s, meanwhile, had the better of the Kerala under-19s in a low-scoring match which ended at the AC Tech Ground on Saturday. The Kerala under-19 batsmen were in early trouble after their skipper MM Nathani opted to bat. With just two middle-order batsmen - PS Prem (32) and VN Kutty (36) - making handy contributions, they were restricted to 147 all out.

The Andhra reply too got off to a bad start, but with ASK Varma (59) and skipper Y Gnaneswara Rao (40) getting amongst the runs, they managed to eke out a useful 54-run lead. The boys from Kerala lasted a while longer in their second innings but could only put up 141 runs on the board, leaving Andhra just 88 to get for victory. With opener M Suresh scoring 58, they achieved the target with ease, sealing an eight-wicket victory.

The Hyderabad-Karnataka encounter pitted two of the strongest teams in the competition against each other. Hyderbad went on to have the better of the exchanges, scoring 375 runs after opting to bat and then dismissing Karnataka for 210 in their first innings. But with skipper Deepak Chougule leading from the front with 75 off 110 balls, the Karnataka team saved the match after being asked to follow-on, reaching 160-3 in their second innings before play was called off.

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