Sanju Samson scored another masterful fifty to steer the Kochi Blue Tigers to a three-wicket win against Alleppey Ripples in the Kerala Cricket League (KCL-2) at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.

Sanju scored 83 off 41, smashing nine sixes and two boundaries at a strike rate of 202. His dismissal disrupted the Blue Tigers' chase of 177 as they went from 135/4 to 152/7 in two overs. An unbeaten 13-ball 25 from Jerin P S ensured victory for Saly Samson-led Blue Tigers with 10 balls to spare.

Earlier, openers Jalaj Saxena (71) and Mohammed Azharuddeen (64) fired the Ripples to 94/1 in 10.3 overs. But the Blue Tigers bounced back with K M Asif taking 3/33 and Jerin bagging two wickets to restrict the opposition to 176/6.

Sanju has scored three fifties (62 off 37 and 89 off 46) and a century (121 off 51) in his maiden KCL campaign. He is unlikely to feature throughout the event due to the Asia Cup.

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The Blue Tigers remain top of the points table (12 points) with six wins from eight matches, followed by defending champions Kollam Sailors (8) and Calicut Globstars (8).

Brief scores: Alleppey Ripples 176/6 in 20 overs (Jalaj Saxena 71, Azharuddeen 64, KM Asif 3/33, Jerin PS 2/23) lost to Kochi Blue Tigers 178/7 in 18.2 overs (Sanju Samson 83, Jerin 25 not out, Rahul Chandran 2/27, Jalaj 2/32, Sreeroop MP 2/44)

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