Comfortable win for KSCA XI
Having kicked off their tour of Bangalore comprising practice matches with a ba-ng on Tuesday, Singapore XI was brought back to earth at the RSI grounds on Tuesday as a KSCA XI crushed them by six wickets despite a rapid unbeaten 92 by Munish Arora.
Arora struck nine fours and a six in his 82-ball knock that propelled the visitors to 201 all out. A much stronger KSCA XI raced home in the 38th over, Raju Bhatkal sending the team on the way with a bruising 82 (61b, 11x4, 2x6) and V Cheluvaraj applying the finishing touches with a measured unbeaten 56 (76b, 5x4).
Brief scores: Singapore XI: 201 all out in 45 overs (Munish Arora 92 n.o., James Kakash Murthi 30; Aditya B Sagar 2-51, Raju Bhatkal 2-50, Hardik Munoth 2-23) lt to KSCA XI: 206/4 in 37.5 overs (V Cheluvaraj 56 n.o., Raju Bhatkal 82; Rizwan Nazir 2-33).