<p>Sanjay Nair’s all-round performance powered Malleswaram United Cricket Club to a 48-run victory over ACE Cricketers in the Dell-KSCA Group I, Division IV tournament for the Metro Shield on Monday. <br /><br />Batting first, Malleswaram United posted 338 for nine in 50 overs with Nair (63), David Johnson (53) and Varun Bharadwaj (50) cracking half-centuries. Zunaid Khan (2/30) and Abhishek (2/58) scalped two wickets apiece for ACE. <br /><br />Chasing a mammoth 339 for a win, ACE were restricted to 290/7 in 50 overs despite an unbeaten 95 from Mukund Balaji. Nair was the chief wrecker for Malleshwaram United claiming three for 51. <br /><br />Brief scores: Malleswaram United CC: 338/9 in 50 overs (Rahul 29, David Johnson 53, Sanjay Nair 63, Varun Bharadwaj 50, YB Basavaraj 39, Prasanth 26; Zunaid Khan 2-30, Abhishek 2-58) bt ACE Cricketers: 290/7 in 50 overs (Nandish 62, Mukund Balaji 95 n.o., Junaid Khan 30 n.o.; Sanjay Nair 3-51). <br /><br />Southern Cricketers: 187 all out in 39.1 overs (Sunil 36, Vishesh Khanna 28, Sandy 53; Vijay 2-25, Vikram Gowda 3-45, Pramod 2-33, Anil 2-30) lt to Visweswarampuram Cricket Club (1): 188/2 in 30.2 overs (Deepak Ugrappa 36 n.o., Kishan KC 69, Rehamathulla Khan 61 n.o.). <br /><br />Hoskote Cricket Club: 225 all out in 44.1 overs (Shashidhar 64, Manu 46, NR Singh 33; Alok 3-37, Bhavesh 4-27) bt Shanthinagar Cricketers: 167 all out in 37.4 overs (Govind 42; Umesh 2-29, Kiran 2-10). <br /><br />Oriental Cricket Club: 142 all out in 30.1 overs (Abdul Rehman 38; Sunil BR 3-30, Raghu 2-25, Allwyn 2-29, Vishwanath 2-3) lt to Sangam Cricket Association: 146/6 in 47 overs (Raghu 28 n.o., Karthik Ramachandra 27 n.o.; Pinto 2-30). Sirur Park Sports Club: 187 all out in 46.5 overs (Vignesh Nag 33, Anish John 34; G Abhinand 2-33, Keerthi Ram 4-37) lt to Rajajinagar Colts CA: 191/3 in 31.2 overs (Praveen 32, Rahul SK 60, M Karthik 36 n.o.).<br /> <br />Jeevanbhimangar CC: 265/8 in 50 overs (Nithin 34, Ganesh 32, Vignesh 62, Subbu 34, Prashanth Gowda 29 n.o.; Pavan 2-31, Harsha 3-49) bt Dolphin Cricketers: 251 all out in 47.2 overs (Ranjan 58, Gururaj 35, Pawan 71 n.o.; Roshan 2-45, Sai Niranjan 2-60, Prashanth Gowda 3-29). <br /><br />Minerva Cricket Club: 296 all out in 48.4 overs (Shekar 39, Kushal Reddy 77, Vineet Ashok 52, Muniraju 33; Sachin 2-52, Pradeep 2-43, Vishnu 4-37) bt Star Sports Club, Nelamangala: 257 all out in 46 overs (Shrikanth 35, Pradeep 33, Vishnu 39, Sachin 56, Manohar 43; Janardhan 2-39, Tarun 3-31, Mithun 3-31). </p>
<p>Sanjay Nair’s all-round performance powered Malleswaram United Cricket Club to a 48-run victory over ACE Cricketers in the Dell-KSCA Group I, Division IV tournament for the Metro Shield on Monday. <br /><br />Batting first, Malleswaram United posted 338 for nine in 50 overs with Nair (63), David Johnson (53) and Varun Bharadwaj (50) cracking half-centuries. Zunaid Khan (2/30) and Abhishek (2/58) scalped two wickets apiece for ACE. <br /><br />Chasing a mammoth 339 for a win, ACE were restricted to 290/7 in 50 overs despite an unbeaten 95 from Mukund Balaji. Nair was the chief wrecker for Malleshwaram United claiming three for 51. <br /><br />Brief scores: Malleswaram United CC: 338/9 in 50 overs (Rahul 29, David Johnson 53, Sanjay Nair 63, Varun Bharadwaj 50, YB Basavaraj 39, Prasanth 26; Zunaid Khan 2-30, Abhishek 2-58) bt ACE Cricketers: 290/7 in 50 overs (Nandish 62, Mukund Balaji 95 n.o., Junaid Khan 30 n.o.; Sanjay Nair 3-51). <br /><br />Southern Cricketers: 187 all out in 39.1 overs (Sunil 36, Vishesh Khanna 28, Sandy 53; Vijay 2-25, Vikram Gowda 3-45, Pramod 2-33, Anil 2-30) lt to Visweswarampuram Cricket Club (1): 188/2 in 30.2 overs (Deepak Ugrappa 36 n.o., Kishan KC 69, Rehamathulla Khan 61 n.o.). <br /><br />Hoskote Cricket Club: 225 all out in 44.1 overs (Shashidhar 64, Manu 46, NR Singh 33; Alok 3-37, Bhavesh 4-27) bt Shanthinagar Cricketers: 167 all out in 37.4 overs (Govind 42; Umesh 2-29, Kiran 2-10). <br /><br />Oriental Cricket Club: 142 all out in 30.1 overs (Abdul Rehman 38; Sunil BR 3-30, Raghu 2-25, Allwyn 2-29, Vishwanath 2-3) lt to Sangam Cricket Association: 146/6 in 47 overs (Raghu 28 n.o., Karthik Ramachandra 27 n.o.; Pinto 2-30). Sirur Park Sports Club: 187 all out in 46.5 overs (Vignesh Nag 33, Anish John 34; G Abhinand 2-33, Keerthi Ram 4-37) lt to Rajajinagar Colts CA: 191/3 in 31.2 overs (Praveen 32, Rahul SK 60, M Karthik 36 n.o.).<br /> <br />Jeevanbhimangar CC: 265/8 in 50 overs (Nithin 34, Ganesh 32, Vignesh 62, Subbu 34, Prashanth Gowda 29 n.o.; Pavan 2-31, Harsha 3-49) bt Dolphin Cricketers: 251 all out in 47.2 overs (Ranjan 58, Gururaj 35, Pawan 71 n.o.; Roshan 2-45, Sai Niranjan 2-60, Prashanth Gowda 3-29). <br /><br />Minerva Cricket Club: 296 all out in 48.4 overs (Shekar 39, Kushal Reddy 77, Vineet Ashok 52, Muniraju 33; Sachin 2-52, Pradeep 2-43, Vishnu 4-37) bt Star Sports Club, Nelamangala: 257 all out in 46 overs (Shrikanth 35, Pradeep 33, Vishnu 39, Sachin 56, Manohar 43; Janardhan 2-39, Tarun 3-31, Mithun 3-31). </p>
