Zafar helps Bangalore clinch three points
Zafar scored an unbeaten century to help Bangalore Zone claim first innings lead and gain three points in their drawn game against Raichur Zone in the KSCA inter-zonal under-16 tournament.
Zafar struck 166 runs from 197 balls with 18 fours and two sixes to help Bangalore score 394 for four in their essay after they bowled out Raichur for 176 in their first innings. Raichur scored 153 for five in 55 overs in their second stint with the bat.
Brief scores: Raichur Zone: 176 all out in 58 overs (Rajesh Kannor 105; Edwin 2-23, Vyshank Vijayakumar 5-29, Manish 3-52) and 153/5 in 55 overs (Chandrakanth 44, Varun 29; Manish 3-49) drew Bangalore Zone: 394/4 in 90 overs (Jayesh Babu 39, Vyashank Vijayakumar 89, Zafar 166 n.o., A Desmond 56 n.o.; Chandrakanth 3-100). Bangalore: 3 points; Raichur: 1 .
Dharwad Zone: 145 all out in 69 overs (Arjun Patil 45; Utpal J Nagir 2-26, Santhrupath C 3-22, Adhoksh Hegde 3-43) and 96/6 in 51 overs (Santhrupath Chandra 4-18) drew Combined City XI: 284/8 in 90 overs (B R Sharath 28, Sujith N Gowda 41, Sadyojath NS 44, Sourabh Rawat 76; Naveen Gaddinni 4-81). Combined City XI: 3; Dharwad: 1.
Mangalore Zone: 141 all out in 70.4 overs (Nehal D'Souza 45, Sureen M U 32; Rohith Kumar J 4-37, Yodhan Hrudhay 2-26, Vaibhav Nayak 2-23) and 122 all out in 67 overs (Dhruva 34; Kishan S Bedare 4-18, Madhan Mohan 2-12, Arun Kumar Y 2-22) drew Mysore Zone: 106 all out in 53.5 overs (Gagan S 30; Yashwith 4-14, Taslim 3-37) and 73/6 in 20 overs (Taslim 2-16, Dhruva 2-15). Mangalore: 3; Mysore: 1.
Shimoga Zone: 264 all out in 90 overs (Ajay M S 60, Bhyvdaya Upadhyaya B N 41 n.o.; Zeeshan Mohammed 2-40, Punith A 5-101) and 47/2 in 18 overs drew Tumkur: 172 all out in 70.5 overs (Jayanth N 25, Shankar Narayan H N 35, Mahroof Zaman 27 n.o.; H M Manan 2-40, Rohan K S 2-27, Naveen H M 2-20, Pooran 2-1). Shimoga: 3; Tumkur: 1.
