Mohit hits century in drawn tie
Mohit P’s century for President’s XI was the highlight of their drawn encounter against Tumkur in the KSCA under-16 inter-zonal tournament.
Mohit smashed 148 (198b, 14x4) as President’s XI declared their first innings at 266/7 in 80 overs in reply to Tumkur’s modest total of 132. Faced with a first innings deficit of 134, Tumkur fared much better in their second essay, making 184/2 in 64 overs to force a draw.
President’s XI earned three points, while Tumkur got one.
Brief scores: Raichur: 347/9 in 90 overs (Vishal Shinde 97, Chandrakanth 64, Rajesh Kannoor 53, Varun 45 n.o., Raghavendra 26, Pratik Bandari 26; Siddaram 3-74, Yashwith 2-94) and 154/3 in 36.4 overs (Pratik Bandari 51, Raghavendra 50) drew with Mangalore: 336 all out in 89.4 ovs (Nithin M 95, Anirudh 46, Harsha 42, Dhruva 37; Chandrakanth 4-109, Raghavendra 3-83). Raichur: 3 points; Mangalore: 1.
Tumkur: 132 all out in 58.1 overs (N Jayanth 52, Mohamad Abrar 28 n.o.; Mashooq Hussain 2-18, Likith Bannur 4-24, Lohith Gowda 3-36) and 184/2 in 64 overs (N Jayanth 92, Sumanth P G 52 n.o.) drew with President’s XI: 266/7 in 80 overs (Mohit P 148, Rishi Boppanna 36, Ankit Udupa 32, Mukund Balaji 27; Mohamed Zeeshan 2-34, Punith A 4-69). President’s XI: 3; Tumkur: 1.
Bangalore City XI: 251 all out in 89 overs (Ankit Mishra 65, Bharath R 55, Punith N 40, Nikhil Govind 28; J Rohith Kumar 3-38, Nikin Jose 5-54) and 121/4 in 27 overs (Tejas Gowda 60 n.o., N Punith 36 n.o.) drew with Mysore: 290/9 in 90 overs (Kishan S Bedare 99, Rahul V Kashyap 54, Gagan S 45, Nandan Narayan 27; Rahul Pinto 2-48, Tejas Gowda 2-20, Ankit Mishra 2-19). Mysore: 3; Bangalore City XI: 1.
Shimoga: 230 all out in 89.3 overs (Nikilesh 47, Ajay M S 76, Pooran 25; Sourabh Chavan 6-78, Harshil Patil 2-29) and 69/2 in 17 overs (Pooran 27 n.o.) drew with Dharwad: 217 all out in 87.4 overs (Vaibhav Govekar 62, Naveen G 32, Vijay Patil 31, Akshay S Hiremath 27; Pooran 2-29). Shimoga: 3; Dharwad: 1.
