JOIN USNC Aiyappa bagged a four-wicket haul and team-mate Siddarth KV produced an all-round show as Canara Bank defeated AGO Recreation Club by six wickets in the KSCA Group II, Division I tournament.
Aiyyappa's 4/47 and the efforts of C Raghu (2/46) and Siddarth (2/43) saw AGO being bowled out for 250 in 49.3 overs. D Nischal top-scored with a fine 78.
Siddarth then slammed an unbeaten 64 while Milind Ramesh (65) and Naveen MG (53) also made good contributions as Canara Bank stormed to victory with 10.1 overs to spare.
Brief scores: AGO Recreation Club: 250 all out in 49.3 overs (Arjun Hoysala 27, D Nishcal 78, Kiran AM 43; NC Aiyappa 4-47, C Raghu 2-46, Siddarth KV 2-43) lt to Canara Bank: 251/4 in 39.5 overs (Milind Ramesh 65, Naveen MG 53, Siddarth KV 64 n.o., KB Pawan 27 n.o.; Hoysala K 3-53).
DTDC Sports Club: 243 all out in 48.4 overs (Liyan Khan 70, Abdul Majid 40, Karthik CA 35, Ritesh Bhatkal 27; Manoj Gowda 2-34, Shoaib Manager 3-47, Prasanna Patil 2-27, Pranesh Desai 3-55) bt Rail Wheel Factory Sports Association: 176 all out in 34.5 overs (SP Manjunath 43, Jonathan 54; KS Devaiah 2-17, Karthik CA 2-32, Ritesh Bhatkal 2-42, Prashanth S 2-27).
South Western Railway, Hubballi: 217 all out in 41.4 overs (Nitin Bhille 92, Nilesh Khilare 42; Harish Kumar 2-25, Anil IG 2-31, Ashwath N 2-47, KL Shrijith 2-47) lt to Reserve Bank Recreation Club: 218/7 in 33.5 overs (KL Shrijith 35, Chiranjeevi GS 37, Melu Kranthikumar 45, Nirmal S 43; Basavraj 2-51, Pratik Patil 4-37).