Combined City XI triumph

Champions Combined City XI, winners of the KSCA inter-zonal under-16 cricket tournament in Bengaluru on Saturday. Standing (from left): Tanish Mahesh, Shaun Joseph, Rohan Nayakar, Advaith Jayaram, Ameet SN (coach), Ayush Shetty (captain), Avinash Karthik, Nayan, Sreehari Madayalkar. SQUATTING: Pranav M, Harshitraj, Shrey Singh C, Aneesh KV, Karthik Wadhwa, Pranav Anand, Prajwal.

Combined City XI triumphed by virtue of a first innings lead against Mysore Zone in the KSCA under-16 inter-zonal tournament that concluded here on Saturday at the RSI Ground.

After bowling out Mysore Zone for 237, thanks to a superb performance from medium pacer Tanish Mahesh (6/72), Combined City went on to end the day at 253 for seven, thereby gaining a valuable 16-run lead.

Skipper Ayush Shetty top-scored with 74 while Rohan Naykar (57) and KV Aneesh (47) made valuable contributions. For Mysore, Munjesh Chengappa (3/78) and Harsh BS (2/55) tried to halt Combined City’s effort but it was too little.

Brief scores: Mysore Zone: 237 all out in 71.1 overs (Shreyas M 63, Venkatesh M 49, Nagarjun L 36, Munish Chengappa 30 n.o., Amruth Raj D 29; Tanish Mahesh 6-72, Karthikeya Wadhwa 3-48) drew Combined City XI: 253/7 in 85 overs (Rohan Naykar 57, Ayush Shetty 74, KV Aneesh 47, Nayan KV 37; Munjesh Chengappa 3-78, Harsha BS 2-55).

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