In matches dominated by bowlers, Bishop Cotton Boys’ School and Presidency School (Nandini Layout) emerged comfortable victors in their respective matches in the under-16 Group I, Divison I tournament for the KSCA Cup.
Bishop Cotton Boys’ School hammered Vidyaship Academy by an innings and 53 runs as Tanuj Merlecha bagged 14 wickets for the match. Merlecha claimed 7/41 as Vidyaship managed a modest 117 all out in 46.1 overs. In reply, Bishop Cotton scored 249 all out in 87 overs with Neil Chikara (63) and Md Shahdad notching up half-centuries.
Merlecha was even more devastating in the second innings as he claimed six wickets in exchange of 12 runs to bundle out Vidyaship for a sorry 39 all out in 28.5 overs.
In the other match, Yashas S (3/43 and 7/6) returned a 10-wicket haul to script Presidency School’s innings and 93-run win over Ryan International School.
Brief scores: Vidyashlip Academy: 117 all out in in 46.1 overs (Aneeshwar Gautham 34; Tanuj Merlecha 7-41, Aneesh KV 3-11) and 39 all out in 28.5 overs (Tanuj Merlecha 6-12, Tarun Kishore 3-1) lt to Bishop Cotton Boys School: 249 all out in 87 overs (Neil Chikara 63, Md Shahdad 61, Anvith K 30; Aneeshwar Gautham 4-41, Yug Jain 2-26, Arjun Satish 3-20). Bishop Cotton: 5; Vidyashlip: -1.
Ryan International School: 127 all out in 65.4 overs (Parthvijayavargiya 48; Rohan N 4-14, Yashas S 3-43) and 70 all out in 42.4 overs (Abhiram LS 2-20, Yashas S 7-6) lt to Presidency School, Nandini Layout: 250/5 decl. in 48.4 overs (Rohith K 121, Kashish 51; Ashwanth Mohan 2-55) Presidency School: 5 points; Ryan International: -1 point.
KSCA Cup (Division II) Brief scores: Sri Vani Education Centre, B-91: 118 all out in 29.2 overs (Ajitesh 25, Yashas 37 n.o.; Deepak 3-22, Ajay 2-8) bt Venkat International Public School: 109 all out in 26.2 overs (Vishnu 27, Krishna 28; Ajitesh 5-40, Sameer Kashyap 3-16).
Army Public School: 128 all out in 36.2 overs (Nilesh D 29, Dhruv 25; Tejas Agarwal 2-24, Tejas ANgadi 3-26, Rohan Dutt 3-14) lt to Delhi Public School, North: 129/7 in 23.1 overs (Shreyas Sengupta 66; Jaydeep 2-30, Srihari 2-36).
Vijaya High School: 194 all out in 37.3 overs (Bharath 36, Shobendra 45; Rakshith 3-36, Dinesh 3-39) lt to Sri Aurobindo Memorial School, BSK 2nd Stage: 195/7 in 32.1 overs (Dinesh D 47; Sobindra 2-39).
Kensri School: 215/9 in 50 overs (Qanit 77, Suraj 31 n.o.; Srinidhi 2-26, Tarun 2-25, Bhuvan S 2-37) bt Florence Public School: 125 all out in 40.1 overs (Shirsh 4-29, Anurag 2-23, Yash 2-22).
BNM High School: 84 all out in 22.2 overs (Abhyudhay 2-20, Nithin 2-21, Md Ashwaq 2-22, Sumanth Simha 3-11) lt to MS Ramaiah Vidyaniketan: 85/3 in 13 overs (Sumanth 26, Prashanth 35 n.o.).
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