Riding on GV Manoj’s 91, Shimoga managed to post 187 for four in 90 overs and with Vikram and Karthik running amok, President’s XI were in a spot of bother but eventually managed to finish the day at 173 for nine in 71 overs, equally splitting the points.
Brief scores: Shimoga Zone: 187/4 in 90 overs (GV Manoj 91, Ganesh D 33; M Roshan 2-37) drew President’s XI: 173/9 in 71 overs (Shreyas Gopal 51; Vikram Venkatesh 5-41, Karthik P 4-66).
Group I, Division IV league (Metro Shield): Hammonds Cricket Club: 262/9 in 50 overs (Sharath 81, Nagendra 55, Huzeefa 37; Sachin 2-50, Jaganath 2-40, Shinoy John 3-22) bt Whirlwind Cricketers: 146 all out in 40.4 overs (Ashrren 56, Aditya 37; Vinay 4-28, Nagendra 4-33).
Spartons Sports Club: 199 all out in 44.1 overs (Jitu 42, Chinkey 34; Uttam 2-47, Gaurav 2-27) lt to Gary Cricketers: 200/9 in 44.4 overs (Sumanth 33, Vikas 61; Manish Jadeja 4-50, Suresh Shinde 5-63).
Vikram Cricket Club: 275/8 in 50 overs (Venkatesh 52, Prem 103, Prasad 26; Mahesh Babu 5-93) bt Young Cricketers (2): 167 all out in 37.2 overs (Arjun 30; Prasad 2-49, Deepak 4-21, Ramajayam 2-19).