JOIN USMerchants CC mustered a healthy 261 for eight in 50 overs, riding on Aijaz’s 104 not out, and then restricted Garfield Cricketers to 214 for eight as Muralidhar scalped four for 64.
Elsewhere, Ashtague Akram (109) and Vikram N (6/42) shone with bat and ball respectively to power Indiranagar Cricketers to a command 237-run win over Century Cricketers
Brief scores: Merchants CC (1): 261/8 in 50 overs (Vijay 26, Shafaiz 54, Aijaz 104 n.o., Riaz 25; Srikanth 4-76, Velu 2-58) bt Garfield Cricketers: 214/8 in 50 overs (Anand 45, Jayprakash 40, Syed 36 n.o., Shrikanth 29; K Muralidhar 4-64).
Indiranagar Cricketers: 372/8 in 50 overs (Anuj 50, Ashtague Akram 109, Umesh 76, Rajedran P 57; Rajesh 2-45, Om Dixit 2-98, Vijay 3-94) bt Century Cricketers: 135 all out in 38.2 overs (Amit 62 n.o.; Vikram N 6-42, Ajay 2-10).
Young Pioneer CC: 124 all out in 29.4 overs (Mithun 4-32, Pavan 4-29, Sunil Kumar N 2-27) lt to Ace Cricketers: 128/7 in 26.5 overs (Athik 34, Gururaj 32; Bharath 2-24, Manoranjan 3-22, Varun 2-47).
Malleswaram United CC: 237/9 in 46 overs (Varun B 39, Pawan 33, Asif Md. 77, Syed Zafaruddin 30, Mukesh 26; Syed Asif 5-98, Baba 3-56) bt Silk Town CC, Channapatna: 128 all out in 32.2 overs (Chandra 35, Mudassir 29; Pawar 2-23, Syed Zafaruddin 5-48).
KSCA inter-school tournament (U-16) first phase
Brief scores: Ryan International School, Yelahanka: 130 all out in 33.3 overs (Arjun D 3-19, Prajwal 2-29, BC Arjun 2-18, Prapanch 2-5) bt Malliya Aditi International School: 104 all out in 35.5 overs (Rohan 25; Rishab 4-22, Subramanya 3-30).
The Oxford Senior Secondrary School: 194 all out in 45.1 overs (Yashas 33, Hemanth 46; Nikilesh 2-25, Bharath 4-41) bt RV Public School: 114 all out in 31.2 overs (Shashank 31; Kishan 3-16, Hemanth 2-19).