<p>With the win, Malleswaram stormed into the final where they lock horns with City Cricketers, who scored a hard-fought win over Dolphin Cricketers in their semifinal encounter.<br /><br />In the match between Malleswaram and Jawans CC, the former batted first and scored a modest 228 all out in 81.4 overs with some useful contributions from their batsmen, even as Jawans’ bowlers did a decent job -- namely Karthikeyan (3/51). Jawans’ batsmen took the field to make a match of things but Malleswaram’s bowlers did a good job of bowling them out for 157 in 53.5 overs. Naveen (5/36) and Goutham (3-37) were the pick of the bowlers for Malleswaram. <br /><br />In their second stint with the bat, Malleswaram fared much worse but that was mainly due to a spellbinding bowling display from Karthikyan, who added another nine wickets to his first innings tally of three. Malleswaram added 117 runs in their second innings to the 71-run lead they had already established. <br /><br />With 188 runs to win, Jawans finished at 86 for six in 13 overs, handing Malleswaram the match virtue their first innings lead.<br /><br />City Cricketers rode on D Nithin’s half-century (61) and a five-wicket haul from C Santrupath 5-26 to overcome Dolphins by two wickets. <br /><br />Needing 184 for victory, City reached the target, losing eight wickets in the 40th over with Ojas Yadav remaining unbeaten on 41.<br /><br />Brief scores (semifinals): Malleswaram Gymkhana: 228 all out in 81.4 overs (Punith 36, Mahmood 28, Adhithya 42, Om Prakash 27; Adhokash 2-22, RS Karthikeyan 3-51, Ankitha Misra 2-38) and 117 all out in 37 overs (Abbas 40; RS Karthikeyan 9-56) bt Jawans Cricket Club: 157 all out in 53.5 overs (Souvik 26, RV Abhishek 83; Goutham 3-37, Naveen 5-36) and 86/6 in 13 overs (Naveen 3-10).<br /><br />Dolphin Cricketers: 176 all out in 54.5 overs (VR Milid 77, CVS Praneeth 52; C Santrupath 5-33, Vyshak V 2-38, Nithin D 2-17) and 131 all out in 36.1 (Dhanush 51, D Nithin 2-15, C Santrupath 5-26) lt to City Cricketers: 123 all out in 58.1 overs (D Nithin 30; Amar 4-31, Manoj 2-22, Manish 2-43) and 185/8 in 40 overs (D Nithin 61, V Vyshank 26, S Ojas Yadav 41 n.o.; Amar 4-54).</p>
<p>With the win, Malleswaram stormed into the final where they lock horns with City Cricketers, who scored a hard-fought win over Dolphin Cricketers in their semifinal encounter.<br /><br />In the match between Malleswaram and Jawans CC, the former batted first and scored a modest 228 all out in 81.4 overs with some useful contributions from their batsmen, even as Jawans’ bowlers did a decent job -- namely Karthikeyan (3/51). Jawans’ batsmen took the field to make a match of things but Malleswaram’s bowlers did a good job of bowling them out for 157 in 53.5 overs. Naveen (5/36) and Goutham (3-37) were the pick of the bowlers for Malleswaram. <br /><br />In their second stint with the bat, Malleswaram fared much worse but that was mainly due to a spellbinding bowling display from Karthikyan, who added another nine wickets to his first innings tally of three. Malleswaram added 117 runs in their second innings to the 71-run lead they had already established. <br /><br />With 188 runs to win, Jawans finished at 86 for six in 13 overs, handing Malleswaram the match virtue their first innings lead.<br /><br />City Cricketers rode on D Nithin’s half-century (61) and a five-wicket haul from C Santrupath 5-26 to overcome Dolphins by two wickets. <br /><br />Needing 184 for victory, City reached the target, losing eight wickets in the 40th over with Ojas Yadav remaining unbeaten on 41.<br /><br />Brief scores (semifinals): Malleswaram Gymkhana: 228 all out in 81.4 overs (Punith 36, Mahmood 28, Adhithya 42, Om Prakash 27; Adhokash 2-22, RS Karthikeyan 3-51, Ankitha Misra 2-38) and 117 all out in 37 overs (Abbas 40; RS Karthikeyan 9-56) bt Jawans Cricket Club: 157 all out in 53.5 overs (Souvik 26, RV Abhishek 83; Goutham 3-37, Naveen 5-36) and 86/6 in 13 overs (Naveen 3-10).<br /><br />Dolphin Cricketers: 176 all out in 54.5 overs (VR Milid 77, CVS Praneeth 52; C Santrupath 5-33, Vyshak V 2-38, Nithin D 2-17) and 131 all out in 36.1 (Dhanush 51, D Nithin 2-15, C Santrupath 5-26) lt to City Cricketers: 123 all out in 58.1 overs (D Nithin 30; Amar 4-31, Manoj 2-22, Manish 2-43) and 185/8 in 40 overs (D Nithin 61, V Vyshank 26, S Ojas Yadav 41 n.o.; Amar 4-54).</p>
