JOIN USPowered by a half-century from BA Vinay and a four-wicket haul from Guru Prasad M, Young Challenging Cricketers scored a facile 35-run win over Jai Hind Cricket Club in the KSCA Group I, Division IV cricket league-cum-knockout tournament for the Metro Shield here on Thursday.
YCC put up a competitive 260 for nine in the stipulated 50 overs with Vinay scoring 91. He was well aided by Akarsh (33) and Pradeep (39). Jai Hind replied through Sambaji, who made 60, and Sridhar’s 47 but could only manage 225 all out in 47.4 overs. Guru Prasad was the wrecker-in-chief, returning impressive figures of four for 34.
In another match, Riding on Amose 106, Southern Cricketers scored a massive 155 runs win over Young Cricketers (2).
Brief scores: Young Challenging Cricketers: 260/9 in 50 overs (Kunal 25, Akarsh 33, Pradeep 39, BA Vinay 91; N Manjunath 2-40, Manjunath 2-30) bt Jai Hind Cricket Club: 225 all out in 47.4 overs (Sridhar 47, Sambaji 60, Praveen 28, Deepak Borah 27; Guru Prasad M 4-34, B A Vinay 2-47, Pradeep 2-36).
Young Cricketers (1): 229/9 in 50 overs (Sudhir 34, Vishal 30, Prashanth Hajeri 33, Siddarth 32, Ashok 30; Tony 2-44, Suresh Krishnan 5-41) lt to Dooravai Cricketers (1): 233/6 in 34.1 overs (Sharan Pinto 80 n.o., Somu 86; Vishal 4-38, Ashok 3-33).
Garfield Cricketers: 182 all out in 47 overs (Kadir 46, Srikanth 45 n.o.; Ravi Kumar AP 3-24, Suresh NH 3-35) lt to Bangalore Star Cricket Association: 183/5 in 33.1 overs (Pratheek J 32, C Manjunath 29, Pratap D 69 n.o.; B Vinayaka 2-35).
Oriental Cricket Club: 192 all out in 35.4 overs (Jitendar 47, Arun 45, Shahid 27; Madhu 3-35, Kempraj 3-30, Vijeth P 2-38) lt to Sirurpark Cricket Club: 193/6 in 44.1 overs (Madhu G 68, Prathik 44; Shahid 3-30).
Southern Cricketers: 230 all out in 43.3 overs (Abhijith 25, Amose 106; Ajey Sharma 2-40, Pratheek 2-20, Ramachandra 4-44) bt Young Cricketers (2): 75 all out in 20.1 overs (Naveen 3-12, Shoaib 3-3, Hemanth 4-8).
Merchants Cricket Club (1): 199 all out in 45.2 overs (Anesh Babu 41, Vikram 35; Debajit Sharma 2-42, Raviteja 3-33, Vikram 2-23) lt to IISc Gymkhana: 201/7 in 45.3 overs (Ashith Shyam 45, Debajit Sharma 26, Ravi Teja 37 n.o.; Shashi Shekar 3-37, Aneesh BU 3-25).
Vivekananda Union CC: 284/7 in 50 overs (KV Anil 67, Shivkumar EM 83, Abhishek W 81; Subramanya 3-56, Venkatesh 3-37) bt Vivekanagar Cricketers: 145 all out in 32.3 overs (Roger Gall 33, Venkatesh 30, Parmanada 26; Abhishek W 2-36, Shoail 2-8, Shivadath 2-55).