Batting first, President’s XI were dismissed for 153 in 64.2 overs after Raunak Shah scalped four for 47. Bangalore then moved to a position of strength, reaching 147 for one in 26 overs at stumps. Saif and Bharath remained unbeaten on 76 and 52 respectively.

Brief scores: At MVIT grounds: President’s XI: 153 all out in 64.2 overs (Rohith Gowda 36 n.o.; Raunak Shah 4-47, Yatish R Salgudi 2-49, Noel Jayaprakash 2-22) vs Banglaore City XI: 147/1 in 26 overs (Abdul Saif S 76 n.o., KN Bharath 52 n.o.)

At RWF grounds: Mysore Zone: 199 all out in 64.2 overs (N Shreyas 39, ML Vishal 34, J Suchith 34, HR Kiran 36; K Bharath 2-46, Suresh H Karani 5-68) vs Tumkur Zone: 76/5 in 37.2 overs (J Suchith 3-10).

Hat-trick for Karnataka

Karnataka clinched the women’s under-19 South Zone inter-State championship for the third consecutive time in overwhelming fashion, remaining unbeaten throughout the six-team tournament in Hyderabad.

Veda Krishnamurthy turned out to be the star performer for the champions, picking up nine wickets including a five-wicket haul against Goa. She also starred with the bat, notching up an unbeaten 71 against hosts Hyderabad. Veda also had scores of 44 not out, 41 and 33 not out in other league matches.

Brief scores: Goa: 135 all out in 48.3 overs (Crista Souza 31, Y Sunanda 34; Rajeswari 2-17, Veda Krishnamurthy 5-10) lt to Karnataka: 136/2 in 32.1 overs (Krithika Hariharan 50, Veda Krishnamurthy 33 n.o.).

Andhra: 140 all out in 47.4 overs (Senha Deepthi 45; Rajeshwari 2-19, Saba Siddiqui 3-33, Veda Krishnamurthy 2-30) lt to Karnataka: 141/3 in 29.5 overs (Krithika Hariharan 66, Veda Krishnamurthy 44 n.o.).

Karnataka: 181 all out in 46.4 overs (Saba Siddiqui 70 n.o.; Ashwathy Mol 3-36) bt Kerala: 129 all out in 43.2 overs (Aishwarya 31, Asha S 35, Jincy George 32; Spoorti 4-15, Veda Krishnamurthy 2-25).

Karnataka: 178 all out in 49.4 overs (Veda Krishnamurthy 41, Tasleem Saleem 34 n.o.; S Gayatri 2-21, RN Kirtaba 2-20, VS Vinodhini 2-12, Sevi 2-9) bt Tamil Nadu: 135/9 in 50 overs (KCH Sugetha 25, L Nethra 47; K Rakshita 2-11).

Hyderabad: 131 all out in 43.1 overs (Nidhi Torvi 39, Nikitha 32; Rajeshwari 4-21, Saba Siddiqui 3-9) lt to Karnataka: 132/8 in 42.1 overs (Veda Krishnamurthy 71 n.o.; Nikitha 3-26).

Huge win for Falcon

Riding on a strong all-round show, Falcon Sports Club registered a thumping eight-wicket win over RK Cricket Academy in the KSCA women’s league tournament.

Batting first, RK Cricket Academy were restricted to 86 for seven in 28 overs with Sunitha and Atmaja picking up two wickets apiece.

Falcon then chased down the target in 10.3 overs.

Brief scores: RK Cricket Academy: 86/7 in 28 overs (Sunitha 2-19, Atmaja 2-8) lt to Falcon Sports Club: 88/2 in 10.3 overs (Rakshitha 28; Jyothi 2-21).
Bangalore Girls CC: 56 all out in 16.1 overs (Vijayalakshmi 2-18, Kavitha 2-6, Rajeshwari 3-6) lt to Raichur Convener’s XI: 58/1 in 9.1 overs (Vibha Rani 42 n.o.).