Bharath ton powers CSA to easy win

Tausif's all-round show takes Oriental CC home

An unbeaten century from Bharath helped Chinthamani Sports Association to a five-wicket win over IISC Gymkhana in the KSCA Group I, IV Division league for the Metro Shield.

After a clinical bowling performance from Chinthamani -- KB Karthik leading from the front with figures of three for 34 -- restricted IISc Gymkhana to 208 all out in 47.3 overs, Bharath took the centre stage with a superb knock of 106.


Brief scores: IISC Gymkhana: 208 all out in 47.3 overs (Rajat 52, Arinda 35; KB Karthik 3-34, Raghu C 2-35, Nischith 2-47) lt to Chinthamani Sports Assocation: 211/5 in 46.4 overs (Bharath 106 n.o., Santhosh 40, Sourabh 37; Varun 2-28).  Sprinklers Cricket Club: 185 all out in 46.4 overs (Vikshay 47, Nava Krishna 29, Vedant Sahay 26, Prasad 25; Murugar 3-47, Abrar 2-22, Shiv Kumar 2-33) bt Young Cricketers (1): 115 all out in 35.3 overs (Bharath Chaploth 31; Y Prathap 4-40, Prateek 2-21).

Jayanagar Cricketers: 303 all out in 48.5 overs (Nandish 113, Karthik V 86, Virender 30; Tausif 5-80, Alim Yates 2-42, Sudarshan 2-43) lt to Oriental Cricket Club: 304/8 in 49.5 overs (Tausif 68, Kashif 54 n.o., Kushal 47, Nithin 29; Virender 2-43, Suraj 2-43).

Vivekananda Cricket Club: 263 all out in 48.2 overs (N Karthik 101, Raghavendra 28, Somesh 27; Nagesh Singh 3-57, Sai Niranjan 2-52) bt Jeevanbheemanagar CC: 123 all out in 31.4 overs (Prakash 36; Soal 4-18, Vrijesh 3-17, Abhishek 2-11).

New National Cricket Club: 149 all out in 32.1 overs (Parveez Khan 50, Sundaresh 3-42, KV Chethan 2-35, Vazeer 2-35) lt to Crescent Cricket Club (1): 150/3 in 26 overs (Sunil 61, Deepak Chauhan 52 n.o.).