<p><br />A disciplined bowling performance from Hammonds CC helped them to clinch a thrilling two-run win over Southern Cricketers in the KSCA Group I, Division IV tournament for the Metro Shield. The win also helped Hammonds CC enter the semifinals of the competition. <br /><br />After Hammonds CC were bowled out for 229, Vinay MP (3/25), Sirish MP (3/37) and Nirav Verma (2/44) took wickets at crucial junctures to guide their team over the line. <br />Vishesh Khanna (56 and 3-36) sparkled for Southern Cricketers. <br /><br />The other teams to have entered the last-four stage are Merchants CC (1), Chintamani Sports Association and Friends XI, CC Doddaballapura.<br /><br />Brief Scores: Hammonds CC: 229 all out in 50 overs (Srikanth RT 44, Gururaj 66; Subramanya Raju 29; Vishesh Khanna 3-36, Vikas 2-46, Vijaya Kumar 3-22, Puneeth 2-30) bt Southern Cricketers: 227/9 in 50 overs (Rahul Rao 71, Vishesh Khanna 56, Vijaya Kumar K 38; Vinay 3-25, Sirish MP 3-37, Nirav Varma 2-44). <br /><br />Merchants CC (1): 239/8 in 50 overs (Ravi Kumar R 52, Shridhar 50, Rahul Singh 31; LN Gowda 2-53, Pradeep 2-29) bt Star Sports Club, Nelamangala: 219 all out in 49.2 overs (Pradeep 34, Sachin Shenoy 73; Bhavesh Jain 2-40, Abubakar 6-31). <br /><br />Duleep Cricketers: 274 all out in 49 overs (Sumukh R Bharadwaj 29, Narendra 64, Srinivas Ganesh 66; Basavaraj 2-53, Srikanth S 2-68, Harish Kishore 3-30) bt Ranji CC: 259/8 in 50 overs (Srikanth N 55, Arvind 89, Murari N 30; Harsha 2-55, Bharath 2-53).<br /><br />Chintamani Sports Association: 169 all out in 44.3 overs (Atif 43, Nidhuvan 46; M Rajesh 2-38, Kishan R 4-17) bt BEL Colony Recreation Club: 145 all out in 41.1 overs (Ajay G Suresh 25, Gurudev D 30, Kiran R 34, Aiyappa NC 2-28, Nischith N 4-11, Karthik 2-18, Raghu C 2-30). </p>.<p><br />Dolphin Cricketers: 160 all out in 45.3 overs (Sachin 37, Nadan N 30; Govind 4-15, Deepak 3-28) lt to Shanthinagar Cricketers: 161/3 in 27.4 overs *Akshay 51 n.o., Karam Singh 45, Prajwal 50; Sahas Rai 2-42). <br /><br />Sangam Cricket Association: 136 all out in 42.3 overs (Lakshmi Sagar 34, Naveen Kumar V 30; Upal 3-22, Shyam Ponanappa 3-18, Sanath Naik 3-22) lt to Young Challenging Cricketers: 137/5 in 28.3 overs (Shyam Ponnappa 73; Lynn D’ Souza 2-22). <br /><br />Sparklers CC: 87 all out in 27.5 overs (Ranganath 26; Vijay Joon 6-34) lt to Friends XI CC, Doddaballapura: 88/3 in 17.5 overs (Rahul Borkar 42 n.o.; Pratap 2-20). <br /><br />Minerva CC: 233/9 in 50 overs (Shekar R 52, Vineet Ashok 26, Chandraprakash 56, Vijay Kumar 28; Prakash 2-41, S Sai Niranjan 2-38, Nagesh Singh 4-42) bt Jeevanbhimanagar C: 165 all out in 40.1 overs (Ajay Bandary 57, Chethan 46; Janardhan 6-32). </p>
<p><br />A disciplined bowling performance from Hammonds CC helped them to clinch a thrilling two-run win over Southern Cricketers in the KSCA Group I, Division IV tournament for the Metro Shield. The win also helped Hammonds CC enter the semifinals of the competition. <br /><br />After Hammonds CC were bowled out for 229, Vinay MP (3/25), Sirish MP (3/37) and Nirav Verma (2/44) took wickets at crucial junctures to guide their team over the line. <br />Vishesh Khanna (56 and 3-36) sparkled for Southern Cricketers. <br /><br />The other teams to have entered the last-four stage are Merchants CC (1), Chintamani Sports Association and Friends XI, CC Doddaballapura.<br /><br />Brief Scores: Hammonds CC: 229 all out in 50 overs (Srikanth RT 44, Gururaj 66; Subramanya Raju 29; Vishesh Khanna 3-36, Vikas 2-46, Vijaya Kumar 3-22, Puneeth 2-30) bt Southern Cricketers: 227/9 in 50 overs (Rahul Rao 71, Vishesh Khanna 56, Vijaya Kumar K 38; Vinay 3-25, Sirish MP 3-37, Nirav Varma 2-44). <br /><br />Merchants CC (1): 239/8 in 50 overs (Ravi Kumar R 52, Shridhar 50, Rahul Singh 31; LN Gowda 2-53, Pradeep 2-29) bt Star Sports Club, Nelamangala: 219 all out in 49.2 overs (Pradeep 34, Sachin Shenoy 73; Bhavesh Jain 2-40, Abubakar 6-31). <br /><br />Duleep Cricketers: 274 all out in 49 overs (Sumukh R Bharadwaj 29, Narendra 64, Srinivas Ganesh 66; Basavaraj 2-53, Srikanth S 2-68, Harish Kishore 3-30) bt Ranji CC: 259/8 in 50 overs (Srikanth N 55, Arvind 89, Murari N 30; Harsha 2-55, Bharath 2-53).<br /><br />Chintamani Sports Association: 169 all out in 44.3 overs (Atif 43, Nidhuvan 46; M Rajesh 2-38, Kishan R 4-17) bt BEL Colony Recreation Club: 145 all out in 41.1 overs (Ajay G Suresh 25, Gurudev D 30, Kiran R 34, Aiyappa NC 2-28, Nischith N 4-11, Karthik 2-18, Raghu C 2-30). </p>.<p><br />Dolphin Cricketers: 160 all out in 45.3 overs (Sachin 37, Nadan N 30; Govind 4-15, Deepak 3-28) lt to Shanthinagar Cricketers: 161/3 in 27.4 overs *Akshay 51 n.o., Karam Singh 45, Prajwal 50; Sahas Rai 2-42). <br /><br />Sangam Cricket Association: 136 all out in 42.3 overs (Lakshmi Sagar 34, Naveen Kumar V 30; Upal 3-22, Shyam Ponanappa 3-18, Sanath Naik 3-22) lt to Young Challenging Cricketers: 137/5 in 28.3 overs (Shyam Ponnappa 73; Lynn D’ Souza 2-22). <br /><br />Sparklers CC: 87 all out in 27.5 overs (Ranganath 26; Vijay Joon 6-34) lt to Friends XI CC, Doddaballapura: 88/3 in 17.5 overs (Rahul Borkar 42 n.o.; Pratap 2-20). <br /><br />Minerva CC: 233/9 in 50 overs (Shekar R 52, Vineet Ashok 26, Chandraprakash 56, Vijay Kumar 28; Prakash 2-41, S Sai Niranjan 2-38, Nagesh Singh 4-42) bt Jeevanbhimanagar C: 165 all out in 40.1 overs (Ajay Bandary 57, Chethan 46; Janardhan 6-32). </p>
