Batting first, United were dismissed for a paltry 157 in 48.4 overs after Ramesh picked up six for 58.

In reply, Punith slammed 88 not out as Friends chased down the target in 31.4 overs.
It was a superb innings from Punith who combined power adn timing to perfection to play an innings full of verve and character.


Brief scores: United Cricket Club: 157 all out in 48.4 overs (Yuvraj 30, Manjunath 47 n.o.; A Ramesh 6-58) lt to Friends Cricket Club, Kolar: 158/4 in 31.4 overs (Punith 88 n.o.; Tony 2-36).

Young Cricketers Association, Kolar: 106 all out in 33 overs (Alexander 38; Vishal BG 2-30, Umashankar 3-20, Nagendra KC 4-30) lt to Kapali Cricket Club: 108/4 in 12.1 overs (Namagvil G 44; Chethan Kumar GN 2-39).

Sri Jayachamarajendra CC: 267/8 in 50 overs (MP Vivek 31, Kunal Nagpal 54, Sujith 27, Rashit 26; Sunil Shankar 2-65) bt SJ Polytechnic CC: 173 all out in 47.4 overs (Anil 29; MP Vivek 3-21, Raghavendra 2-35, Sachin 3-41).

Young Boys’ Cricket Association: 144 all out in 44 overs (Harish 67, Rajram 25; Keshav 5-29, Dilip 4-31) lt to Merchants Cricket Club (2): 145/5 in 36.4 overs (Kushal 40; Sathadeep DS 2-28).

Gandhinagar Cricketers: 178 all out in 36.5 overs (Raja 33, Imtiaz Ahamed 37 n.o.; Suresh 2-43, Shankara 5-50) bt National Cricketers: 140 all out in 35.5 overs (Sudheer 27, Ajay 37; Nazeer Ahmed 4-32, Arshad Mubarak 2-34, Sunil LM 2-15).
Bangalore Indian CC: 156 all out in 44.3 overs (Mayur 38; Murhy 4-54, Shiva Prakash 2-20, Prasanna 2-33, Venkatesn 2-31) lt to Anekal Town CC: 158/2 in 20 overs (Venkatesh 50, Kaushik 51 n.o.; Nithin 2-30).

Eminent Cricketers: 119 all out in 39.1 overs (Pradeep 48; Shiva Swamy 4-34, Dev Raj 2-35, Srinivas 2-15) lt to Magadi Cricket Club, Magadi: 123/5 in 25.4 overs (Rajashekar 34; Deepak 3-30).

BMSCE CC: 184/8 in 50 overs (Omkar 27, Ravi 55, Preetham 32, Chinnappa 40; Chandrashekar 3-41) bt Prathibhe Talented Trust: 117 all out in 30.4 overs (Gopi 33, Mahesh 31; Preetam 3-14, Omkar 5-18).