JOIN USRiding on an unbeaten century from MK Srinivas (100 n.o.), Magadi Cricket Club posted a narrow five-run victory over Kapali Cricket Club and entered the semifinals of the KSCA Group 1 (Division V) tournament for JB Mallaradhya Trophy here.
Batting first, Srinivas’ ton and D Kirtivardhan’s 87 took Magadi CC to a strong 294 for five in 50 overs.
In reply, Half centuries from KS Satish (85) and Malikarjun (62) kept Kapali CC in the hunt but they were eventually bowled out for 289 in 48.5 overs.
HV Madhusudan (3/64) and J Nagaraja (3/29) starred with the ball for the winners, sharing six wickets between them.
Brief scores: Magadi Cricket Club: 294/5 in 50 overs (MK Srinivas 100 n.o., D Kirtivardhan 87; Ravi Chandra 2-44, Rahil Chagani 2-70) bt Kapali Cricket Club: 289 all out in 48.5 overs (KS Satish 85, Malikarjun 62, Rahil Chagani 37; HV Madhusudan 3-64, J Nagaraja 3-29).
Silky Town Cricket Club: 324/6 in 50 overs (Shah Mudassir Nizami 72, Chandrashekar Murthy 81, Maqdoom Hussain 63 n.o.; Vikas Honnavar 3-73) bt Canara Union Cricket Club: 205 all out in 40.3 overs (Gurunandan Kini 60; Syed Parveez 2-39, Somashekar Murthy 2-39, Maqdoom Hussain 2-35).
RV College Of Engineering: 263/9 in 50 overs (Pavan KS 73, Vinay M G R 94; Narendra 2-34, Manish U 2-44) bt Palar Sports Club: 158 all out in 38.2 overs (Praveen 30, Rakesh 34 n.o.; Piyush 4-39, Kushal 3-32).
Engrades Cricket Club: 176 all out in 48.2 overs (James Keith Hoover 26, Sanketh Shetty 44; Kodand Ram 2-36, Hemanth 2-24) lost to Young Pioneer Cricket Club: 177/ 5 in 44.4 overs (Deepak 42, Sharath 38 n.o., Kodand Ram 39 n.o.; H Surendra 2-35, Sanketh 3-71).