Benedict's all-round show powers Vikram CC home

 A solid all-round performance from Benedict Raj gave Vikram Cricket Club a resounding eight-wicket victory over Indiranagar Cricketers in the KSCA Group I, Division IV league cum knockout tournament for the Metro Shield here.

Indiranagar Cricketers, batting first, were bowled out for a paltry 91 in 33.4 overs thanks to Benedict’s heroics (5/13) with the ball. He was well supported by Riyaz R who picked up 2/20.

With a small target of 92 to chase, Vikram CC strolled home in 18.3 overs losing just the two wickets in the process. Benedict contributed with the bat as well as he top scored for his side scoring 32. 

In another match, Visveswarapuram CC (2) defeated Shanthinagar Cricketers by 43 runs.
Brief scores: Indiranagar Cricketers: 91 all out in 33.4 overs (Venu Madhav 31; Riyaz R 2-20, Benedict Raj 5-13) lt to Vikram Cricket Club: 92 for 2 in 18.3 overs (Benedict Raj 32, Akash S 28 n.o.) (Match reduced to 35 over per side due to wet pitch).

Visveswarapuram Cricket Club (2): 224/5 in 35 overs (Venkatesh P 44, Deepak Ramesh 71, Manoj Bhandage 27, Raghavendra 31 n.o.; R Navali 2-34) bt Shanthinagar Cricketers: 181 all out in 27.2 overs (Md Asad 65, A Fareed 35, R Navali 31 n.o.; Vijay Madyalkar 2-53, Yere Goud 4-16).

Dolphins Cricket Club: 181 all out in 48 overs (Dheemanth 42, Meezan 31, Vikram PS 25; Darshan 2-24, Harsha S 2-32, Karan 2-41, Nazir 3-36) lt to Crescents Cricket Club (1): 73/4 in 16.5 overs (Krishna 2-12) (Target reduced to 73 runs in 20 overs due to rain).

Silky Town Cricket Club, Channapatna: 210 all out in 42.3 overs (Shah Muddasir Nizami 40, H Venkatesh 30, Syed Parvez 66; Varun Raturi 2-42, Ravi Teja 2-38, Arindam Ghosh 3-26, Aniruddha Roy 2-31) lt to IISC Gymkhana: 140/4 in 25.5 overs (Karthik Krishnan 30, Ravi Teja 30 n.o., Varun Raturi 41 n.o.) (Target reduced to 139 runs in 33 overs due to rain interruption).