<div>After being skittled out for a paltry 130 on day one, KSCA XI staged a fine comeback to bowl out Cricket Association of Bengal for a modest 209 on day two of the four-day final of the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah memorial all-India invitational tournament here at the Alur (1) ground on Tuesday. <br /><br />Resuming at their overnight score of 93/1 for one, Bengal batsmen were undone by a fine bowling effort from the hosts, led by medium pacer Ronit More (3/33) and off-spinner K Gowtham (3/54).<br /><br />Left-arm spinner Abrar Kazi (2/32) too chipped in with wickets as Bengal could add only 116 runs to their overnight total, managing to take a 79-run lead. Prasenjit Das, who had set himself up for a big one with an unbeaten 51 on day one, didn’t last for long on Tuesday and fell for 74.<br /><br />Such was the dominance of KSCA XI bowlers that apart from Prasenjit’s knock, the second highest score by a Bengal batsman was 33, made by Pankaj Shani. After a disappointing effort in their first innings, KSCA XI made a promising start to their second hit to end the day on 52 for no loss, trailing Bengal by 27 runs. Attacking batsman Mayank Agarwal was batting on 31 while R Samarth was at the crease on 21. <br /><br />Brief scores: At Alur (1): KSCA XI: 130 all out in 59.3 overs and 52/0 in 18 overs (Mayank Agarwal 31 n.o.) vs CAB: 209 all out in 80.5 overs (Prasenjit 74, Pankaj Shani 33; Ronit More 3-33, Abrar Kazi 2-32, K Gowtham 3-54). <br /></div>
<div>After being skittled out for a paltry 130 on day one, KSCA XI staged a fine comeback to bowl out Cricket Association of Bengal for a modest 209 on day two of the four-day final of the Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah memorial all-India invitational tournament here at the Alur (1) ground on Tuesday. <br /><br />Resuming at their overnight score of 93/1 for one, Bengal batsmen were undone by a fine bowling effort from the hosts, led by medium pacer Ronit More (3/33) and off-spinner K Gowtham (3/54).<br /><br />Left-arm spinner Abrar Kazi (2/32) too chipped in with wickets as Bengal could add only 116 runs to their overnight total, managing to take a 79-run lead. Prasenjit Das, who had set himself up for a big one with an unbeaten 51 on day one, didn’t last for long on Tuesday and fell for 74.<br /><br />Such was the dominance of KSCA XI bowlers that apart from Prasenjit’s knock, the second highest score by a Bengal batsman was 33, made by Pankaj Shani. After a disappointing effort in their first innings, KSCA XI made a promising start to their second hit to end the day on 52 for no loss, trailing Bengal by 27 runs. Attacking batsman Mayank Agarwal was batting on 31 while R Samarth was at the crease on 21. <br /><br />Brief scores: At Alur (1): KSCA XI: 130 all out in 59.3 overs and 52/0 in 18 overs (Mayank Agarwal 31 n.o.) vs CAB: 209 all out in 80.5 overs (Prasenjit 74, Pankaj Shani 33; Ronit More 3-33, Abrar Kazi 2-32, K Gowtham 3-54). <br /></div>
