Yash Shanbhag’s six-wicket haul helped Bangalore Zone earn three points from their drawn encounter against Combined Mofussil XI in the KSCA under-19 inter-zonal cricket tournament here.
Abhiram V (79) and Jayesh Babu (56) struck half-centuries as Bangalore Zone posted 232 in 72.2 overs. Yashash claimed four wickets (4/47) for Mofussil XI while Shashank K (2/56) and Srikar Ganiga (2/24) chipped in with two wickets each.
In reply, Mofussil XI made 225 in 82.1 overs, with Gautam Sagar and Amey M Bhatkande scoring 50 and 51 runs respectively. Shanbhag, with figures of 6/31, was the most successful bowler for Bangalore.
In their second essay, Bangalore were 35 for four, with Gautam (4/25) scalping all the wickets for Mofussil XI, before the match ended in a draw. Bangalore Zone received three points for taking the first innings lead.
Brief scores: At IAF: Bangalore Zone: 232 all out in 72.2 overs (Jayesh Babu 56, Manoj Bhandage 36, Abhiram V 79; Shashank K 2-56, Srikar Ganiga 2-24, Yashash 4-47) and 35/4 in 15 overs (Gautam Sagar 4-25) drew with Combined Mofussil XI: 225 all out in 82.1 overs (Gautam Sagar 50, Vaishak Thimmaiah 41, Amey M Bhatkande 51; Varn Pandit 3-50, Yash Shanbhag 6-31). Bangalore Zone: 3 points; Combined Moffusil XI: 1 point.
At BGS (T): President’s XI: 247 all out in 80.4 overs (Anchit 34, Shivkumar BU 55, Sujay SS 43, Ajay HS 59) and 48/2 in 12 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 38; Abhilash Shetty 2-20) drew with Mofussil XI: 225 all out in 87.5 overs (Kaustab 50, Surav SR 68 n.o., Ruchir Joshi 3-51, Likhit Babbur 4-65). President’s XI: 3; Mofussil XI: 1.
At RSI (T): Bangalore City XI: 273 all out in 79.4 overs (Vinay N Sagar 26, Himadri 82, Shubhang Hegde 81, Kushal S Gowda 2-44, Abhishek Prabhakar 2-43, Aman Khan 4-47) and 98/2 in 28.2 overs (Raj Kumar G M 52 n.o.) drew with Combined City XI: 266 all out in 72.4 overs (Aditya Reddy 42, Lochan Appanna 87, Aman Khan 38; Himadri 3-30, Shreyas BM 5-66). Bangalore City XI: 3; Combined City XI: 1.
