<p>After restricting Combined to a modest 161 all out in 71.3 overs, South consolidated further through their openers, who added 131 for the undefeated first wicket.<br /><br />Combined’s decision to bat first backfired with Basha running amok with an impressive seven-wicket (7/81) haul. Only Kuldeep Yadav (52 n.o.) and S Aparjith (47) withstood Basha’s test to give semblance of respect to Combined’s innings.<br /><br />The excellent work by the bowlers was complemented by batsmen Mayank Agarwal (68 n.o.) and Akshath Reddy (48 n.o.). <br /><br />Brief scores: At Hosur: Combined U-16: 161 all out in 71.3 overs (Kuldeep Yadav 52 n.o., B Aparjith 47; SM Basha 7-81) vs ZCA South: 131/0 in 25 overs (Mayank Agarwal 68 n.o., Akshath Reddy 48 n.o.).<br /><br />At Anantapur: ZCA West 238/8 in 90 overs (Rohan Kerkar 60, Gaurav Jathar 31, Harshal Patel 30; Ashwin Kumar 2-31) vs AIU.<br /><br />At Mysore (Infosys): President’s XI: 147 all out in 61overs (Avilin Ghosh 58; Sandeep Sharma 3-52, Vikram Dahiya 3-30) vs ZCA North: 98/1 in 29 overs (Mukul Dagar 47 n.o., Manan Sharma 33 n.o.) <br /><br />At Mysore (Gangotri Glades): ZCA Central: 316/4 in 90 overs (Ankit Lamba 102, Satyam Chaudhury 97 n.o., Harpreet Singh 59, Manoj Singh 44; Kundan Singh 2-103) vs ZCA East.</p>
<p>After restricting Combined to a modest 161 all out in 71.3 overs, South consolidated further through their openers, who added 131 for the undefeated first wicket.<br /><br />Combined’s decision to bat first backfired with Basha running amok with an impressive seven-wicket (7/81) haul. Only Kuldeep Yadav (52 n.o.) and S Aparjith (47) withstood Basha’s test to give semblance of respect to Combined’s innings.<br /><br />The excellent work by the bowlers was complemented by batsmen Mayank Agarwal (68 n.o.) and Akshath Reddy (48 n.o.). <br /><br />Brief scores: At Hosur: Combined U-16: 161 all out in 71.3 overs (Kuldeep Yadav 52 n.o., B Aparjith 47; SM Basha 7-81) vs ZCA South: 131/0 in 25 overs (Mayank Agarwal 68 n.o., Akshath Reddy 48 n.o.).<br /><br />At Anantapur: ZCA West 238/8 in 90 overs (Rohan Kerkar 60, Gaurav Jathar 31, Harshal Patel 30; Ashwin Kumar 2-31) vs AIU.<br /><br />At Mysore (Infosys): President’s XI: 147 all out in 61overs (Avilin Ghosh 58; Sandeep Sharma 3-52, Vikram Dahiya 3-30) vs ZCA North: 98/1 in 29 overs (Mukul Dagar 47 n.o., Manan Sharma 33 n.o.) <br /><br />At Mysore (Gangotri Glades): ZCA Central: 316/4 in 90 overs (Ankit Lamba 102, Satyam Chaudhury 97 n.o., Harpreet Singh 59, Manoj Singh 44; Kundan Singh 2-103) vs ZCA East.</p>