JOIN USKSCA Secretary's XI registered an emphatic innings and 79-run win over Railway Sports Promotion Board while KSCA XI slumped to an embarrassing four-wicket defeat against Chattisgarh State Cricket Sangh in the KSCA Dr (Capt) K Thimmappaiah memorial cricket tournament here on Thursday.
At RSI, Secretary's XI, overnight 453/9, folded up soon at 460 in 141.5 overs on the third day. Needing to make an improbable 356 runs to make the hosts bat again, RSPB could muster only 277 all out in 56.3 overs -- a substantially better total compared to their first innings effort of 104 but woefully inadequate in terms of requirement.
Karan Sharma dazzled with an unbeaten 127 but that only helped provide their total a semblance of respect. Naveen MG (4/72) and Kushaal Wadhwani (4/54) were the wreckers-in-chief as Secretary's XI bagged seven points for their big win. RSPB earned no point.
KSCA XI stunned
At IAF, Chattisgarh pulled off a major upset by beating KSCA XI by four wickets. In what had been a low-scoring game, KSCA, overnight 130/3, were bowled out for 202 in 69.1 overs in their second innings as no home batsman managed to score a fifty. Md Shahnawaz Hussain, who had taken five wickets in the first innings, claimed 3/48 while Vishal Kushwah added three more (3/55) to his match tally.
Needing 133 for an outright win, Chattisgarh survived some anxious moments before Rishabh Tiwari (50 n.o.) stood firm to see them home (136/6 in 41.3 overs.
Chattisgarh bagged six points while KSCA drew blank.
Brief scores (At RSI): Railway Sports Promotion Board: 104 all out and 277 all out in 56.3 overs (Karan Sharma 127 n.o., Amit Paunikar 47, Anureet Singh 53; Naveen MG 4-72, Kushaal Wadhwani 4-54) lt to KSCA Secretary’s XI: 460 all out in 141.5 overs (KK Upadhyay 2-97). Secretary’s XI: 7 points; RSPB: 0 point
At IAF: KSCA XI: 131 all out and (O/n: 130/3) 202 all out in 69.1 overs (Mir Kaunain Abbas 33, Pavan Deshpande 38, CM Gautam 29; Md. Shahnawaz Hussain 3-48, Vishal Kushwah 3-55, Sourabh Khairwar 2-55, Sumit Ruikar 2-17) lt to Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh: 201 all out in 66.1 overs and 136/6 in 41.3 overs (Rishabh Tiwari 50 n.o.; Koushik V 3-48). Chhattisgarh: 6; KSCA XI: 0.
At Alur (1): KSCA President’s XI: 402 all out and 185/2 in 61 overs (Arjun Hoysala A 30, Nishith Raj 40, Liyan Khan 69 n.o., Sidsharth KV 32 n.o.) vs Baroda Cricket Association (O/n: 203/7): 305 all out in 82.1 overs (Lukman Meriwala 61, Soaeb Sopariya 33; Sharath HS 4-78, Aditya Somanna 4-62).
At Alur (2): Dr DY Patil Cricket Academy: 653/8 decl vs Cricket Association of Bengal: 188 all out in 56.5 overs and (O/n: 2/0) 296/6 in 91 overs (Sudip Kumar Gharmi 49, Shubhrajit Das 60, Abhishek Raman 76, Saurabh Singh 60; Iqbal Abdullah 2-77, Sarfaraz Khan 2-19).
At Alur (3): Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association: 319 all out and (O/n: 9/0) 331/5 decl. in 84.3 overs (Shivam Chaudhry 102, Umang Sharma 51, Akshdeep Nath 82, Rinku Singh 43 n.o., Priyam Garg 28; Shubham Kapse 2-71, Akshay Karnewar 2-99) vs Vidarbha Cricket Association: 214 all out and 25/0 in 6 overs.
At KINI Sports Ground: Kerala Cricket Association: 312 all out and 214/7 decl. in 92 overs (Rahul P 73, Sachin Baby 37, Akshay Chandran 50 n.o.; Mayank Dagar 3-89, Gurvinder Singh 4-81) vs Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: 175 all out and 27/0 in 5 overs.
In Mysore (at SDRNW): Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association: 390 all out in 103 overs vs KSCA Colts (O/n: 153/2): 369/6 in 148 overs (Ankith Udupa 53, Shrijith KL 64, Shubhang Hegde 48 n.o., Vyshak V 64 n.o.; Iswar Pandey 2-79).
At SJCE: Gujarat Cricket Association: 272 all out and 206/2 in 67 overs (Dhruv Raval 74, Bhargav Merai 97; P Vijay Kumar 2-38) vs Andhra Cricket Association (O/n: 260/5): 313 all out in 93.3 overs (Tejas Patel 2-64, Aashav Panchal 3-67).