<p>Friends Union Cricket Club will clash with Vultures Cricket Club in the final of the YS Ramaswamy memorial trophy tournament here at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the semifinals played on Friday, FUCC quelled a spirited chase by Swastic Union Cricket Club (1) while Vultures CC, in a curtailed match, survived a big scare from Jawahar Sports Club to emerge winners by three runs. FUCC, riding on a 108-ball-112 (10x4, 2x6) from Sadiq Kirmani, posted a massive 332 for eight in 50 overs. Suneel Raju (75) and Kunal Kapoor (58) made significant contributions. Udit Patel was the pick of bowlers for SUCC with returns of 4/53. Former India paceman and State senior selector Dodda Ganesha turned up for SUCC and made a decent contribution with both ball (2/71) and bat (40). <br /><br />Brief scores: Friends Union Cricket Club: 332/8 in 50 overs (Sadiq Kirmani 112, Stalin Hoover 38, Kunal Kapoor 58, Suneel Raju 75; Udit Patel 4-53, Dodda Ganesha 2-71) bt Swastic Union Cricket Club (1): 298 all out in 40.4 overs (R Samarth 91, Shreyas Gopal 26, Rohit Sabharwal 90, Dodda Ganesha 40; Stalin Hoover 3-50, Likith Bannur 2-62, Vinod M 3-41).<br /><br />Vultures Cricket Club (Match reduced to 30 overs a side due to wet pitch): 218/6 in 30 overs (Karun Nair 81, A Mithun 39, Anirudha Joshi 39) bt Jawahar Sports Club: 215/6 in 30 overs (Mir Kaunian Abbas 61, KC Avinash 62 n.o., K Shashinadra 37; A Mithun 3-47).</p>
<p>Friends Union Cricket Club will clash with Vultures Cricket Club in the final of the YS Ramaswamy memorial trophy tournament here at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>In the semifinals played on Friday, FUCC quelled a spirited chase by Swastic Union Cricket Club (1) while Vultures CC, in a curtailed match, survived a big scare from Jawahar Sports Club to emerge winners by three runs. FUCC, riding on a 108-ball-112 (10x4, 2x6) from Sadiq Kirmani, posted a massive 332 for eight in 50 overs. Suneel Raju (75) and Kunal Kapoor (58) made significant contributions. Udit Patel was the pick of bowlers for SUCC with returns of 4/53. Former India paceman and State senior selector Dodda Ganesha turned up for SUCC and made a decent contribution with both ball (2/71) and bat (40). <br /><br />Brief scores: Friends Union Cricket Club: 332/8 in 50 overs (Sadiq Kirmani 112, Stalin Hoover 38, Kunal Kapoor 58, Suneel Raju 75; Udit Patel 4-53, Dodda Ganesha 2-71) bt Swastic Union Cricket Club (1): 298 all out in 40.4 overs (R Samarth 91, Shreyas Gopal 26, Rohit Sabharwal 90, Dodda Ganesha 40; Stalin Hoover 3-50, Likith Bannur 2-62, Vinod M 3-41).<br /><br />Vultures Cricket Club (Match reduced to 30 overs a side due to wet pitch): 218/6 in 30 overs (Karun Nair 81, A Mithun 39, Anirudha Joshi 39) bt Jawahar Sports Club: 215/6 in 30 overs (Mir Kaunian Abbas 61, KC Avinash 62 n.o., K Shashinadra 37; A Mithun 3-47).</p>
