<p>Electing to bat, Provident made 98 for five after the match was reduced to 10-overs-a-side due to overnight rains. Diamonds were never really in the chase, managing to reach 62 for eight.<br /><br />Provident’s start was shaky as they lost Thilak Naidu and MK Manjunath with just 12 on the board. They were pushed into a mini-crisis when Diamonds skipper Sunil Joshi scalped his opposite number Balachandra Akhil for 14.<br /><br />At 28 for three, Provident were not exactly in a good position. But the scathing willow of Amit Verma (39, 21b, 5x4, 1x6) helped them reach a formidable total. Verma added 57 for the fourth wicket with Sunil Kumar Jain, who made an unbeaten 20. <br /><br />Only Joshi of the Diamond bowlers made any impression, the veteran left-arm spinner returning exceptional figures of 2-0-8-3. <br /><br />Diamonds were hardly in picture in the second phase of the match, struggling against NC Aiyappa and company while searching for quick runs. <br /><br />A few lusty blows from tailender M Nidish, who slammed Aniruddha Joshi for two sixes, took them past the 50-run mark. </p>.<p>Score board </p>.<p>Provident Bangalore: MK Manjunath c Raju b Raghavendra Rao 5; VS Thilak Naidu c Raghavendra Rao b M Nagaraj 4; B Akhil c P Patil b Joshi 14; Amit Verma b Joshi 39; Sunil Kumar Jain (not out) 20; NC Aiyappa st Gautam b Joshi 0; Sarfraz Ashraf (not out) 7; Extras (B-4, LB-1, NB-1, W-3) 9; Total (for 5 wkts, 10 overs) 98.<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-11, 3-28, 4-85, 5-85<br /><br />Bowling: A V Raghavendra Rao 2-0-20-1, M Nagaraj 2-0-15-1, Sunil Joshi 2-0-8-3, Sunil Raju 2-0-24-0, Pavan Deshpande 2-0-24-0.<br /><br />SD Diamonds: Mayank Agarwal c Katti b Sunil Kumar 2; CM Gautam c Manjunath b Akhil 9; Yere Goud c Ashraf b Akhil 0; Prasanna Patil c&b Sunil Kumar 2; Syed Nooruddin c Aiyappa b Jagadeesh 1; Sunil Joshi (run out) 7; Sunil Raju st Naidu b Katti 6; Pavan Deshpande (not out) 10; M Nidish c&b A Joshi 18; Raghavendra Rao (not out) 1; Extras (W-5, LB-1) 6; Total (for 8 wkts, 10 overs) 62.<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-12, 3-12, 4-19, 5-22, 6-30, 7-35, 8-57.<br />Bowling: NC Aiyappa 2-0-8-0, Sunil Kumar 2-0-11-2, B Akhil 1-0-4-2, L Jagadeesh 2-0-12-1, Anand Katti 2-0-10-1, Aniruddh Joshi 1-0-16-1. </p>
<p>Electing to bat, Provident made 98 for five after the match was reduced to 10-overs-a-side due to overnight rains. Diamonds were never really in the chase, managing to reach 62 for eight.<br /><br />Provident’s start was shaky as they lost Thilak Naidu and MK Manjunath with just 12 on the board. They were pushed into a mini-crisis when Diamonds skipper Sunil Joshi scalped his opposite number Balachandra Akhil for 14.<br /><br />At 28 for three, Provident were not exactly in a good position. But the scathing willow of Amit Verma (39, 21b, 5x4, 1x6) helped them reach a formidable total. Verma added 57 for the fourth wicket with Sunil Kumar Jain, who made an unbeaten 20. <br /><br />Only Joshi of the Diamond bowlers made any impression, the veteran left-arm spinner returning exceptional figures of 2-0-8-3. <br /><br />Diamonds were hardly in picture in the second phase of the match, struggling against NC Aiyappa and company while searching for quick runs. <br /><br />A few lusty blows from tailender M Nidish, who slammed Aniruddha Joshi for two sixes, took them past the 50-run mark. </p>.<p>Score board </p>.<p>Provident Bangalore: MK Manjunath c Raju b Raghavendra Rao 5; VS Thilak Naidu c Raghavendra Rao b M Nagaraj 4; B Akhil c P Patil b Joshi 14; Amit Verma b Joshi 39; Sunil Kumar Jain (not out) 20; NC Aiyappa st Gautam b Joshi 0; Sarfraz Ashraf (not out) 7; Extras (B-4, LB-1, NB-1, W-3) 9; Total (for 5 wkts, 10 overs) 98.<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-11, 3-28, 4-85, 5-85<br /><br />Bowling: A V Raghavendra Rao 2-0-20-1, M Nagaraj 2-0-15-1, Sunil Joshi 2-0-8-3, Sunil Raju 2-0-24-0, Pavan Deshpande 2-0-24-0.<br /><br />SD Diamonds: Mayank Agarwal c Katti b Sunil Kumar 2; CM Gautam c Manjunath b Akhil 9; Yere Goud c Ashraf b Akhil 0; Prasanna Patil c&b Sunil Kumar 2; Syed Nooruddin c Aiyappa b Jagadeesh 1; Sunil Joshi (run out) 7; Sunil Raju st Naidu b Katti 6; Pavan Deshpande (not out) 10; M Nidish c&b A Joshi 18; Raghavendra Rao (not out) 1; Extras (W-5, LB-1) 6; Total (for 8 wkts, 10 overs) 62.<br /><br />Fall of wickets: 1-4, 2-12, 3-12, 4-19, 5-22, 6-30, 7-35, 8-57.<br />Bowling: NC Aiyappa 2-0-8-0, Sunil Kumar 2-0-11-2, B Akhil 1-0-4-2, L Jagadeesh 2-0-12-1, Anand Katti 2-0-10-1, Aniruddh Joshi 1-0-16-1. </p>
