<p>A fine bowling effort from Sanketh Shetty (13 for 126) gave Engrades Cricket Club a comprehensive innings and seven runs victory over Kengeri Cricketers in the semifinal of the KSCA Group I, Division V tournament for the JB Mallaradhya Shield here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Batting first, Engrades posted 306 for eight in their first innings thanks to Suhas’ knock of 105 and Gaurav, who added a valuable 67.<br /><br />Kengeri folded cheaply for 126 in the first innings and 173 in their second hit, with Sanketh doing the damage. He bagged 6/48 in the first innings and then 7/78 in the second, wrapping up an easy win for his team and helping them book their spot in the final of the tournament.<br /><br />Engrades will take on Palar Sports Club in the final after they beat Bharath Cricket Club by 81 runs in the other semifinal. <br /><br />Brief scores (Semifinals): Engrades Cricket Club: 306/8 in 55 overs (Gaurav 67, Suhas 105, Chirag Belliappa 43, Shashank 32, Sanketh Shetty 25; Somashekar 2-78, Prasanth KT 4-40) bt Kengeri Cricketers: 126 all out in 32 overs (Sanketh Shetty 6-48, BT Satish 3-17) and 173 all out in 26.5 overs (Vinay 55, Hemanth 31; Suhas 2-32, Sanketh Shetty 7-78).<br /><br />Palar Sports Club: 133 all out in 33.3 overs (Badal Kumar 55 n.o.; Vinay G 7-39, Manish 2-31) and 266/5 in 30 overs (Vikas Sangwan 82, Ashfaque Alam 97, Guruprasad Swamy 44 n.o.; Vinay G 2-75, Srinivas 2-76) bt Bharath Cricket Club: 199 all out in 46.2 ovrs (Santosh 38, Kiran Kumar 47; Rajesh Nair 5-46, Ajay Sainis 3-59) and 119/9 in 30 overs (Santosh 30; Rajesh Nair 5-46, Ajay Sainis 4-61).</p>
<p>A fine bowling effort from Sanketh Shetty (13 for 126) gave Engrades Cricket Club a comprehensive innings and seven runs victory over Kengeri Cricketers in the semifinal of the KSCA Group I, Division V tournament for the JB Mallaradhya Shield here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Batting first, Engrades posted 306 for eight in their first innings thanks to Suhas’ knock of 105 and Gaurav, who added a valuable 67.<br /><br />Kengeri folded cheaply for 126 in the first innings and 173 in their second hit, with Sanketh doing the damage. He bagged 6/48 in the first innings and then 7/78 in the second, wrapping up an easy win for his team and helping them book their spot in the final of the tournament.<br /><br />Engrades will take on Palar Sports Club in the final after they beat Bharath Cricket Club by 81 runs in the other semifinal. <br /><br />Brief scores (Semifinals): Engrades Cricket Club: 306/8 in 55 overs (Gaurav 67, Suhas 105, Chirag Belliappa 43, Shashank 32, Sanketh Shetty 25; Somashekar 2-78, Prasanth KT 4-40) bt Kengeri Cricketers: 126 all out in 32 overs (Sanketh Shetty 6-48, BT Satish 3-17) and 173 all out in 26.5 overs (Vinay 55, Hemanth 31; Suhas 2-32, Sanketh Shetty 7-78).<br /><br />Palar Sports Club: 133 all out in 33.3 overs (Badal Kumar 55 n.o.; Vinay G 7-39, Manish 2-31) and 266/5 in 30 overs (Vikas Sangwan 82, Ashfaque Alam 97, Guruprasad Swamy 44 n.o.; Vinay G 2-75, Srinivas 2-76) bt Bharath Cricket Club: 199 all out in 46.2 ovrs (Santosh 38, Kiran Kumar 47; Rajesh Nair 5-46, Ajay Sainis 3-59) and 119/9 in 30 overs (Santosh 30; Rajesh Nair 5-46, Ajay Sainis 4-61).</p>
