12 September 2010, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Spurred by Ashith's all-round heroics, team IISc thumped fancied opponents Malleswaram Sports Club by a resounding six-wicket margin thus completing a hat-trick of victories in the ongoing KSCA Metro Shield. They are now strong contenders for making it to the super-league stage of the tournament for the first time in fifteen years.
Malleswaram Sports Club won the toss and spontaneously elected to bat with the confidence of two totals in excess of 300 behind them. Against an eager and committed IISc side they could barely manage 213 as they were dismissed before completion of the stipulated quota of overs. Teja's first over set the trend for the match as he made Alok Deshpande - who came into this match having scored back-to-back centuries - dance to his tunes beating him repeatedly with pace and bounce. The rest of the bowlers, not to mention the fielders, too stuck to their task admirably. Ashith's spell of 8-2-19-2 was the crucial one. Debajit and Shimjith also picked up two wickets each. Janathan (72) and Kiran (51) scored fighting fifties for Malleswaram SC.
IISc's innings was off to a contrasting start when as many as 18 runs came in an erratic first over. Though a couple of early wickets were lost, Shimjith (32) played a useful hand to guide the chase during the initial overs. Then Ashith (70*) and Vikram (52) put together 77 runs for the fourth wicket in a partnership that killed any fight left in the opposition. While Ashith was clinical and assured, Vikram played the role of aggressor to perfection. Vikram's departure with the score at 147/4 might have given some glimmer of hope to the visitors, but the captain and the vice-captain efficiently erased any such hopes with an unbeaten 70-run partnership.
Three wins in four matches is good. Four in five is better. That's what IISc will target when they face Rajajinagar Colts on 10th October.
Malleswaram Sports Club won the toss and spontaneously elected to bat with the confidence of two totals in excess of 300 behind them. Against an eager and committed IISc side they could barely manage 213 as they were dismissed before completion of the stipulated quota of overs. Teja's first over set the trend for the match as he made Alok Deshpande - who came into this match having scored back-to-back centuries - dance to his tunes beating him repeatedly with pace and bounce. The rest of the bowlers, not to mention the fielders, too stuck to their task admirably. Ashith's spell of 8-2-19-2 was the crucial one. Debajit and Shimjith also picked up two wickets each. Janathan (72) and Kiran (51) scored fighting fifties for Malleswaram SC.
IISc's innings was off to a contrasting start when as many as 18 runs came in an erratic first over. Though a couple of early wickets were lost, Shimjith (32) played a useful hand to guide the chase during the initial overs. Then Ashith (70*) and Vikram (52) put together 77 runs for the fourth wicket in a partnership that killed any fight left in the opposition. While Ashith was clinical and assured, Vikram played the role of aggressor to perfection. Vikram's departure with the score at 147/4 might have given some glimmer of hope to the visitors, but the captain and the vice-captain efficiently erased any such hopes with an unbeaten 70-run partnership.
Three wins in four matches is good. Four in five is better. That's what IISc will target when they face Rajajinagar Colts on 10th October.
Brief Scores:
Malleswaram Sports Club - 213 allout in 47.2 overs
(Alok Deshpande 26, Janathan Hiremath 72, Kiran Kumar 51, Lakshminarayan 28, Debajit 2/44, Ashith 2/19, Shimjith 2/5)
IISc - 217/4 in 43.2 overs
(Shimjith 32, Ashith 70*, Vikram 52, Sounik 26*, Janathan 3/61)
IISc - 217/4 in 43.2 overs
(Shimjith 32, Ashith 70*, Vikram 52, Sounik 26*, Janathan 3/61)
Result: IISc won by 6 wickets
