5 September 2010, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A stunning five-wicket haul from newcomer Varun and an aggressive unbeaten 89 from guest player Vasanth helped IISc drub BEL Colony Recreation Club by five wickets in a 50-over friendly match.
Teja and Debajit were as stingy as ever in their opening spells. Debajit (4/62) continued his rich vein of form claiming yet another four-wicket haul. The standout performance of the day came from rookie medium-fast bowler Varun whose figures read 8-2-10-5. On the sheer weight of the numbers, it would easily count as one of the most devastating spells in recent memory. The BEL innings folded for a meager 167.
IISc started cautiously in the absence of regular openers. Shivu (27) played a handy cameo featuring some audacious strokes. Vasanth's swash-buckling and solid innings of 89 was the cornerstone of IISc's chase. His 60-run third-wicket partnership with Vikram (23) - who curbed his usual attacking instinct in favor of a responsible and calculative approach - clinched the match for the home team.
Brief Scores:
BEL Colony RC - 167 allout in 43.3 overs
(Santosh 21, Rajiva 22, Manjunath 33, Varun 5/10, Debajit 4/62)
IISc - 169/5 in 36.3 overs
(Shivu 27, Vasanth 89*, Vikram 23, Manjunath 2/31, Sudhir 2/34)
Result: IISc won by 5 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Varun Raturi
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