Star SC end IISc's juggernaut

13 November 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Some solid batting from Star Sports Club, Nelamangala aided by some atrocious catching from IISc ended the home team's juggernaut in the ongoing KSCA Metro Shield 2011. Such is the competitive nature of the tournament that owing to this solitary loss, IISc could find themselves out of the fray irrespective of the result of their last super-league match versus Unique CC on 27th November.

Batting first, the visitors were on the offense from the word go. The openers put on 61 runs with Hanumanta Raju (64) in a murderous mood striking boundaries at will. IISc kept taking wickets but never managed to keeping the scoring in check. The seventh wicket pair of Santosh (56) and Manohar (41) put on 68 runs to add to IISc's misery. But the maximum damage on IISc was inflicted by their own butter-fingered catching and fielding - there were a shocking eight dropped catches in the innings. The saving grace for IISc was the efficient spells from spinners Arindam (5/46) and Alok (2/24).

Having made 290 in their last outing, the IISc batting unit may have just acquired some ill-placed complacency. Although the scoring rate was always good, IISc lost far too many wickets than they should have and ultimately found themselves woefully short. Arindam (41) and Varun (39) put up some semblance of fight but in the end it wasn't enough.

IISc play Unique Cricket Club on 27th November in what could be the last match in this year's Metro Shield for both teams.

Brief scores:
Star SC - 265 allout in 50 overs
(Hanumanta 64, Pradeep 36, Santosh 56, Manohar 41, Arindam 5/46, Alok 2/24)

IISc - 176 allout in 33.2 overs
(Arindam 42, Varun 39, Madhusudan 3/33, Sachin 2/65, Pradeep 2/24, Hanumanta 2/41)

Result: Star Sports Club won by 89 runs
Man of the Match: Hanumanta Raju

Newspaper Reports:

"Deccan Herald"

Kiran's ton flattens Young CC

6 November 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Opener Kiran Gangadharan's swashbuckling century (113) helped IISc beat high-flying Young Challenging Cricketers, by a comprehensive 54-run margin in their first super-league stage match of KSCA Metro Shield 2011. Fifth ranked Young CC came into the match with a clean slate winning each of their five league stage matches while IISc had four wins from as many matches.

Wet weather throughout the week hinted at the possibility of a rain-curtailed match. And so Young CC skipper Rakshan Rai promptly put IISc in on winning the toss. Salil (26) and Kiran were solid as ever in putting on an 80-run opening stand that laid the foundation for a big total. Kiran was in ominous touch but more importantly put a price tag on his wicket in an innings marked as much with determination as with panache. Twelve fours and a pulled six embellished his third century for IISc. His 90-run association for the third wicket with captain Ashith Shyam (67) was a veritable lesson on how to build an innings through the middle-overs. Ashith continued his consistent run of form and, aided by a few cameos from the rest of the middle-order, helped IISc post an imposing 290/8 in 50 overs.

Visiting openers MS Vinay and Savan started briskly putting on 46 runs for the first wicket. But the home team bowlers - in the absence of their go-to man Debajit - put in a team effort chipping in with wickets at crucial junctures to keep the chase in check. BA Vinay (32) and Rakshan (38) put on 77 runs for the fifth wicket and kept the visitors in the hunt. In fact Young CC always kept themselves abreast with the required rate but lost far too many wickets for their liking. They kept fighting till the very last wicket fell 54 runs short of IISc's total.

Team IISc play their second super-league match against Star CC, Nelamangala this Sunday, 13th November. A win there would make them strong contenders for a semi-final spot.

Brief scores:
IISc - 290/8 in 50 overs
(Salil 26, Kiran 113, Arindam 23, Ashith 67, Vikram 23, Varun 20, Guruprasad 2/56)
Young CC - 236 allout in 44.1 overs
(MS Vinay 32, Savan 36, BA Vinay 32, Rakshan 38, Guruprasad 22, Teja 2/35, Vikram 2/33, Arindam 3/45, Ashith 2/32)

Result: IISc won by 54 runs
Man of the Match: Kiran Gangadharan

Newspaper Reports:
Deccan Herald
The Hindu

DNA

IISc pip Merchants CC, reach super-league

The worms (red: Merchants CC, green: IISc) show that IISc had the luxury 

to pace their chase knowing that the target wasn't stiff.

16 October 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: For the second consecutive season, the IISc cricket team has made it to the super-league stage of the highly competitive KSCA Metro Shield tournament winning four of their five league stage matches. The latest victims at their hands were Merchants CC who were defeated by three wickets in an evenly contested affair that showed how a low scoring match could still dish out edge-of-the-seat cricket.

Merchants started out confidently with some authoritative boundaries. But the hosts fought back through some disciplined bowling and agile fielding reducing the visitors from 33/0 to 75/4. Aneesh (41) and Ikram (35) arrested the collapse and ensured that the visitors had a decent total to defend with their famed bowling line-up. In a collective effort, Debajit (2/42), Teja (3/33) and Vikram (2/23) plotted the downfall of the opposition restricting them under 200. 

Knowing that the target wasn't stiff helped IISc pace their chase perfectly in the face of some stifling spin bowling from Merchants. Salil (22) and Kiran (19) ensured a steady start but in a dramatic turn of events the home team found themselves at 76/5 largely through a string of soft dismissals. The stage was set for Ashith (45) to play a captain's knock under pain and pressure, stitching crucial partnerships with Teja (37*) and Debajit (26) both of whom are fast developing into seasoned finishers. IISc romped home with three wickets and close to five overs to spare.

After all the grueling cricket in the past couple of months, team IISc now gets some well-deserved rest before their face-off with tougher oppositions in the super-league. While things seem to be clicking very nicely in the batting and bowling departments, they will be most pleased with their marked improvement in fielding and catching over the previous matches, touch wood.

Brief Scores:

Merchant's CC - 199 all out in 45.2 overs
(Saroj 22, Aneesh 41, Ikram 35, Debajit 2/42, Teja 3/33, Vikram 2/23)
IISc - 201/7 in 45.3 overs

(Salil 22, Teja 37*, Ashith 45, Debajit 26, Aneesh 3/25)

Result: IISc won by 3 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Ravi Teja

Full Scorecard

Newspaper Reports: 
"Deccan Herald" 

IISc clinch thriller

9 October 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: After the agonizing loss to Vikram CC in the last game, team IISc was under pressure to win this match. And so they did via a commendable team effort beating Vivekanada Union CC by three wickets with just two overs to spare. 

Vivekananda Union came into the match with some reputation for hard hitting and Ajay (70) and Anil (60) justified that with some lusty stroke-play. Ajay in particular was on nitro-boost mode biffing eight fours and three sixes. Debajit (4/49) came out of his consistent three-for mode claiming four wickets for IISc. Vikram (2/57) and Ashith (3/33) shared the rest of the spoils.

In a conscious effort to always stay ahead of the required rate, Salil (38) and Kiran (45) got the hosts off to a blistering start scoring at around nine runs an over. When Kiran was dismissed at a team score of 80 in the tenth over, IISc had a firm foundation to build their chase on. But they squandered the initiative with a dramatic middle-order collapse that took them to a precarious 145/6. 

Reminiscent of the epic chase against Rajajinagar Colts almost exactly an year ago, it was Varun (43) and Teja (55*) who played the rescue act to perfection. There weren't too many boundaries - both the batsmen hit only one six each - but the running was especially impressive as they repeatedly put pressure on the fielders stealing plenty of doubles. When Varun got out, IISc was still 33 runs behind the target, but some composed and sensible batting from Teja and Debajit saw IISc through with a couple of overs to spare.

While the result might not reflect it, the home team has some serious problems to sort in the fielding and catching department. The next match versus Merchants CC will not be an easy proposition to handle with butter-fingered fieldsmen. 

Brief Scores:

Vivekananda Union CC - 245 all out in 45.1 overs
(Ajay 70, Anil 60, Debajit 4/49, Vikram 2/57, Ashith 3/33)
IISc - 247/7 in 48 overs

(Salil 38, Kiran 45, Varun 43, Teja 55*, Soail 5/44)

Result: IISc won by 3 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Ravi Teja

Newspaper Reports:
"Deccan Herald"
"The Hindu"

Vikram CC, rain prevail over IISc

 The worms (red: Vikram CC, green: IISc) show that IISc's chase was cut short at a crucial juncture.

2 October 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: When IISc restricted Vikram CC to 228/8 in 50 overs, they might have felt reasonably confident of registering their third straight win in the KSCA Metro Shield 2011. But during the chase, a combination of nagging bowling and some circumspect batting ensured that the hosts was slightly behind the required run-rate when it poured down cruelly for them.

Vikram CC's innings was steered by a gem of a knock from Sanjeeth (60). For IISc, Debajit  (3/51) picked up three wickets while Ashith (2/38) and Arjun (2/42) claimed two wickets apiece. The home team's fielding was rather profligate which proved quite decisive in the final equation.

In the 22.1 overs that IISc got to bat, Salil (45*) was in the middle of a polished innings. The chase was nipped in the bud at that inopportune juncture  by a spell of heavy downpour leaving the hosts wondering how they managed to lose a match that seemed to be well in their pockets. The umpires did have an inspection about an hour after rain stopped, but the ground conditions were too soggy for any play to be possible.

Brief Scores:

Vikram CC - 228/8 in 50 overs
(Sanjeeth 60, Deepak Reddy 30, Debajit 3/51, Ashith 2/38, Arjun 2/42 )
IISc - 84/2 in 22.1 overs

(Salil 45*)

Result: Vikram CC won by better run rate

Man-of-the-match: Sanjeeth

Newspaper reports:

"Deccan Herald"

Vivekanagar vanquished

Team IISc's wagon-wheel shows that the visiting bowlers

were sent on a leather hunt to all parts of the ground.

24 September 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The horrid memories of the abject surrender last year were erased as team IISc inflicted a heavy defeat on Vivekanagar Cricketers in the pay-back match. Meaty contributions right through the batting line-up helped IISc post an imposing 288 which was too much of an ask for the visitors who fell 57 runs short.

Vivekanagar won the toss and put IISc in to bat. Their decision was vindicated as Kiran played on one from Balaraj. But Salil (49) and Pranesh (50) kept things simple and played solidly. Salil was particularly fluent punching into the gaps all around the park but got out to a needless run-out that denied him a well-deserved fifty. Arindam was the next victim of yet another horrible mix-up.

Vikram (44) joined Pranesh and settled the nerves in the dressing room with another fluent innings that the team has started to expect of him. In typical fashion, he dealt in the currency of boundaries but eventually lost his wicket in pursuit of a six.  Ashith (51*) went in and played a captain's knock - a silken unbeaten fifty. As the time came for acceleration, both Pranesh and Ashith helped themselves to a towering six each. Pranesh holed out after reaching his maiden fifty in KSCA league and the lower middle order had a mini-collapse. Arjun (29) played a cameo and together with his skipper ensured a flourish at the end that took IISc to 288/9.

Vivekanagar chose a far too cautious approach focusing on keeping wickets in hand. Balaraj (52), Venkatesh (46) and Paramananda (43) did all they could to keep the chase on track. But starting from somewhere around the middle of the innings they fell far behind the asking rate. Their innings came to a meandering finish 58 runs short of the target. Debajit  (3/35) was the pick of the bowlers for the home team.

The worms (red: IISc, green: Vivekanagar) indicate that the

visitors fell far behind starting from the mid-way mark.

With two victories in as many matches, team IISc's KSCA Metro Shield campaign is going strong. Still they have some problem areas to work on - fielding was not up to the mark as is testified by the umpteen mis-fields and four dropped catches. The next match against fourth ranked Vikram CC on coming Sunday will definitely be a tough test.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 288/9 in 50 overs

(Salil 49, Pranesh 50, Vikram 44, Ashith 51*, Arjun 29)
Vivekanagar Cricketers - 231/8 in 50 overs

(Balaraj 52, Venkatesh 46, Parmananda 43, Roger 24, Debajit 3/35, Roy 2/52)

Result: IISc won by 57 runs

Man-of-the-match: Ashith Shyam

Newspaper reports:
"Deccan Herald"

PS: Wagon-wheel and worms compiled using PitchPad Pavilion
 

IISc hammer YBCA

18 September 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc got their KSCA IV Division League campaign off to a rosy start hammering Young Boys' Cricket Association by seven wickets in their very first match this season.

The IISc bowlers led by Debajit (3/12) and Roy (4/16) wrecked havoc in the YBCA camp picking up wickets at regular intervals never allowing any decent partnership to develop. Opener Manjunath (45) was the only opposing batsman who showed some semblance of fight as the visitors were bundled out for a paltry 122. 

IISc's reply was shaky to start with when they lost three wickets with 44 on the board. But from there on it was smooth sailing, as Pranesh (39*) and skipper Ashith (39*) took them home without any further alarms.

Brief Scores:

Young Boys' Cricket Association - 122 all out in 37 overs
(Manjunath 45, Debajit 3/12, Teja 1/21, Arindam 1/13, Alok 1/44, Roy 4/16)
IISc - 124/3 in 24.3 overs

(Salil 30, Pranesh 39*, Ashith 39*)

Result: IISc won by 7 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Anirudha Dutta Roy

Newspaper reports:
"Deccan Herald"

"The Hindu"

 

KSCA Metro Shield 2011

The 2011 edition of the much-awaited KSCA IV Division League also known as the Metro Shield got underway on 3 September. A total of 48 teams split into eight pools of six teams each are in the fray. 

Teams play out round-robin matches within each pool and the top two teams from each pool go to the super-league stage which in turn shall have four pools of four teams each. Round-robin matches in the super-league stage are followed by the knock-out phase - semifinals and finals. The finalists get promoted to the III Division next season.

Typically, the tournament goes on for 4-5 months as all the matches are held on weekends only. Last season, IISc Gymkhana's excellent performance - including a five match winning streak - ensured a finish at 9th position out of 48 teams. This year, team IISc has its sights set on bettering that.

IISc is in pool-E and the schedule of its first round matches is given below.

Sunday, 18 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Young Boys' Cricket Association

Saturday, 24 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekanagar Cricketers

Sunday, 02 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vikram Cricket Club

Sunday, 09 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekananda Union Cricket Club

Sunday, 16 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Merchants Cricket Club (1)

Hours of play:
09:30am to 12:50pm - First Innings
12:50pm to 01:50pm - Lunch
01:50pm to 05:10pm - Second Innings

Venue: All league stage matches of IISc will be held in the IISc Gymkhana ground.

Updates: July-Sept 2011

Leading up to the KSCA Metro Shield 2011, IISc played four practice matches in July-September 2011 winning three of them.

IISc vs KIOC (11th Sept 2011)

IISc - 178 allout in 37 overs

(Kiran 58, Shimjith 35, Varun 45, Taha 5/18, Shashank 2/38, Prithvi 2/40)

KIOC - 179/5 in 30 overs

(Dikshanshu 100*, Teja 3/32, Varun 1/16)

Result: KIOC won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: Dikshanshu

IISc vs Wilson Garden (4th Sept 2011)

Wilson Garden - 192 all out in 45 overs

(Yuvraj 42, Nitin 41, Karthik 27, Debajit 4/36, Sudheer 3/32, Arjun 3/40)

IISc - 195/5 in 40 overs

(Kiran 40, Arindam 59, Vikram 35*)

Result: IISc won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: Debajit

IISc vs Minerva CC (28th Aug 2011)

Minerva CC - 184 allout in 49 overs

(Padukone 35, Pradeep 32, Vinith 27, Debajit 3/33, Alok 2/33, Ashith 2/17, Arjun 2/40)

IISc - 186/6 in 37 overs

(Salil 62, Varun 65*, Pranesh 20, Vinith 4/36, Pradeep 2/29)

Result: IISc won by 4 wickets

Man of the Match: Varun Raturi

IISc vs Unique CC (31st July 2011)

Unique CC - 177 allout in 36 overs

(Girish 42, Lokesh 41, Arjun 5/21, Debajit 2/38, Vikram 2/21)

IISc - 181/4 in 36 overs

(Salil 58, Arindam 49, Ashith 29*, Girsh 2/15)

Result: IISc won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: Arjun Chiluka

IISc post record total, thrash Vikram CC

24 July 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The IISc cricket team posted a record total of 351/7 en-route to a 74-run victory over Vikram Cricket Club in a high scoring friendly match. 

A maiden fifty from Pranesh (51) and classy eighties from Kiran (82) and Ashith (87*) were the highlights of IISc's dominant batting performance. The visitors were always behind the required rate but managed to put up a total of 277/8 which would have been a very good total in another match. Sanjith (63) and Venkatesh (60) lit up the spirits of the visitors with sparkling fifties.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 351/7 in 50 overs

(Pranesh 51, Kiran 82, Ashith 87*, Vikram 28, Varun 41, Deepak 2/53, Prasad 2/48)

Vikram CC - 277/8 in 50 overs

(Deepak 45, Sanjith 63, Venkatesh 60, Prasad 25, Debajit 2/53, Alok 2/29, Varun 2/19)

Result: IISc won by 74 runs  
Man of the Match: Ashith Shyam

Wilson Garden beat IISc

17 July 2010, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Wilson Garden CC beat IISc by a comprehensive seven wicket margin in a 40-over practice match held last Sunday. Vikram (62) and Teja (44) helped IISc post 192/8. But, unbeaten fifties from Yuvraj (74*) and Viru (54*) ensured a smooth finish for Wilson Garden with seven wickets and almost five overs to spare.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 192/8 in 40 overs

(Vikram 62, Teja 44, Pratik 3/31, Pruthvi 2/40)

Wilson Garden CC - 193/3 in 35.1 overs

(Yuvaj 74*, Viru 54*, Vikram 2/33)

Result: Wilson Garden CC won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: Yuvraj
 

Updates: June-July 2011

Since the high of winning the Centenary Cup, team IISc played five practice matches against various teams in June-July 2011 in preparation for the upcoming season of the KSCA IV Division League expected to start in early August. IISc won three of the games while narrowly losing the other two. Here are the brief scores of the matches (most recent first). Consistent performances from Kiran (52, 119), Varun (41, 61) and Vikram (35, 49*, 28*) have stirred up a healthy competition within the IISc batting order.

IISc vs BEL Colony Recreation Club (10th July 2011)

BCRC - 267/6 in 40 overs

(Manjunath 61, Pradeep 54, Mayur 39, Sagar 2/25, Roy 2/45, Arjun 1/39)

IISc - 266/7 in 40 overs

(Varun 61, Shimjith 46, Pranesh 33, Kishan 4/20, Wahid 2/49, Yatish 1/18)

Result: IISc lost by 1 run

Man of the Match: Manjunath

IISc vs City Cricketers (3rd July 2011)

CC - 250/7 in 40 overs

(Trilok 97, Punit 38, Hanumant 15, Ashutosh 2/21, Varun 2/43, Sudheer 1/38)

IISc - 251/6 in 39.1 overs

(Kiran 119, Varun 41, Vikram 28*, Hemant 2/38, Pustak 1/26)

Result: IISc won by 4 wickets

Man of the Match: Kiran Gangadharan

IISc vs Young Cricketers (26th June 2011)

YC - 183 allout in 39 overs

(Sarvesh 37, Sameer 36, Arun 35, Ashith 5/22, Alok 3/28, Sudhir 2/25)

IISc - 189/ 9 in 35 overs

(Kiran 52, Vikram 49*, Varun 14, Ramprasad 5/17, Ajay 4/18)

Result: IISc won by 1 wicket

Man of the Match: Ashith Shyam

IISc vs Minerva CC (19th June 2011)

IISc - 225 allout in 47 overs

(Teja 56, Arjun 30, Ashutosh 23, Janardan 3/42, Mohan 2/38, Vinit 2/48)

Minerva CC - 211 allout in 48 overs

(Sharath 44, Madhu 42 , Reddy 36, Roy 4/33, Sudheer 3/45, Ashutosh 1/15)

Result: IISc won by 14 runs

Man of the Match: Raviteja Upadrashta

IISc vs Indiranagar Cricketers (12th June 2011)

IISc - 174 all out in 38.4 overs

(Salil 32, Vikram 35, Vasant 38 , Prithvi 2/17, Rishi 2/26)

Indiranagar - 178/9 in 38 overs

(Ajay 46, Tarun 23, Rishi 21, Ashutosh 3/22, Roy 2/30, Dibyendu 2/58)

Result: Indiranagar won by 1 wicket

Man of the Match: Ajay

IISc jumps up 15 spots in ranking

 The KSCA Logo [Courtesy: www.sportskeeda.com]

Consistent performances in the KSCA Metro Shield 2010-11 enabled the IISc cricket team to jump a whopping 15 spots within a season. They are now ranked 9th out of 48 teams in the latest KSCA IV Division Rankings.
 

A cherished victory

Right after winning the match, rookie Kiran opined "We should go for a victory lap around the ground". Skipper Ashith's matter-of-fact reply was, "In this hot sun?? who is there to watch us??". "No body but still..." retorted Kiran.

The euphoria of India winning the Cricket World Cup was still lingering when the IISc cricket team won the intercollegiate 'IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011'. Agreed that the two victories - one enjoyed vicariously and the other directly - are at completely different levels to be of any comparison at all. Yet little separates the kind of joy experienced in each case. At this moment of success, team IISc wishes to express its special thanks to all those who made it possible.

Skipper Ashith Shyam describes it as "A victory to cherish my whole life, in fact the most satisfying one I have ever had". And gives credit where it's due, "Thanks to one and all especially to our coach Sreedhara sir and sports officer Poonacha sir for their whole-hearted support".

The expert services of Saurav Bhattacharya in capturing key moments on camera is greatly appreciated. All the tournament photography credits go to him. Generally, nobody from IISc - apart from the players themselves - turn up in matches. This tournament saw a welcome change in that respect and the team expresses special thanks to those handful  who took time out to support us. 

Here are a few moments frozen in time courtesy Saurav.

Ashith on song during his match-winning 76 in the semifinal versus DSCE.

Prof. Chanakya greets the players before the final.

The silverware waits for its holders.

Team huddle before the all important final.

Arindam flicks one during his swash-buckling 71 in the final versus RNSIT.

The winning moment - IISc players celebrate the narrow victory over RNSIT.

Ashith Shyam receives the Man-of-the-Series trophy for his 101 runs, 9 wickets and excellent captaincy in the tournament.

Arindam Ghosh receives Man-of-the-Final trophy for his sparkling 71 and a crucial spell.

Team RNSIT receives the  runners-up trophy.

Team IISc receives the winners' trophy.

We are the Champions!

Captain Courageous.

The ageless Arindam and the man behind the scenes coach Sreedhar.

The winners pose in the greens in front of the Faculty Hall.

IISc lift Centenary Cup

The victorious team IISc poses with the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011 [Photo credit: Saurav Bhattacharya]

8 May 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The final of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011 produced a cracker of a contest. As the drama unfolded, the audience was kept on tenterhooks right till the very last ball was bowled.  It was a fairytale finish for the home team as they pipped RNSIT by a slender three-run margin to lift the intercollegiate trophy.

Opting to bat, IISc rode on an explosive half-century from Arindam Ghosh (71 off 42 balls) to post a healthy 168/8. Arindam’s blazing knock was laced with twelve boundaries. For the visitors, Vinay (2/18) and Jayanth (3/25) bowled nagging spells.

Though RNSIT lost Vinay early, Maharshi (81 off 66 balls) was on full-throttle right from the word go and kept them abreast with the required rate. IISc kept chipping away with crucial wickets at regular intervals to keep RNSIT in check. Ashith’s direct hit from covers to run out Lohith was a body blow to the visitors’ chase. 

Maharshi aka 'mango' seemed to be the man to do the job till he blasted one straight into the waiting hands of Vikram at covers. Abhishek hit a few meaty strokes to take RNSIT within ten runs of the target with an over to spare. Varun came on to bowl the last over - his first over of the tournament - and held his nerve conceding only six. The hosts emerge champions to lift the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011.

Brief Scores: (Final, IISc Centenary Cup 2011)

IISc - 168/8 in 25 overs
(Arindam 71, Ashith 24, Vinay 2/18, Jayanth 3/25)
RNSIT - 165/7 in 25 overs
(Maharshi 81, Abhishek 27*, Ashith 2/38)
 

Result: IISc won by 3 runs
Man-of-the-match: Arindam Ghosh

Player-of-the-tournament: Ashith Shyam

IISc, RNSIT enter final

7 May 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: In a cliff-hanger of a semifinal, IISc beat DSCE by two runs to reach the final of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. It was the home skipper's show all the way as Ashith scored 76 off 60 balls and then claimed 4/17.

IISc's innings revolved around Ashith's fifty with hardly any substantial contributions from the rest of the batting order apart from a couple of cameos. In pursuit of 171, DSCE were off to a flying start with Dyuthidhar and Maan putting on 63 in eight overs. But IISc fought back with some excellent catching and fielding. Arjun's stupendous running catch at long-off to dismiss a rampaging Dyuthidhar was one of the turning points of the match. DSCE needed eight runs of the final over when Ashith brought himself on and conceded just five runs to script a nail-biting victory.

Brief Scores: (Semifinal-1 IISc Centenary Cup 2011)

IISc - 170/9 in 25 overs
(Ashith 76, Vikram 23, Nosthush 2/9, Sarfaraj 3/35)
DSCE - 168/9 in 25 overs
(Dyuthidhar 64, Maan 20, Kiran 32, Ashith 4/17)
 

Result: IISc won by 2 runs
Man-of-the-match: Ashith Shyam

7 May 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: RNSIT shocked MSRIT registering a facile five-wicket victory that booked them a berth in the final of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. 

The toss happened to be the only thing that went MSRIT's way on the day. Dabeet (47) stood tall amongst the ruins as he saw his team-mates come and go in a procession. MSRIT's batsmen simply did not have answers for RNSIT's bowlers led by Vinay (3/21) and were dismissed for 128. RNSIT chased down the target with verve riding on Vinay's 47.

Brief Scores: (Semifinal-2 IISc Centenary Cup 2011)

MSRIT- 128 allout in 24.4 overs
(Dabeet 47, Vinay 3/21, Abhishek 2/12, Naveen 2/19)
RNSIT - 132/5 in 20.3 overs
(Maharshi 25, Vinay 47, Lohith 30, Nishant 3/22)
 

Result: RNSIT won by 5 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Vinay R.

RNSIT, DSCE enter semis

22 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: RNSIT bulldozed past RBANMS with an emphatic ten wicket victory thus reaching the semifinals of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. Vinay R did the star turn for RNSIT claiming a four-for and then scoring 27 unbeaten runs in pursuit of the meager target.

Brief Scores: 

RBANMS- 60 allout in 18.4 overs
(Syed Razzaq 22, Vinay 4/7, Naveen 3/8)
RNSIT - 61/0 in 18 overs
(Vinay 27*, Aditya 30*)
 

Result: RNSIT won by 10 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Vinay R.

24 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: DSCE annihilated SJBIT by a handsome 80 run margin to make it to the semifinals of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. Defending a healthy total of 163 - made possible by  contributions right through the batting order - the DSCE bowlers demolished SJBIT, bowling them out for a mere 83.

Brief Scores: 

DSCE- 163/9 in 25 overs
(Dyuthidhar 23, Maan Ahmed 28, Ali 33, Dheeraj 26, Mohit 3/20)
SJBIT - 83 allout in 17.3 overs
(Sarfaraj 2/23, Nosthush 4/13)
 

Result: DSCE won by 80 runs
Man-of-the-match: Nosthush

Nishant takes MSRIT to semis

17 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A whirlwind century by captain Nishant Hegde (144 off 70 balls) coupled with Dabeet's composed half century (77 off 71 balls) helped MSRIT post a whopping 240/2. In reply, SJBIT reached 159/8 in their stipulated 25 overs. This 82-run win takes MSRIT to the semi-finals of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011.

Brief Scores:
MSRIT - 240/2 in 25 overs
(Nishant 144, Dabeet 77, Samir 1/37)
SJBIT - 159/8 in 25 overs
(Harish 38, Sachin 52, Prashant 3/17, Farooq 3/29)
 

Result: MSRIT won by 82 runs
Man-of-the-match: Nishant Hegde

IISc beat RBANMS, reach semis

17 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A scintillating maiden hundred from opener Kiran Gangadharan (104 off 71 balls) helped IISc vanquish RBANMS by 115 runs. This victory takes the home team to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Put in to bat, IISc were in a spot of bother at 5/2. But Kiran's flurry of boundaries kept them going with support from Vikram (25) and Teja (29). IISc ended up posting a healthy 199/8. RBANMS surrendered meekly getting bowled out for a paltry 81. For IISc, skipper Ashith claimed a hattrick (3/12) while Roy missed his by a whisker (2/0).

Brief Scores:
IISc - 199/8 in 25 overs
(Kiran 104, Vikram 25, Teja 29, Suhaib Ahmed 2/29, Riaz 2/37)
RBANMS - 81 all out in 21.5 overs
(Gaurav 20, Nadeem  31, Ashith 3/12, Sudheer 2/12, Roy 2/0, Arjun 1/22, Teja 1/12)

Result: IISc won by 115 runs
Man-of-the-match: Kiran Gangadharan

DSCE defeat SIT

16 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: DSCE bundled out SIT for 136 and then chased down the target with three wickets and nine balls to spare. Mithun top scored for DSCE with 47.

Brief Scores:

SIT - 136 allout in 24.4 overs

(Vineeth 41, Nanjundesh 35, Kavin 3/24,  Dyuthidhar 3/31)

DSCE - 139/7 in 23.3 overs

(Mithun 47, Ali Akbar 23, Nishant 3/18)

Result: DSCE won the match by 3 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Mithun

IISc beat RNSIT in high scoring game

10 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc set RNSIT a mammoth target of 210 in 25 overs in their first match of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. RNSIT put on a good fight  but in the end succumbed to the pressure and fell short by 24 runs.

IISc's opening pair of Salil (41 off 41 balls) and Kiran (41 off 29 balls) put on 89 runs at searing pace with some delectable punches, drives and cuts. A mini-collapse in the middle order pulled IISc down to 125/6. But Varun (39 off 24 balls) played sensibly and ran hard to take his side to an intimidating total.

RNSIT took up the challenge head on scoring 81 runs for the first wicket. They were 158/1 by the 20th over and looked to be in a commanding position. Lohith's swash-buckling innings of 90 off a mere 56 balls was the cornerstone of the chase. But IISc pulled things back with some tight overs and key wickets thanks to the efforts of Teja and Vikram. Varun was a live wire in the field snaring two catches and effecting two run-outs. 

While team IISc will be happy with the win, they have a few gaps to fill for the upcoming matches. Reliable opener Salil fractured his wrist while middle-order batsman and former skipper Sounik bid farewell to the team.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 209 allout in 25 overs

(Salil 41, Kiran 41, Varun 39, Abhishek 4/37, Sachin 2/33)

RNSIT - 185/9 in 25 overs

(Lohith 90, Adil 26, Ruthvik 25, Teja 2/17)

Result: IISc won by 24 runs

Man-of-the-match: Varun Raturi

 Salil dishes out a classy straight drive.

Kiran in an aggressive mood.

Sounik clobbers a six over long on in his last innings for team IISc.

Varun resurrected IISc after the middle order misfired.

 

Team huddle as IISc go out to defend 209.

Teja bowled his heart out.

Team mates carry Sounik off the ground as he bids farewell to Team IISc.