9 January 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The game never ceases to amaze. IISc went into the match on the back of a five-match winning streak while Ace Cricketers came in having been beaten twice in the Super League stage to be all but out of the KSCA IV Division League 2010-11. The match seemed to be going according to script with the latter being skittled out for 115. Yet, the visitors pulled the proverbial rabbit out of the hat by bundling out IISc for a dismal 81 thus securing a 34 run victory.
Left-arm spinner Sunil Kumar's figures read 15-8-29-7. He was the destroyer-in-chief for the host batting line-up that was groping for answers to the variety of questions he posed. It wasn't as if there was complacence or irresponsibility in the way IISc batted. It was simply high class spin bowling - replete with variations in flight, speed, turn and bounce - that did the home batsmen in. Opener Shimjtih's knock of 20 ended up being the top score in IISc's innings.
Earlier, a magical opening spell from Teja (5/30) and Debajit's (3/26) expert mopping operation had helped IISc bowl out Ace Cricketers for what looked like a measly 115. But Sunil chose the day to dish out a hard lesson for IISc.
The silver-lining is that IISc's recent juggernaut and the other results in the pool have ensured that they are still alive in the tournament. A win in the upcoming match versus Indiranagar Cricketers will put IISc in the semi-finals of the KSCA Metro Shield 2010-11.
Left-arm spinner Sunil Kumar's figures read 15-8-29-7. He was the destroyer-in-chief for the host batting line-up that was groping for answers to the variety of questions he posed. It wasn't as if there was complacence or irresponsibility in the way IISc batted. It was simply high class spin bowling - replete with variations in flight, speed, turn and bounce - that did the home batsmen in. Opener Shimjtih's knock of 20 ended up being the top score in IISc's innings.
Earlier, a magical opening spell from Teja (5/30) and Debajit's (3/26) expert mopping operation had helped IISc bowl out Ace Cricketers for what looked like a measly 115. But Sunil chose the day to dish out a hard lesson for IISc.
The silver-lining is that IISc's recent juggernaut and the other results in the pool have ensured that they are still alive in the tournament. A win in the upcoming match versus Indiranagar Cricketers will put IISc in the semi-finals of the KSCA Metro Shield 2010-11.
Brief Scores:
Ace Cricketers - 115 all out in 36 overs
(Vishwanath 20, Vinay Prashanth 32, Ravi Teja 5/30, Debajit 3/26)
IISc - 81 all out in 30.4 overs
(Shimjith 20, Sanjay Naidu 2/22, Sunil Kumar 7/29)
IISc - 81 all out in 30.4 overs
(Shimjith 20, Sanjay Naidu 2/22, Sunil Kumar 7/29)
Result: Ace Cricketers won by 34 runs
Man-of-the-match: Sunil Kumar
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