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