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
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
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