Presidency emerge champions

The victorious Presidency College team poses with the

IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

11 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Presidency College turned in a polished performance to beat Surana College by a comprehensive six-wicket margin to be crowned the champions in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Nirmal (50) and Mohit (44*) helped Surana post a competitive 167/9 in 25 overs. Presidency went about the chase in the most efficient manner possible always staying far ahead of the required rate. Brisk forties from Rajkumar (48), Pruthvi (41) and Nischith (41) did the trick for Presidency. Nischith in particular seemed to be in utter hurry as he clobbered three sixes in an over. Presidency cantered home with 3.2 overs and six wickets remaining.

Former India wicket-keeper Sadanand Viswanath graced the final as the chief guest and spoke eloquently in the presentation ceremony where he handed over the trophies. He emphasized on the importance of perseverance not just in cricket but also in life. He urged on all the budding cricketers to always be on guard in the fast-paced lives of today. 

Chief guest Sadanand Viswanath, former India wicket-keeper,

addresses the gathering.

Sadanand Viswanath hands over the runners-up trophy to the 

captain and coach of Surana College.

Sadanand Viswanath hands over the winners trophy to the 

captain and coach of Presidency College.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Surana College - 167/9 in 25 overs
(Arjun Hoysala 28, Nirmal 50, Mohit 44*, Girish 2/41, Mahendra 1/21, Saikumar 2/20, Rajkumar 2/29, Suhel 2/12)
Presidency College - 171/4 in 21.4 overs
(Rajkumar 48, Pruthvi 41, Nischith 41, Latif 1/11, Sachin 2/53, Viswanath 2/15)


Result: Presidency College won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Rajkumar
Player of the Tournament: Arjun Hoysala (Surana College)

Hoysala ton takes Surana to final

10 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A regal century by Arjun Hoysala (111) ensured a one-sided second semifinal as Surana College thrashed Vijaya College by 52 runs setting up a mouth-watering face-off with arch-rivals Presidency College in the finals of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Arjun Hoysala show-cased some blistering stroke-play en route to a remarkable century that helped Surana College post a gargantuan 228/4 in 25 overs literally sealing the encounter in the first innings itself. Quickfire cameos from Deeraj (32), Nirmal (25) and Viswanath (37) added to Vijaya's woes.

Vijaya College salvaged some pride via spirited fifties from Dayanand (61) and Prasanna (64) but in the end fell well short of the himalayan target. For Surana, Yatish (3/24) picked up a three-for.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Surana College - 228/4 in 25 overs
(Arjun Hoysala 111, Deeraj 32, Nirmal 25, LK Viswanath 37, Praveen 1/45, Prasanna 1/23, Krishna 1/43)
Vijaya College - 176/8 in 25 overs
(Dayanand 61, Prasanna 64,  Yatish 3/24, Mohit 1/21, Manjunath 1/35, Lenin 1/40)


Result: Surana College won by 52 runs
Man of the Match: Arjun Hoysala

Presidency edge past IISc

10 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The first semifinal of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 produced as see-saw battle between the hosts IISc Gymkhana and Presidency College which the latter finally won on sheer batting might.

IISc skipper Ashith won the toss and promptly elected to bat. Vikram got IISc off to a brisk start but soon perished. But Ashith (75) played a captain's knock expertly building the innings with help from Raviteja (30) and Rauf (23) towards the end. The IISc innings closed at a healthy 182/7 in 25 overs.

Presidency also started aggressively before some spirited bowling and good catching pegged them back to 73/4. At the 15 overs stage, with ten overs to go, the visitors were placed at a dicey 91/4. From then on, Aman Raj (72*) and Vijay Kumar (30) orchestrated a stinging counter-attack that was laced as much with boundaries as with athletic running between the wickets cashing in on some lack-luster fielding from the home team.

Presidency scaled the target with five balls and six wickets to spare, thus sending the defending champions out of the tournament.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
IISc Gymkhana - 182/7 in 25 overs
(Vikram 22, Ashith 75, Raviteja 30, Rauf 23, Anand 2/44, Girish 1/40, Mahendra 2/30, Rajkumar 1/21)
Presidency College - 184/4 in 24.1 overs
(Rajkumar 27, Nischith 25, Aman Raj 72*, Vijay Kumar 30*, Raviteja 2/25, Ashith 1/26)


Result: Presidency College won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Aman Raj

ICCC 2012: Climax this weekend!

After fierce competition over three weekends, the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 has reached its climax. This weekend will reveal who will lift the coveted trophy. Will it be the hosts and defending champions, IISc Gymkhana, or will we see the crowning of a new champion team?

Former Indian cricketer, Sadanand Viswanath, will grace the presentation ceremony of ICCC-2012 as the chief guest.


Don't miss the action!

Venue: IISc Gymkhana Cricket Ground

1st SEMI-FINAL

8:30AM, 10 March (Saturday)
Presidency College vs IISc Gymkhana

2nd SEMI-FINAL

1:00PM, 10 March (Saturday)
Vijaya College vs Surana College

FINAL

9:00AM, 11 March (Sunday)

Presentation Ceremony

1:15PM, 11 March (Sunday)
To be graced by former India stumper, Sadanand Viswanath

ICCC Points Table

(On completion of league stage)

POOL-A
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
Vijaya College	3	3	0	12	+1.067
IISc Gymkhana	3	2	1	8	+1.293
MES College	3	1	2	4	-1.192
CMS College	3	0	3	0	-1.222

POOL-B
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
Presidency College	3	2	1	8	+1.867
Surana College	3	2	1	8	+0.371
St. Joseph College	3	2	1	8	-0.683
Christ University	3	0	3	0	-1.558

Knock-out fixtures:


1st Semi-Final - 8:30AM, 10 March
Presidency College vs IISc Gymkhana


2nd Semi-Final - 1:00PM, 10 March
Vijaya College vs Surana College


FINAL - 9:00AM, 11 March

Supreme Surana saunter into semis

4 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Surana College achieved the highest successful chase in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with astounding ease thus booking a semifinal face-off with Vijaya College.

Christ University would have been more than happy after posting a healthy 171/7 in 25 overs thanks largely to a swashbuckling 79 from skipper Ashwin. But the Surana batsmen show cased their class with an effortless chase riding on Hemanth 'He-Man' Kumar's hard hitting knock of 63 and a cool finish by Mohit (26*) and Vinay (29*).

Surana won with as many as six wickets and 3.2 overs to spare in what should normally have been a stiff chase. 

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

Christ University - 171/7 in 25 overs

(Ashwin 79, Raju Kalal 37, Manjunath 1/16, Vinay 3/26, Mohit 2/35)

Surana College - 172/4 in 21.4 overs

(Hemanth 63, Mohit 26*, Vinay 29*, Jasmeet 1/35, Raju Kalal 2/32, Varun 1/44)

Result: Surana College won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: Hemanth Kumar

IISc drub CMS, reach semis

4 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Salil's superlative knock of 75 not out and Vikram's fiery spell of 4.2-0-18-4 ensured team IISc a semifinal berth as they drubbed CMS College by 35 runs in their last league stage match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

IISc were 4/2 in the very first over but Salil's assured knock held the innings together as the home team managed to post a competitive 151/7 in 25 overs. Rudrajeet (3/12) was the pick of the bowlers for CMS.

CMS needed to chase down the target in 16.2 overs to qualify for the semifinals. In pursuit of the virtually impossible task, they briefly seemed to be in the fight when Sparsh (26) started some clean hitting. But Vikram's timely spell helped IISc bundle out the opposition thus booking a semifinal showdown with Presidency College on Saturday. 

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

IISc Gymkhana - 151/7 in 25 overs

(Salil 75*, Rudrajeet 3/12, Arjun 1/30, Hazarika 1/30, Piyush 1/33)

CMS College - 116 all out in 18.2 overs

(Sparsh 26, Arjun 22, Raviteja 2/26, Sudheer 2/26, Lalit 1/33, Vikram 4/18, Ashith 1/3 )

Result: IISc won by 35 runs

Man of the Match: Salil Kashyap

Presidency storm into semis

3 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Presidency College stormed into the semifinals of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with an authoritative all-round performance vanquishing St. Joseph College be a resounding 64-run margin.

Mahendra Gowda (70) and Aman Raj (48) starred as Presidency posted a monumental 182/9 in 25 overs. For St. Joseph, Nilesh (3/35) and Roshan (3/39) picked up three-fors.

St. Joseph crumbled under the pressure of the huge target scoring a meager 118/9 in the allotted 25 overs. Rajkumar (3/26) and Suhel (3/25) shared the spoils for Presidency.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Presidency College - 182/9 in 25 overs
(Mahendra Gowda 70, Aman Raj 48, Sudhan 1/31, Nilesh 3/35, Roshan 3/39, Sachin 1/32, Suhas 1/14)
St. Joseph College - 118/9 in 25 overs
(Anand 1/20, Girish 1/17, Rajkumar 3/16, Suhel 3/25)


Result: Presidency College won by 64 runs
Man of the Match: Mahendra Gowda

Vijaya enter semis with clean slate

3 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Vijaya College thrashed MES College by 57 runs thus completing their league stage matches of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with a clean slate - three wins in as many matches - and finishing at the top of Pool-A.

Varun Gowda (24) and Prasanna (40) helped Vijaya College set a daunting target of 170 for MES College. MES were blown away without even a fight as Rakesh's score of 20 was the highest any MES batsman could manage to score.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

Vijaya College - 169 all out in 24.3 overs

(Varun Gowda 24, Prasanna 40, Nimith 1/27, Rakesh 2/26, Shashank 3/36)

MES College - 112 all out in 20.1 overs

(Rakesh 20, Santosh 1/26, Varun P 1/2, Bhuvnesh 2/23, Devaraj 1/32, Varun Gowda 2/18, Prasanna 2/6)

Result: Vijaya College won by 57 runs

Man of the Match: Prasanna Kurudi

IISc beat Sirur Park in YSR opener

25 February 2012, HAL Ground, Bangalore: Playing their first match of this year's YSR Cup, team IISc beat Sirur Park Sports Club by a narrow two-wicket margin thus making it to the second round of the knock-out tournament organized by KSCA. 

Sirur Park were tottering at 45/5 before the sixth wicket alliance of Prathik (44) and Vijeth (93*) steadied the ship with a stubborn partnership. Sudheer (3/17) and Lalit (3/21) picked up three wickets apiece for IISc in restricting Sirur Park to 236/8 in 50 overs.

Kiran's characteristic blitz (74 off 55 balls) at the top of the innings put IISc's chase on course before the loss of a few quick wickets put IISc at a precarious 124/5. Varun (32) and Lalit (21) took IISc closer to the target but another mini-collapse meant that the job of getting the last 31 runs was left to number nine and ten. Sudheer (9) and Rajath (12) held their nerve in the tense chase to guide IISc home with sixteen balls to spare.

Brief scores: (50-overs match)

Sirur Park SC - 236/8 in 50 overs

(Prathik 44, Vijeth 93*, Sudheer 3/17, Lalit 3/21, Rajath 1/29, Pranesh 1/33)

IISc Gymkhana - 237/8 in 47.2 overs

(Kiran 74, Varun 32, Lalit 21, Madhu 2/20, Kempraj 1/51, Vijeth 2/52, Shanthraj 3/44)

Result: IISc Gymkhana won by 2 wickets

Man of the Match: Kiran Gangadharan

P.S. IISc Gymkhana handed a walk-over in their second round match of the YSR Cup - scheduled to be played versus Vultures CC at RSI ground - owing to non-availability of players on weekdays.

ICCC Points Table

(as on 26 Feb 2012)

POOL-A
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
Vijaya College	2	2	0	8	+0.460
IISc Gymkhana	2	1	1	4	+1.240
MES College	2	1	1	4	-0.561
CMS College	2	0	2	0	-1.194

POOL-B
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
St. Joseph College	2	2	0	8	+0.269
Presidency College	2	1	1	4	+1.520
Surana College	2	1	1	4	+0.040
Christ University	2	0	2	0	-1.848