Upcoming Match: Sunday, 16 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana vs Indiranagar Cricketers

50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division Super League Match

9:30AM, Sunday, 16 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana Ground

This match is a virtual quarter-final as the winner will qualify for the semi-finals of the KSCA IV Division League 2010-11. 
 

Ace Cricketers shock IISc

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.

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)

Result: Ace Cricketers won by 34 runs

Man-of-the-match: Sunil Kumar

Upcoming Match: Sunday, 9 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana vs Ace Cricketers

50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division Super League Match

9:30AM, Sunday, 9 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana Ground

IISc win Boxing Day bout

26 December 2010, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The KSCA Metro Shield Super League match between IISc and Sirur Park was much like a boxing bout. Both sides threw measured punches and jabs at opportune moments. It was a hard-fought battle till about 20 overs into the second innings when IISc started the hijack and took total control.

Sirur Park was comfortably placed at 80/2 in the seventeenth over, chasing a par score of 215. In the twelve overs that followed, they lost 7 wickets for the addition of a meager 13 runs. It was a veritable exhibition of swing bowling from Debajit (4/38) and Ashith (4/39) backed up by some intense fielding. Skipper Sounik lead by example pouching four catches behind the stumps. Both medium-fast bowlers moved the ball prodigiously leaving the opposing batsmen totally clueless. That the visitors did not get bundled out below 100 was thanks to a stubborn last wicket partnership of 43 runs.

Earlier, IISc were put into the unfamiliar position of setting a target after having successfully chased for four successive league matches. The start wasn't good as IISc were 26/2 by the sixth over. Birthday boy Salil (27) and Ashith (16) steadied the ship. Salil's dismissal - a dubious lbw - brought to the crease Vikram (25) and his pyrotechnics. But his promising innings was cut short by another lbw call that left him fuming at the umpire. In the mean while, Ashith held his end up diligently playing out time and warding off the danger of a collapse. 

Later Harshan (34) reproduced the kind of form he'd shown of late and Shimjith (37) show-cased his finishing abilities repeatedly playing horizontal bat shots to upset the spinners. Coming off a rich harvest of 25 wickets in five matches, Udupa (4/53) was the pick of the bowlers for the visitors.

Sirur Park might have been reasonably satisfied with the way they restricted IISc. But soon IISc showed them who the boss is. This 78-run victory extends IISc's winning streak in the tournament to five. 

This was IISc's last match in 2010. Their record this year has been staggering; played-35, won-23, lost-9, no result-3. Considering only tournament matches i.e. excluding friendly matches, the stats are: played-13, won-10, lost-3. The detailed track record can be accessed here.

Brief Scores:
IISc - 214 all out in 49.2 overs

(Salil 27, Vikram 25, Harsha 34, Shimjith 37, Udupa4/53, Harish 2/45)
Sirur Park Sports Club - 136 all out in 40.2 overs
(Anurag 34, Madhvesh 23, Prateek 29, Debajit 4/38, Ashith 4/39)

Result: IISc won by 78 runs

Man-of-the-match: Ashith Shyam

Newspaper report:
"Deccan Herald"

Upcoming Match: Sunday, 26 December 2010

IISc Gymkhana vs Sirur Park Sports Club

50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division Super League Match

9:30AM, Sunday, 26 December 2010

IISc Gymkhana Ground

IISc played their last match of the league stage (first round) of the KSCA Metro Shield 2010 on 10 October 2010. Now after a protracted gap of two and half months, they will finally get to play their first match of the super league stage (second round) on Boxing Day. The opponents are Sirur Park Sports Club who are placed at No. 41 as per the 2010 ranking. It's interesting to note that only two out of the top ten seeds are still alive in the tournament. That only goes to show that the ranking can be deceiving. Meanwhile, at the highest echelon of the game, two other lip-smacking contests - India vs South Africa and England vs Australia - will get underway as team IISc play Sirur Park SC.

Young Lions hunt down IISc

19 December 2010, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Masterful half centuries from Nihal (78) and Santosh (53) coupled with some inept fielding from IISc helped Young Lions Cricket Club prevail over IISc in a friendly match here. The visitors posted a daunting target of 273 for the home team. 

The IISc batsmen tried their best and managed to stay abreast with the required rate throughout the chase. Each one of Salil (33), Vasanth (38), Vikram (21) and Harsha (31) got starts and looked like carrying the run chase through. But frequent fall of wickets cost IISc dear. They were bowled out 30 runs short in the end with four overs still to go.

Brief Scores:

Young Lions CC - 272 all out in 50 overs

(Vasanth 38, Nihal 78, Santosh 53, Vijay 24, Vasanth 2/29, Prateek 2/37, Arindam 2/33, Shimjith 1/40)

IISc - 242 all out in 46 overs

(Salil 33, Vasanth 38, Vikram 21, Harsha 31, Giri 3/33, Gopi 3/54)

Result: Young Lions won by 30 runs
Man of the Match: Nihal

Upcoming match: Sunday, 19 December 2010

IISc Gymkhana vs Young Lions CC

50-overs Friendly Match

9:30AM, Sunday, 19 December 2010

IISc Gymkhana Ground