Vivekanagar vanquished

Team IISc's wagon-wheel shows that the visiting bowlers

were sent on a leather hunt to all parts of the ground.

24 September 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The horrid memories of the abject surrender last year were erased as team IISc inflicted a heavy defeat on Vivekanagar Cricketers in the pay-back match. Meaty contributions right through the batting line-up helped IISc post an imposing 288 which was too much of an ask for the visitors who fell 57 runs short.

Vivekanagar won the toss and put IISc in to bat. Their decision was vindicated as Kiran played on one from Balaraj. But Salil (49) and Pranesh (50) kept things simple and played solidly. Salil was particularly fluent punching into the gaps all around the park but got out to a needless run-out that denied him a well-deserved fifty. Arindam was the next victim of yet another horrible mix-up.

Vikram (44) joined Pranesh and settled the nerves in the dressing room with another fluent innings that the team has started to expect of him. In typical fashion, he dealt in the currency of boundaries but eventually lost his wicket in pursuit of a six.  Ashith (51*) went in and played a captain's knock - a silken unbeaten fifty. As the time came for acceleration, both Pranesh and Ashith helped themselves to a towering six each. Pranesh holed out after reaching his maiden fifty in KSCA league and the lower middle order had a mini-collapse. Arjun (29) played a cameo and together with his skipper ensured a flourish at the end that took IISc to 288/9.

Vivekanagar chose a far too cautious approach focusing on keeping wickets in hand. Balaraj (52), Venkatesh (46) and Paramananda (43) did all they could to keep the chase on track. But starting from somewhere around the middle of the innings they fell far behind the asking rate. Their innings came to a meandering finish 58 runs short of the target. Debajit  (3/35) was the pick of the bowlers for the home team.

The worms (red: IISc, green: Vivekanagar) indicate that the

visitors fell far behind starting from the mid-way mark.

With two victories in as many matches, team IISc's KSCA Metro Shield campaign is going strong. Still they have some problem areas to work on - fielding was not up to the mark as is testified by the umpteen mis-fields and four dropped catches. The next match against fourth ranked Vikram CC on coming Sunday will definitely be a tough test.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 288/9 in 50 overs

(Salil 49, Pranesh 50, Vikram 44, Ashith 51*, Arjun 29)
Vivekanagar Cricketers - 231/8 in 50 overs

(Balaraj 52, Venkatesh 46, Parmananda 43, Roger 24, Debajit 3/35, Roy 2/52)

Result: IISc won by 57 runs

Man-of-the-match: Ashith Shyam

Newspaper reports:
"Deccan Herald"

PS: Wagon-wheel and worms compiled using PitchPad Pavilion
 

IISc hammer YBCA

18 September 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc got their KSCA IV Division League campaign off to a rosy start hammering Young Boys' Cricket Association by seven wickets in their very first match this season.

The IISc bowlers led by Debajit (3/12) and Roy (4/16) wrecked havoc in the YBCA camp picking up wickets at regular intervals never allowing any decent partnership to develop. Opener Manjunath (45) was the only opposing batsman who showed some semblance of fight as the visitors were bundled out for a paltry 122. 

IISc's reply was shaky to start with when they lost three wickets with 44 on the board. But from there on it was smooth sailing, as Pranesh (39*) and skipper Ashith (39*) took them home without any further alarms.

Brief Scores:

Young Boys' Cricket Association - 122 all out in 37 overs
(Manjunath 45, Debajit 3/12, Teja 1/21, Arindam 1/13, Alok 1/44, Roy 4/16)
IISc - 124/3 in 24.3 overs

(Salil 30, Pranesh 39*, Ashith 39*)

Result: IISc won by 7 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Anirudha Dutta Roy

Newspaper reports:
"Deccan Herald"

"The Hindu"

 

KSCA Metro Shield 2011

The 2011 edition of the much-awaited KSCA IV Division League also known as the Metro Shield got underway on 3 September. A total of 48 teams split into eight pools of six teams each are in the fray. 

Teams play out round-robin matches within each pool and the top two teams from each pool go to the super-league stage which in turn shall have four pools of four teams each. Round-robin matches in the super-league stage are followed by the knock-out phase - semifinals and finals. The finalists get promoted to the III Division next season.

Typically, the tournament goes on for 4-5 months as all the matches are held on weekends only. Last season, IISc Gymkhana's excellent performance - including a five match winning streak - ensured a finish at 9th position out of 48 teams. This year, team IISc has its sights set on bettering that.

IISc is in pool-E and the schedule of its first round matches is given below.

Sunday, 18 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Young Boys' Cricket Association

Saturday, 24 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekanagar Cricketers

Sunday, 02 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vikram Cricket Club

Sunday, 09 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekananda Union Cricket Club

Sunday, 16 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Merchants Cricket Club (1)

Hours of play:
09:30am to 12:50pm - First Innings
12:50pm to 01:50pm - Lunch
01:50pm to 05:10pm - Second Innings

Venue: All league stage matches of IISc will be held in the IISc Gymkhana ground.

Updates: July-Sept 2011

Leading up to the KSCA Metro Shield 2011, IISc played four practice matches in July-September 2011 winning three of them.

IISc vs KIOC (11th Sept 2011)

IISc - 178 allout in 37 overs

(Kiran 58, Shimjith 35, Varun 45, Taha 5/18, Shashank 2/38, Prithvi 2/40)

KIOC - 179/5 in 30 overs

(Dikshanshu 100*, Teja 3/32, Varun 1/16)

Result: KIOC won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: Dikshanshu

IISc vs Wilson Garden (4th Sept 2011)

Wilson Garden - 192 all out in 45 overs

(Yuvraj 42, Nitin 41, Karthik 27, Debajit 4/36, Sudheer 3/32, Arjun 3/40)

IISc - 195/5 in 40 overs

(Kiran 40, Arindam 59, Vikram 35*)

Result: IISc won by 5 wickets

Man of the Match: Debajit

IISc vs Minerva CC (28th Aug 2011)

Minerva CC - 184 allout in 49 overs

(Padukone 35, Pradeep 32, Vinith 27, Debajit 3/33, Alok 2/33, Ashith 2/17, Arjun 2/40)

IISc - 186/6 in 37 overs

(Salil 62, Varun 65*, Pranesh 20, Vinith 4/36, Pradeep 2/29)

Result: IISc won by 4 wickets

Man of the Match: Varun Raturi

IISc vs Unique CC (31st July 2011)

Unique CC - 177 allout in 36 overs

(Girish 42, Lokesh 41, Arjun 5/21, Debajit 2/38, Vikram 2/21)

IISc - 181/4 in 36 overs

(Salil 58, Arindam 49, Ashith 29*, Girsh 2/15)

Result: IISc won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: Arjun Chiluka

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