9 April 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011 got underway today. Notable faculty members and active sportsmen Prof. Chanakya and Prof. Arindam Ghosh graced the inaugural function as the guests of honor. Senior sports officer Mr. C.P. Poonacha and coach of the IISc Cricket Team Mr. Sreedhara were also present. This is the second edition of the tournament featuring eight teams representing colleges and institutes of repute from various parts of Bangalore. The first edition of the tournament held in IISc's centenary year 2009 had featured various KSCA IV Division teams.
In the tournament opener, MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology thumped Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering by a handsome margin of 53 runs to set the ball rolling.
Tomorrow (10 April 2011), hosts IISc take on RNSIT at 8:30am while BMSCE lock horns with RVCE at 1:00pm. All matches will be played at the IISc Gymkhana Ground.
You can also keep track of happenings on the Facebook page of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2011.
Brief Scores:
MSRIT - 185/6 in 25 overs
(Dabeet 81, Nishant Hegde 30, Prashant 30, Manoj 3/29)
DSCE - 132 allout in 22.3 overs
(Maan Ahmed 34, Ankit 2/30, Vineet 2/36, Sandesh 2/15, Prashant 2/18)
Result: MSRIT won by 53 runs
Man-of-the-match: Dabeet
The pretty trophies that the teams are playing for.
Prof. Arindam Ghosh and Prof. Chanakya shake hands with players before start of play.
The opening match of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011 in progress.
For more photos of this match visit the Facebook page.
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