IISc, RNSIT enter final

7 May 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: In a cliff-hanger of a semifinal, IISc beat DSCE by two runs to reach the final of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. It was the home skipper's show all the way as Ashith scored 76 off 60 balls and then claimed 4/17.

IISc's innings revolved around Ashith's fifty with hardly any substantial contributions from the rest of the batting order apart from a couple of cameos. In pursuit of 171, DSCE were off to a flying start with Dyuthidhar and Maan putting on 63 in eight overs. But IISc fought back with some excellent catching and fielding. Arjun's stupendous running catch at long-off to dismiss a rampaging Dyuthidhar was one of the turning points of the match. DSCE needed eight runs of the final over when Ashith brought himself on and conceded just five runs to script a nail-biting victory.

Brief Scores: (Semifinal-1 IISc Centenary Cup 2011)

IISc - 170/9 in 25 overs
(Ashith 76, Vikram 23, Nosthush 2/9, Sarfaraj 3/35)
DSCE - 168/9 in 25 overs
(Dyuthidhar 64, Maan 20, Kiran 32, Ashith 4/17)
 

Result: IISc won by 2 runs
Man-of-the-match: Ashith Shyam

7 May 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: RNSIT shocked MSRIT registering a facile five-wicket victory that booked them a berth in the final of the IISc Centenary Cup 2011. 

The toss happened to be the only thing that went MSRIT's way on the day. Dabeet (47) stood tall amongst the ruins as he saw his team-mates come and go in a procession. MSRIT's batsmen simply did not have answers for RNSIT's bowlers led by Vinay (3/21) and were dismissed for 128. RNSIT chased down the target with verve riding on Vinay's 47.

Brief Scores: (Semifinal-2 IISc Centenary Cup 2011)

MSRIT- 128 allout in 24.4 overs
(Dabeet 47, Vinay 3/21, Abhishek 2/12, Naveen 2/19)
RNSIT - 132/5 in 20.3 overs
(Maharshi 25, Vinay 47, Lohith 30, Nishant 3/22)
 

Result: RNSIT won by 5 wickets
Man-of-the-match: Vinay R.