Ace Cricketers aced

Match Report in Hindi:

कर्णाटक स्टेट क्रिकेट संघ के अंतर्गत चल रहे मेट्रो शील्ड मुकाबले मे 19 अगस्त 2012 को खेले गए मैच मे भारतीय विज्ञान संस्थान (आइ आइ एस सी) जिमखाना ने एस क्रिकेटर्स के खिलाफ आठ विकेट से जीत हासिल कर लीग में दूसरे चरण के लिए अपनी जगह पक्की कर ली।इसी के साथ आइ आइ एस सी ने लीग मे अपना जीत का कारवां जारी रखा और लगातार चौथी जीत हासिल की।

आइ आइ एस सी जिमखाना क्रिकेट मैदान पर बादलो की लुक्का चुप्पी के बीच खेले गए इस मैच मे एस क्रिकेटर्स ने टॉस जीत कर पहले बल्लेबाज़ी करने का फैसला किया। एस क्रिकेटर्स के सलामी बल्लेबाज़ विपिन एवं नन्दीश के सामने आइ आइ एस सी के वरुण व देबजीत की गेंदबाजी कुछ ख़ास कमाल नहीं दिखा पाई और पहले 6 ओवर मे एस ने 39 रनो की अच्छी नीव तैयार कर ली। लेकिन सातवे ओवर से गेंदबाज़ी की कमान कप्तान आशित व मध्यम गति फिरकी गेंदबाज़ अरिंदम ने संभालने का निर्णय लिया। इस बदलाव से आइ आइ एस सी एस क्रिकेटर्स के तेज़ी से बढ़ते स्कोर को रोकने मे कामयाब रहा। एस क्रिकेटर्स ने 15.4 ओवर मे 67 रन के स्कोर पर अपना पहला विकेट कप्तान आशित की झोली मे डाल दिया। और यहीं से विकेट गिरने का कार्यक्रम चलता रहा जिस मे फिरकी गेंदबाज़ अनिरुद्ध ने 10 ओवर में केवल 30 रन दे कर 3 महत्वपूर्ण विकेट चटके और देबजीत ने शानदार वापसी कर 10 ओवर में 2 मैडेन ओवर के साथ 38 रन देकर 3 विकेट लिए। कप्तान आशित ने भी शानदार गेंदबाज़ी का प्रदर्शन कर 2 विकेट लिए। उनचासवे ओवर मे 190 रन के स्कोर पर एस क्रिकेटर्स ने आइ आइ एस सी की कठोर गेंदबाज़ी के सामने घुटने टेक दिए।

आइ आइ एस सी ने 191 रन के स्कोर का पीछा करते हुए 29.2 ओवर मे जीत हासिल की जिसमे सलिल ने धुँआदार बल्लेबाज़ी करते हुए 90 रन की नाबाद पारी खेली। दूसरे छोर पर किरण आक्रामक बल्लेबाज़ी करते हुए मात्र 41 गेंदो में 50 रन बनाकर आउट हो गए। अरिंदम बल्लेबाज़ी मे कुछ ख़ास करिश्मा नहीं दिखा पाए और 27 गेंदो मे 12 रन बनाकर अपना विकेट हवा मे उछाल कर पेविलियन  लौट गए। विक्रम ने 21 गेंदो मे 22 रन की नाबाद पारी खेली।

Salil's unbeaten run-a-ball 90 

was the cornerstone of IISc's chase

Match report in English:

19th August, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: In keeping with their red hot form this season, IISc defeated Ace Cricketers by eight wickets in a league match and made it into the Super League stage of the KSCA Metro Shield for the third successive season. IISc thus extended their unbeaten streak to four in the KSCA IV division league.

In a match played amid the hide-and-seek of clouds at IISc Gymkhana ground, Ace Cricketers won the toss and elected to bat. Openers Vipin and Nandeesh looked at ease against the bowling of Varun and Debajit and set up a decent foundation with 39 runs in the first six overs. But the seventh over onward, skipper Ashith and medium fast spinner Arindam came into the attack and put the brakes on the scoring. The pressure tactics paid off in the sixteenth over when Ace lost their first wicket at 67. From there on, the visitors kept losing wickets at regular intervals, with Roy returning with impressive figures of 10-0-30-3. Debajit made a forceful came back for his second spell ending with figures of 10-2-38-3 while Ashith claimed two for 34. In the face of disciplined and incisive bowling from the hosts, the Ace innings folded in the 49th over for 190 runs.

IISc romped home within 30 overs courtesy Salil's unbeaten run-a-ball 90 and Kiran's quickfire 50 off 41 balls. Arindam wasn't as comfortable with the bat as he was with the ball scoring 12 off 27 balls before he was out to a miscued shot. Vikram scored 21 off 22 balls as he finished off the chase with Salil.

Brief scores: (50 overs match)
Ace Cricketers - 190/10 in 48.4 overs
(Vipin 29, Nandeesh 38, Mukund 29, Ajay 36;

Debajit 10-2-38-3, Ashith 9.4-1-34-2, Roy 10-0-30-3)
IISc - 191/2 in 29.2 overs
(Salil 90*, Kiran 50, Vikram 22*)

Result: IISc won by 8 wickets
Man of the match: Salil Kashyap

Upcoming Match: Sunday, 19 August 2012

IISc Gymkhana vs Ace Cricketers
50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division League Match
9:30AM, Sunday, 19 August 2012
Venue: IISc Gymkhana Ground

With three wins in as many matches, team IISc has already made it to the Super League stage of the KSCA Metro Shield 2012. But to keep the winning habit going will definitely serve them well as they proceed deeper into the tournament.

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