IISc drub CMS, reach semis

4 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Salil's superlative knock of 75 not out and Vikram's fiery spell of 4.2-0-18-4 ensured team IISc a semifinal berth as they drubbed CMS College by 35 runs in their last league stage match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

IISc were 4/2 in the very first over but Salil's assured knock held the innings together as the home team managed to post a competitive 151/7 in 25 overs. Rudrajeet (3/12) was the pick of the bowlers for CMS.

CMS needed to chase down the target in 16.2 overs to qualify for the semifinals. In pursuit of the virtually impossible task, they briefly seemed to be in the fight when Sparsh (26) started some clean hitting. But Vikram's timely spell helped IISc bundle out the opposition thus booking a semifinal showdown with Presidency College on Saturday. 

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

IISc Gymkhana - 151/7 in 25 overs

(Salil 75*, Rudrajeet 3/12, Arjun 1/30, Hazarika 1/30, Piyush 1/33)

CMS College - 116 all out in 18.2 overs

(Sparsh 26, Arjun 22, Raviteja 2/26, Sudheer 2/26, Lalit 1/33, Vikram 4/18, Ashith 1/3 )

Result: IISc won by 35 runs

Man of the Match: Salil Kashyap

ICCC Points Table

(as on 26 Feb 2012)

POOL-A
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
Vijaya College	2	2	0	8	+0.460
IISc Gymkhana	2	1	1	4	+1.240
MES College	2	1	1	4	-0.561
CMS College	2	0	2	0	-1.194

POOL-B
Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
St. Joseph College	2	2	0	8	+0.269
Presidency College	2	1	1	4	+1.520
Surana College	2	1	1	4	+0.040
Christ University	2	0	2	0	-1.848

MES thrash CMS

25 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: MES College revived their campaign in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 by registering a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over a listless CMS College. 

CMS College won the toss and elected to bat. Shubham (33) and Abhishek (41) helped CMS post a competitive total of 158 in 25 overs. Shashank (3/19) was the pick of the bowlers for MES College.

MES didn't even break a sweat in what turned out to be a polished chase. Openers Santosh (71) and Siri (53) went about their task with aplomb ensuring that MES cantered home with more than five overs remaining.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

CMS College - 158 all out in 25 overs

(Shubham 33, Abhishek 41, Nimith 2/36, Hoysala 1/22, Rakesh 2/32, Mateen 1/29, Shashank 3/19)

MES College - 162/1 in 19.4 overs

(Santosh 72*, Siri 53, Ashish 1/23)

Result: MES College won by 9 wickets

Man of the Match: Santosh BM

Vijaya beat CMS

18 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The second match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 produced a keenly fought tussle between Vijaya College and CMS College with the former clinching the deal by 17 runs. 

Zohar (26) and Vijay (48) along with a few other cameos helped Vijaya post a par score of 153/7 in 25 overs. Prathik (4/38) claimed a four wicket haul for CMS.

In reply, CMS were tottering at 12/3 before Subash (34) and Iqbal (54) staged a comeback with an 81-run fourth wicket stand. Once Zohar dismissed Subash in the 19th over, it was a game of cat and mouse where Vijaya held their nerve bowling out CMS for 136 in the penultimate over. Zohar's (4/29) four wicket haul ended up being the clincher.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Vijaya College - 153/7 in 25 overs
(Zohar 26, Vijay 48, Prathik 4/38, Rudrajeet 2/34, Arjun 1/25, Hazarika 1/24)
CMS College - 136 all out in 23.4 overs
(Subash 34, Iqbal 54, Santosh 1/18, Varun 2/15, Dennis 2/20, Anil 1/31, Zohar 4/29)


Result: Vijaya College won by 17 runs
Man of the Match: Zohar K