Roy helps IISc to win against Indiranagar

Practice Match : IISC vs Indiranagar (50 overs)

Date: 1/9/13
Toss Won by: Indiranagar (Batting)

Indiranagar : 180 all out in 42 overs
Ajay 47, Kartik 29, Sachin 26, Ashwat 23
Roy 10-3-32-6,  Ashith 9-2-31-2, Ankit 10-1-41-1

IISc: 184/6 in 49 overs
Gaurav 55*, Ashith 35, Santosh 29, Teju 25
Bhagwan 10-0-29-2, Ram 6-0-30-2, Manohar 5-1-18-2

Result :IISc won by 4 wkts

Indiranagar Terminated

Ashith accepts the applause from his team-mates after 

reaching his first century in KSCA league.

 Varun raises his bat as he walks back after scoring his maiden ton.

12th August, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Playing their third match of the KSCA Metro Shield 2012, team IISc ousted Indiranagar Cricketers to record yet another monstrous win. An unprecedented pair of tons in one innings - Ashith's marathon unbeaten 149 and Varun's blistering 125 - helped IISc post a staggering total of 386/3 in 50 overs. It's the highest ever in IISc cricket history. Tight bowling, some safe catching and couple of direct-hits served to collapse the hapless guests for a paltry total of 201 in 42.4 overs.

Indiranagar won the toss and put IISc to bat anticipating rain at noon. Salil as usual provided a rock solid start as he played his way on to an unflustered 52 off 54 balls. However, the flashy Kiran was bowled out early for 13 off 16 balls by an unplayable out-swinger from Nihal. Ashith (149 off 141 balls) came in at one down and had a busy 76-run partnership with Salil until the latter was trapped in front by the left-arm spinner, Vikram. This wicket ushered the brilliant Varun (125 off 89 balls) onto the crease. Soon, Ashith's superlative drives and Varun's unrelenting running between the wickets brought the bowling to the knees and took the fight out of the opposition. The duo put on a resplendent 222-run partnership that has set the bench mark in the annals of IISc cricket.

The butter-fingered Indiranagar fielders managed to drop as many as six catches before Bhagwan came to their rescue by taking Varun's catch at long-on. The cherry on the cake was provided by Vikram Chaturvedi, who blasted an unbeaten 23 off 8 balls to give IISc a strong finish. Indiranagar set off chasing the mammoth total in the only way possible, by going hard at each and every ball. However, Arindam drew first blood, when he made the opener Ramkrishna play in the air and Roy took a well judged catch at mid on. The loss of three quick wickets within a space of 35 runs left the guests reeling at 70/4 in the eleventh over. Opener Prabhu's 56 off 64 balls and Sudarshan's 61 off 80 balls were the only signs of resistance as Indiranagar put up a semblance of a fight. However, a combination of inspired bowling from the experienced Arindam and Debajit and a couple of run outs wiped out the guests for 201.

The gorgeous display of cricket in all three departments of the game in the previous three matches makes IISc Gymkhana the team to beat this season, barring complacency.

Brief scores: (50 overs match)
IISc - 386/3 in 50 overs
(Ashith Shyam 149*, Varun Raturi 125, Salil 52, Vikram Chaturvedi 23*; Nihal 8-0-66-2)
Indiranagar Cricketers - 201 allout in 42.4 overs
(Sudarshan 61, Prabhu Karthik 56, Amreesh Singh 28;
Debajit 6.4-0-26-2, Arindam 10-1-43-3, Kiran 7-1-31-2)

Result: IISc won by 185 runs
Man of the match: Ashith Shyam

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Upcoming Match: Sunday, 12 August 2012

IISc Gymkhana vs Indiranagar Cricketers
50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division League Match
9:30AM, Sunday, 12 August 2012
IISc Gymkhana Ground

IISc go into this match with two wins in as many matches while Indiranagar have a win and a loss in their first two games. See scores and reports of previous matches between IISc and Indiranagar Cricketers here.

Kiran's ton flattens Indiranagar

10 June 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore:  Team IISc compiled the highest chase in the last five years (could be more!) hunting down 274 in a mere 41.2 overs riding on a turbo-charged innings of 123 of 89 balls from Kiran Gangadharan - his fourth century in just over an year - studded with sixteen fours and two sixes.

Indiranagar Cricketers had every reason to think they had the match in their pocket when they posted a healthy 273/8 in 50 overs and got a wicket of the very first ball of the home team's innings. Pandey (65 of 84 balls) played the sheet anchor's role to perfection while forties from Karthik (42) and Guru (43*) helped Indiranagar reach an imposing total. Varun (2/62) and debutant Doney (2/34) shared the bowling spoils for IISc.

After Pranesh's wicket off the first ball, Kiran and Lalit stitched together a 62-run partnership before it was broken by an acrobatic catch by Rakesh at mid-on. The 167-run third-wicket association between Kiran and Varun (75 of 77) took the match completely away from the visitors in a perfect exhibition on how to chase a big total. The fact that the stiff target was scaled in the 42nd over speaks volumes of the dominance of the partnership. The only regret in the chase would be the fall of a few quick wickets towards the end with hardly a handful to get.

Brief scores: (50-overs match)
Indiranagar Cricketers - 273/8 in 50 overs
(Pandey 65, Karthik 42, Rakesh 24, Guru 43*, Varun 2/62, Doney 2/35)
IISc - 274/6 in 41.2 overs
(Kiran 123, Varun 75, Unni 3/14)

Result: IISc won by 4 wickets
Man of the Match: Kiran Gangadharan

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

Ashfaque ton ousts IISc

16 January 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A swashbuckling century from Ashfaque (111*) coupled with some inept bowling and catching from IISc brought an end to what had been a dream season for IISc. Indiranagar Cricketers thus go through to the semi-finals of the KSCA IV Division League 2010-11.

In his last match as the captain of team IISc, Sounik won the toss and put Indiranagar in. Seven balls into the match, the visitors were 5/2. Then came a stinging counter-attack from Ajay Sainis (46) and Anuj (32) who put together a 77 run third wicket stand. But the alliance that clinched the deal firmly in favor of Indiranagar was the fifth wicket pair of Ashfaque (111*) and Umesh (35) who put together 114 runs. For IISc, Debajit claimed yet another three-for.

Chasing 282 was always going to be a tough ask. IISc were circumspect to start with. The loss of Salil (29) and Ashith (28) to runouts was crucial in the context of the game. Harshan (79*) held his end up accumulating runs and pouncing on any loose offerings from the bowlers. The escalating required run-rate put enough pressure on the host batsmen to ensure regular fall of wickets. In the end, IISc fell a good 59 runs short of the mammoth target.

IISc's league campaign might have been brought to an abrupt end. Nonetheless, no one can take credit away from them for their overall performance this season, one that might  well see them breaking into the top ten in the KSCA IV Division rankings. To make that kind of a leap from a mediocre position of 24 does take some doing. The challenge will now be to keep up the good work and do better in the new season. The baton has been passed - Ashith Shyam is the new skipper and Ravi Teja his deputy.

Brief Scores:
Indiranagar Cricketers - 281/8 in 50 overs

(Ajay 46, Anuj 32, Ashfaque 111*, Umesh 35, Debajit 3/91, Ashith 2/30)
IISc - 222 all out in 47.4 overs
(Salil 29, Ashith 28, Harshan 79*, Ravi Teja 25, Bhagawan 2/28, Ajay 2/37)

Result: Indiranagar Cricketers won by 59 runs

Man-of-the-match: Ashfaque

 

Upcoming Match: Sunday, 16 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana vs Indiranagar Cricketers

50-overs KSCA Group-I, IV-Division Super League Match

9:30AM, Sunday, 16 January 2011

IISc Gymkhana Ground

This match is a virtual quarter-final as the winner will qualify for the semi-finals of the KSCA IV Division League 2010-11.