Vijaya enter semis with clean slate

3 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Vijaya College thrashed MES College by 57 runs thus completing their league stage matches of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with a clean slate - three wins in as many matches - and finishing at the top of Pool-A.

Varun Gowda (24) and Prasanna (40) helped Vijaya College set a daunting target of 170 for MES College. MES were blown away without even a fight as Rakesh's score of 20 was the highest any MES batsman could manage to score.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

Vijaya College - 169 all out in 24.3 overs

(Varun Gowda 24, Prasanna 40, Nimith 1/27, Rakesh 2/26, Shashank 3/36)

MES College - 112 all out in 20.1 overs

(Rakesh 20, Santosh 1/26, Varun P 1/2, Bhuvnesh 2/23, Devaraj 1/32, Varun Gowda 2/18, Prasanna 2/6)

Result: Vijaya College won by 57 runs

Man of the Match: Prasanna Kurudi

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

IISc trample MES

19 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Living up to the tag of defending champions, IISc ruthlessly trampled MES College - belting a mammoth 207/6 in 25 overs and then dismissing the visitors for 139 - in their opening match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Choosing to bat first, Kiran (44) and Vikram (55) posted a 116-run blitzkrieg opening stand in 13 overs. Ashith (36), Salil (21) and Varun (22) continued the good work culminating in an colossal total of 207. For MES, Siri (3/34) claimed a three-for. 

A required rate of more than eight an over was too much of an ask for the MES batsmen and they succumbed under the pressure. Nagging spells from Arindam (4/14), Ashutosh (2/36) and Anirudha (2/14) helped the hosts bundle out the opposition for 139 runs thus completing a 68-run victory.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
IISc - 207/6 in 25 overs
(Kiran 44, Vikram 55, Ashith 36, Salil 21, Varun 22, Nimith 1/35, Siri 3/34, Rakesh 1/30, Abhishek 1/22)
MES College - 139 all out in 23.5 overs
(Abhishek 34, Siri 20, Sudheer 1/31, Lalit 1/25, Ashutosh 2/36, Arindam 4/14, Anirudha 2/14)


Result: IISc won by 68 runs
Man of the Match: Vikram Chaturvedi