Presidency emerge champions

The victorious Presidency College team poses with the

IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

11 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Presidency College turned in a polished performance to beat Surana College by a comprehensive six-wicket margin to be crowned the champions in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Nirmal (50) and Mohit (44*) helped Surana post a competitive 167/9 in 25 overs. Presidency went about the chase in the most efficient manner possible always staying far ahead of the required rate. Brisk forties from Rajkumar (48), Pruthvi (41) and Nischith (41) did the trick for Presidency. Nischith in particular seemed to be in utter hurry as he clobbered three sixes in an over. Presidency cantered home with 3.2 overs and six wickets remaining.

Former India wicket-keeper Sadanand Viswanath graced the final as the chief guest and spoke eloquently in the presentation ceremony where he handed over the trophies. He emphasized on the importance of perseverance not just in cricket but also in life. He urged on all the budding cricketers to always be on guard in the fast-paced lives of today. 

Chief guest Sadanand Viswanath, former India wicket-keeper,

addresses the gathering.

Sadanand Viswanath hands over the runners-up trophy to the 

captain and coach of Surana College.

Sadanand Viswanath hands over the winners trophy to the 

captain and coach of Presidency College.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Surana College - 167/9 in 25 overs
(Arjun Hoysala 28, Nirmal 50, Mohit 44*, Girish 2/41, Mahendra 1/21, Saikumar 2/20, Rajkumar 2/29, Suhel 2/12)
Presidency College - 171/4 in 21.4 overs
(Rajkumar 48, Pruthvi 41, Nischith 41, Latif 1/11, Sachin 2/53, Viswanath 2/15)


Result: Presidency College won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Rajkumar
Player of the Tournament: Arjun Hoysala (Surana College)

Presidency edge past IISc

10 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The first semifinal of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 produced as see-saw battle between the hosts IISc Gymkhana and Presidency College which the latter finally won on sheer batting might.

IISc skipper Ashith won the toss and promptly elected to bat. Vikram got IISc off to a brisk start but soon perished. But Ashith (75) played a captain's knock expertly building the innings with help from Raviteja (30) and Rauf (23) towards the end. The IISc innings closed at a healthy 182/7 in 25 overs.

Presidency also started aggressively before some spirited bowling and good catching pegged them back to 73/4. At the 15 overs stage, with ten overs to go, the visitors were placed at a dicey 91/4. From then on, Aman Raj (72*) and Vijay Kumar (30) orchestrated a stinging counter-attack that was laced as much with boundaries as with athletic running between the wickets cashing in on some lack-luster fielding from the home team.

Presidency scaled the target with five balls and six wickets to spare, thus sending the defending champions out of the tournament.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
IISc Gymkhana - 182/7 in 25 overs
(Vikram 22, Ashith 75, Raviteja 30, Rauf 23, Anand 2/44, Girish 1/40, Mahendra 2/30, Rajkumar 1/21)
Presidency College - 184/4 in 24.1 overs
(Rajkumar 27, Nischith 25, Aman Raj 72*, Vijay Kumar 30*, Raviteja 2/25, Ashith 1/26)


Result: Presidency College won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match: Aman Raj

ICCC 2012: Climax this weekend!

After fierce competition over three weekends, the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 has reached its climax. This weekend will reveal who will lift the coveted trophy. Will it be the hosts and defending champions, IISc Gymkhana, or will we see the crowning of a new champion team?

Former Indian cricketer, Sadanand Viswanath, will grace the presentation ceremony of ICCC-2012 as the chief guest.


Don't miss the action!

Venue: IISc Gymkhana Cricket Ground

1st SEMI-FINAL

8:30AM, 10 March (Saturday)
Presidency College vs IISc Gymkhana

2nd SEMI-FINAL

1:00PM, 10 March (Saturday)
Vijaya College vs Surana College

FINAL

9:00AM, 11 March (Sunday)

Presentation Ceremony

1:15PM, 11 March (Sunday)
To be graced by former India stumper, Sadanand Viswanath

Presidency storm into semis

3 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Presidency College stormed into the semifinals of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with an authoritative all-round performance vanquishing St. Joseph College be a resounding 64-run margin.

Mahendra Gowda (70) and Aman Raj (48) starred as Presidency posted a monumental 182/9 in 25 overs. For St. Joseph, Nilesh (3/35) and Roshan (3/39) picked up three-fors.

St. Joseph crumbled under the pressure of the huge target scoring a meager 118/9 in the allotted 25 overs. Rajkumar (3/26) and Suhel (3/25) shared the spoils for Presidency.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Presidency College - 182/9 in 25 overs
(Mahendra Gowda 70, Aman Raj 48, Sudhan 1/31, Nilesh 3/35, Roshan 3/39, Sachin 1/32, Suhas 1/14)
St. Joseph College - 118/9 in 25 overs
(Anand 1/20, Girish 1/17, Rajkumar 3/16, Suhel 3/25)


Result: Presidency College won by 64 runs
Man of the Match: Mahendra Gowda

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

Surana beat Presidency in high scorer

26 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Arjun Hoysala shone with bat (57*) and ball (3/14) as Surana College bounced back to life in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 defeating high-flying Presidency College by a narrow seven run margin in a high-scoring match.

Apart from Arjun's half-century, healthy contributions from all batsmen helped Surana reach an imposing 185/4 in 25 overs. Presidency made a fight out of the chase but finally fell seven runs short.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Surana College - 185/4 in 25 overs
(Hemanth 26, Deeraj 30, Nirmal 26, Arjun 57*, Vinay 35, Suhel 2/22, Aman Raj 1/28)
Presidency College - 178 all out in 24.3 overs
(Mahendra 26, Prithvi 24, Nischith 22, Girish 30, Lenin 2/23, Vinay Kumar 2/35, Mohit 2/28, Arjun 3/14)


Result: Surana College won by 7 runs
Man of the Match: Arjun Hoysala

Presidency steamroll Christ

18 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 got off to a rousing start with Presidency College - runners up in the recently concluded KSCA inter-collegiate tournament - registering a polished 83-run victory over Christ University.

Batting first, Presidency  posted a competitive 159/9 in the allotted 25 overs, Prithvi (61) and Sai Kumar (47*) were the chief architects of the innings. Ashwin (2/26), Yash (2/44) and Srikanth (2/33) shared the bowling spoils for Christ.

Christ's reply was scuttled by Anand (5/21), ably supported by Ajay (2/16) and Girish (2/9). Atiqulla (13) was the only batsman who managed to reach double figures that included a stunning straight six. For Christ University, that was pretty much the only bright spot in the innings that folded up for a paltry 76 handing Presidency a comprehensive victory.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Presidency College - 159/9 in 25 overs
(Prithvi 61, Sai Kumar 47*, Ashwin 2/26, Yash 2/44, Srikanth 2/33)
Christ University - 76 all out in 16.1 overs
(Ajay 2/16, Anand 5/21, Girish 2/9, Sai Kumar 1/16)


Result: Presidency College won by 83 runs
Man of the Match: Anand Baligar