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)

Hoysala ton takes Surana to final

10 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A regal century by Arjun Hoysala (111) ensured a one-sided second semifinal as Surana College thrashed Vijaya College by 52 runs setting up a mouth-watering face-off with arch-rivals Presidency College in the finals of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Arjun Hoysala show-cased some blistering stroke-play en route to a remarkable century that helped Surana College post a gargantuan 228/4 in 25 overs literally sealing the encounter in the first innings itself. Quickfire cameos from Deeraj (32), Nirmal (25) and Viswanath (37) added to Vijaya's woes.

Vijaya College salvaged some pride via spirited fifties from Dayanand (61) and Prasanna (64) but in the end fell well short of the himalayan target. For Surana, Yatish (3/24) picked up a three-for.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Surana College - 228/4 in 25 overs
(Arjun Hoysala 111, Deeraj 32, Nirmal 25, LK Viswanath 37, Praveen 1/45, Prasanna 1/23, Krishna 1/43)
Vijaya College - 176/8 in 25 overs
(Dayanand 61, Prasanna 64,  Yatish 3/24, Mohit 1/21, Manjunath 1/35, Lenin 1/40)


Result: Surana College won by 52 runs
Man of the Match: Arjun Hoysala

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

Supreme Surana saunter into semis

4 March 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Surana College achieved the highest successful chase in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 with astounding ease thus booking a semifinal face-off with Vijaya College.

Christ University would have been more than happy after posting a healthy 171/7 in 25 overs thanks largely to a swashbuckling 79 from skipper Ashwin. But the Surana batsmen show cased their class with an effortless chase riding on Hemanth 'He-Man' Kumar's hard hitting knock of 63 and a cool finish by Mohit (26*) and Vinay (29*).

Surana won with as many as six wickets and 3.2 overs to spare in what should normally have been a stiff chase. 

Brief scores: (25-overs match)

Christ University - 171/7 in 25 overs

(Ashwin 79, Raju Kalal 37, Manjunath 1/16, Vinay 3/26, Mohit 2/35)

Surana College - 172/4 in 21.4 overs

(Hemanth 63, Mohit 26*, Vinay 29*, Jasmeet 1/35, Raju Kalal 2/32, Varun 1/44)

Result: Surana College won by 6 wickets

Man of the Match: Hemanth Kumar

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

St. Joseph pip Surana in thriller

19 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The fourth match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012, played between St. Joseph College and Surana College produced a humdinger that went down to the last over. Ultimately, St. Joseph beat ten-man Surana by four runs.

Abhijit (43) and Kunal (52) starred in St. Joseph's innings. Manjunath (2/21) and Mohit (2/25) picked up two wickets apiece for Surana who did a commendable job on the field to restrict St. Joseph to 160/7 in 25 overs despite being one player short.

Left-handed opener Akarsh (72) kept Surana's chase on track with support from the middle order. But a late collapse compounded with some atrocious running between the wickets from Surana and brilliant fielding from St. Joseph ensured a narrow victory for the latter.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
St. Joseph College - 160/7 in 25 overs
(Abhijit 43, Kunal 52, Manjunath 2/21, Mohit 2/25, Vinay 1/42, Arjun 1/30)
Surana College - 156 all out in 24.3 overs
(Akarsh 72, Arjun 20, Mohit 21, Abhijit 1/27, Nilesh 3/24, Roshan 1/25, Sachin 1/12)


Result: St. Joseph College won by 4 runs
Man of the Match: Abhijit S