IISc lost thrice in a row

Practice Match : IISC vs Vikram CC(50 overs)

Date: 9/6/13
Toss Won by: Vikram CC (Batting)

Vikram CC : 257/6 in 50 overs
Deepu 106, Rakesh 50, Ravi 25*, Satish 20
Pranesh 3-0-15-2, Varun 10-0-38-2, Santosh 7-2-23-1

IISc : 200 all out in 44.2 overs
Santosh 36*, Ashith 36, Satya 24
Sujay 9-2-49-4, Rahil 9-1-23-3, Ravi 3.5-0-12-2 Pandian 10-1-35-2

Result : Vikram CC won by 57 runs

Practice matches in October

Leading up to the semifinal of the KSCA Metro Shield 2012, team IISc played two practice matches in October. Here are the brief scores.

7th October, 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore

Brief scores: (40 overs match)
Vikram CC - 213/6 in 40 overs
(Sujay 47, Deepak 31, Prasad 32, Ravi 23, Rakesh 28;
Nagaraju 8-0-28-2, Debajit 5-0-22-2)
IISc - 189 all out in 36.4 overs
(Raviteja 47, Nagaraju 31*;
Ganesh 8-3-21-2, Ravi 8.1-0-34-2, Sanjith 5.4-0-41-2)

Result: Vikram CC won by 24 runs
Man of the match: Sujay

14th October, 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore

Brief scores: (45 overs match)
IISc - 248/9 in 45 overs
(Kiran 29, Raviteja 37, Varun 53, Pranesh 40, Syam 36*;

Nitesh 8-0-39-2, Varun 3-0-10-2)
Sparklers CC - 215 all out in 41.4 overs
(Aditya 66, Raghav 22, Raunak 50;
Roy 7-1-29-3, Vikas 1.4-0-9-2)

Result: IISc won by 33 runs
Man of the match: Varun Raturi

IISc rout Vikram CC

Varun struck telling blows in his spell of 8-2-26-3

23rd September, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Team IISc moved one step closer to securing a semifinal berth by winning their second super league match on the trot in KSCA Metro Shield 2012. Vikram CC was shot out for a meagre 158 that was ruthlessly chased down with six wickets and close to eighteen overs still to go.

Batting first, Vikram CC started in extremely circumspect fashion. Varun had Satish caught behind in the fifth over. The very next over, Debajit trapped Benedict plumb in front for a duck. The IISc bowlers largely hunted in a pack as they kept chipping away on the wickets reducing Vikram CC to 31/5 in the thirteenth over. 

Manoj Thapa (31 off 64 balls) and Nikhil (33 off 42 balls) stabilized the innings with a 58 run sixth wicket partnership before Alok got the latter stumped. Towards the later stage of the innings Rohit contributed 39 runs off 37 balls while the rest of the batsmen perished. Varun ended with impressive figures of 8-2-26-3.

Chasing 159, IISc lost both openers cheaply and had to go through a tricky phase of nine overs before the lunch break. Skipper Ashith (57* off 70 balls) and debutant Satya Rungta (29 off 59 balls) shared a crucial 60-run third wicket partnership that put IISc back on track. Vikram (25 off 27 balls) played a typical cameo before holing out in the deep. Ashith finished off the chase with Varun (14* off 11 balls) at the other end. With this undefeated innings, Ashith has already slammed 296 runs in the tournament at a Bradmanesque average of 98.67.

Having already bettered their performances in the past sixteen years, team IISc is just one step away from the semifinals as they face Spartans Sports Club in their last super league match coming Sunday. 

Brief scores: (50 overs match)
Vikram CC - 158 all out in 41.1 overs
(Manoj Thapa 31, Nikhil 33, Rohith 39;
Varun 8-2-26-3, Alok 9-0-35-2)
IISc - 159/4 in 32.1 overs
(Ashith 57*, Satya 29, Vikram 25)

Result: IISc won by 6 wickets
Man of the match: Varun Raturi

In the newspapers:
"Deccan Herald"

Kiran special downs Vikram CC

8 July 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc humbled Vikram CC by 100 runs in a practice match here spurred by a Kiran special (90 off 62 balls) knock. The hosts were bowled out for 305 in 47.5 with contributions from Arindam (23 off 30 balls), Varun (37 off 40 balls), Raviteja (47 off 48 balls) and Pranesh (25 off 41 balls) apart from Kiran's heriocs at the top of he order.

Needing 306, the visitors were dismissed for 205 with Raviteja, Arindam, Alok and Roy taking two wickets each. Sanjeeth's innings of 81 was the only saving grace for Vikram CC. Despite a large margin of victory, IISc's fielding was found wanting on several occasions - something that needs to be addressed soon with the KSCA league knocking on the door.

Brief scores: (50 overs match)
IISc – 305 allout in 47.5 overs
(Kiran 90, Arindam 23, Varun 37, Raviteja 47;
Deepak 5-0-39-3, Sanjeeth 8.5-0-39-2, Sujay 5-0-31-2)
Vikram CC – 205 allout in 44.1 overs
(Pandiyan 27, Sanjeeth 81;
Raviteja 5-0-29-2, Arindam 10-1-28-2, Alok 6-0-17-2, Roy 2.1-0-11-2)

Result: IISc won by 100 runs
Man of the match: Kiran Gangadharan

Previous matches against same opponents:

Vikram CC thrash IISc

Vikram CC, rain prevail over IISc

IISc post record total, thrash Vikram CC 

IISc starts off with a thumping victory
 

Vikram CC thrash IISc

17 June 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: After a record run chase against Indiranagar Cricketers last week, team IISc suffered the largest margin of defeat ever. Vikram Cricket Club, two-time consecutive semi-finalist (2010 and 2011) in the KSCA IV division league, proved too much for team IISc.

Put into bat, Vikram CC lost their openers in quick succession. An acrobatic catch by Nagaraju and a cracker of a delivery from Teja put team IISc in the driver’s seat. Vikram CC, however, recovered with a sensible half-century partnership between Sanjeeth (90) and Pandey (32). The century-stand that followed between Venkatesh (100) and Sanjeeth led them to post a mammoth target of 334 and took the game away from team IISc.

Team IISc never stood a chance after losing the in-form batsman Kiran early in the innings. Lalit (30) and Pranesh (29) tried to build a partnership but the ever increasing run-rate led to a disastrous run-out of Pranesh. Vikram (17) looked confident with a mighty six over mid-wicket but was soon deceived by the offie Ravi (3/28). Lalit remained a spectator at one end while Pradeep (4/34) and Ravi ran through the middle and lower order. IISc was bundled out for a meager 144.

Brief scores: (50-overs match)

Vikram CC - 333/8 in 50 overs

(Venkatesh 100, Sanjeeth 90, Pandey 32, Teja 2/44, Pranesh 2/47)

IISc - 144 allout in 34 overs

(Lalit 30, Pranesh 29, Vikram 17, Pradeep 4/34, Ravi 3/28)

Result: Vikram CC won by 189 runs

Man of the Match: Sanjeeth (90 runs, 1/11, 2 catches)

Vikram CC, rain prevail over IISc

 The worms (red: Vikram CC, green: IISc) show that IISc's chase was cut short at a crucial juncture.

2 October 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: When IISc restricted Vikram CC to 228/8 in 50 overs, they might have felt reasonably confident of registering their third straight win in the KSCA Metro Shield 2011. But during the chase, a combination of nagging bowling and some circumspect batting ensured that the hosts was slightly behind the required run-rate when it poured down cruelly for them.

Vikram CC's innings was steered by a gem of a knock from Sanjeeth (60). For IISc, Debajit  (3/51) picked up three wickets while Ashith (2/38) and Arjun (2/42) claimed two wickets apiece. The home team's fielding was rather profligate which proved quite decisive in the final equation.

In the 22.1 overs that IISc got to bat, Salil (45*) was in the middle of a polished innings. The chase was nipped in the bud at that inopportune juncture  by a spell of heavy downpour leaving the hosts wondering how they managed to lose a match that seemed to be well in their pockets. The umpires did have an inspection about an hour after rain stopped, but the ground conditions were too soggy for any play to be possible.

Brief Scores:

Vikram CC - 228/8 in 50 overs
(Sanjeeth 60, Deepak Reddy 30, Debajit 3/51, Ashith 2/38, Arjun 2/42 )
IISc - 84/2 in 22.1 overs

(Salil 45*)

Result: Vikram CC won by better run rate

Man-of-the-match: Sanjeeth

Newspaper reports:

"Deccan Herald"

KSCA Metro Shield 2011

The 2011 edition of the much-awaited KSCA IV Division League also known as the Metro Shield got underway on 3 September. A total of 48 teams split into eight pools of six teams each are in the fray. 

Teams play out round-robin matches within each pool and the top two teams from each pool go to the super-league stage which in turn shall have four pools of four teams each. Round-robin matches in the super-league stage are followed by the knock-out phase - semifinals and finals. The finalists get promoted to the III Division next season.

Typically, the tournament goes on for 4-5 months as all the matches are held on weekends only. Last season, IISc Gymkhana's excellent performance - including a five match winning streak - ensured a finish at 9th position out of 48 teams. This year, team IISc has its sights set on bettering that.

IISc is in pool-E and the schedule of its first round matches is given below.

Sunday, 18 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Young Boys' Cricket Association

Saturday, 24 Sept: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekanagar Cricketers

Sunday, 02 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vikram Cricket Club

Sunday, 09 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Vivekananda Union Cricket Club

Sunday, 16 Oct: IISc Gymkhana vs Merchants Cricket Club (1)

Hours of play:
09:30am to 12:50pm - First Innings
12:50pm to 01:50pm - Lunch
01:50pm to 05:10pm - Second Innings

Venue: All league stage matches of IISc will be held in the IISc Gymkhana ground.

IISc post record total, thrash Vikram CC

24 July 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The IISc cricket team posted a record total of 351/7 en-route to a 74-run victory over Vikram Cricket Club in a high scoring friendly match. 

A maiden fifty from Pranesh (51) and classy eighties from Kiran (82) and Ashith (87*) were the highlights of IISc's dominant batting performance. The visitors were always behind the required rate but managed to put up a total of 277/8 which would have been a very good total in another match. Sanjith (63) and Venkatesh (60) lit up the spirits of the visitors with sparkling fifties.

Brief Scores:

IISc - 351/7 in 50 overs

(Pranesh 51, Kiran 82, Ashith 87*, Vikram 28, Varun 41, Deepak 2/53, Prasad 2/48)

Vikram CC - 277/8 in 50 overs

(Deepak 45, Sanjith 63, Venkatesh 60, Prasad 25, Debajit 2/53, Alok 2/29, Varun 2/19)

Result: IISc won by 74 runs  
Man of the Match: Ashith Shyam