RVCE win despite Ashith ton

19 January 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: An immaculate maiden ton from IISc captain Ashith (106) went in vain as RV College of Engineering chased down the par target of 183 via fluent half centuries from Rupin (52) and Naveen (73). 

The lack of support from the other home team batsmen and a listless bowling and mediocre fielding performance ensured their ouster from the KSCA inter-collegiate knockout tourney. 

Brief scores: (30 overs match)
IISc - 180 all out in 30 overs
(Ashith 106, Prateek 3/40)
RVCE - 185/3 in 28.2 overs
(Rupin 52, Naveen 73, Pruthvi 30)


Result: RVCE won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: Naveen

IISc beat National College

17 January 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: An all round performance from skipper Ashith Shyam (45 runs, 3/45) helped IISc beat National College, Jayanagar by 30 runs in their first match of the inaugural edition of the KSCA inter-collegiate tournament. This happens to be IISc's first win of the new year.

Batting first, the home team posted a above par total of 221 spurred by a string of cameos from many of their batsmen. National College were always behind the required rate throughout the chase and were eventually bowled out for 191 with three-wicket hauls for Ashith and Roy.

Brief scores: (30-overs match)

IISc - 221 all out in 30 overs

(Ashith 45, Kiran 23, Varun 33, Teja 42, Karthik 4/51)

National College - 191 all out in 28.2 overs

(Pradeep 26, Vignesh 50, Keshavraj 45, Ashith 3/45, Roy 3/32)

Result: IISc won by 30 runs

Man of the Match: Ashith Shyam

BEL beat IISc again

8 January 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: BEL Colony Recreation Club defeated IISc in a 40-overs friendly match held here. Teja's highest personal score of 79 along with Sudheer's (54*) maiden fifty helped IISc post a healthy total of 237. But a scintillating ton from Sheik (110) aided by Pradeep's innings of 57 ensured a facile victory for the visitors with seven wickets and more than seven overs to spare.

Brief scores:
IISc - 237/9 in 40 overs
(Lalit 29, Teja 79, Sudheer 54*, Manish 2/16, Abhishek 2/34, Kiran 2/28)
BEL Colony RC - 241/3 in 32.3 overs
(Santhosh 38, Sheik 110, Pradeep 57)


Result: BEL Colony RC won by seven wickets
Man of the Match: Sheik

BEL beat IISc in friendly match

25 December 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: BEL Colony Recreation Club defeated a depleted IISc in a 40-overs friendly match held here. Riding on Kiran's sterling knock of 90 IISc posted a healthy 257/7 in their stipulated overs. But some erratic bowling and amateur fielding made the task easier for the opponents as they chased down the target in the second last over.

Brief scores:

IISc - 257/7 in 40 overs
(Kiran 90, Arindam 34, Kishan 43*, Santosh 20, Nagasimha 2/34, Sudheer 2/33)

BEL Colony RC - 258/4 in 38.3 overs
(Individual scores unavailable)

Result: BEL Colony RC won by six wickets
Man of the Match: -

Poor finish

26 November 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: IISc lost their last match of the KSCA Metro Shield 2011 to Unique Cricket Club by eight wickets. Overnight rains led to a late start reducing the match to a 35-overs affair. IISc posted a decent total of 195 but further rains ensured an easier target of 140 in 25 overs for the visitors and they did so with plenty to spare.

Team IISc's overall performance in the league this season is pretty much similar to what they achieved last year - five wins in eight matches. Hopefully they've done enough to ensure a top ten finish.

Brief scores:

IISc - 195 allout in 34.3 overs
(Pranesh 23, Kiran 54, Teja 51, Ajay 2/17, Pramod 2/43, Harsha 4/20)

Unique CC - 140/2 in 17.5 overs
(Aniket 57, Ajay 63)

Result: Unique Cricket Club won by eight wickets
Man of the Match: Ajay

 

Star SC end IISc's juggernaut

13 November 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Some solid batting from Star Sports Club, Nelamangala aided by some atrocious catching from IISc ended the home team's juggernaut in the ongoing KSCA Metro Shield 2011. Such is the competitive nature of the tournament that owing to this solitary loss, IISc could find themselves out of the fray irrespective of the result of their last super-league match versus Unique CC on 27th November.

Batting first, the visitors were on the offense from the word go. The openers put on 61 runs with Hanumanta Raju (64) in a murderous mood striking boundaries at will. IISc kept taking wickets but never managed to keeping the scoring in check. The seventh wicket pair of Santosh (56) and Manohar (41) put on 68 runs to add to IISc's misery. But the maximum damage on IISc was inflicted by their own butter-fingered catching and fielding - there were a shocking eight dropped catches in the innings. The saving grace for IISc was the efficient spells from spinners Arindam (5/46) and Alok (2/24).

Having made 290 in their last outing, the IISc batting unit may have just acquired some ill-placed complacency. Although the scoring rate was always good, IISc lost far too many wickets than they should have and ultimately found themselves woefully short. Arindam (41) and Varun (39) put up some semblance of fight but in the end it wasn't enough.

IISc play Unique Cricket Club on 27th November in what could be the last match in this year's Metro Shield for both teams.

Brief scores:
Star SC - 265 allout in 50 overs
(Hanumanta 64, Pradeep 36, Santosh 56, Manohar 41, Arindam 5/46, Alok 2/24)

IISc - 176 allout in 33.2 overs
(Arindam 42, Varun 39, Madhusudan 3/33, Sachin 2/65, Pradeep 2/24, Hanumanta 2/41)

Result: Star Sports Club won by 89 runs
Man of the Match: Hanumanta Raju

Newspaper Reports:

"Deccan Herald"

Kiran's ton flattens Young CC

6 November 2011, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Opener Kiran Gangadharan's swashbuckling century (113) helped IISc beat high-flying Young Challenging Cricketers, by a comprehensive 54-run margin in their first super-league stage match of KSCA Metro Shield 2011. Fifth ranked Young CC came into the match with a clean slate winning each of their five league stage matches while IISc had four wins from as many matches.

Wet weather throughout the week hinted at the possibility of a rain-curtailed match. And so Young CC skipper Rakshan Rai promptly put IISc in on winning the toss. Salil (26) and Kiran were solid as ever in putting on an 80-run opening stand that laid the foundation for a big total. Kiran was in ominous touch but more importantly put a price tag on his wicket in an innings marked as much with determination as with panache. Twelve fours and a pulled six embellished his third century for IISc. His 90-run association for the third wicket with captain Ashith Shyam (67) was a veritable lesson on how to build an innings through the middle-overs. Ashith continued his consistent run of form and, aided by a few cameos from the rest of the middle-order, helped IISc post an imposing 290/8 in 50 overs.

Visiting openers MS Vinay and Savan started briskly putting on 46 runs for the first wicket. But the home team bowlers - in the absence of their go-to man Debajit - put in a team effort chipping in with wickets at crucial junctures to keep the chase in check. BA Vinay (32) and Rakshan (38) put on 77 runs for the fifth wicket and kept the visitors in the hunt. In fact Young CC always kept themselves abreast with the required rate but lost far too many wickets for their liking. They kept fighting till the very last wicket fell 54 runs short of IISc's total.

Team IISc play their second super-league match against Star CC, Nelamangala this Sunday, 13th November. A win there would make them strong contenders for a semi-final spot.

Brief scores:
IISc - 290/8 in 50 overs
(Salil 26, Kiran 113, Arindam 23, Ashith 67, Vikram 23, Varun 20, Guruprasad 2/56)
Young CC - 236 allout in 44.1 overs
(MS Vinay 32, Savan 36, BA Vinay 32, Rakshan 38, Guruprasad 22, Teja 2/35, Vikram 2/33, Arindam 3/45, Ashith 2/32)

Result: IISc won by 54 runs
Man of the Match: Kiran Gangadharan

Newspaper Reports:
Deccan Herald
The Hindu

DNA