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

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

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

Vijaya beat CMS

18 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: The second match of the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 produced a keenly fought tussle between Vijaya College and CMS College with the former clinching the deal by 17 runs. 

Zohar (26) and Vijay (48) along with a few other cameos helped Vijaya post a par score of 153/7 in 25 overs. Prathik (4/38) claimed a four wicket haul for CMS.

In reply, CMS were tottering at 12/3 before Subash (34) and Iqbal (54) staged a comeback with an 81-run fourth wicket stand. Once Zohar dismissed Subash in the 19th over, it was a game of cat and mouse where Vijaya held their nerve bowling out CMS for 136 in the penultimate over. Zohar's (4/29) four wicket haul ended up being the clincher.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Vijaya College - 153/7 in 25 overs
(Zohar 26, Vijay 48, Prathik 4/38, Rudrajeet 2/34, Arjun 1/25, Hazarika 1/24)
CMS College - 136 all out in 23.4 overs
(Subash 34, Iqbal 54, Santosh 1/18, Varun 2/15, Dennis 2/20, Anil 1/31, Zohar 4/29)


Result: Vijaya College won by 17 runs
Man of the Match: Zohar K

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

Coming up: IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012

The IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012 kick-starts this Saturday, 18 February. 
Don't miss the action as the hosts try to defend the crown they had won last year.

Here's the tournament schedule:
[Venue for all matches: IISc Gymkhana Cricket Ground]

18-02-2012 (Saturday):

8:00AM – Inauguration

8:30AM – Presidency College vs Christ University

1:00PM – Vijaya College vs CMS College

19-02-2012 (Sunday):

8:30AM – IISc Gymkhana vs MES College

1:00PM – SJCC vs Surana College

25-02-2012 (Saturday):

8:30AM – MES College vs CMS College

1:00PM – SJCC vs Christ University

26-02-2012 (Sunday):

8:30AM – IISc Gymkhana vs Vijaya College

1:00PM – Presidency College vs Surana College

03-03-2012 (Saturday):

8:30AM – Vijaya College vs MES College

1:00PM – Presidency College vs SJCC

04-03-2012 (Sunday):

8:30AM – IISc Gymkhana vs CMS College

1:00PM – Surana College vs Christ University

10-03-2012 (Saturday):

8:30AM – First Semi-final

1:00PM – Second Semi-final

11-03-2012 (Sunday):

9:00AM – Final

1:15PM – Presentation ceremony

BEL jinx continues for IISc

5 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: Solid fifties from Sheik (89) and Ajay (51) helped BEL Colony Recreation Club maintain their strangle-hold over IISc as they registered their third straight victory over the hosts in recent friendly matches.

Chasing 232 for a win, the home team caved in without a fight as wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals. Eventually the innings folded 73 runs short of the target. Santosh's maiden fifty (53) was the only saving grace for IISc.

Brief scores: (35-overs match)
BEL Colony RC - 231/9 in 35 overs
(Sheik 89, Ajay 51, Harsha 41, Lalit 3/12)
IISc - 158 all out in 30.2 overs
(Santosh 53, Ashith 23, Sudhir 3/45)


Result: BEL Colony RC won by 73 runs
Man of the Match: Sheik