Vijaya stifle IISc in humdinger

26 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A stingy spell of 5-0-20-2 from left arm spinner Anil IG choked IISc's attempt at chasing 153 in 25 overs as they were restricted to 146/5. Thus Vijaya College completed their second win in as many matches in the IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012. 

Varun Gowda (44), Ganapathi (30) and Santosh (31) contributed to Vijaya's par total of 152 as the home team managed to bowl out the opposition in the 23rd over via an intense team effort from the bowlers and the fielders. IISc effected as many as four run-outs in the innings. 

The chase was set on course through solid contributions from Salil (35) and Ashith (34). Later on Varun (37*) guided the chase with the required rate swelling. But Anil's stifling bowling ultimately made the difference as IISc fell short by six runs.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Vijaya College - 152 all out in 22.4 overs
(Varun Gowda 44, Ganapathi 30, Santosh 31, Teja 2/34, Ashith 2/31, Roy 2/9)
IISc - 146/5 in 25 overs
(Salil 35, Ashith 34, Varun 37, Varun Gowda 1/28, Anil IG 2/20, Pradeep 1/13)


Result: Vijaya College won by 6 runs
Man of the Match: Anil IG

St. Joseph win again

25 February 2012, IISc Gymkhana Ground, Bangalore: A sparkling unbeaten innings of 78 from Nilesh Kumar spurred St. Joseph College to their second victory in as many matches in the ongoing IISc Centenary Cricket Cup 2012.

Batting first, Christ University posted 150/9 in the stipulated 25 overs with contributions from several batsmen. For St. Joseph, Marie (3/29) and Nilesh (3/28) picked up three-wicket hauls. 

St. Joseph were tottering at 33/4 in nine overs but Nilesh Kumar (78) scripted a stunning comeback with support from Johan (17). Ultimately, they reached the target with seven balls to spare.

Brief scores: (25-overs match)
Christ University - 150/9 in 25 overs
(Ashwin 33, Raju 29, Yash 26, Ashwin 1/26, Abhijit 1/17, Marie 3/29, Nilesh 3/28, Suhas 1/29)
St. Joseph College - 152/7 in 23.5 overs
(Nilesh 78*, Yash 3/32, Varun 2/16, Raju 1/34)


Result: St. Joseph College won by 3 wickets
Man of the Match: Nilesh Kumar

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